Andrew John Panko III (born November 29, 1977) is an American former professional

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player. At 6'9" (2.06 m) tall, he primarily played the

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and

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positions.

College career

After playing high school basketball at Bishop McDevitt in

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, Panko played

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Lebanon Valley College Lebanon Valley College (LVC, Lebanon Valley, or The Valley) is a private college in Annville, Pennsylvania. History Lebanon Valley was founded on February 23, 1866, with classes beginning May 7 of that year and its first class graduating in 1870 ...

Professional career

Panko began his professional career in 1999 with the

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of the

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. He made his

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debut with the

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in 2001, playing just one minute in a single game. Panko played for the

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of the

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(CBA) from 2002 to 2003. He was named the

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and earned All-CBA First Team honors in 2003. He was named the Spanish ACB League MVP in 2012, while playing with San Sebastián Gipuzkoa. In July 2012, he signed with the

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/ EuroLeague club

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. In December 2012, he was traded to

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for

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. At the end of the season he left Unicaja. On August 14, 2013, Panko signed with

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for the 2013–14 season. On July 29, 2014, he agreed with Fuenlabrada to play one more season. On May 30, 2015, he signed with

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of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season. On July 17, 2015, Panko signed with French club

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for the 2015–16 season. On May 11, 2016, he re-joined the Vaqueros de Bayamón for the rest of the

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. On September 12, 2016, Panko signed with Mexican club

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. He helped his team to win the 2016–17 LNBP championship. On April 4, 2017, he signed with

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of Venezuela for the rest of the 2017 LPB season. On July 27, 2017, he re-signed with Fuerza Regia for one more season.

EuroLeague statistics

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Awards and accomplishments

College career

*3× NABC First-Team All-American: (1997, 1998, 1999) *3× MAC Most Valuable Player: (1997, 1998, 1999) *2×

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National Player of the Year: (1998, 1999) * D3hoops.com All-Decade First Team: (2008) * D3hoops.com Player of the Decade: (2008) *

Athletic Hall of Fame: (2009) *Small College Basketball National Hall of Fame: (2020)

Pro career

* CBA Champion:

: (2002) * CBA: All-League Team: (2003) *

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: (2003) *

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: MVP: (

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) *3× Spanish ACB League Top Scorer: (

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, 2014, 2015) * All-Spanish League Team: (2012) * Spanish ACB League MVP: (2012)

References

External links

Official Website

Euroleague.net Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile

Spanish League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Panko, Andrew 1977 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks players Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players Baloncesto Málaga players Basket Napoli players Basketball players from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Bilbao Basket players Dakota Wizards (CBA) players Fuerza Regia de Monterrey players Gipuzkoa Basket players Greek Basket League players Guaros de Lara players Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen men's basketball players Liga ACB players New Mexico Slam players Panathinaikos B.C. players P.A.O.K. BC players Power forwards (basketball) Real Betis Baloncesto players SLUC Nancy Basket players Small forwards Undrafted National Basketball Association players Vaqueros de Bayamón basketball players Gigantes de Carolina (men's basketball) players