![]() Professional career Dallas Mavericks (2018–2019) ![]() He debuted in the 2017–18 season, averaging 5.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.2 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game, in 15.1 minutes per game. In the 2016–17 season, his first with the Flyers, he was red-shirted, after being ruled a "partial qualifier", due to having spent his first two years of high school in Greece. College career Īfter high school, Antetokounmpo moved on to play college basketball at the University of Dayton. As a senior, he led his team to a state championship. He attended Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, where he played high school basketball during his junior and senior years. He began playing basketball with the junior teams of Filathlitikos, in Athens.Īfter his older brother Giannis was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2013 NBA draft, Antetokounmpo, along with his parents and his younger brother, Alexis, moved to Milwaukee. His oldest brother, Francis, is also a professional association football player. He is the younger brother of basketball players Giannis and Thanasis and the older brother of Alex. He officially became a full Greek citizen in 2016. He has a Nigerian passport, granted to him in June 2013 so that he could gain a visa, and be allowed to legally enter the United States. His parents are from different Nigerian ethnic groups Charles was Yoruba, and Veronica is Igbo. Charles died in September 2017, at age 54. His late father, Charles, was a former Nigerian soccer player, while his mother, Veronica, was a high jumper. His parents were immigrants from Nigeria. Early life and family Īntetokounmpo was born in Sepolia in Athens, Greece. Kostas, along with hockey player Filip Forsberg and three of his brothers, Giannis, Thanasis and Alex, were announced as joining the Nashville SC ownership group in the MLS. His brothers Giannis, Thanasis and Alex are also professional basketball players. He won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. He was drafted 60th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 NBA draft, and his draft rights were then traded to the Dallas Mavericks. "So it’s cool to give them advice as they get older.Konstantinos Ndubuisi " Kostas" Antetokounmpo ( / ˌ ɑː n t ɛ t ə ˈ k uː m p oʊ/ AHN-tet-ə- KOOM-poh Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Εντουμπουίσι "Κώστας" Αντετοκούνμπο, IPA: born Adetokunbo November 20, 1997) is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.Īntetokounmpo played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers. ![]() “It reminded me of when I was their age," Holmes said. But today, he’s at a local elementary school, spreading the message of the importance of coming to school every day. Usually, you’ll find DaRon Holmes on the basketball court. Holmes and Bohanon hope that their involvement will make a difference.Chronic absenteeism has continued to rise since the pandemic, with 30% of students across the state chronically absent last year.The campaign is an NIL for the athletes in partnership with Dayton 6th and Learn to Earn.DaRon Holmes and Destiny Bohanon, both stars on the men's and women's UD basketball teams, are featured in a recent campaign for kids to go to school every day.DAYTON, Ohio - With Name, Image and Likeness in its third academic year for student athletes, universities have gotten creative in helping their athletes find deals.Īt the University of Dayton, they’re making sure they’re using NIL for good.
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