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| name = Nick Mantis | image = | image_size = | caption = | number = 16, 11, 23 | position = Shooting guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 190 | birth_date = {{birth date|1935|12|7}} | birth_place = East Chicago, Indiana | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|8|13|1935|12|7}} | death_place = Schererville, Indiana | nationality = American / Greek | high_school = Washington (East Chicago, Indiana) | college = Northwestern (1956–1959) | draft_year = 1959 | draft_round = 5 | draft_pick = 37 | draft_team = St. Louis Hawks | career_start = 1960 | career_end = 1964 | years1 = 1960 | team1 = Minneapolis Lakers | years2 = 1961–1962 | team2 = Kansas City Steers | years3 = 1962 | team3 = St. Louis Hawks | years4 = 1962–1963 | team4 = Chicago Zephyrs | years5 = 1962–1964 | team5 = Grand Rapids Tackers | highlights =
| stats_league = NBA | stat1label = Points | stat1value = 236 | stat2label = Rebounds | stat2value = 91 | stat3label = Assists | stat3value = 92 | bbr = mantini01 | historical_profile = Nick_Mantis }}Nicholas "Nick" Mantis (December 7, 1935 – August 13, 2017) was an American-Greek professional basketball player.[1] College careerAfter having a standout career as a high school player at East Chicago Washington High, while playing for head coach Johnny Baratto; Mantis enjoyed a stellar collegiate career at Northwestern, where he led the Wildcats in field goal percentage as a senior. That season (1958–59), he served as team captain, and led them to their best finish in the Big Ten - a tie for 2nd with an 8-6 conference record, 15-7 overall. The Wildcats won nine of their first ten games, dropping a stunner to #5 ranked North Carolina in the University of Louisville-hosted 'Bluegrass Festival Tournament.' The Wildcats spent seven consecutive weeks on the AP Poll, and knocked off the Jerry West-led West Virginia Mountaineers.[2] Professional careerMantis was selected in the 1959 NBA Draft, by the St. Louis Hawks, after a collegiate career at Northwestern University.[1] He played for the Hawks, Minneapolis Lakers, and Chicago Zephyrs, during a two-year NBA career.[1] Mantis also played in the American Basketball League in the 1961–62 season, and in the Midwest Professional Basketball League, earning league MVP and first-team all-league honors, in the 1963–64 season.[3] DeathMantis died on August 13, 2017, at the age of 81.[4] References1. ^1 2 [https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mantini01.html Nick Mantis]. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2013. 2. ^http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/1213MBBYearbook.pdf 3. ^Midwest Professional Basketball League History. Retrieved on February 7, 2016. 4. ^{{cite news|last1=Hutton|first1=Mike|title=Nick Mantis, a man among boys in basketball at East Chicago Washington, dies |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/sports/|accessdate=August 15, 2017|work=Chicago Tribune|date=August 14, 2017}} External links
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