| Panos Kalaitzakis Πάνος Καλαϊτζάκης | |
| Position: | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 6.75 |
| Weight Lbs: | 202 |
| League: | GBL EuroLeague |
| Team: | Panathinaikos |
| Number: | 0 |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
| Draft Year: | 2021 |
| Career Start: | 2016 |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Team1: | Aris Thessaloniki |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Team2: | Holargos |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Team3: | Nevėžis |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Team4: | Lietkabelis |
| Years5: | 2022–present |
| Team5: | Panathinaikos |
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Panagiotis "Panos" Kalaitzakis (Greek: Παναγιώτης "Πάνος" Καλαϊτζάκης; born January 2, 1999) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He is 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall[1] and he plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions.[2]
After playing with the junior youth clubs of Aris Thessaloniki, Kalaitzakis began his professional career in the 2016–17 season, in the Greek Basket League, with the senior men's team of Aris. He was released by Aris on July 15, 2018, and he later joined the newly promoted to the first-tier Greek League team of Holargos.
On August 28, 2019, he signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[3]
On March 16, 2021, Kalaitzakis signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[4] During the 2021–2022 campaign, Kalaitzakis averaged 10.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.6 steals in domestic competition, as well as 13 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals in the EuroCup.
On July 2, 2022, Kalaitzakis signed a three-year (2+1) deal with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.[5]
On January 25, 2024, Kalaitzakis recorded his highest-scoring EuroLeague game, with 17 points against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
On December 4, 2024, it was reported that Kalaitzakis had agreed upon a three-year (2+1) contract extension with the Greek powerhouse.
Kalaitzakis was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2019 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
Kalaitzakis played with the senior Greek national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
| † | Denotes seasons in which Kalaitzakis won the EuroLeague |
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Panathinaikos| 25 || 7 || 8.3 || .488 || .455 || .625 || 1.2 || .3 || .4 || .1 || 2.4 || 2.3|-| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2023–24†| 30 || 0 || 5.9 || .510 || .250 || 1.000 || .9 || .2 || .2 || .0 || 2.1 || 2.1|- class="sortbottom"| align="center" colspan="2"| Career| 55 || 7 || 6.7 || .500 || .357 || .750 || 1.0 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 2.2 || 2.2
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Lietkabelis| 19 || 17 || 27.6 || .460 || .372 || .747 || 2.8 || 2.8 || 1.3 || .2 || 13.0 || 12.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 19 || 17 || 27.6 || .460 || .372 || .747 || 2.8 || 2.8 || 1.3 || .2 || 13.0 || 12.5
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Aris Thessaloniki| 5 || 0 || 1.6 || .500 || || || .4 || || || || 0.4|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 5 || 0 || 1.6 || .500 || || || .4 || || || || 0.4
| Year | Team | League | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3.1 | .500 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 4.1 | .400 | .2 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| 19 | 6.9 | .423 | .000 | .533 | 1.2 | .2 | .0 | 1.6 | ||||
| 24 | 25.3 | .380 | .307 | .814 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .2 | 9.6 | |||
| 22 | 29.5 | .416 | .285 | .822 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .2 | 13.7 | |||
| 22 | 20.0 | .449 | .333 | .821 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .1 | 7.5 | |||
| 40 | 25.8 | .415 | .337 | .738 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | .1 | 10.5 | |||
| 31 | 16.4 | .377 | .177 | .710 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .8 | .1 | 5.7 | |||
| 34 | 13.8 | .486 | .258 | .647 | 1.5 | .8 | .9 | .2 | 5.6Personal lifeHis twin brother, Georgios, as well as their younger sibling Alexandros (born 2003), are professional basketball players. Panagiotis and Georgios have been teammates in both Nevėžis Kėdainiai and Panathinaikos.[6] External links |