Sofoklis Schortsanitis

Sofoklis Schortsanitis
Σοφοκλής Σχορτσανίτης
Schortsanitis with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2011
Personal information
Born (1985-06-22) 22 June 1985
Tiko, Cameroon
NationalityGreek / Cameroonian
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight380 lb (172 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2003: 2nd round, 34th overall pick
Drafted byLos Angeles Clippers
Playing career2000–2020
PositionCenter
Number21, 15, 5, 18, 12, 6, 22
Career history
2000–2003Iraklis
2003–2004Cantù
2004–2005Aris Thessaloniki
2005–2010Olympiacos
2010–2012Maccabi Tel Aviv
2012–2013Panathinaikos
2013–2015Maccabi Tel Aviv
2015Crvena zvezda
2015–2016PAOK
2017–2018Aries Trikala
2019–2020Ionikos Nikaias
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference 
Medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA World Cup 0 1 0
FIBA Stanković World Cup 1 0 0
FIBA EuroBasket 0 0 1
FIBA Under-19 World Cup 0 0 1
Albert Schweitzer U-18 World Tournament 1 0 0
FIBA U-18 European Championship 0 0 1
Total 2 1 3
Representing  Greece
Men's Basketball
FIBA World Cup
2006 Japan
FIBA Stanković World Cup
2006 China
FIBA EuroBasket
2009 Poland
FIBA U19 World Cup
2003 GreeceUnder-19
Albert Schweitzer U18 World Tournament
2002 GermanyUnder-18
FIBA Europe U18 Championship
2002 GermanyUnder-18

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".