David Stergakos

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Silver 1989 Yugoslavia Greece

David Stergakos (David Nelson, Dave Nelson) (Greek: Ντέιβιντ Στεργάκος; born 24 October 1956 in Kansas, Missouri) is a retired Greek American basketball player.

He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 4th round of the 1978 NBA Draft, 72nd overall.

A year later 1979 he moved to Panathinaikos BC, in Greece. He is one of the greatest players in Panathinaikos BC history as he won 4 Greek Championships (1980, 1981, 1982, 1984) and 4 Greek Cups (1979, 1982, 1983, 1986). He also was Greek Cup finalist in 1985. In the season 1987-1988 he was the first rebounder in the Greek Championship with an average of 12.2 rebounds per game.

He was an important member of the Greek National Squad that won the silver medal at Eurobasket 1989. He also won the 6th place in the 1990 FIBA World Championship.

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