Antonis Fotsis

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Antonis Fotsis (Greek: Αντώνης Φώτσης; born April 1, 1981 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player who currently plays for Dynamo Moscow. A 2.08 m/6'10" forward and the first Greek-born basketball player to suit up for an NBA team, Fotsis was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft. In his one and only season in the NBA, he appeared in 28 games for the Grizzlies during the 2001-02 NBA season averaging 3.9 ppg. He scored a career high 21 points against the Orlando Magic on January 19, 2002.

On March 21, 2007, in a winner-take-all Euroleague showdown with Italian power Benetton Treviso for second place in their Top 16 group and a place in the quarterfinals, Fotsis scored 22 points and set a single-game Euroleague record with 24 rebounds, helping Dynamo score a 68-65 overtime win.^[1]

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^ Dynamo's Fotsis breaks all-time rebounds record!. Euroleague (March 21, 2007).

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NBA career stats at basketball-reference.com

2001 NBA Draft
First Round Kwame Brown \| Tyson Chandler \| Pau Gasol \| Eddy Curry \| Jason Richardson \| Shane Battier \| Eddie Griffin \| DeSagana Diop \| Rodney White \| Joe Johnson \| Kedrick Brown \| Vladimir Radmanović \| Richard Jefferson \| Troy Murphy \| Steven Hunter \| Kirk Haston \| Michael Bradley \| Jason Collins \| Zach Randolph \| Brendan Haywood \| Joseph Forte \| Jeryl Sasser \| Brandon Armstrong \| Raul Lopez \| Gerald Wallace \| Jamaal Tinsley \| Tony Parker \|
Second Round Trenton Hassell \| Gilbert Arenas\| Omar Cook \| Will Solomon \| Terence Morris \| Brian Scalabrine \| Jeff Trepagnier \| Damone Brown \| Mehmet Okur \| Michael Wright \| Earl Watson \| Jamison Brewer \| Bobby Simmons \| Eric Chenowith \| Kyle Hill \| Sean Lampley \| Loren Woods \| Ousmane Cisse \| Antonis Fotsis \| Ken Johnson \| Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje \| Alton Ford \| Andre Huston \| Jarron Collins \| Kenny Satterfield \| Maurice Jeffers \| Robertas Javtokas \| Alvin Jones \| Bryan Bracey