Lefteris Mantzoukas
| No. 72 – Aris Thessaloniki | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Greek Basket League EuroCup | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | July 8, 2003 Ioannina, Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Promitheas Patras | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | →Aris Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
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Eleftherios "Lefteris" Mantzoukas (alternate spelling: Madzoukas) (Greek: Ελευθέριος "Λευτέρης" Μαντζούκας; born July 8, 2003) is a Greek professional basketball player for Aris of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup, on loan from EuroLeague giants Panathinaikos.
Professional career
[edit]On 14 February 2018, at the age of 14, Mantzoukas began his pro career with Promitheas Patras, in the Greek Basket League, during the 2017–18 season.[1] He made his Greek League debut in a game versus Panionios, in which he scored 2 points, in 1 minute of playing time.[2] Mantzoukas thus became the second youngest player to ever debut in the top-tier level Greek League, since it became fully professional in 1992. Georgios Papagiannis is the only other player to have previously debuted in the same competition, at a younger age.
Three months later, on 24 May 2017, while still at the age of 13, Mantzoukas became the youngest player to ever start a game in the top-tier level Greek League, since it became fully professional in 1992.[3] He accomplished that when he started a Greek League game against Olympiacos, in which he scored 12 points, in 31 minutes of playing time.[4] During the 2017–18 Greek League season, he averaged 2.9 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game, in 7 games played.[5]
On 10 October 2018, at the age of 15, Mantzoukas debuted in one of the two European-wide secondary level competitions, the FIBA Champions League, during the 2018–19 season. He made his FIBA Champions League debut in a game versus the Belgian League club Oostende, in which he went scoreless, in 1 minute of playing time.[6] During the 2018–19 FIBA Champions League season, he averaged 3.5 points and 0.5 rebounds per game, in 2 games played.[7] He also averaged 1.5 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game, in 4 games played, during the 2018–19 Greek League season.[8]
On 2 October 2019, at the age of 16, Mantzoukas debuted in the other European-wide secondary level competition, the EuroCup, during the 2019–20 season. He made his EuroCup debut in a game versus the Israeli Super League club Maccabi Rishon LeZion, in which he scored 2 points.[9]
On 18 December 2020, Promitheas announced that Mantzoukas would be moving to EuroLeague mainstays Panathinaikos on a five-year contract.
During the 2022–2023 campaign, in 29 domestic league matches, Mantzoukas averaged 5.5 points and 2.4 rebounds (shooting with 41% from the 3-point line) in 18 minutes per contest.
On June 28, 2024, Mantzoukas was loaned to Aris for the 2024–2025 campaign.
National team career
[edit]Mantzoukas has been a member of the junior national teams of Greece. He played at the 2018 FIBA Under-16 European Championship, where he averaged 9.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.[10] He also played at the 2019 FIBA Under-16 European Championship, where he averaged 15.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
[edit]| † | Denotes seasons in which Mantzoukas won the EuroLeague |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2021–22 | Panathinaikos | 18 | 1 | 9.3 | .481 | .368 | .333 | 1.0 | .2 | .1 | .1 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
| 2022–23 | 21 | 0 | 12.6 | .480 | .419 | .800 | 1.7 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | |
| 2023–24† | 14 | 0 | 7.3 | .563 | .667 | .333 | 1.0 | .1 | .1 | — | 1.9 | 1.6 | |
| Career | 53 | 1 | 10.1 | .495 | .452 | .545 | 1.3 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 2.4 | 1.2 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Regular season stats for Eleftherios Mantzoukas.
- ^ GAME: PROMITHEAS PATRAS 69 - 58 PANIONIOS ΒΙΚΟΣ COLA.
- ^ PROMITHEAS’ MANTZOUKAS CONTINUES TO SET NEW BASKET LEAGUE RECORDS.
- ^ GAME: OLYMPIACOS B.C. 104 - 69 PROMITHEAS PATRAS.
- ^ ΜΑΝΤΖΟΥΚΑΣ Λευτέρης | STOIXIMAN.GR Basket League 2017-18 (in Greek).
- ^ Regular Season Group D Final Score Filou Oostende 84 93 Promitheas Patras.
- ^ Lefteris MANTZOUKAS STATISTICS.
- ^ ΜΑΝΤΖΟΥΚΑΣ Λευτέρης | BETSHOP BASKET LEAGUE 2018-19 (in Greek).
- ^ 2019-20 Regular Season Round 1 MACCABI RISHON LEZION 55 PROMITHEAS PATRAS 88 OCTOBER 02, 2019 CET: 18:30.
- ^ Lefteris MANTZOUKAS 2018 FIBA U-16 European Championship.
- ^ Lefteris MANTZOUKAS 2019 FIBA U-16 European Championship.
External links
[edit]- EuroCup Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- Greek Basket League Profile (in English)