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Nikos Galis
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Greek professional basketball player
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Nikos Galis, known in his native language as Νίκος Γκάλης, is a Greek-American basketball player and entrepreneur. Born in 1957, he holds citizenship in Greece and the United States. His native language is English, and he also speaks Modern Greek. Galis played as a point guard and shooting guard for Aris Thessaloniki B.C., Panathinaikos B.C., and the Greece men's national basketball team. He represented Greece in international competition, participating in EuroBasket tournaments in 1981, 1987, 1989, and 1991.
Galis was drafted by the Boston Celtics and educated at Seton Hall University. His professional career spanned from 1979 to 1994. He received the FIBA Hall of Fame award. Galis is recognized for his work in basketball as both a player and a businessperson.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1957-07-23 ) July 23, 1957 (age 68) , Union City, New Jersey , U.S.
- Nationality
- Greek
- Listed height
- 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
- Listed weight
- 198 lb (90 kg)
- High school
- Union Hill (Union City, New Jersey)
- College
- Seton Hall (1975–1979)
- Nba draft
- 1979 : 4th round, 68th overall pick
- Drafted by
- Boston Celtics
- Playing career
- 1979–1994
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Number
- 6, 4, 7
- 1979 1992
- Aris
- 1992 1994
- Panathinaikos
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Languages spoken
- Modern Greek
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- FIBA Hall of Fame
- Participant in
- EuroBasket 1989
- Sport
- basketball
- Position played
- shooting guard
- Country for sport
- Greece
- Mass
- 90
- Image
- Nikos Galis Panathinaikos 1992.jpg
- Height
- 185
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- Commons category
- Nikos Galis
- date of birth
- 1957-07-23
- drafted by
- Boston Celtics
- end of work period
- 1994-00-00
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- floruit
- 1962-01-01
- name in native language
- Νίκος Γκάλης
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Men's basketball
Representing Greece
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