Evanthia Maltsi

Evina Maltsi
Personal information
Born (1978-12-30) 30 December 1978 (age 45)
Goumenissa, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career1997–2019
PositionGuard
Career history
1997–1998Megas Alexandros
1998–2000MENT Thessaloniki
2000–2004Panathinaikos
2004–2005Celta de Vigo Baloncesto
2005–2006CDB Zaragoza
2006–2007CJM Bourges Basket
2007Connecticut Sun
2007–2008Ros Casares
2008–2011USK Praha
2011–2012Polkowice
2012–2013Kayseri Kaski
2013–2014Homend Antakya
2014–2016Botaş
2016–2018Olympiacos
2018–2019ZTE KK
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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.

  1. ^ Η Μάλτση αναδείχτηκε πρώτη σκόρερ της διοργάνωσης με 203 πόντους (22,6 μ.ο.). Επίσης ήταν πρώτη σε κλεψίματα (συνολικά 28, 3,1 μ.ο.), πρώτη σε ευστοχία στις βολές (30/33, 90,9%) και πρώτη στα περισσότερα εύστοχα τρίποντα (33, 3.7 μ.ο.). enet.gr, 21 June 2009 (in Greek)
  2. ^ 2007 All-Star Game boxscore. FIBA Europe official website, 8 March 2007
  3. ^ 2008 All-Star – Organisers score with mixed couples contest. FIBA Europe official website, 13 March 2008
  4. ^ 2009 All-Star Game boxscore. FIBA Europe official website, 8 March 2009
  5. ^ Ros Casares gana su cuarta Supercopa y confirma su hegemonía (68–61) Archived 26 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine. acb.com, 19 October 2007 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Bourges s'impose à Nevers 15/04/2007 (in French)
  7. ^ Profile Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine in FIBA Europe.com
  8. ^ Evina Maltsi WNBA career
  9. ^ "2010 FIBA World Championship for Women official website". Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.