Andrew John Panko III (born November 29, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player.[1] At 6'9" (2.06 m) tall, he primarily played the small forward and power forward positions.[2]
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 was named the CBA Most Valuable Player and earned All-CBA First Team honors in 2003.[8] He was named the Spanish ACB League MVP in 2012, while playing with San Sebastián Gipuzkoa.[9]
In July 2012, he signed with the Greek Basket League / EuroLeague club Panathinaikos.[10] In December 2012, he was traded to Unicaja Malaga for James Gist.[11] At the end of the season he left Unicaja.[12]
On August 14, 2013, Panko signed with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada for the 2013–14 season.[13] On July 29, 2014, he agreed with Fuenlabrada to play one more season.[14] On May 30, 2015, he signed with Vaqueros de Bayamón of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.[15]
On July 17, 2015, Panko signed with French club SLUC Nancy Basket for the 2015–16 season.[16] On May 11, 2016, he re-joined the Vaqueros de Bayamón for the rest of the 2016 BSN season.[17]
On September 12, 2016, Panko signed with Mexican club Fuerza Regia.[18] He helped his team to win the 2016–17 LNBP championship.[19] On April 4, 2017, he signed with Guaros de Lara of Venezuela for the rest of the 2017 LPB season.[20] On July 27, 2017, he re-signed with Fuerza Regia for one more season.[21]
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)[22]
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)
References
- ^ Falk, Jeff (February 8, 2019). "An Unscripted Journey Spans 20 Years". Harrisburg Magazine. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ Eurobasket.com Andy Panko basketball profile.
- ^ Frank Bodani (August 18, 1997). "Small-college player has big-time talent". The York Dispatch. p. B1. Retrieved March 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jay Nagle. "Small school, big dreams: NBA prospect blossoms". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. D1, D4. Retrieved March 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ira Kaufman (March 26, 1999). "Seniors land auditions for NBA dream roles". The Tampa Tribune. p. 6. Retrieved March 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ed Gruver (April 26, 1995). "Panko looks to be part of LVC tradition". The Daily News. p. 12. Retrieved March 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Glen Rosales (January 20, 2001). "Panko allowed taste of good life in NBA". Albuquerque Journal. p. D3. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Andy Panko minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "ACB.com Andy Panko, MVP Orange 2011-12 " (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- ^ Greens sign veteran big man Panko
- ^ Malaga trade James Gist to Panathinaikos for Andy Panko
- ^ Unicaja Malaga part ways with Andy Panko and Marcus Williams
- ^ "Fuenlabrada signs Andy Panko". Sportando.net. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ Andy Panko returns to Fuenlabrada
- ^ Andy Panko signs with Vaqueros de Bayamon
- ^ Andy Panko reportedly signing with SLUC Nancy
- ^ Cambios de refuerzos a granel para inicio de playoffs del BSN (in Spanish)
- ^ Andy Panko inks with Fuerza Regia Monterrey
- ^ Fuerza Regia celebrate LNBP title
- ^ Andy Panko signs with Guaros de Lara
- ^ Andy Panko extended one more season in Monterrey Mexico!
- ^ "Andy Panko '99 Named to SCB National Hall of Fame". Lebanon Valley College Athletics. May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2023.