Famous Georgian Basketball Players

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Zaza Pachulia
(Basketball player)
Zaza Pachulia
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Birthdate: February 10, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
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Sandro Mamukelashvili
(Basketball player)
Sandro Mamukelashvili
2
Birthdate: May 23, 1999
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
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Goga Bitadze
(Basketball player)
Goga Bitadze
3
Birthdate: July 20, 1999
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sagarejo, Georgia
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
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 4 
Tornike Shengelia
(Basketball player)
Tornike Shengelia
2
Birthdate: October 5, 1991
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
 5 
Nikoloz Tskitishvili
(Basketball player)
Nikoloz Tskitishvili
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Birthdate: April 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 7'0" (213 cm)
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Jacob Pullen
(Basketball player)
Jacob Pullen
2
Birthdate: November 10, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Maywood, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 7 
Taurean Green
(Basketball player)
Taurean Green
2
Birthdate: November 28, 1986
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 8 
Jordan Adams
(Basketball player)
Jordan Adams
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Birthdate: July 8, 1994
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 9 
Shammond Williams
(Basketball player)
Shammond Williams
2
Birthdate: April 5, 1975
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 10 
Giorgi Shermadini
(Basketball player)
Giorgi Shermadini
2
Birthdate: April 2, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mtskheta, Georgia
Height: 7'1" (216 cm)
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Giorgi Bezhanishvili
(Austrian-Georgian Professional Basketball Power Forward)
Giorgi Bezhanishvili
2
Birthdate: November 16, 1998
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rustavi, Georgia

Austrian-Georgian professional basketball-player Giorgi Bezhanishvili presently plays for Grand Rapids Gold of NBA G League. He played for Illinois Fighting Illini during college-years. He went undrafted during 2021 NBA draft. He became part of Denver Nuggets for NBA Summer League play and thereafter signed an Exhibit 10 deal with them. He later became an affiliate player of Grand Rapids Gold.

 12 
Matt Janning
(Basketball player)
Matt Janning
2
Birthdate: June 22, 1988
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Watertown, Minnesota, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 13 
Michael Dixon
(Basketball player)
Michael Dixon
2
Birthdate: December 1, 1990
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 14 
Ricky Hickman
(Basketball player)
Ricky Hickman
2
Birthdate: September 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
 15 
Thad McFadden
(Basketball player)
Thad McFadden
1
Birthdate: May 29, 1987
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 16 
Jake Tsakalidis
(Basketball player)
Jake Tsakalidis
1
Birthdate: June 10, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rustavi, Georgia

Jake Tsakalidis is a Georgian-born Greek retired basketball player who represented the Greek national team in important tournaments like the 1998 FIBA World Championship, the EuroBasket 1999, and the EuroBasket 2003. He also played for popular NBA teams like Phoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies, and Houston Rockets during his illustrious playing career. 

 17 
Will Thomas
(Basketball player)
Will Thomas
1
Birthdate: July 1, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
 18 
Tyrone Ellis
(Basketball player)
Tyrone Ellis
1
Birthdate: October 5, 1977
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)