Kevin Pangos

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Kevin Pangos
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Pangos, with Barcelona in 2018.
No. 6 – Cleveland Cavaliers
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1993-01-26) January 26, 1993 (age 28)
Holland Landing, Ontario
NationalityCanadian / Slovenian
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High schoolDenison (Newmarket, Ontario)
CollegeGonzaga (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Gran Canaria
2016–2018Žalgiris Kaunas
2018–2020FC Barcelona
2020–2021Zenit Saint Petersburg
2021–presentCleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Canada
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Mendoza National team
FIBA World U17 Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Hamburg National team
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012 São Sebastião do Paraíso National team

Kevin Joseph Pangos (born January 26, 1993) is a Canadian[1] professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He spent his college basketball career playing for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference. He was named the 2015 WCC Player of the Year,[2] as well as a third-team All-American by Sporting News.[3] Pangos has also represented Canada on the international stage. He earned an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2018.

Early life[]

Pangos is a third-generation Slovene Canadian as his paternal grandparents emigrated to Canada from the former Yugoslav Republic. He has a Slovenian passport.[4] Like many young Canadians, Pangos played youth hockey. He had family connections to the game—an uncle played in the NHL, and a cousin was drafted by the Washington Capitals—but he did not like the sport as much as basketball.[5] In any event, he had much deeper family links to that sport. His father Bill played basketball for the University of Toronto[6] and finished his 26th season as the head women's basketball coach at York University in Toronto in 2013,[7] his mother Patty played Canadian Interuniversity Sport basketball at McMaster University,[7] and his sister Kayla played under their father at York.[5]

Growing up, Pangos' biggest inspiration was Steve Nash, a Canadian who developed into one of the NBA's top point guards and a two-time MVP. At training camps throughout his youth, Pangos paid special attention to stories about Nash; he recalled in a 2013 interview, "Someone would say, 'Steve Nash would make 500 shots a day.' I figured I had to make 500 shots a day."[7]

Although he played for various national and provincial youth squads, he frequently trained alone or with his father, as he found relatively little high-level competition in Ontario.[5]

High school career[]

Pangos played for Dr. John M. Denison Secondary School in Newmarket, Ontario. In his senior season, he led Denison to the OFSAA Triple-A title game where he scored a game-high 26 points in a 69–64 loss to Anderson CVI. He is highly respected for being one of the top players to come from a high school in the Regional Municipality of York .[8]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kevin Pangos
PG 		Newmarket, ON Dr. John M. Denison (ON) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 11, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2011 Gonzaga". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  • "2011 Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.

College career[]

Pangos taking a jump shot for Gonzaga.

Pangos received offers from several NCAA Division I schools including Michigan, Temple, UNLV, Portland, and Cincinnati.[9] Notably, he and Trey Burke were both offered scholarships to Michigan, but only on a first-come, first-served basis; Burke accepted first.[7] Pangos opted for Gonzaga after receiving favorable reviews from Kelly Olynyk and his family; the Pangos and Olynyk families are longtime friends in the closely knit Canadian basketball community.[7]

In his second NCAA game against Washington State he scored 33 points and tied a school record with nine three-pointers made in an 89–81 victory. This game kicked off a stellar 2011-12 freshman season at Gonzaga, as Pangos led the team in many statistical categories including points, assists, steals, minutes played, 3-pointers made, and free throw percentage. He helped Gonzaga to a 13–3 record in the West Coast Conference, good enough for second place, and a 26–7 overall record.

In the WCC semi-finals Pangos led Gonzaga by BYU in a 77–58 victory, scoring a game-high 30 points on 10–17 shooting.[10] Pangos did not perform well in the 2012 West Coast Conference finals in a 78–74 overtime loss to Saint Mary's. Pangos shot just 3–18 from the field and 1–10 from three-point range.[11]

Gonzaga entered the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament as a #7 seed. In his first NCAA tournament appearance, Pangos scored 13 points on 5–7 shooting and added 5 assists in a lop-sided 77–54 victory over West Virginia; however, Gonzaga would lose to #2-seeded Ohio State in the third round of the tournament 73–66. Pangos would score just 10 points on 3–13 shooting.[12]

On January 29, 2015, against Portland, Pangos broke Blake Stepp's school record of 288 made 3-pointers.[13] As of March 11, 2015, Pangos currently has a school-record of 313 3-pointers, which is good enough for fifth place all-time in West Coast Conference men's basketball.[14]

Professional career[]

Pangos with Žalgiris Kaunas in 2018

On July 24, 2015, Pangos signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club Herbalife Gran Canaria.[15]

In 2016, Pangos joined the Lithuanian club Žalgiris, with whom Pangos signed a "1+1" deal.[16][17] In May 2018, he was named the All-EuroLeague Second Team for the 2017–18 season.[18] With Žalgiris, he reached the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four, the team's first participation in 20 years. There, the team finished in third place after losing to Fenerbahçe and defeating CSKA Moscow.

On July 25, 2018, Pangos signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[19] Due to an injury, he played three games during the 2019-20 season. Pangos parted ways with Barcelona on July 5, 2020.[20]

On July 6, 2020, Pangos signed with Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague.[21] He had an exceptionally productive season in Russia, making the All-EuroLeague First Team in the process and averaging 13.5 points and 6.6 assists per game. On July 23, 2021, Pangos officially parted ways with Zenit.[22]

On September 17, 2021, Pangos signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[23]

National team career[]

Pangos played for the 2009 Canadian Cadet Men's National team that won bronze at the 2009 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship, where he averaged 18.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 3.2 steals per game.[24]

Pangos also represented Canada at the 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, where he averaged 15.8 points, 5 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game, en route to a bronze-medal game victory over Lithuania.[24] He was named to the All-Tournament Team.

In 2011, Pangos travelled with Canada's Under-19 men's basketball team to Latvia, for the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He finished second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.5 points per game, and led the team in assists, with 3.1 per game[25] Pangos finished fourth among the tournament in steals per game leaders, averaging 2.1 per game.[26]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  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

EuroLeague[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2016–17 Žalgiris 30 30 20.8 .381 .457 .862 1.8 3.2 .9 .0 8.7 7.2
2017–18 36 36 27.5 .483 .475 .754 2.7 5.9 .7 .1 12.7 14.2
2018–19 Barcelona 35 16 20.3 .448 .317 .741 1.1 3.2 .4 .0 7.0 6.1
2020–21 Zenit 39 39 28.5 .522 .390 .845 2.0 6.7 .7 .0 13.5 14.8

Liga Endesa[]

Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Gran Canaria 30 24 23.0 .385 .373 .875 2.3 4.5 0.9 0.0 11.0 11.1
Career 30 24 23.0 .385 .373 .875 2.3 4.5 0.9 0.0 11.0 11.1

Awards and achievements[]

  • 2015 CBB 3-point Contest Champion
  • 2012 WCC Newcomer of the Year[27]
  • 2012 First Team All-WCC[27]
  • 2012 WCC All-Freshman Team.[27]
  • 2013 First Team All-WCC[28]
  • 2014 First Team All-WCC[29]
  • 2015 First Team All-WCC[2]
  • 2015 WCC Player of the Year[2]
  • 2015 Sporting News Third Team All-American[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kevin Pangos". acb.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2019. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ a b c "WCC Announces 2015 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". West Coast Conference. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Sporting News' 2014-15 college basketball All-Americans". Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  4. ^ Pangos, Kevin (November 28, 2017). "Kevin Pangos, Zalgiris: "Comfortable in Kaunas"". Euroleague.net. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Medcalf, Myron (July 9, 2012). "From Canada to college basketball". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  6. ^ "Gonzaga banks on a pair of Canucks for March Madness". Globe and Mail. March 13, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e Anderson, Kelli (March 18, 2013). "Canada's Got Talent". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  8. ^ "OFSAA 3A Championship Day Recap and Standouts". Crown Magazine. March 11, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  9. ^ Kevin Pangos. Yahoo! Rivals. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Kevin-Pangos-116049. Retrieved on June 8, 2012
  10. ^ ESPN Box Score http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320632250 retrieved on June 8, 2012
  11. ^ ESPN Box Score, March 25, 2012. http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320652608 retrieved on June 8, 2012
  12. ^ ESPN Box Score http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320770194 retrieved on June 8, 2012
  13. ^ "Kevin Pangos sets Gonzaga's 3-point record in rout of Portland". espn.go.com. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  14. ^ "2014-15 WCC Basketball Notes" (PDF). Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  15. ^ "Herbalife Gran Canaria adds the point guard Kevin Pangos". cbgrancanaria.net. July 24, 2015.
  16. ^ "Zalgiris strengthens the squad with Kevin Pangos". zalgiris.lt. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  17. ^ "Kevin Pangos signed with Zalgiris Kaunas". eurohoops.net. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  18. ^ "2017-18 All-EuroLeague Second Team presented by 7DAYS". euroleague.net. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  19. ^ "Kevin Pangos, direction and scoring for Barça Lassa | FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  20. ^ "Barcelona, Kevin Pangos officially part ways". Sportando. July 5, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  21. ^ "Zenit St. Petersburg announces Kevin Pangos". Sportando. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  22. ^ "Kevin Pangos officially leaves Zenit". Sportando. July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  23. ^ "Cavaliers Sign Kevin Pangos". NBA.com. September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  24. ^ a b Kevin Pangos at Gonzaga Men's Basketball retrieved from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  25. ^ Kevin Pangos at 2011 FIBA U-19 World Championship Latvia retrieved from http://latvia2011.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/11/fu19m/player/p/eid/5194/pid/75922/rid//sid/5194/tid/257/profile.html on June 8, 2012
  26. ^ Player Leaders from 2011 FIBA U-19 World Championship Latvia retrieved from: http://latvia2011.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/11/fu19m/statistics/p/eid/5194/lid//rid//rpp//sid/5194/sp/ALL/ss/STE/srid/ALL/top-players.html On June 8, 2012
  27. ^ a b c "WCC Announces 2012 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  28. ^ "WCC Announces 2013 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  29. ^ "WCC Announces 2014 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.


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