Panathinaikos announced Hatzileontis

Ioanna Hatzileontis became a Panathinaikos basketball player on Friday. Erasitechnis announced the acquisition of the 22-year-old international forward, who has been in Kansas for the past few years and in 2019 was the MVP of the Pan-European Girls Championship, while in 2022 she was a key member of the Junior National Team that reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship.

In detail, the announcement:

“The Panathinaikos Athletic Club announces the start of its collaboration with Ioanna Hatzileontis for the women’s basketball department for the 2024-2025 competitive season.

An important transfer addition for Panathinaikos, after they managed to add Ioanna Hatzileontis to their roster. The 22-year-old forward (1.87m.) agreed with the ‘clover’ and is ready to help as much as possible and to assist, so that Panathinaikos can continue with titles in the new year.

Despite her young age, she has a rich resume, as she has previously played for the following teams: Ikaros, Faros Keratsiniou, Proteas Voulas, Kronos Agios Dimitrios and GS Ilioupolis before transferring to the University of Kansas.

It is worth noting that in 2019 she was the MVP of the European Girls’ Championship, while in 2022 she was a key member of the Junior National Team that reached the quarterfinals of the European Championship.

In the NCAA he played with both Kansas and Pittsburgh. In the US Collegiate Championship, the Greek athlete recorded a total of 62 appearances, averaging 8.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists.

In her statement on www.pao1908.com, Hatzileonti emphasized that: “I am very happy to join the family of Panathinaikos, a historic club that loves basketball and has so many successes. I wish us a good season, with health above all, and we will work hard to achieve our lofty goals.”