Lefteris Bochoridis

Lefteris Bochoridis
Λευτέρης Μποχωρίδης
No. 7 Panathinaikos Athens
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Greek League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1994-04-18) April 18, 1994
Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2014 Aris Thessaloniki
2014–present Panathinaikos

Eleftherios "Lefteris" Bochoridis (Greek: Ελευθέριος "Λευτέρης" Μποχωρίδης; born April 18, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player who currently plays for Panathinaikos of the Greek League and the Euroleague. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, he is a left-handed, 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall[1] point guard-shooting guard.

Early career

As a young player, Bochoridis was speculated by some as being a possible comparison to fellow Greek player Dimitris Diamantidis in the future.[2]

Professional career

Bochoridis began his pro career with the Greek League club Aris in 2010. With Aris, he played in the final game of the Greek Cup in 2014. Bochoridis' player rights were then sold to the Greek club Panathinaikos in July of 2014, for €350,000 euros.[3]

On 29 July, 2014, Panathinaikos announced the signing of Bochoridis to a 5-year deal.[4][5] The first statement of Bochoridis as a player of Panathinaikos, was that he was playing at the highest level, and that he would do his best for the team.[6] With Panathinaikos, he won the Greek Cup in 2015.

On 23 September, 2015, he suffered a fractured fibula in a friendly game against Partizan, and he was subsequently ruled out of game action for at least a period of three months time.[7]On 17 January, 2016, he returned to action in a Greek League game, in a home win against his former club, Aris, which his team won by a score of 80-59. During the post-game press conference, Bochoridis stated that he was satisfied because of his return, and that he would do his best to help the team.[8]

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

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15 Panathinaikos 15 2 10.0 .400 .455 .333 1.0 1.3 0.2 .0 2.0 1.3

Greek national team

Bochoridis played with the junior national teams of Greece, at the both the 2011 and 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championships. He also played at both the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship and the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Awards and accomplishments

References

External links

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