Etinosa Erevbenagie ( el, Ετινόσα Ερεμπενάζιε; born October 13, 1995), is a Greek professional basketball player for Anorthosi. He played at the youth squads of

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

, before starting his pro career.

Early life

Erevbenagie was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He immigrated to Greece at a very young age and played with the youth squads of

, being a teammate with players such as

Georgios Papagiannis Georgios Papagiannis (Greek: Γιώργος Παπαγιάννης; born July 3, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. Born in Marousi, Athens, Greece ...

, Vassilis Charalampopoulos , and Georgios Diamantakos.

Professional career

After leaving Panathinaikos, Erevbenagie started his pro career with Kymis of the Greek B Basket League, being coached by

Vassilis Bratsiakos Vassilios or Vassileios, also transliterated Vasileios, Vasilios, Vassilis or Vasilis ( el, Βασίλειος or Βασίλης), is a Greek given name, the origin of Basil. In ancient/medieval/Byzantine context, it is also transliterated as Basile ...

. With Kymis, he won the promotion to the

Greek A2 Basket League The Greek A2 Basket League ( el, Ελληνική Α2 Μπάσκετ Λιγκ, link=no), is a professional basketball league in Greece. It is the 2nd-tier level of pro competition, among clubs in the country. It is organized by the Hellenic Baske ...

. The next season, he joined Bilbao Basket of the

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...

. During that year, he didn't appear in a single game with Bilbao and he was loaned to Ametx Zornotza during the season. The following season, Erevbenagie returned to Greece and signed with Kavala of the

. During the season, he was one of the best young players in the league, averaging 12.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.

References

External links

Real GM.com
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Euroleague
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