Full Name: Efthimios Rentzias
Position: Center
Born: 1/11/76, Trikala, Greece
Club Team: Danaos Trikala
Greek League: PAOK
Height: 6-foot-11
Weight: 243 lbs.
Stats

BACKGROUND:
An early entry candidate for the 1996 NBA Draft, Efthimios Rentzias has been a member of the Greek National Men's Basketball Team since the age of 16, and will likely play for the Greek Olympic Team in the 1996 Olympics. He played past two seasons for PAOK in the Greek League after playing for his hometown club team Danaos Trikala and was named top rookie in the league in 1994-95 by vote of the sportswriters. He played in the Junior World Championships in 1995, helping his team to first-place finish and taking Most Valuable Player honors, and was a member of the Greek team that finished fourth at the World Championship of Basketball in Toronto in 1994, losing to Croatia in the Bronze Medal Game. Rentzias helped the Greek Cadets national team to a gold medal in the 1993 European Championship.

AT PAOK:
In his second season in 1995-96, played 35 games in Greek regular season and playoffs. Averaged 7.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. He shot 56 percent from the field and 71 percent from the free-throw line. Blocked 32 shots in 23 regular-season games. In European Cup play, averaged 10.3 points and 6.6 rebounds in 29.5 minutes per game.

As an 18-year-old in his first season in the league in 1994-95, played sparingly in 32 games. Averaged 3.4 points and 3.4 rebounds, blocking 16 shots. He shot 52 percent from the field and 69 percent from the free throw line. In European Cup play, averaged 2.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in just 10 minutes per game.

European Cup

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