Angelo Tsagarakis bio
OREGON STATE
CAREER: Knocked down 72 three-pointers in his 82 career games ... Averaged 3.8 points for his career ... A two-time Pac-10 All-Academic honoree ... Set to graduate in spring 2007 and announced he would transfer to a Division II school to use his final season of eligibility.
2006-07: Averaged 2.8 points in 9.8 minutes as a junior ... Played in 28 games, starting one ... Had 65 three-point attempts and just 27 two-point attempts ... Made two three-pointers in a game five times, all in a seven-game span ... Reached double-figures for the first time since his true freshman season with a team-high 11 points (all in the second half) vs. Nevada ... Made his only start of the season (and second of his career) at Northern Colorado ... Led OSU with 10 points vs. USC ... Hit a three-pointer at the buzzer at California to send the game into overtime ... A Pac-10 All-Academic second team selection.
2005-06: Averaged 2.0 points in 7.8 minutes as a sophomore ... Played in 26 games, starting one ... Had 46 three-point attempts and just 16 two-point attempts ... Scored a season-high seven points in the opener at Tennessee Tech ... Also scored seven points at Portland, which included a steal and a 30-foot three-pointer at the halftime buzzer ... Made his first career start vs. Washington ... Scored five important points in the Pac-10 Tournament first-round comeback win vs. Arizona State ... Made the Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention squad.
2004-05: Redshirted the season due to shoulder surgery ... Dislocated his right shoulder prior to the start of practice ... Had surgery on Sept. 16 to repair the injury.
2003-04: Hit 45 three-point field goals (an OSU freshman record) on 143 attempts ... Averaged 6.4 points off the bench in 15.7 minutes as a true freshman ... Buried six threes (one shy of the school record) en route to 18 points vs. Willamette ... Also had 18 points vs. Washington, going 5-for-10 on three-pointers and playing a career-high 26 minutes ... Scored 13 points, including eight in a 1:31 stretch in the second half, in an upset win vs. #14 Arizona ... Scored in double-figures eight times ... Had 13 games where he made at least two threes ... Played 20-plus minutes five times ... Attempted just 27 two-point field goals, connecting on 13.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended his senior year at Casa Grande High School in Petaluma, Calif., in 2002-03 after coming to the United States ... As team captain, led Casa Grande to a 24-5 record, the best mark in school history ... Averaged 23 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists as a senior ... Made 100 three-point field goals, shooting 42 percent from beyond the arc ... One of only five players in the county ever to hit the century mark on three-pointers ... Named Sonoma County League MVP, and he and OSU teammate Kyle Jeffers shared the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat’s Player of the Year honors ... NorCalPreps.com ranked him among the top five players and the best shooter in Northern California ... Named San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro third team ... MVP of the Northern California Super 100, Ygnacio Valley and Rose City Tournaments ... Made a school-record nine three-pointers and scored 41 points vs. Windsor ... An honor roll student who finished with a 3.40 GPA.
FRANCE
Played with the French Under-20 National Team in 2003, averaging 14 points per game in European Championship qualifiers ... Competed at the French Nike Camp several times and was the MVP in 1999 and an all-star in 1998, 1999 and 2000 ... Won an U-18 Division II national championship in 2000 with Poissy, his club team, and averaged 13 ppg in the Final Four ... Had one of the most memorable moments in Final Four history, as he helped his team overcome a 21-point halftime deficit to beat Mulhouse, as Angelo scored 18 points and hit four three-pointers in 1:30 to cut the lead to one with three minutes left ... Took Poissy to the national U-18 Sweet 16 in both 2001 and 2002 while averaging more than 25 ppg ... Helped Poissy to a 12-9 record at the National 3 level in 2002 while leading the team with 18 ppg ... Took Poissy to the National U-15 Elite Eight (finishing fifth in the country) in 1999 while averaging 23 ppg.
PERSONAL
Born in Mantes-La-Jolie, France ... Son of Maryse and Antonis Tsagarakis ... His family also includes his sister Catherine and his niece Nina ... He has two brothers, Alexander and Constantin, who have both passed away ... His hometown of Auffreville is located about 35 miles northwest of Paris ... Hobbies are movies, sports and rap music ... Fluent in Spanish, Greek, French and English ... Majoring in international business ... Chose OSU because of the "coaching staff and desire to bring back the winning tradition."
