Pat Calathes

Pat Calathes
	power forward
Career history
2008–2010	Maroussi
2010–2011	Kolossos Rodou
2011–2012	Panathinaikos
2012–2013	Maccabi Haifa
2013–2016	Astana
2016	Panathinaikos
2017	Cantù
Career highlights and awards
	Greek Cup winner (2012); Greek League All-Star (2011); Israeli Super League champion (2013); Israeli Super League Finals MVP (2013); Israeli Super League Quintet (2013); 2× Kazakh League champion (2014, 2015); Kazakh Cup winner (2014); Kazakh Cup All-Cup Team (2014); First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2008); Robert V. Geasey Trophy co-winner (2008);

Patrick Sean Calathes (

power forward positions. He was the 2013 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP

.

High school career

Calathes attended Lake Howell High School, in Winter Park, Florida, where he played high school basketball. He began high school as a wiry 5'11" (1.80 m) tall point guard, but he would eventually grow to 6'10" (2.08 m) by his senior year.

College career

After graduating from high school, Calathes would go on to play college basketball for the Saint Joseph's Hawks, at Saint Joseph's University, in Philadelphia. At St. Joe's, he saw limited playing time as a freshman, and then played as a key substitute for the team, during his sophomore season.

It was not until his junior season, during which he averaged 13.9 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game, that he began to fully regain the physical and athletic abilities that he possessed before his growth spurt.

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Tournament appearance since 2004. SJU would lose to the University of Oklahoma's men's basketball team, the Oklahoma Sooners

, in the opening round.

Although he was listed as a

points list, with 1,251 points scored. He also is 22nd all-time in the school's history, with 630 career rebounds

. He is one of 26 players in school history to score 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds in their career.

Professional career

Many

guard

skills, Calathes continues to intrigue a number of NBA teams, despite not having been drafted.

In the year 2008, Calathes began his professional basketball career when he signed a 3-year contract with the

Kolossos Rodou.^[3] He joined the EuroLeague club Panathinaikos in 2011.^[4]

He joined the Israeli League club Maccabi Hafia in 2012, and he was a key player in the team's successful 2012–13 season.^[5] He was named to the Israeli League's All-First Team.^[6] He also helped lead the club to win the Israeli League championship, as he was named the MVP of the Israeli League Final.^[7]

From 2013 to 2016, he played with Astana of the VTB United League. On August 1, 2016, it was announced that Calathes had returned to Panathinaikos.^[8] On January 4, 2017, he left Panathinaikos, and signed with the Italian League club Pallacanestro Cantù, for the rest of the season.^[9]

On December 2, 2017, Calathes announced his retirement from playing professional club basketball and became a Basketball agent.^[10]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Calathes played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN, with Pedro's Posse. He scored fifteen points in their loss in the first round to Team 23, by a score of 107–92.^[11]

National team career

Calathes was a member of the senior men's

Greek national team

in 2011.

Personal life

Pat Calathes' younger brother, Nick, was the primary point guard for the Florida Gators men's basketball team. The Calatheses led their respective college teams in scoring during the 2007–08 college basketball season. Nick currently plays with Fenerbahçe in Turkey.

Calathes holds a Greek passport thanks to his descent from his grandparents, who emigrated to Florida from Lemnos. His mother is Irish.

In 2014, Patrick's ex wife, Mary, gave birth to the couple's first child, Sienna. In 2022, Patrick welcomed his second child, Patrick Sean Calathes II.

Awards and accomplishments

High school

2× Florida State Championship Final Four: (2003, 2004)

College

All-Atlantic-10 Third Team: (2007)
4× Atlantic-10 Player of the Week
All-Atlantic-10 First Team: (2008)
7× Big 5 Player of the Week
All-Big 5 Team: (2008)
Big 5 Co-Player of the Year: (2008)
Inducted into Big 5 Hall of Fame: (2019)
Inducted into St. Joseph's University Hall of Fame: (2019)

Professional

Greek League All-Star
: (2011)
Greek Cup Winner: (2012)
Israeli Super League Quintet: (2013)
Israeli Super League Champion: (2013
)

Israeli Super League Finals MVP: (2013)
Kazakh Cup Winner: (2014)
Kazakh Cup All-Cup Team: (2014)
2×
Kazakh League
Champion: (2014, 2015)
Kazakh League All-Kazakh Team: (2016
)

References

^ "Saint Joseph's Hawks Player Bio". Sjuhawks.cstv.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
^ "Maroussi signs rookie forward Calathes for 3 years". Eurocupbasketball.com. August 8, 2008. Archived from the original on August 9, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
^ "Kolossos Rhodes signs Pat Calathes". Sportando.net. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
^ "PANATHINAIKOS gets another Calathes, Pat". Euroleague.net. July 28, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
^ "2012–13 Israeli Super League Stats". Basket.co.il. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
^ "Eurobasket.com Winner league awards 2012–13 – Jun 10, 2013". Basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
^ "Israeli League final: June 13, 2013". Euroleague.net. May 5, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
^ Επέστρεψε ο Πατ Καλάθης (in Greek).
^ Pallacanestro Cantù inks Pat Calathes.
^ Pat Calathes retires from basketball at 31.
^ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

[1] "Saint Joseph's Hawks Player Bio". Sjuhawks.cstv.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 2013.

[2] "Maroussi signs rookie forward Calathes for 3 years". Eurocupbasketball.com. August 8, 2008. Archived from the original on August 9, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 2013.

[3] "Kolossos Rhodes signs Pat Calathes". Sportando.net. Retrieved June 14, 2013.

[4] "PANATHINAIKOS gets another Calathes, Pat". Euroleague.net. July 28, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2013.

[5] "2012–13 Israeli Super League Stats". Basket.co.il. Retrieved June 14, 2013.

[6] "Eurobasket.com Winner league awards 2012–13 – Jun 10, 2013". Basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved June 14, 2013.

[7] "Israeli League final: June 13, 2013". Euroleague.net. May 5, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.

[8] Επέστρεψε ο Πατ Καλάθης (in Greek).

[9] Pallacanestro Cantù inks Pat Calathes.

[10] Pat Calathes retires from basketball at 31.

[11] "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

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