By the Greek Basketball Federation in the "Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall"
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Nikos Galis
Nikolaos Georgalis, commonly known as either Nikos Galis or Nick Galis, is a Greek former professional basketball player. Galis, who during his playing days was nicknamed "Nick The Greek", "The Gangster", and "The Iron Man", is widely regarded as Europe 's greatest scorer to ever play the game, and as one of the all-time greatest players in FIBA international basketball history. In 1991, Galis was…
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business · Greek basketball player (born 1957) · basketball player · entrepreneur · businessperson · also Nikos Galis, Nick Galis, Nikolaos Georgalis, Galis
Born 23 July 1957 · Q433813
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2022· 1 entry
Was inducted in to the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame
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2018· 1 entry
Was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball
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2017· 2 entries
It was announced that Galis would be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as part of the 2017 Hall of Fame class
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Was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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2016· 1 entry
Exactly 29 years after Greece's national team won the gold medal at the 1987 EuroBasket, the court of the biggest basketball arena in Greece, the OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall, was named the "Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall",
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2013· 2 entries
And his number 4 jersey was retired by the Greece national team, in 2023
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The Main Hall of Thessaloniki's "Alexandreion Melathron" (aka Palais des Sport of Thessaloniki) was named "Nick Galis Hall"
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2008· 1 entry
Was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
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2007· 2 entries
Won the FIBA Hall of Fame with _Retired Basketball (2007).
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Became an inaugural member of the FIBA Hall of Fame
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1995· 1 entry
And up until early 2006, Galis was the owner of a summer basketball camp in Chalkidiki, Greece
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1994· 1 entry
Before Panathinaikos Athens' Week 2 game of the Greek League's 1994–95 season
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1993· 1 entry
While playing in the Greek League with Panathinaikos Athens, in a revenge game against his former team Aris Thessaloniki, he had a game for the ages
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1992· 1 entry
Played for Panathinaikos B.C. (1992–1994).
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1991· 1 entry
Galis was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players
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1987· 1 entry
And he earned the tournament's MVP award in the process
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1980· 1 entry
Played for Greece men's national basketball team (1980–1991).
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1979· 3 entries
Galis signed with agent Bill Manon, who also managed Diana Ross
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Played for Aris Thessaloniki B.C. (1979–1992).
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Studied at Seton Hall University (1975–1979).
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1975· 1 entry
Played for Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball (1975–1979).
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1957· 1 entry
Born 1957-07-23.
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