Nondas Papantoniou
No. 22 – PAOK Thessaloniki | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
League | Greek Basket League |
Personal information | |
Born | Cholargos, Athens, Greece | 28 April 1990
Nationality | Greek |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2007–present |
Career history | |
2007–2009 | Maroussi |
2009–2010 | AEK Athens |
2010–2011 | Ilysiakos |
2011–2013 | Peristeri |
2013–2014 | Kolossos Rodou |
2014–2016 | AEK Athens |
2016 | Araberri |
2016–2017 | Força Lleida |
2017 | Promitheas Patras |
2017–2018 | Faros Larissas |
2018 | PAOK |
2018–2019 | Panionios |
2019–2020 | Larisa |
2020–present | PAOK |
Epameinondas-Savvas "Nondas" Papantoniou (alternate spellings: Epaminondas, Epameinontas, Nontas) (Greek: Επαμεινώνδας-Σάββας "Νώντας" Παπαντωνίου; born 28 April 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player for PAOK of the Greek Basket League. He is a 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall combo guard.
Professional career
Papantoniou began his professional career in the 2007–08 season with the Greek League club Maroussi. After two seasons, he moved to AEK Athens. He then moved to Ilysiakos. He joined Peristeri in 2011 and spent two seasons there. He moved to Kolossos in 2013. Papantoniou returned to AEK Athens in 2014.[1]
On August 18, 2015, Papantoniou extended his contract with AEK Athens for another two years,[2] but left the team halfway through that contract.
On December 11, 2016, Papantoniou joined Força Lleida of the LEB Oro.[3] On January 22, 2017, he returned to Greece and joined Promitheas Patras for the rest of the season.[4]
On September 30, 2018, due to the injuries of Phil Goss and Apollon Tsochlas, Papantoniou joined PAOK on a monthly contract.[5] He was released on November 4, 2018. Papantoniou then finished the season with Panionios, leading them to avoid relegation, with an average of 11.3 points and 3.9 assists per game.
Papantoniou spent the 2019–20 season with Larisa, having a career-high 11 points and 5 assists per game. On July 23, 2020, he agreed on a two-year contract with his former team PAOK, thus returning to Thessaloniki.
National team career
As a member of the junior national basketball teams of Greece, Papantoniou played at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He won the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- AEK B.C. players
- Araberri BC players
- Basketball players at the 2015 European Games
- European Games competitors for Greece
- Força Lleida CE players
- Greek Basket League players
- Greek expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Greek men's basketball players
- Gymnastikos S. Larissas B.C. players
- Ilysiakos B.C. players
- Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
- Larisa B.C. players
- Maroussi B.C. players
- Panionios B.C. players
- PAOK B.C. players
- Peristeri B.C. players
- Point guards
- Promitheas Patras B.C. players
- Shooting guards