Evanthia Maltsi

Evina Maltsi

Personal information
Born	(1978-12-30) 30 December 1978 (age 45) Goumenissa, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1997–2019
Position	Guard
Career history
1997–1998	Megas Alexandros
1998–2000	MENT Thessaloniki
2000–2004	Panathinaikos
2004–2005	Celta de Vigo Baloncesto
2005–2006	CDB Zaragoza
2006–2007	CJM Bourges Basket
2007	Connecticut Sun
2007–2008	Ros Casares
2008–2011	USK Praha
2011–2012	Polkowice
2012–2013	Kayseri Kaski
2013–2014	Homend Antakya
2014–2016	Botaş
2016–2018	Olympiacos
2018–2019	ZTE KK
Career highlights and awards
FIBA EuroBasket MVP (2009) FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer (2009) FIBA EuroBasket steals leader (2009)[1] 3× Euroleague All-Star (2007, 2008, 2009)[2][3][4] 2× Czech National League champion (2009, 2011) 2× Czech Cup winner (2010, 2011) 2× Greek National League champion (2017, 2018) 2× Greek Cup winner (2017, 2018) Spanish National League champion (2008) Spanish Cup winner (2008) Spanish SuperCup winner (2007)[5] French Federation Cup winner (2007)[6]
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Evanthia "Evina" Maltsi (Greek: Εβίνα Μάλτση; born 30 December 1978) is a Greek former professional basketball guard.^[7] In 2007, she played for Connecticut Sun in the WNBA, appearing in 29 games, 26 in the regular season (7 as a starter) and 3 in the playoffs.^[8] A three time Euroleague All-Star (2007–2009), Maltsi has a long career in European club basketball, having played in Spain, France, Czech Republic, Poland and Turkey besides her native Greece and she has won numerous titles as a player of CJM Bourges, Ros Casares Valencia, USK Praha and Olympiacos.

Maltsi is the captain of Greece women's national basketball team, having represented her country in several Eurobasket Women, the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.^[9] She led the Greek national team to the fifth place in 2009 FIBA Eurobasket earning the EuroBasket MVP award, a remarkable feat considering that Maltsi was voted MVP despite the fact that Greece didn't enter the semi-finals. She was also the FIBA EuroBasket 2009 Top Scorer and steals leader, averaging 22.6 points and 3.1 steals per game. She has been elected to the All-EuroBasket Team two times, the first in 2009 and the second in Eurobasket 2017 in Czech Republic where, at the age of 38, she led Greece to the semi-finals and the fourth place in the tournament, their best ever Eurobasket performance.