Kevin Pangos

Kevin Joseph Pangos was born in Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada in January of 1993. He is a third-generation Slovene Canadian and has a Slovenian passport. The guard is the son of Bill and Patty Pangos. His father Bill played basketball for the University of Toronto and now coaches at the collegiate level. His mother Patty played ball at McMaster University. As a youth, Pangos was torn between hockey and basketball. For prep school, Pangos attended Dr. John M. Denison Secondary School in Newmarket, Ontario. He led Denison to the OFSAA AAA title game during his senior season. From 2011 to 2015, Pangos attended Gonzaga University and started for the Bulldogs in 140 out of 142 games. He has the school record with 313 made three-pointers. After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Pangos signed with the Spanish club Gran Canaria. In 2016-17 and 2017-18, Pangos played for the Lithuanian club Zelgiris. In May of 2018, he was named to the Second Team All-EuroLeague squad. A few months later, Pangos signed with FC Barcelona. In the summer of 2020, Pangos joined Zenit Saint Petersburg, with whom he made the All-EuroLeague First Team and averaged 13.5 points, 6.6 assists and 2.3 treys per game during EuroLeague play. Finally, in September of 2021 at the age of 28, Pangos signed an NBA contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.