Nikos Galis
- January 5, 2024
- Basketball Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Nikos Galis |
| Occupation | Basketball Player |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 23, 1957(1957-07-23) |
| Age | 67 |
| Birthplace | Union City |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | New Jersey |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Nikos Galis Biography
| Name | Nikos Galis |
| Birthday | Jul 23 |
| Birth Year | 1957 |
| Place Of Birth | Union City |
| Home Town | New Jersey |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Parents | George Georgalis, Stella Georgalis |
| Spouse | Eleni Panagiotou , Tzeni Gali |
| Children(s) | Stella Galis |
Nikos Galis is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on July 23, 1957 in Union City, New Jersey, United States. A player in the FIBA Hall of Fame who was named one of the FIBA’s 50 Greatest Players in the year 1991. Also, as one of 50 Most Valuable Euroleague Contributors in 2008.
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Nikolaos Galis (né Georgalis) (Greek: Νικόλαος Γεωργαλής ; born July 23, 1957), commonly known as either Nikos Galis (Greek: Νίκος Γκάλης ), or Nick Galis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He was named one of FIBA’s 50 Greatest Players in 1991, is an inaugural member of the FIBA Hall of Fame and was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors in 2008. Galis is widely regarded as one of Europe’s greatest scorers to ever play the game, as well as one of the all-time greatest players in FIBA international basketball history. In 2017, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Galis played the point guard position during his college basketball years at Seton Hall University, but turned into a shooting guard as a professional. He spent most of his career in Aris, before having a late stint with Panathinaikos. He is the EuroLeague’s all-time leader in points per game (counting both FIBA Europe and Euroleague Basketball Company era games 1958 season–present), leading the competition in scoring eight times. In the premier European club scene, he reached the EuroLeague Final Four on four occasions, three consecutive times with Aris (1988, 1989, and 1990), and another one with Panathinaikos (1994). An eight-time Greek league champion, Galis is the Greek Championship’s unofficial all-time leading scorer, in both career points scored and career scoring average, counting all league formats (since the 1963–64 season, official stats are recognized since the 1992–93 season).
His family lived within Union City, New Jersey when the baby was born.
Nikos Galis Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Basketball Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Nikos Galis is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nikos Galis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a point guard in college, but was able to become an offensive guard when his professional career began.
He as well as his Greek national team were awarded an award in the year 1987: the EuroBasket gold medal, as well as in 1989, the EuroBasket silver award.
“Galis is the player of the 21st century.”, Alexander Gomelsky
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
| Weight | 82 kg |
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Who is Nikos Galis Dating?
According to our records, Nikos Galis married to Eleni Panagiotou , Tzeni Gali. As of December 1, 2023, Nikos Galis’s is not dating anyone.
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Averaging more than 30 points per game every season, Galis was the indisputable leader of Aris. While playing alongside other great players at Aris such as Panagiotis Giannakis and Slobodan Subotić (who was known in Greece as Lefteris Soumpotits), Galis won 8 Greek League championships (7 of them consecutively, and 3 undefeated, in the years 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991), 6 Greek Cups (4 of them consecutively, in the years 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1992), and led Aris to 3 consecutive appearances at the FIBA European Champions’ Cup (now called EuroLeague) Final Four (’88, ’89, and ’90). In the one disappointment of an otherwise glittering career with Aris, all three of the FIBA European Champions’ Cup Final Four appearances ended in defeat in the semifinals, thus depriving Galis of the opportunity to shine all the way on Europe’s biggest club stage, at the FIBA European Champions’ Cup Finals. The team’s performances and general standard of play, however, won the hearts of most basketball fans in Greece. Indeed, cinemas and theaters in Greece would often reduce their admission prices on Thursday evenings, when Aris was playing games, as large segments of the country settled down to watch them on television.
Facts & Trivia
Nikos Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Nikos Galis celebrates birthday on July 23 of every year.
“Although Drazen (i.e. Petrović) is my brother, for the best athlete of 1987, I voted for Galis.”‘, Aco Petrović
Was Nikos Galis good?
Overall, in all of the pro club competitions that he played in, Galis scored a total of 19,795 points, in 589 games played, for a pro club career scoring average of 33.6 points per game.
Who dropped 50 on jordan?
Meet Nikos Galis – The Greek Freak Who Apparently Dropped 50 on Michael Jordan But Rejected NBA.
How tall is Nick Galis?
6′ 0″
Who scored the most on MJ?
Dominique Wilkins has the most points in a game versus Michael Jordan, with 57 points on December 10, 1986.
Who is the oldest player to score 50?
Jamal Crawford is the oldest in a game with 50+ points. He was 39 years and 20 days old against the Mavericks on April 9, 2019.