Kevin Pangos

Pangos is a third-generation Slovene Canadian as his paternal grandparents emigrated to Canada from the former Yugoslav Republic. He has a Slovenian passport.{{cite web|url= http://www.euroleague.net/news/blogs/2017-2018/kevin-pangos/i/8d5ps5w4nwebkxrn/kevin-pangos-zalgiris-comfortable-in-kaunas |title=Kevin Pangos, Zalgiris: "Comfortable in Kaunas"|first=Kevin |last=Pangos |publisher=Euroleague.net|date=November 28, 2017 |access-date=November 28, 2017}}

Like many young Canadians, Pangos played minor hockey. He had family connections to the game—an uncle played in the NHL, and a cousin was drafted by the Washington Capitals—but he did not like the sport as much as basketball.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8143593/canadian-prospects-finding-home-ncaa-men-basketball-greater-numbers |title=From Canada to college basketball |first=Myron |last=Medcalf |work=ESPN.com |date=July 9, 2012 |access-date=August 8, 2012}} In any event, he had much deeper family links to that sport. His father Bill played basketball for the University of Toronto{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/gonzaga-banks-on-a-pair-of-canucks-heading-into-march-madness/article23462166/ |title=Gonzaga banks on a pair of Canucks for March Madness |newspaper=Globe and Mail |date=March 13, 2015 |access-date=March 15, 2015}} and finished his 26th season as the head women's basketball coach at York University in Toronto in 2013,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/2013/03/18/106298102/canadas-got-talent |title=Canada's Got Talent |first=Kelli |last=Anderson |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=March 18, 2013 |access-date=March 19, 2015}} his mother Patty played Canadian Interuniversity Sport basketball at McMaster University, and his sister Kayla played under their father at York.

Growing up, Pangos' biggest inspiration was Steve Nash, a Canadian who developed into one of the NBA's top point guards and a two-time MVP. At training camps throughout his youth, Pangos paid special attention to stories about Nash; he recalled in a 2013 interview, "Someone would say, 'Steve Nash would make 500 shots a day.' I figured I had to make 500 shots a day."

Although he played for various national and provincial youth squads, he frequently trained alone or with his father, as he found relatively little high-level competition in Ontario.

Pangos played for Dr. John M. Denison Secondary School in Newmarket, Ontario. In his grade 12 season, he led Denison to the OFSAA Triple-A title game where he scored a game-high 26 points in a 69–64 loss to Anderson CVI. He is highly respected for being one of the top players to come from a high school in the Regional Municipality of York .{{cite web |url=http://crownmagonline.com/recruiting/ofsaa-championship-day-recap-and-standouts/ |title=OFSAA 3A Championship Day Recap and Standouts |publisher=Crown Magazine |date=March 11, 2011 |access-date=May 28, 2012 |archive-date=March 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325000805/http://crownmagonline.com/recruiting/ofsaa-championship-day-recap-and-standouts/ |url-status=dead }}

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Pangos received offers from several NCAA Division I schools including Michigan, Temple, UNLV, Portland, and Cincinnati.{{Cite web |title=Rivals.com: Rivals Football & Basketball Recruiting |url=https://n.rivals.com/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=n.rivals.com |language=en}} Notably, he and Trey Burke were both offered scholarships to Michigan, but only on a first-come, first-served basis; Burke accepted first. Pangos opted for Gonzaga after receiving favorable reviews from Kelly Olynyk and his family; the Pangos and Olynyk families are longtime friends in the closely knit Canadian basketball community.

In his second NCAA game against Washington State he scored 33 points and tied a school record with nine three-pointers made in an 89–81 victory. This game kicked off a stellar 2011-12 freshman season at Gonzaga, as Pangos led the team in many statistical categories including points, assists, steals, minutes played, 3-pointers made, and free throw percentage. He helped Gonzaga to a 13–3 record in the West Coast Conference, good enough for second place, and a 26–7 overall record.

In the WCC semi-finals Pangos led Gonzaga by BYU in a 77–58 victory, scoring a game-high 30 points on 10–17 shooting.{{Cite web |title=Gonzaga 77-58 BYU (Mar 3, 2012) Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=320632250 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=ESPN |language=en}} Pangos did not perform well in the 2012 West Coast Conference finals in a 78–74 overtime loss to Saint Mary's. Pangos shot just 3–18 from the field and 1–10 from three-point range.{{Cite web |title=Saint Mary's 78-74 Gonzaga (Mar 5, 2012) Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=320652608 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

Gonzaga entered the 2012 NCAA men's basketball tournament as a #7 seed. In his first NCAA tournament appearance, Pangos scored 13 points on 5–7 shooting and added 5 assists in a lop-sided 77–54 victory over West Virginia; however, Gonzaga would lose to #2-seeded Ohio State in the third round of the tournament 73–66. Pangos would score just 10 points on 3–13 shooting.{{Cite web |title=Ohio State 73-66 Gonzaga (Mar 17, 2012) Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=320770194 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

On January 29, 2015, against Portland, Pangos broke Blake Stepp's school record of 288 made 3-pointers.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400587323|title= Kevin Pangos sets Gonzaga's 3-point record in rout of Portland| publisher=ESPN|access-date=January 29, 2015}} As of March 11, 2015, Pangos currently has a school-record of 313 3-pointers, which is good enough for fifth place all-time in West Coast Conference men's basketball.{{cite web|title=2014-15 WCC Basketball Notes|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/west/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/release/release_final.pdf|access-date=March 4, 2015|archive-date=March 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301072807/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/west/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/release/release_final.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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On July 24, 2015, Pangos signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club Herbalife Gran Canaria.{{cite web|title=Herbalife Gran Canaria adds the point guard Kevin Pangos|url=http://cbgrancanaria.net/noticias/english-news/herbalife-gran-canaria-signs-the-point-guard-kevin-pangos/|website=cbgrancanaria.net|date=July 24, 2015|access-date=October 24, 2015|archive-date=April 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405233559/http://cbgrancanaria.net/noticias/english-news/herbalife-gran-canaria-signs-the-point-guard-kevin-pangos/|url-status=dead}}

In 2016, Pangos joined the Lithuanian club Žalgiris, with whom Pangos signed a "1+1" deal.{{cite web|title=Zalgiris strengthens the squad with Kevin Pangos|url=http://zalgiris.lt/en/news/bc-zalgiris/58432/|website=zalgiris.lt|date=15 July 2016|access-date=15 July 2016}}{{cite web|title=Kevin Pangos signed with Zalgiris Kaunas|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/featured/281956/kevin-pangos-signed-with-zalgiris-kaunas|website=eurohoops.net|date=15 July 2016|access-date=16 July 2016}} In May 2018, he was named the All-EuroLeague Second Team for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news|title=2017-18 All-EuroLeague Second Team presented by 7DAYS|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/8qbb3a9iw6ykxips/2017-18-all-euroleague-second-team-presented-by-7days|access-date=19 May 2018|work=euroleague.net|date=10 May 2018}} With Žalgiris, he reached the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four, the team's first participation in 20 years. There, the team finished in third place after losing to Fenerbahçe and defeating CSKA Moscow.

On July 25, 2018, Pangos signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.{{cite news |title=Kevin Pangos, direction and scoring for Barça Lassa {{!}} FC Barcelona |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/sections/basketball/first-team/news/2018-2019/kevin-pangos-direction-and-scoring-for-fc-barcelona-lassa |access-date=25 July 2018 |work=FC Barcelona |date=25 July 2018}} Due to an injury, he played three games during the 2019–20 season. Pangos parted ways with Barcelona on July 5, 2020.{{cite news |title=Barcelona, Kevin Pangos officially part ways |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/barcelona-kevin-pangos-officially-part-ways/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 5, 2020 |date=July 5, 2020}}

On July 6, 2020, Pangos signed with Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/zenit-st-petersburg-announces-kevin-pangos/|title=Zenit St. Petersburg announces Kevin Pangos|date=July 6, 2020|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=July 6, 2020}} He had an exceptionally productive season in Russia, making the All-EuroLeague First Team in the process and averaging 13.5 points and 6.6 assists per game. On July 23, 2021, Pangos officially parted ways with Zenit.{{cite news |title=Kevin Pangos officially leaves Zenit |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/kevin-pangos-officially-leaves-zenit/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 23, 2021 |date=July 23, 2021 |last1=Maggi |first1=Alessandro }}

On September 17, 2021, Pangos signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.{{cite web|title=Cavaliers Sign Kevin Pangos|url=https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/pangos-signing-210917|website=NBA.com|date=September 17, 2021|access-date=September 17, 2021}} On February 19, 2022, he was waived.{{Cite tweet |user=ChrisFedor |number=1495177205684613123 |title=On the NBA's official daily transaction log, #Cavs have waived reserve point guard Kevin Pangos, paving the way for the team (if desired) to sign someone in the buyout market.}}

On February 23, 2022, Pangos joined Russian club CSKA Moscow, signing a contract until the end of the 2023–2024 season. But he never appeared in a game with the team due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On July 27, 2022, Pangos signed a two-year contract with Olimpia Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.{{cite web |title=Milan brings in playmaker Pangos |url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/milan-brings-in-playmaker-pangos/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/euroleague/ |website=euroleaguebasketball.net | date=July 27, 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022}} At the beginning of his second season with the Italian powerhouse, he fell out of favor with head coach and president of basketball operations Ettore Messina and continued training separated from the active roster.

On December 30, 2023, Pangos officially parted ways with Olimpia Milano and signed with Spanish club Valencia Basket for the rest of the season, with an option for an additional season. On June 14, 2024, Pangos was released by the Spanish club.

On August 2, 2024, he signed with GeVi Napoli of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{Cite web|url=https://napolibasket.it/colpo-s-s-napoli-basket-ecco-kevin-pangos/|title=Colpo S.S.Napoli Basket, Ecco Kevin Pangos|last=|first=|date=August 2, 2024|website=napolibasket.it|publisher=|language=it|access-date=August 17, 2024}}

Pangos played for the 2009 Canadian Cadet Men's National team that won bronze at the 2009 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship, where he averaged 18.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 3.2 steals per game.Kevin Pangos at Gonzaga Men's Basketball retrieved from {{cite web |url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205237233 |title=Kevin Pangos Bio |access-date=2012-06-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110143613/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205237233 |archive-date=2013-11-10 }}

Pangos also represented Canada at the 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, where he averaged 15.8 points, 5 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game, en route to a bronze-medal game victory over Lithuania. He was named to the All-Tournament Team.

In 2011, Pangos travelled with Canada's Under-19 men's basketball team to Latvia, for the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He finished second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.5 points per game, and led the team in assists, with 3.1 per gameKevin Pangos at 2011 FIBA U-19 World Championship Latvia retrieved from http://latvia2011.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/11/fu19m/player/p/eid/5194/pid/75922/rid//sid/5194/tid/257/profile.html{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} on June 8, 2012 Pangos finished fourth among the tournament in steals per game leaders, averaging 2.1 per game.Player Leaders from 2011 FIBA U-19 World Championship Latvia retrieved from: http://latvia2011.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/11/fu19m/statistics/p/eid/5194/lid//rid//rpp//sid/5194/sp/ALL/ss/STE/srid/ALL/top-players.html{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On June 8, 2012

On May 24, 2022, Pangos agreed to a three-year commitment to play with the Canadian senior men's national team.{{Cite web |title=FOURTEEN ATHLETES COMMITTED TO REPRESENT CANADA AS SENIOR MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM SUMMER CORE REVEALED |url=https://www.basketball.ca/news/athletes-committed-to-represent-canada-as-senior-mens-national-team-summer-core-revealed |access-date=May 24, 2022 |website=Canada Basketball}}

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| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland

| 24 || 3 || 6.9 || .326 || .231 || .750 || .5 || 1.3 || .1 || .0 || 1.6

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 24 || 3 || 6.9 || .326 || .231 || .750 || .5 || 1.3 || .1 || .0 || 1.6

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Žalgiris

| 30 || 30 || 20.8 || .381 || .457 || .862 || 1.8 || 3.2 || .9 || {{sort|-|—}} || 8.7 || 7.2

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18

| style="background:#CFECEC;"|36* || style="background:#CFECEC;"|36* || 27.5 || .483 || .475 || .754 || 2.7 || 5.9 || .7 || .1 || 12.7 || 14.2

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19

| style="text-align:left;" | Barcelona

| 35 || 16 || 20.3 || .386 || .317 || .741 || 1.1 || 3.2 || .4 || {{sort|-|—}} || 7.0 || 6.1

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| style="text-align:left;" | Zenit

| 39 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|39* || 29.0 || .449 || .390 || .845 || 2.1 || 6.7 || .7 || {{sort|-|—}} || 13.5 || 14.8

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23

| style="text-align:left;"| Milano

| 16 || 11 || 25.0 || .373 || .303 || .750 || 2.3 || 3.4 || .6 || {{sort|-|—}} || 8.9 || 7.7

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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| 2023–24

| style="text-align:left;"| Milano

| 5 || 3 || 24.4 || .371 || .300 || 1.000 || 1.8 || 3.0 || .4 || {{sort|-|—}} || 7.2 || 6.0

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| style="text-align:left;"| Valencia

| 12 || 4 || 13.5 || .226 || .200 || 1.000 || .8 || 2.3 || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.9 || 1.9

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career

| 173 || 139 || 23.9 || .422 || .392 || .802 || 1.9 || 4.5 || .6 || .0 || 9.8 || 9.8

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• 2015 CBB 3-point Contest Champion
• 2012 WCC Newcomer of the Year{{cite web|title=WCC Announces 2012 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team|url=http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030513aab.html|access-date=February 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308025610/http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030513aab.html|archive-date=March 8, 2013|url-status=dead}}
• 2012 First Team All-WCC
• 2012 WCC All-Freshman Team.
• 2013 First Team All-WCC{{cite web|title=WCC Announces 2013 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team|url=http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030513aab.html|access-date=March 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308025610/http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030513aab.html|archive-date=March 8, 2013|url-status=dead}}
• 2014 First Team All-WCC{{cite web|title=WCC Announces 2014 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team|url=http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030314aab.html|access-date=March 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304103950/http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030314aab.html|archive-date=March 4, 2014|url-status=dead}}
• 2015 First Team All-WCC
• 2015 WCC Player of the Year
• 2015 Sporting News Third Team All-American

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