Andy Panko

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Andy Panko
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Panko with Unicaja Málaga in 2013.
Personal information
Born (1977-11-29) November 29, 1977 (age 46)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Bishop McDevitt
(Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
College Lebanon Valley (1995–1999)
NBA draft 1999: undrafted
Playing career1999–2018
Position Small forward / power forward
Number24
Career history
1999–2001 New Mexico Slam
2001 Atlanta Hawks
2001–2002 Basket Napoli
2002–2003 Dakota Wizards
2003 Casademont Girona
2003 Gigantes de Carolina
2003–2004Casademont Girona
2004–2005 Caja San Fernando
2005–2006 Bilbao Basket
2006 PAOK Thessaloniki
2007Bilbao Basket
2007–2012 San Sebastián Gipuzkoa
2012 Panathinaikos
2012–2013 Unicaja Málaga
2013–2015 Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
2015 Vaqueros de Bayamón
2015–2016 SLUC Nancy
2016Vaqueros de Bayamón
2016–2017 Fuerza Regia
2017 Guaros de Lara
2017–2018Fuerza Regia
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Andrew John Panko III (born November 29, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. [1] At 6'9" (2.06 m) tall, he primarily played the small forward and power forward positions. [2]

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College career

After playing high school basketball at Bishop McDevitt in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Panko played college basketball at Lebanon Valley College. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Professional career

Panko began his professional career in 1999 with the New Mexico Slam of the International Basketball League. He made his NBA debut with the Atlanta Hawks in 2001, playing just one minute in a single game. [7] Panko played for the Dakota Wizards of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 2002 to 2003. He was named the CBA Most Valuable Player and earned All-CBA First Team honors in 2003. [8] He was named the Spanish ACB League MVP in 2012, while playing with San Sebastián Gipuzkoa. [9]

In July 2012, he signed with the Greek Basket League / EuroLeague club Panathinaikos. [10] In December 2012, he was traded to Unicaja Malaga for James Gist. [11] At the end of the season he left Unicaja. [12]

On August 14, 2013, Panko signed with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada for the 2013–14 season. [13] On July 29, 2014, he agreed with Fuenlabrada to play one more season. [14] On May 30, 2015, he signed with Vaqueros de Bayamón of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season. [15]

On July 17, 2015, Panko signed with French club SLUC Nancy Basket for the 2015–16 season. [16] On May 11, 2016, he re-joined the Vaqueros de Bayamón for the rest of the 2016 BSN season. [17]

On September 12, 2016, Panko signed with Mexican club Fuerza Regia. [18] He helped his team to win the 2016–17 LNBP championship. [19] On April 4, 2017, he signed with Guaros de Lara of Venezuela for the rest of the 2017 LPB season. [20] On July 27, 2017, he re-signed with Fuerza Regia for one more season. [21]

EuroLeague statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2012–13 Panathinaikos 9624.4.473.250.5634.81.7.2.19.28.9
2012–13 Unicaja Málaga 13323.4.275.208.6673.2.8.3.14.71.9
Career22923.8.370.225.6183.81.1.3.16.54.8

Awards and accomplishments

College career

Pro career

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  10. Greens sign veteran big man Panko
  11. Malaga trade James Gist to Panathinaikos for Andy Panko
  12. Unicaja Malaga part ways with Andy Panko and Marcus Williams
  13. "Fuenlabrada signs Andy Panko". Sportando.net. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  14. Andy Panko returns to Fuenlabrada
  15. Andy Panko signs with Vaqueros de Bayamon
  16. Andy Panko reportedly signing with SLUC Nancy
  17. Cambios de refuerzos a granel para inicio de playoffs del BSN (in Spanish)
  18. Andy Panko inks with Fuerza Regia Monterrey
  19. Fuerza Regia celebrate LNBP title
  20. Andy Panko signs with Guaros de Lara
  21. Andy Panko extended one more season in Monterrey Mexico!
  22. "Andy Panko '99 Named to SCB National Hall of Fame". Lebanon Valley College Athletics. May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2023.