Patrick Sean Calathes (, born on December 12, 1985) is a Greek-American former professional

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player. At a height of tall, he played at both the

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and

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positions. He was the 2013

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High school career

Calathes attended

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, in Winter Park,

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, where he played high school basketball. He began high school as a wiry tall

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, but he would eventually grow to by his senior year.

College career

After graduating from high school, Calathes would go on to play

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for the

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, at

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, in Philadelphia. At St. Joe's, he saw limited playing time as a freshman, and then played as a key substitute for the team, during his sophomore season. It was not until his junior season, during which he averaged 13.9 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game, that he began to fully regain the physical and athletic abilities that he possessed before his growth spurt. He increased his per game averages to 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds, in his senior year, and teamed up with

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Ahmad Nivins, to lead the Hawks to the 2008

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title game, and the Hawks' first

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Tournament appearance since 2004. SJU would lose to the

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's men's basketball team, the

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, in the opening round. Although he was listed as a

for the

, his versatility allowed him to play multiple positions throughout his college career. Calathes ranks 27th all-time on the Saint Joseph's University's career

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list, with 1,251 points scored. He also is 22nd all-time in the school's history, with 630 career

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. He is one of 26 players in school history to score 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds in their career.

Professional career

Many

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mock drafts, including DraftExpress.com, had included Calathes as a draftee in their

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mock draft boards. He was projected to be drafted as high as the late first round, but he was most frequently projected to be drafted in the mid-second round. However, he went

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. Because of his unique combination of height and

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skills, Calathes continues to intrigue a number of NBA teams, despite not having been drafted. In the year 2008, Calathes began his professional basketball career when he signed a 3-year contract with the Greek League club

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. In 2010, Calathes moved to the Greek League club Kolossos Rodou. He joined the

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club Panathinaikos in 2011. He joined the Israeli League club Maccabi Hafia in 2012, and he was a key player in the team's successful 2012–13 season. He was named to the Israeli League's All-First Team. He also helped lead the club to win the Israeli League championship, as he was named the MVP of the Israeli League Final. From 2013 to 2016, he played with

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of the

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. On August 1, 2016, it was announced that Calathes had returned to Panathinaikos. On January 4, 2017, he left Panathinaikos, and signed with the Italian League club

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, for the rest of the season. On December 2, 2017, Calathes announced his retirement from playing professional club basketball and became a Basketball agent.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Calathes played in

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, with Pedro's Posse. He scored fifteen points in their loss in the first round to Team 23, by a score of 107–92.

National team career

Calathes was a member of the senior men's Greek national team in 2011.

Personal life

Pat Calathes' younger brother,

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, was the primary

for the

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team. The Calatheses led their respective college teams in scoring during the 2007–08 college basketball season. Nick currently plays with Fenerbahçe in Turkey. Calathes holds a Greek passport thanks to his descent from his grandparents, who emigrated to

from

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. His mother is Irish. In 2014, Patrick's ex-wife, Mary, gave birth to the couple's first child, Sienna. In 2022, Patrick welcomed his second child, Patrick Sean Calathes II.

Awards and accomplishments

High school

*2× Florida State Championship Final Four: (2003, 2004)

College

*All- Atlantic-10 Third Team: (2007) *4× Atlantic-10 Player of the Week *All- Atlantic-10 First Team: (2008) *7× Big 5 Player of the Week *All- Big 5 Team: (2008) * Big 5 Co-Player of the Year: (2008) * Inducted into Big 5 Hall of Fame: (2019) * Inducted into St. Joseph's University Hall of Fame: (2019)

Professional

* Greek League All-Star: (2011) *

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Winner: (2012) * Israeli Super League Quintet: (

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) * Israeli Super League Champion: (

) * Israeli Super League Finals MVP: (

) * Kazakh Cup Winner: (2014) * Kazakh Cup All-Cup Team: (2014) *2× Kazakh League Champion: (2014, 2015) * Kazakh League All-Kazakh Team: (

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

)

References

External links

Calathes
on Twitter
Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileItalian League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

College Player Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Calathes, Pat 1985 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Kazakhstan American men's basketball players American people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent American people of Irish descent Basketball players from Florida BC Astana players Greek men's basketball players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Maroussi B.C. players Maccabi Haifa B.C. players Pallacanestro Cantù players Panathinaikos B.C. players People from Casselberry, Florida Power forwards Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball players Small forwards Sportspeople from Seminole County, Florida Lake Howell High School alumni 21st-century Greek sportsmen