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Sofoklis Schortsanitis (Greek: Σοφοκλής Σχορτσιανίτης) (born 22 June 1985) is a Greek-Cameroonian professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. of the Israeli Super League. Listed at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) and 156.5 kg (345 lb),[1] he was born in Tiko, Cameroon,[2] to a Greek father and a Cameroonian mother.

An All-Euroleague First Team selection in 2011, "Sofo" won the Euroleague title in 2014 with Maccabi Tel Aviv and reached the Euroleague Final twice in 2010 and 2011, while playing for Olympiacos and Maccabi respectively. He was a member of the Greek national team as they captured silver medal honours in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, and bronze in the FIBA EuroBasket 2009.

Olympiacos[edit]
In the 2005–06 season, "Sofo" was transferred to Olympiacos. He became a vital member of the team that reached the Euroleague quarter finals and his performances impressed Panagiotis Giannakis, who picked him for the senior Greek national basketball team at the end of the season.

During the following two years, Schortsanitis failed to reach consistency and his chronic weight issues re-emerged, to the point he spent almost the entire 2007–08 season dealing with them.[citation needed] He came back in shape in the 2008–09 season, helping Olympiacos reach the Euroleague Final Four. In the 2009–10 season, he made another step towards consistency, displaying his most mature performances on the "Reds'" way to the Euroleague Final, which they lost to Navarro's and Rubio's Barcelona by 86–68.

Maccabi Tel Aviv[edit]
On 5 August 2010, Schortsanitis signed a two-year deal with five-time Euroleague champions Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Super League.[3] His presence alongside Jeremy Pargo, Chuck Eidson, and Doron Perkins helped the team reach the 2011 Euroleague Final, where they eventually lost to Diamantidis' Panathinaikos, by a score of 78–70. Sofo averaged 12 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1 assist per game throughout the Euroleague 2010-11 season, earning an All-Euroleague First Team selection.

In the 2011–12 season, Schortsanitis fought a chronic knee injury which had an impact on his performance during the season and left him unable to participate with the Greek national team that summer. Nevertheless, he helped Maccabi reach the Euroleague quarter finals, where they were topped by Panathinaikos, losing the series, 3–2.

Panathinaikos[edit]
On 4 July 2012, Schortsanitis signed a three-year contract with Panathinaikos,[4] worth €1.5 million euros net income. He reportedly turned down significantly more lucrative offers from Baskonia Vitoria and Galatasaray, among others, to return to Greece and fulfill his desire to play for the Greens. In July 2013, Panathinaikos announced that Schortsanitis would not continue play for Panathinaikos.

On 10 July 2013, Schortsanitis returned to Maccabi after one season in Panathinaikos and signed a three-year contract with the Israeli champion.[6] Following his comeback, Maccabi won the Euroleague, the first in his career. Over 29 games in the Euroleague, he averaged 9.6 points and 2.6 rebounds in 14.2 minutes of play.

NBA
Schortsanitis drew interest from the Los Angeles Clippers in the summer of 2006, after having been selected in the 2nd round (34th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft; however, because he was still under contract with Olympiacos at the time, he did not make the leap to the NBA.[7] In 2010, his contract with Olympiacos expired and he elected to participate in the NBA Summer League with the Clippers, with an eye towards joining the team; this time, however, the Clippers were unimpressed, and he failed to secure a contract with the team. On 30 July 2012, the Los Angeles Clippers traded the rights of Schortsanitis, to the Atlanta Hawks, in a sign-and-trade deal for Willie Green.

Position Center
League Israeli Super League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born 22 June 1985 (age 30)
Tiko, Cameroon
Nationality Greek / Cameroonian
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 345 lb (156 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Pro career 2000–present
Career history
2000–2003 Iraklis (Greece)
2003–2004 Pallacanestro Cantù (Italy)
2004–2005 Aris Thessaloniki (Greece)
2005–2010 Olympiacos (Greece)
2010–2012 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
2012–2013 Panathinaikos (Greece)
2013–present Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
Career highlights and awards
Euroleague champion (2014)
All-Euroleague First Team (2011)
Albert Schweitzer Tournament MVP (2002)
2× Greek All-Star Game MVP (2006, 2010)
3× Israeli League champion (2011, 2012, 2014)
3× Israeli State Cup champion (2011, 2012, 2014)
Greek League champion (2013)
2x Greek Cup champion (2010, 2013)
Acropolis Tournament MVP (2010)

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Amazing player and one of the most under rated, always gets double and triple team and knows how to find the open player, get him a good 3 point shooter next to him or on the weak side and you got a lethal offensive game.

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