Andy Panko
American basketball player
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Andrew John Panko III (born November 29, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player.[1] At 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall, he primarily played the small forward and power forward positions.[2]
(Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
Panko with Unicaja Málaga in 2013. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 29, 1977 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Lebanon Valley (1995–1999) |
| NBA draft | 1999: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1999–2018 |
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| Number | 24 |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2001 | New Mexico Slam |
| 2001 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2001–2002 | Basket Napoli |
| 2002–2003 | Dakota Wizards |
| 2003 | Casademont Girona |
| 2003 | Gigantes de Carolina |
| 2003–2004 | Casademont Girona |
| 2004–2005 | Caja San Fernando |
| 2005–2006 | Bilbao Basket |
| 2006 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2007 | Bilbao Basket |
| 2007–2012 | San Sebastián Gipuzkoa |
| 2012 | Panathinaikos |
| 2012–2013 | Unicaja Málaga |
| 2013–2015 | Baloncesto Fuenlabrada |
| 2015 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 2015–2016 | SLUC Nancy |
| 2016 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 2016–2017 | Fuerza Regia |
| 2017 | Guaros de Lara |
| 2017–2018 | Fuerza Regia |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
College career
After playing high school basketball at Bishop McDevitt in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Panko played college basketball at Lebanon Valley College.[3][4][5][6]
Professional career
Panko began his professional career in 1999 with the New Mexico Slam of the International Basketball League. He made his NBA debut with the Atlanta Hawks in 2001, playing just one minute in a single game.[7] Panko played for the Dakota Wizards of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 2002 to 2003. He won a CBA championship with the Wizards in 2002.[8] He was named the CBA Most Valuable Player and earned All-CBA First Team honors in 2003.[9] He was named the Spanish ACB League MVP in 2012, while playing with San Sebastián Gipuzkoa.[10]
In July 2012, he signed with the Greek Basket League / EuroLeague club Panathinaikos.[11] In December 2012, he was traded to Unicaja Malaga for James Gist.[12] At the end of the season he left Unicaja.[13]
On August 14, 2013, Panko signed with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada for the 2013–14 season.[14] On July 29, 2014, he agreed with Fuenlabrada to play one more season.[15] On May 30, 2015, he signed with Vaqueros de Bayamón of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.[16]
On July 17, 2015, Panko signed with French club SLUC Nancy Basket for the 2015–16 season.[17] On May 11, 2016, he re-joined the Vaqueros de Bayamón for the rest of the 2016 BSN season.[18]
On September 12, 2016, Panko signed with Mexican club Fuerza Regia.[19] He helped his team to win the 2016–17 LNBP championship.[20] On April 4, 2017, he signed with Guaros de Lara of Venezuela for the rest of the 2017 LPB season.[21] On July 27, 2017, he re-signed with Fuerza Regia for one more season.[22]
EuroLeague statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Panathinaikos | 9 | 6 | 24.4 | .473 | .250 | .563 | 4.8 | 1.7 | .2 | .1 | 9.2 | 8.9 |
| 2012–13 | Unicaja Málaga | 13 | 3 | 23.4 | .275 | .208 | .667 | 3.2 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 4.7 | 1.9 |
| Career | 22 | 9 | 23.8 | .370 | .225 | .618 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | 6.5 | 4.8 |
Awards and accomplishments
College career
- 3× NABC First-Team All-American: (1997, 1998, 1999)
- 3× MAC Most Valuable Player: (1997, 1998, 1999)
- 2× Division III National Player of the Year: (1998, 1999)
- D3hoops.com All-Decade First Team: (2008)
- D3hoops.com Player of the Decade: (2008)
- Lebanon Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame: (2009)
- Small College Basketball National Hall of Fame: (2020)[23]
Pro career
- CBA Champion: Dakota Wizards: (2002)
- CBA: All-League Team: (2003)
- CBA MVP: (2003)
- Spanish Second Division: MVP: (2008)
- 3× Spanish ACB League Top Scorer: (2012, 2014, 2015)
- All-Spanish League Team: (2012)
- Spanish ACB League MVP: (2012)