Nestoras Kommatos
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Nestoras Kommatos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 6'8" (2.03 m) in height and he plays at the small forward
position. His father is Greek and his mother is from Guyana
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. He then moved to the Greek team PAOK
for a year and then to the Greek team Aris
. In the 2003-04 season, he was the Greek League Scoring Leader, averaging 21.5 points per game.
In 2005, Kommatos moved to the Israeli League basketball giants Maccabi Tel Aviv and he won the Euroleague
championship with them. He then played with Fortitudo Bologna
in the Italian League
and then with Sevilla in the Spanish League
. In 2006, he played for the Greek club AEK Athens
and in 2007, he moved to the Russian League
and joined Lokomotiv Rostov
. Kommatos joined the Greek League club AEL 1964
for the 2008-09 season. In 2009-10 he played for Gymnastikos Olympia. For the 2010-11 season he played for Maroussi B.C.. In January 2011 he signed with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. in Turkey
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Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
position. His father is Greek and his mother is from Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
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Pro career
Kommatos began his pro career with the Greek club Gymnastikos S. Larissas. In 2000, he was transferred to the Greek team MakedonikosMakedonikos BC
Makedonikos B.C. is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Neapoli, Thessaloniki , Greece. The club was founded in the year 1928.-History:...
. He then moved to the Greek team PAOK
PAOK BC
P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki B.C. is the professional basketball department of the Greek multi-sports club P.A.O.K., originally founded in 1926 and is based in Thessaloniki, Greece. The club has established a firm reputation in Greek sports, especially for its success in European leagues...
for a year and then to the Greek team Aris
Aris BC
Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....
. In the 2003-04 season, he was the Greek League Scoring Leader, averaging 21.5 points per game.
In 2005, Kommatos moved to the Israeli League basketball giants Maccabi Tel Aviv and he won the Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
championship with them. He then played with Fortitudo Bologna
Fortitudo Bologna
Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna is an Legadue Basket professional basketball club that is based in Bologna. It's currently sponsored by Conad.-History:...
in the Italian League
Serie A (basketball)
Lega Basket Serie A is the highest level club competition in Italian professional basketball where play determines the national champion. The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 30 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarterfinals and semifinals series are best-of-five, and...
and then with Sevilla in the Spanish League
Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto
The Liga ACB, known as the Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Spain. It was founded in 1956 with the name of Liga Nacional. The league changed its name to the current one in 1983. The league is rated as one of the three "A" level European...
. In 2006, he played for the Greek club AEK Athens
AEK Athens BC
AEK BC , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek professional sports basketball club based in Athens, Greece. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War ....
and in 2007, he moved to the Russian League
Russian Basketball Super League
The Russian Basketball SuperLeague is a men's professional basketball league that was the pre-eminent league of Russian professional basketball until 2010...
and joined Lokomotiv Rostov
Lokomotiv Rostov
PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban is a Russian professional basketball team which is now based in Krasnodar, Russia, after moving from Rostov-on-Don at the end of the 2008–09 season for financial reasons. The club was founded in the year 1946 and was formerly known as Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody and Lokomotiv...
. Kommatos joined the Greek League club AEL 1964
AEL 1964 BC
AEL 1964 BC Larissa was a Greek professional basketball team that was originally established in 1928. The club was also known under the name Gymnastikos S. Larissas. In 2009, the club merged with Olympia Larissa....
for the 2008-09 season. In 2009-10 he played for Gymnastikos Olympia. For the 2010-11 season he played for Maroussi B.C.. In January 2011 he signed with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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