Lefteris Mantzoukas

[Mirotic12]

I've been watching some of the European Under-16 Championship. From the games I have seen, this Italian player, Davide Casarin really looks good for his age. The Greek player Lefteris Mantzoukas looks really, really nice also.

[bravor]

You can add Wembanyama/A. Traore for France, Niagu for Russia, Bona for Turkey, Ivisic Brothers for Croatia. mb Radovanovic for Serbs but he has been disappointing. Mostly frontcourt prospects.

[Mirotic12]

https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1005685/lefteris-mantzoukas-breaks-angt-single-game-scoring-record/

Lefteris Mantzoukas breaks ANGT single game scoring record
18/JAN/20 12:56

A game to remember for 16-year-old Lefteris Mantzoukas at Munich, Germany.

By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net

Lefteris Mantzoukas set a new Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament single game scoring record on Saturday with 49 points to his name.

His 49 points boosted by 7/12 twos and 5/12 threes saw him [take] over the previous single game scoring record of 43 points set by Dragan Bender back in 2014.

Aside [from] the scoring bonanza, the young Greek forward gathered 19 rebounds, dished one assist, made three interceptions and earned 14 fouls. His 65 PIR ranks third all-time in the competition behind Bender’s 66 and Nikola Mirotic’s 84.

[Mirotic12]

Box Score:

https://www.adidasngt.com/u18/game-center/games/showgame?gamecode=7&seasoncode=JTM19

[EvanZ]

He's so good in The League and The Good Place.

[UcanUwill]

Nikola Mirotic had a PIR of 84, and Bender with 66? Holly crap, that must be pretty bad competition tho.

[Mirotic12]

Of course it's weak competition, because it's under-18 level. It's the top under-18 club competition in Europe - so it's basically the club version of the FIBA under-18 European championship. So yeah, weak competition, because it's high school age, but nonetheless worthy of note, because it's the highest high school competition level in Europe.

[Mirotic12]

Mantzoukas signed with the Greek EuroLeague club Panathinaikos. But he can't join the team this season, due to Greek Federation rules.

[Mirotic12]

The sports authority in Greece overruled their basketball federation and approved him being eligible to play this year. So now Mantzoukas can finish this season playing with Panathinaikos.

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