Sofoklis Schortsanitis

Sofoklis Schortsanitis
Position:
C
Height:
206 cm
Weight:
156 kg
Age:
39 yo (1985 June 22)
Birth place:
Kevala, Greece
Citizenship:
Greek

Statistics
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MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
EuroCup 22:53 59.1%
52/88 		-
0/0 		58.8%
30/51 		4.4
3.1/1.3 		1.8 0.2 3.1 0.3 0 3.5 4.7 13.4 12.5 10 »
EuroLeague 15:18 50%
4/8 		-
0/0 		50%
1/2 		0.5
0.5/0 		0 0 2 0.5 1.5 3.5 2.5 4.5 -1.5 2 »

Last 10 games

Date Opponent MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
02-03
 25 66.7%
4/6 		-
0/0 		66.7%
2/3 		1
1/0 		2 0 3 0 0 3 3 10 7
01-26
 16 37.5%
3/8 		-
0/0 		50%
1/2 		4
2/2 		2 0 2 0 0 2 3 7 6
01-12
 17 80%
8/10 		-
0/0 		60%
3/5 		5
3/2 		1 0 1 0 0 4 6 19 22
01-06
 26 50%
4/8 		-
0/0 		33.3%
1/3 		4
2/2 		4 0 4 0 0 1 3 9 9
12-16
 29 71.4%
10/14 		-
0/0 		75%
3/4 		10
7/3 		3 1 5 0 0 4 5 23 28
12-09
 33 90%
9/10 		-
0/0 		69.2%
9/13 		6
5/1 		3 0 4 1 0 3 10 27 35
12-02
 21 30%
3/10 		-
0/0 		75%
3/4 		4
2/2 		1 0 2 0 0 5 4 9 3
11-25
 28 46.7%
7/15 		-
0/0 		30%
3/10 		5
4/1 		0 1 3 0 0 4 7 17 8
11-18
 11 50%
2/4 		-
0/0 		50%
1/2 		3
3/0 		0 0 2 1 0 5 2 5 1
11-11
 19 66.7%
2/3 		-
0/0 		80%
4/5 		2
2/0 		2 0 5 1 0 4 4 8 6
News
Sofoklis Schortsanitis battles kidney failure after recent diagnosis

2025-01-22

Over the past 14 months, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, a prominent figure in the basketball world, has been confronting one of the toughest challenges of his life. The former player has been undergoing intensive treatment for kidney failure, a condition that was suddenly triggered by an autoimmune disease.
Sofoklis Schortsanitis: 'I want Maccabi to win'

2024-04-23

Sofoklis Schortsanitis has played for both Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens and Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. As such, he was asked about the upcoming EuroLeague playoff series. Baby Shaq, as he was sometimes called during his playing days, transferred from Panathinaikos straight to Maccabi in 2013, where he went on to play for two seasons.
Sofoklis Schortsanitis rushed to the hospital

2023-11-27

Former EuroLeague great Sofoklis Schortsanitis has been rushed to the hospital. The 38-year-old former basketball player was admitted to the hospital Saturday night, experiencing very high blood pressure and vomiting, reports in Greece state.
News
Sofoklis Schortsanitis battles kidney failure after recent diagnosis

2025-01-22

Over the past 14 months, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, a prominent figure in the basketball world, has been confronting one of the toughest challenges of his life. The former player has been undergoing intensive treatment for kidney failure, a condition that was suddenly triggered by an autoimmune disease.
Sofoklis Schortsanitis: 'I want Maccabi to win'

2024-04-23

Sofoklis Schortsanitis has played for both Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens and Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. As such, he was asked about the upcoming EuroLeague playoff series. Baby Shaq, as he was sometimes called during his playing days, transferred from Panathinaikos straight to Maccabi in 2013, where he went on to play for two seasons.
Sofoklis Schortsanitis rushed to the hospital

2023-11-27

Former EuroLeague great Sofoklis Schortsanitis has been rushed to the hospital. The 38-year-old former basketball player was admitted to the hospital Saturday night, experiencing very high blood pressure and vomiting, reports in Greece state.
Sofoklis Schortsanitis reveals the worst insult he's gotten from a fan

2023-03-07

Sofoklis Schortsanitis was one of the most unique players in European basketball. Beloved by the fans and hated by the opponents, he used to strike fear on the basketball court.
Shaquille O'Neal recalls shameful moment in Greece, meeting with 'Baby Shaq'

2023-01-04

If Shaquille O'Neal is one of the most dominant forces under the baskets in NBA history, then his equivalent on the European front is Sofoklis Schortsanitis. Schortsanitis, also known as "Baby Shaq" or "Big Sofo", is a EuroLeague champion in 2014 and a former Olympiacos, Maccabi, Panathinaikos, and Crvena Zvezda center.
Maccabi fans select their team's all-time starting five

2022-05-02

On the occasion of Maccabi Tel Aviv's 90th anniversary, followers on the team's official Instagram page have chosen their all-time favorite players to ever wear the yellow-blue jersey. In each position, a bracket was created, from the quarterfinals to the finals. Eight selected players competed head-to-head to climb from stage to stage, until the final where fans decided the winner in every ...

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
15/16 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 15:18 50%
4/8 		- 50%
1/2 		0.5
0.5/0 		0 0 2 0.5 1.5 3.5 2.5 4.5 -1.5 2 »
14/15 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 14:40 52.9%
65/123 		- 54.9%
45/82 		2.4
1.7/0.7 		1 0.3 1.5 0.4 0.3 3.2 3.9 6.7 5.9 26 »
13/14 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 14:09 61.4%
111/181 		- 57.8%
56/97 		2.6
1.6/1.1 		1.1 0.8 2.3 0.3 0.3 3.3 3.7 9.6 8.3 29 »
12/13 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 12:08 57.6%
72/125 		- 60.4%
58/96 		2.3
1.3/1 		0.9 0.3 2 0.1 0.5 2.5 3.5 7.8 6.4 26 »
12/13 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 12:08 57.6%
72/125 		- 60.4%
58/96 		2.3
1.3/1 		0.9 0.3 2 0.1 0.5 2.5 3.5 7.8 6.4 26 »
12/13 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 12:08 57.6%
72/125 		- 60.4%
58/96 		2.3
1.3/1 		0.9 0.3 2 0.1 0.5 2.5 3.5 7.8 6.4 26 »
12/13 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 12:08 57.6%
72/125 		- 60.4%
58/96 		2.3
1.3/1 		0.9 0.3 2 0.1 0.5 2.5 3.5 7.8 6.4 26 »
12/13 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 12:08 57.6%
72/125 		- 60.4%
58/96 		2.3
1.3/1 		0.9 0.3 2 0.1 0.5 2.5 3.5 7.8 6.4 26 »
12/13 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 12:08 57.6%
72/125 		- 60.4%
58/96 		2.3
1.3/1 		0.9 0.3 2 0.1 0.5 2.5 3.5 7.8 6.4 26 »
12/13 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 12:08 57.6%
72/125 		- 60.4%
58/96 		2.3
1.3/1 		0.9 0.3 2 0.1 0.5 2.5 3.5 7.8 6.4 26 »
12/13 All Teams 12:08 57.6%
72/125 		- 60.4%
58/96 		2.3
1.3/1 		0.9 0.3 2 0.1 0.5 2.5 3.5 7.8 6.4 26 »
12/13 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 12:08 57.6%
72/125 		- 60.4%
58/96 		2.3
1.3/1 		0.9 0.3 2 0.1 0.5 2.5 3.5 7.8 6.4 26 »
12/13 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 12:08 57.6%
72/125 		- 60.4%
58/96 		2.3
1.3/1 		0.9 0.3 2 0.1 0.5 2.5 3.5 7.8 6.4 26 »
12/13 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 12:08 57.6%
72/125 		- 60.4%
58/96 		2.3
1.3/1 		0.9 0.3 2 0.1 0.5 2.5 3.5 7.8 6.4 26 »
12/13 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 12:08 57.6%
72/125 		- 60.4%
58/96 		2.3
1.3/1 		0.9 0.3 2 0.1 0.5 2.5 3.5 7.8 6.4 26 »
11/12 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 16:02 59.6%
69/116 		- 62.4%
45/72 		3
1.6/1.3 		1 0.6 2.5 0.4 0.3 2.9 4.3 8.7 8.6 21 »
10/11 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 19:13 58.2%
100/172 		- 62.4%
65/104 		4.2
2.4/1.8 		1.1 0.8 2.1 0.6 0.8 2.6 4.7 12.1 13 22 »
09/10 Olympiacos Piraeus 13:22 61.3%
51/83 		- 48.6%
34/70 		2.5
1.4/1.1 		0.6 0.5 1.4 0.2 - 2.1 3.3 7.2 7.3 19 »
08/09 Olympiacos Piraeus 8:23 58.5%
21/36 		0%
0/1 		62.2%
15/24 		1.8
1.2/0.5 		0.3 0.2 1.5 0.1 - 1.8 1.5 4.4 3.1 13 »
06/07 Olympiacos Piraeus 11:07 65.7%
38/58 		- 50.8%
37/73 		1.8
1.3/0.5 		0.7 0.4 1.7 0.4 - 2.8 3.3 6.7 5.5 17 »
05/06 Olympiacos Piraeus 19:10 61.8%
81/131 		- 63.2%
74/117 		4.9
3.1/1.9 		0.5 1.2 2.1 0.6 - 2.9 4.1 10.7 12.7 22 »

EuroCup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
15/16 PAOK Thessaloniki 22:53 59.1%
52/88 		- 58.8%
30/51 		4.4
3.1/1.3 		1.8 0.2 3.1 0.3 0 3.5 4.7 13.4 12.5 10 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2010 Greece 20:15 54.8%
17/31 		- 50%
14/28 		4.8
2.5/2.3 		0.3 1.3 3.3 0.3 - 3 - 12 5.3 4 »
2006 Greece 8:12 91.7%
11/12 		- 60%
9/15 		0.6
0/0.6 		0.2 0.6 1.8 0 - 2 - 6.2 2.4 5 »

FIBA EuroBasket

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2009 Greece 18:46 58.7%
34/58 		- 60%
39/65 		3.4
2/1.4 		0.2 0.7 2.2 0.8 - 3.6 - 11.9 5.7 9 »

Olympic Games

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2008 Greece 6:24 54.5%
6/11 		- 20%
3/15 		1.4
0.8/0.6 		0 0.2 1.6 0.2 - 1.6 - 3 -1.8 5 »
Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
02-03
 75-72 25 66.7%
4/6 		-
0/0 		66.7%
2/3 		1
1/0 		2 0 3 0 0 3 3 10 7
01-26
 83-71 16 37.5%
3/8 		-
0/0 		50%
1/2 		4
2/2 		2 0 2 0 0 2 3 7 6
01-12
 88-75 17 80%
8/10 		-
0/0 		60%
3/5 		5
3/2 		1 0 1 0 0 4 6 19 22
01-06
 78-62 26 50%
4/8 		-
0/0 		33.3%
1/3 		4
2/2 		4 0 4 0 0 1 3 9 9
12-16
 81-88 29 71.4%
10/14 		-
0/0 		75%
3/4 		10
7/3 		3 1 5 0 0 4 5 23 28
12-09
 104-99 33 90%
9/10 		-
0/0 		69.2%
9/13 		6
5/1 		3 0 4 1 0 3 10 27 35
12-02
 73-75 21 30%
3/10 		-
0/0 		75%
3/4 		4
2/2 		1 0 2 0 0 5 4 9 3
11-25
 70-89 28 46.7%
7/15 		-
0/0 		30%
3/10 		5
4/1 		0 1 3 0 0 4 7 17 8
11-18
 78-69 11 50%
2/4 		-
0/0 		50%
1/2 		3
3/0 		0 0 2 1 0 5 2 5 1
11-11
 81-76 19 66.7%
2/3 		-
0/0 		80%
4/5 		2
2/0 		2 0 5 1 0 4 4 8 6
10-22
 98-71 13 20%
1/5 		-
0/0 		50%
1/2 		1
1/0 		0 0 1 0 3 4 3 3 -6
10-15
 81-59 17 100%
3/3 		-
0/0 		-
0/0 		0
0/0 		0 0 3 1 0 3 2 6 3

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 15:00 50%
4/8 		- 50%
1/2 		0.5
0.5/0 		0 0 2 0.5 1.5 3.5 2.5 4.5 -1.5 2 »
Home game 17:00 100%
3/3 		- - 0
0/0 		0 0 3 1 0 3 2 6 3 1 »
Away game 13:00 20%
1/5 		- 50%
1/2 		1
1/0 		0 0 1 0 3 4 3 3 -6 1 »
Wins 17:00 100%
3/3 		- - 0
0/0 		0 0 3 1 0 3 2 6 3 1 »
Losses 13:00 20%
1/5 		- 50%
1/2 		1
1/0 		0 0 1 0 3 4 3 3 -6 1 »
Last 5 games 15:00 50%
4/8 		- 50%
1/2 		0.5
0.5/0 		0 0 2 0.5 1.5 3.5 2.5 4.5 -1.5 2 »
October 15:00 50%
4/8 		- 50%
1/2 		0.5
0.5/0 		0 0 2 0.5 1.5 3.5 2.5 4.5 -1.5 2 »
Versus SIG Strasbourg 17:00 100%
3/3 		- - 0
0/0 		0 0 3 1 0 3 2 6 3 1 »
Versus Real Madrid 13:00 20%
1/5 		- 50%
1/2 		1
1/0 		0 0 1 0 3 4 3 3 -6 1 »

EuroCup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
PAOK Thessaloniki 22:30 59.1%
52/88 		- 58.8%
30/51 		4.4
3.1/1.3 		1.8 0.2 3.1 0.3 0 3.5 4.7 13.4 12.5 10 »
Home game 24:24 68.2%
30/44 		- 58.3%
21/36 		3.8
3/0.8 		1.6 0.2 3.2 0.4 0 3.6 6 16.2 15.6 5 »
Away game 20:36 50%
22/44 		- 60%
9/15 		5
3.2/1.8 		2 0.2 3 0.2 0 3.4 3.4 10.6 9.4 5 »
Wins 24:00 67.9%
36/53 		- 70.6%
24/34 		4.7
3.3/1.3 		2 0.2 3.3 0.3 0 3.8 5.3 16 16.8 6 »
Losses 20:15 45.7%
16/35 		- 35.3%
6/17 		4
2.8/1.3 		1.5 0.3 2.8 0.3 0 3 3.8 9.5 6 4 »
Last 5 games 22:36 63%
29/46 		- 58.8%
10/17 		4.8
3/1.8 		2.4 0.2 3 0 0 2.8 4 13.6 14.4 5 »
November 19:20 50%
11/22 		- 47.1%
8/17 		3.3
3/0.3 		0.7 0.3 3.3 0.7 0 4.3 4.3 10 5 3 »
December 27:40 64.7%
22/34 		- 71.4%
15/21 		6.7
4.7/2 		2.3 0.3 3.7 0.3 0 4 6.3 19.7 22 3 »
January 19:40 57.7%
15/26 		- 50%
5/10 		4.3
2.3/2 		2.3 0 2.3 0 0 2.3 4 11.7 12.3 3 »
February 25:00 66.7%
4/6 		- 66.7%
2/3 		1
1/0 		2 0 3 0 0 3 3 10 7 1 »
Versus CSP Limoges 17:00 80%
8/10 		- 60%
3/5 		5
3/2 		1 0 1 0 0 4 6 19 22 1 »
Versus Besiktas Istanbul 21:00 30%
3/10 		- 75%
3/4 		4
2/2 		1 0 2 0 0 5 4 9 3 1 »
Versus Lietuvos rytas Vilnius 24:00 70.6%
12/17 		- 77.8%
7/9 		6
4.5/1.5 		2.5 0.5 5 0.5 0 4 4.5 15.5 17 2 »
Versus Valencia Basket 25:30 57.1%
8/14 		- 50%
3/6 		2.5
1.5/1 		3 0 3.5 0 0 2 3 9.5 8 2 »
Versus Zenit St Petersburg 28:00 46.7%
7/15 		- 30%
3/10 		5
4/1 		0 1 3 0 0 4 7 17 8 1 »
Versus EWE Baskets Oldenburg 16:00 37.5%
3/8 		- 50%
1/2 		4
2/2 		2 0 2 0 0 2 3 7 6 1 »
Versus Avtodor Saratov 33:00 90%
9/10 		- 69.2%
9/13 		6
5/1 		3 0 4 1 0 3 10 27 35 1 »
Versus Olaj Szolnok 11:00 50%
2/4 		- 50%
1/2 		3
3/0 		0 0 2 1 0 5 2 5 1 1 »
Sofoklis Schortsanitis
Height:
206 cm
Weight:
156 kg
Age:
39 yo (1985-06-22)
Birth place:
Kevala, Greece
Citizenship:
Greek
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Weight:
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