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George Papas
Greek basketball player

George Papas

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Greek basketball player
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Age
26 years
Education
Monmouth University
New Jersey, USA
Sports Teams
Monmouth Hawks men's basketball (USA)
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Biography

George Papas (Greek: Τζωρτζ Πάπας; born March 15, 1998) is a Greek–American professional basketball player for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League. Standing at 1.96 m (6'5") tall, he plays at the shooting guard position.

Early life

Papas was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Alexis Maloney and Greek-born Stefanos Papathanasiou. He has a brother 2+12 years his elder named Tommy, currently a player for Mykonos in the Greek B Basket League and formerly for William & Mary.

College career

He reached the 1,000-point plateau for the Hawks in February against Marist. He also competed in the Dos Equis 3X3U 3-on-3 competition at the 2022 Final Four, the first Hawk ever selected to the event.

Professional career

On August 14, 2022, he signed a two-year deal, his first professional contract, with Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.

In October 2022, he celebrated the first title of his professional career, which was the Greek Super Cup, in the Final 4 of Rhodes.

On October 10, 2022, he made his debut in the Greek Basket League, in the away match against Apollon Patras. He contributed 6 points, one rebound and one assist in 10 minutes of action in his team's 61–87 victory.

In December 12, 2022, Papas made his EuroLeague debut in the home game win against Fenerbahçe, playing 2:51 minutes and scoring 2 points.

In February 2023, he won another title with Olympiakos, that of the Greek Cup in the Final 8 of Crete.

On January 16, 2024, Papas was released from Olympiacos and joined Promitheas.

International career

On November 7, 2022, Papas was called up for the first time by Greece for the 2023 World Cup qualifiers against Latvia and Belgium, without making an appearance. He was called up again for the last two qualifiers on February. He made his debut against Serbia on February 24, 2023, using his full surname on his jersey (Papathanasiou). Three days later against Latvia he scored his first points. A three-point shot.

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