David Stergakos

David Nelson Stergakos is a Greek-American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 9 in, he played at both the power forward and center positions.

Early life and name

Stergakos was born in the United States. Hailing from Montclair, New Jersey, he was known as Nelson in the U.S. and Stergakos in Greece.

College career

Stergakos played four years of college basketball with Bloomfield College in New Jersey between 1974 and 1978. He averaged 20 points and 14 rebounds per game in 104 career games.

Professional career

Stergakos was selected by the Boston Celtics in the fourth round of the 1978 NBA draft with the 72nd overall draft pick.
Between 1978 and 1991, Stergakos played for Panathinaikos in Greece. He won four Greek League championships and four Greek Cups. He was the Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer in 1986 and he was the top rebounder in the Greek League in the 1987–88 season with an average of 12.2 rebounds per game. His final season came in 1990–91.

National team career

Stergakos played for the Greek national team and won a silver medal at the 1989 FIBA EuroBasket. The following year, he helped Greece finish sixth at the 1990 FIBA World Championship. He scored 585 points in 65 games with the national team.

Post-playing career

As of January 2007, Stergakos had been team manager of Maroussi for four years.