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

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player. At 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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Professional career

Panko began his professional career in 1999 with the New Mexico Slam 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 won a

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ship with the Wizards in 2002. He was named the CBA Most Valuable Player 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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club

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. In December 2012, he was traded to Unicaja Malaga 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×

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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

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

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

College career

Professional career

EuroLeague statistics

Awards and accomplishments

College career

Pro career

References

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