George Papas

George Papas
No. 5 – Peristeri
Position	Shooting guard
League	GBL; BCL
Personal information
Born	March 15, 1998 (age 26); Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Nationality	American / Greek
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school	Union Catholic (Scotch Plains, New Jersey)
College	Monmouth (2017–2022)
NBA draft	2022: undrafted
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022–2024	Olympiacos
2024	Promitheas Patras
2024–present	Peristeri
Career highlights and awards
	Greek League champion (2023); Greek Cup winner (2023); 2× Greek Super Cup winner (2022, 2023);

George Papas (Greek: Τζωρτζ Πάπας; born March 15, 1998) is a Greek–American professional basketball player for Peristeri of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). 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+1⁄2 years his elder named Tommy, currently a player for Mykonos in the Greek B Basket League and formerly for William & Mary.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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

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.^[5]^[6]

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

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.^[7]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2022–23	Olympiacos	2	3.0	.500	1.000	1.000	.5	—	—	—	3.5	3.0
2023–24	Olympiacos	2	3.0	.333	.000	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	0.0
Career		4	3.0	.429	.333	1.000	.3	—	—	—	2.3	1.5

References

^ "For Monmouth University's George Papas, family belief & hoop dreams powering storybook rise". Stephen Edelson Asbury Park Press. February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^ "monmouthhawks.com". Unknown. 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^ "Olympiacos sign Greek-American George Papas". Orazio Cauchi. August 14, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^ "Κυρίαρχος Ολυμπιακός, "έπνιξε" τον Παναθηναϊκό και κατέκτησε το Super Cup!". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
^ "ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΙ BWIN 57–85 ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ". eokbasket.sportstats.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ Τσιριγώτης, Αλέξανδρος (2023). "Σάρωσε το Περιστέρι bwin και κατέκτησε back-to-back το Κύπελλο ο Ολυμπιακός!". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ "George Papas". proballers.com. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

External links

George Papas at FIBA
George Papas at Euroleague.net
George Papas at Olympiacosbc.gr (in Greek)
George Papas – college basketball player statistics at Sports Reference
George Papas at Eurobasket.com
"Monmouth's George Papas and college basketball's most infamous dunk" at ESPN

[1] "For Monmouth University's George Papas, family belief & hoop dreams powering storybook rise". Stephen Edelson Asbury Park Press. February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[2] "monmouthhawks.com". Unknown. 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[3] "Olympiacos sign Greek-American George Papas". Orazio Cauchi. August 14, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[4] "Κυρίαρχος Ολυμπιακός, "έπνιξε" τον Παναθηναϊκό και κατέκτησε το Super Cup!". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

[5] "ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΙ BWIN 57–85 ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ". eokbasket.sportstats.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[6] Τσιριγώτης, Αλέξανδρος (2023). "Σάρωσε το Περιστέρι bwin και κατέκτησε back-to-back το Κύπελλο ο Ολυμπιακός!". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[7] "George Papas". proballers.com. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

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