Andy Panko

American basketball player

Andy Panko

Panko with Unicaja Málaga in 2013.

Personal information
Born|  (1977-11-29) November 29, 1977 (age 46)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality| American
Listed height| 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight| 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school| Bishop McDevitt
(Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
College| Lebanon Valley (1995–1999)
NBA draft| 1999: undrafted
Playing career| 1999–2018
Position| Small forward / power forward
Number| 24
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
2003–2004| Casademont Girona
2004–2005| Caja San Fernando
2005–2006| Bilbao Basket
2006| PAOK Thessaloniki
2007| Bilbao Basket
2007–2012| San Sebastián Gipuzkoa
2012| Panathinaikos
2012–2013| Unicaja Málaga
2013–2015| Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
2015| Vaqueros de Bayamón
2015–2016| SLUC Nancy
2016| Vaqueros de Bayamón
2016–2017| Fuerza Regia
2017| Guaros de Lara
2017–2018| Fuerza Regia
Career highlights and awards

* 3× Spanish League Top Scorer (2012, 2014, 2015)
* Spanish League MVP (2012)
* All-Spanish League Team (2012)
* Spanish Second Division MVP (2008)
* CBA Most Valuable Player (2003)
* CBA All-Star (2003)
* All-CBA First Team (2003)
* LNBP champion (2017)
* 3× First-team Division III All-American – NABC (1997–1999)
* 3× MAC Player of the Year (1997–1999)
* MAC Rookie of the Year (1996)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats 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]

## College career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Legend  GP  | Games played  |  GS | Games started  |  MPG | Minutes per game

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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
Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR

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2012–13 | Panathinaikos | 9 | 6 | 24.4 | .473 | .250 | .563 | 4.8 | 1.7 | .2 | .1 | 9.2 | 8.9
2012–13  | Unicaja Málaga | 13 | 3 | 23.4 | .275 | .208 | .667 | 3.2 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 4.7 | 1.9
Career  |  | 22 | 9 | 23.8 | .370 | .225 | .618 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | 6.5 | 4.8

## Awards and accomplishments[edit]

### College career[edit]

* 3× NABC First-Team All-American: (1997, 1998, 1999)
* 3× MAC Most Valuable Player: (1997, 1998, 1999)
* 2× Division III National Player of the Year: (1998, 1999)
* D3hoops.com All-Decade First Team: (2008)
* D3hoops.com Player of the Decade: (2008)
* Lebanon Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame: (2009)
* Small College Basketball National Hall of Fame: (2020)[22]

### Pro career[edit]

* CBA Champion: Dakota Wizards: (2002)
* CBA: All-League Team: (2003)
* CBA MVP: (2003)
* Spanish Second Division: MVP: (2008)
* 3× Spanish ACB League Top Scorer: (2012, 2014, 2015)
* All-Spanish League Team: (2012)
* Spanish ACB League MVP: (2012)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Falk, Jeff (8 February 2019). "An Unscripted Journey Spans 20 Years". Harrisburg Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
2. ^ Eurobasket.com Andy Panko basketball profile.
3. ^ Frank Bodani (18 August 1997). "Small-college player has big-time talent". The York Dispatch. p. B1. Retrieved 20 March 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Jay Nagle. "Small school, big dreams: NBA prospect blossoms". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. D1, D4. Retrieved 20 March 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Ira Kaufman (26 March 1999). "Seniors land auditions for NBA dream roles". The Tampa Tribune. p. 6. Retrieved 20 March 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Ed Gruver (26 April 1995). "Panko looks to be part of LVC tradition". The Daily News. p. 12. Retrieved 20 March 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Glen Rosales (20 January 2001). "Panko allowed taste of good life in NBA". Albuquerque Journal. p. D3. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
8. ^ "Andy Panko minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
9. ^ "ACB.com Andy Panko, MVP Orange 2011-12 " (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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 15 August 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. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2023-05-07.

## External links[edit]

* Official Website
* NBA.com Profile
* NBA Stats
* Euroleague.net Profile
* Eurobasket.com Profile
* FIBA.com Profile
* Draftexpress.com Profile
* Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
* Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)

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ACB MVP Award

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* 1999: Beard
* 2000: Middleton
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* 2002: Beard
* 2003: Herrmann
* 2004: Nocioni
* 2005: Scola
* 2006: Navarro
* 2007: Scola
* 2008: Gasol
* 2009: Reyes
* 2010: Splitter
* 2011: San Emeterio
* 2012: Panko
* 2013: Mirotić
* 2014: Doellman
* 2015: Reyes
* 2016: Bourousis
* 2017: Llull
* 2018: Dončić
* 2019: Laprovíttola
* 2020: Mirotić
* 2021: Shermadini
* 2022: Musa
* 2023: Shermadini

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