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Kostas Totsios
Konstantinos "Kostas" Totsios ( el, Κώστας Τότσιος; born August 7, 1978) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Iraklis of the Greek A2 Basket League. Totsios has spent all of his career, except for two seasons, in the Greek A2, becoming the league's all-time leading scorer, while he was also the first player to reach the 400 games milestone in the league. Professional career In the summer of 2005, Totsios signed for Kozani-based team Makedonikos of the Greek Basket League. Totsios became the all-time topscorer in the Greek A2 on 13 January 2013 as he scored 24 points against Pagrati, reaching a total of 4,937. A few weeks later, he surpassed the 5,000 points mark, as he scored 19 points against OFI. Totsios finished second in the voting for MVP of the 2014–15 Greek A2 behind Giannis Gagaloudis, and was eventually named in the league's first-team. In the summer of 2015 Totsios signed with Ethnikos Piraeus. In June 2016, Totsios became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman. In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from to while in the WNBA, shooting guards tend to be between and . Characteristics and styles of play ''The Basketball Handbook'' by Lee Rose describes a shooting guard as a player whose primary role is to score points. As the name suggests, most shooting guards are good long-range shooters, typically averaging 35–40 percent from three-point range. Many shooting guards are also strong and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
