Efthimios Rentzias
- January 4, 2024
- Basketball Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Efthimios Rentzias |
| Occupation | Basketball Player |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 11, 1976(1976-01-11) |
| Age | 48 |
| Birthplace | Greece |
| Country | Greece |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Efthimios Rentzias Biography
| Name | Efthimios Rentzias |
| Birthday | Jan 11 |
| Birth Year | 1976 |
| Place Of Birth | Greece |
| Birth Country | Greece |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Efthimios Rentzias is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on January 11, 1976 in Greece, Greece. Famed 6’11” center who played for the Philadelphia 76ers and for several European teams during his playing career that spanned from 1993 until 2005.
He and the Greek Under-19 team defeated Stephon Marbury and the U.S. team on their way to the gold medal at the 1995 FIBA U-19 World Championship; he was named MVP of the competition.
Rentzias was a part of the junior Greek national basketball teams. With Greece’s junior national teams he won the silver medal at the 1991 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the gold medal at the 1993 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. Rentzias was named the MVP of the 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, helping Greece to win the tournament’s gold medal. In the process, Greece beat (by a score of 98–78) a U.S. team that featured future NBA players like Vince Carter, Trajan Langdon, Stephon Marbury, and Samaki Walker. During that period, Rentzias was considered to be one of the most talented young European basketball players.
Rentzias was also a member of the senior men’s Greek national basketball team, from 1992 to 2003, and he competed at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games. That was the just the second ever appearance by Greece’s senior men’s basketball team in a Summer Olympic Games, and their first since the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympic Games. He averaged 5.0 points and 4.1 rebounds, in 12 minutes per game, over seven contests in the 1996 Olympic Games tournament.
He was born in Trikala, Greece.
Efthimios Rentzias Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Basketball Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Efthimios Rentzias is one of the richest Basketball Player from Greece. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Efthimios Rentzias 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a first-round 1996 NBA Draft pick, 23rd overall, but opted to stay with P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki, for whom he had been playing with since 1993.
He became the second Greek-born NBA player when he signed with the 76ers.
Efthimios “Efthimis” Rentzias (alternate spellings: Efthymios, Efthymis; Greek: Ευθύμιος “Ευθύμης” Ρεντζιάς; born January 11, 1976) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He was most notably a member of FC Barcelona and the Philadelphia 76ers. At 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) in height, he played at the center position.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 11 in |
| Weight | 260 lbs |
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In September 29, 1997 was traded by the Denver Nuggets with a 2000 2nd round draft pick (Hanno Möttölä was later selected) to the Atlanta Hawks for Priest Lauderdale.
Facts & Trivia
Efthimios Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Greece. Efthimios Rentzias celebrates birthday on January 11 of every year.
In June 26, 2002: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 2004 2nd round draft pick (Royal Ivey was later selected) and a 2006 2nd round draft pick (Daniel Gibson was later selected).