Fragiskos Alvertis

Who is Fragiskos Alvertis?

Fragiskos Alvertis is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He was the captain of the Panathinaikos basketball team. On February 3, 2008, Alvertis was chosen as one of the 50 most influential personalities in European Club Basketball over the last half-century by the Euroleague Basketball Experts Committee, in recognition of his major contribution to Panathinaikos' rise on the continental scene.

Alvertis is commonly referred as one of the best pure shooters of the 1990s and the beginning of the new millennium, winning the Greek League 3-Point Shootout Contest three years in a row and averaging 41 per cent in three point field goals throughout his Euroleague career. Alvertis made his eighth Euroleague Final Four appearance in 2007.

He began his career in 1986 with Glyfada BC and joined Panathinaikos in 1990. He won 11 Greek Championships, 5 Euroleague Championships, 8 Greek Cups, and one Intercontinental Cup. His jersey number was the first and only Panathinaikos shirt number ever to be retired. It was hung at the beginning of the 2009-10 season along with the trophy banners above the court of OAKA Indoor Hall, after his retirement following the 2008–09 season.