2005-06: Played in 20 games, earning three starts during the season ... averaged 2.0 assists/game but that number jumped to nearly 3.0 assists/game when he played 10 or more minutes per game ... started first game at Loyola Marymount (Dec.17), where he scored five points, had four assists and two steals while playing in front of his family for the first time during the season ... followed that up with a return to his home state of Arizona, where he played in front of a large contingent of friends and family; scored a career-high 19 points in that game, hitting 8-of-11 shots and 3-of-5 from 3-point range while dishing out three assists and adding a pair of steals in 33 minutes of action ... started third straight game at Kansas (Dec. 22), but suffered an injury that caused him to miss the next six games and lose his starter's role ... scored nine points in return at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Jan. 16) ... had back-to-back double-digit scoring games late in the season, scoring 10 points in a win over Colorado College (Feb. 4) and 12 points in a road contest at UC Davis (Feb. 11); hit on 2-of-3 3-pointers in each of those games ... hit 13-of-16 free throws on the season (81.3%) ... matched his career-high with five assists at Oregon State (Dec. 14) ... named to the D-I Independent All-Academic team ... CollegeHoops.net ranked his last name as the 39th best in college basketball during the season.

2004-05: Played in 19 games during his freshman season ... had best game of the year against Western State (Nov. 30) when he had season-bests of eight points on 2-of-4 3-point shooting, five assists and three steals; in that game, came off the bench to spark a sluggish Bears team as they rallied for a 76-58 victory ... also had three steals in collegiate debut against No. 6 Syracuse (Nov. 11) in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic ... grabbed a season-high six rebounds and added two steals in only 11 minutes of action against CU-Colorado Springs (Feb. 14) ... totaled 12 steals, eighth most on the team, in only 123 minutes of playing time.

Prep: Three-year letterwinner for coach Mark Granger at Brophy Prep ... two-time all-conference selection as a point guard ... team captain and a Arizona Republic all-star selection ... also a McDonald's All-American nominee ... team was regional championship three years in a row and advanced to the state semifinals of class 5A in 2004 after compiling a 25-4 overall record ... also played outside hitter for the broncos volleyball team, earning three letters ... won Scholar Athlete of the Year and Principal's award, was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated with honors ... also recruited by UC Davis, Loyola (Md.) and Long Beach State.

Personal: Born Athanassios "Thanasi" Panagiotakopoulos on Oct. 18, 1985, in Phoenix ... son of Christo and Connie Panagiotakopoulos ... majoring in business management ... 17-letter last name is the longest in UNC history.

Panagiotakopoulos Game-by-Game Statistics

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