Sofoklis Schortsanitis

Sofoklis Schortsanitis

Schortsanitis with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1985-06-22) 22 June 1985 (age 39) Tiko, Cameroon
Nationality	Greek / Cameroonian
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	380 lb (172 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2003: 2nd round, 34th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career	2000–2020
Position	Center
Number	21, 15, 5, 18, 12, 6, 22
Career history
2000–2003	Iraklis
2003–2004	Cantù
2004–2005	Aris Thessaloniki
2005–2010	Olympiacos
2010–2012	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2012–2013	Panathinaikos
2013–2015	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2015	Crvena zvezda
2015–2016	PAOK
2017–2018	Aries Trikala
2019–2020	Ionikos Nikaias
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague champion (2014) All-EuroLeague First Team (2011) FIBA EuroStar (2007) Greek League champion (2013) 2× Greek Cup winner (2010, 2013) All-Greek League First Team (2006) 6× Greek All-Star (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2020) 2× Greek All-Star Game MVP (2006, 2010) Greek League Hall of Fame (2022) Adriatic League champion (2012) 3× Israeli Super League champion (2011, 2012, 2014) 4× Israeli State Cup winner (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) Albert Schweitzer Under-18 World Tournament MVP (2002) Acropolis Tournament MVP (2010)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Event 1st 2nd 3rd FIBA World Cup 0 1 0 FIBA Stanković World Cup 1 0 0 FIBA EuroBasket 0 0 1 FIBA Under-19 World Cup 0 0 1 Albert Schweitzer U-18 World Tournament 1 0 0 FIBA U-18 European Championship 0 0 1 Total 2 1 3 Representing  Greece Men's Basketball FIBA World Cup 2006 Japan FIBA Stanković World Cup 2006 China FIBA EuroBasket 2009 Poland FIBA U19 World Cup 2003 Greece Under-19 Albert Schweitzer U18 World Tournament 2002 Germany Under-18 FIBA Europe U18 Championship 2002 Germany Under-18

Sofoklis Schortsanitis (Greek: Σοφοκλής Σχορτσανίτης; born 22 June 1985) is a Greek former professional basketball player and Olympian.^[1]

An All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2011, Schortsanitis won the EuroLeague title in 2014 with Maccabi Tel Aviv, and reached the EuroLeague Final in 2010 and 2011, while playing for Olympiacos and Maccabi, respectively. He was a member of the Greece men's national basketball team that captured silver medal honours in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and a bronze medal in the EuroBasket 2009. He is nicknamed "Big Sofo" or "Baby Shaq".^[2]