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Sofoklis Schortsanitis

1985 - Today

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Sofoklis Schortsanitis (Greek: Σοφοκλής Σχορτσανίτης; born 22 June 1985) is a Cameroonian-Greek former professional basketball player and Olympian. An All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2011, Schortsanitis won the EuroLeague title in 2014 with Maccabi Tel Aviv, and reached the EuroLeague Final in 2010 and 2011, while playing for Olympiacos and Maccabi, respectively. He was a member of the Greece men's national basketball team that captured silver medal honours in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and a bronze medal in the EuroBasket 2009. He is nicknamed "Big Sofo" or "Baby Shaq". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sofoklis Schortsanitis is the 455th most popular basketball player (down from 396th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Cameroon (up from 59th in 2019) and the most popular Cameroonian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Sofoklis Schortsanitis ranks 455 out of 1,757Before him are Danny Ainge, Igor Kokoškov, Rui Hachimura, Kyle Anderson, Vasilije Micić, and Danilo Gallinari. After him are OG Anunoby, Buddy Jeannette, Michael Porter Jr., DeMar DeRozan, Blake Griffin, and İbrahim Kutluay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Sofoklis Schortsanitis ranks 324Before him are Josh Zuckerman, Chris Zylka, Karla Souza, Vivek Ramaswamy, Bombayla Devi Laishram, and Karima Adebibe. After him are Nicolas Lombaerts, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, Eva Amurri, Adriana Ugarte, Simone Bolelli, and John Francis Daley.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Sofoklis Schortsanitis ranks 58 out of 156Before him are André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (1995), Patrick Ekeng (1990), Jean Makoun (1983), Eric Djemba-Djemba (1981), Stéphane Mbia (1986), and Souleymanou Hamidou (1973). After him are André Kana-Biyik (1965), Nicolas Nkoulou (1990), Calixthe Beyala (1961), Timothée Atouba (1982), Pierre Njanka (1975), and Modeste M'bami (1982).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Cameroon

Among basketball players born in Cameroon, Sofoklis Schortsanitis ranks 1After him are Joel Embiid (1994), Pascal Siakam (1994), and Luc Mbah a Moute (1986).