David S. Caligaris (born 1956) is an American former professional

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. He played

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with

Northeastern University Northeastern University (NU or NEU) is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association in 1898 as an all-male instit ...

. He was selected by the

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in the 5th round of the

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, 95th overall. He played from 1978 to 1981 for Sporting Basketball Club in Greece. He is considered to be one of the greatest players in Sporting's history. He was the third scorer for the Greek championship in the 1978–79 period scoring 649 points and the second scorer in 1979–80 period scoring 727 points.

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1956 births Living people American people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent Detroit Pistons draft picks Greek Basket League players Northeastern Huskies men's basketball players Sporting basketball players American men's basketball players 20th-century American sportsmen {{1950s-US-basketball-bio-stub