page_title: Fragiskos Alvertis
section_title: 1996–2004
hierarchical_section_title: Fragiskos Alvertis / Club career / 1996–2004
caption_attribution_description: Fragiskos Alvertis. Panathinaikos - Efes Pilsen
context_page_description: Fragiskos "Frankie" Alvertis is a Greek former professional basketball player and current general manager of Panathinaikos Athens, alongside Dimitris Diamantidis. As a player, he was the captain of Panathinaikos, where he spent his whole professional career. On February 3, 2008, Alvertis was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors, over the previous half-century by the Euroleague Basketball Experts Committee, in recognition of his major contribution to Panathinaikos' rise on the continental scene.
  Alvertis is commonly referred as one of the best pure shooters of European basketball during the 1990s, and the beginning of the new millennium. He won the Greek League Three-Point Shootout Contest three seasons in a row, and averaged 0.410% shooting from three-point range throughout his EuroLeague career. Alvertis made his eighth EuroLeague Final Four appearance in 2007.
  In 1990, Alvertis joined Panathinaikos, moving to the club from Glyfada. As a member of the Greens, he won eleven Greek League championships, five EuroLeague Championships, eight Greek Cups, and one FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
context_section_description: Alvertis cemented his role as one of Panathinaikos' main stars, in spite of the fact that the team experienced a dispiriting 1996-97 season. Although he increased his scoring average to 12.7 points per game, he was unable to help PAO reach the EuroLeague Final Four as they were bested by eventual champions Olympiacos in the quarterfinal playoffs. His 35 points facing Caja San Fernando set his EuroLeague personal record. The Greek League outcome would add up to the season's drama, as Alvertis' 29 points against PAOK in Game 2 of the quarterfinal playoffs were not enough to prevent a 90-85 defeat.
  Strengthened by the addition of another NBA legend in Byron Scott for the 1997-98 season, Panathinaikos won their first national league title since 1984. In the memorable semifinal playoff series, AEK was coming out of a Euroleague Final campaign, led by the likes of Bane Prelević, Willie Anderson and Victor Alexander. Alvertis averaged 16.7 points per game and led Panathinaikos in scoring. Following the win in the final series against PAOK and Peja Stojakovic, he was voted to the All-Greek League Team, alongside teammate Dino Radja. A dynasty was born in Greek basketball, and Alvertis would soon become its captain.
  After an unexpected failure to reach the EuroLeague Top 8 in the 1998–99 season, Alvertis won one more Greek League title. Panathinaikos beat Olympiacos in the finals, after breaking home court advantage and winning the decisive Game 5 in the Peace and Friendship Stadium.
  In the 1999–00 season, having missed an important part of the season due to an injury, Alvertis still came back on time. Performing efficient basketball, he helped Panathinaikos win their second EuroLeague title in Thessaloníki, as well as their third straight Greek League championship, downing PAOK in the final. Together with Dejan Bodiroga, he led Panathinaikos in scoring in the final playoff series, averaging 15.7 points per game.
  The following season, Alvertis helped lead Panathinaikos to the SuproLeague Final Four, averaging 13.4 points per game. The Greens lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final. As for the Greek League, Olympiacos had once again a very solid team that year, featuring Dino Radja, David Rivers and Nikos Oikonomou. After the final series was tied at 2–2, Alvertis scored 23 points in Game 5, including seven straight points in the clutch, thus offering Panathinaikos one more Greek League title. His legend, especially among the green fans, was still growing.
  After winning everything at the club level, Alvertis' thirst for titles did not subside nonetheless. In the 2001–02 season he led the Panathinaikos offense along with Dejan Bodiroga, Damir Mulaomerović and İbrahim Kutluay, averaging 10.2 points per game; in the EuroLeague Final against Kinder Bologna, he scored 11 points, showing great leadership throughout the game. By lifting his third EuroLeague title, Alvertis proved that the sky was the limit concerning the number of his titles.
  Due to the renovation of the Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Panathinaikos had to move to the 2500 capacity Sporting Arena for the 2002–03 season. The club's budget consequently decreased by nearly half, thus hurting the team's strength. Despite that, Panathinaikos led its regular season EuroLeague group with an 11–3 record. After averaging 12.7 points per game in the first three Top 16 games, Alvertis’ season was cut short by an injury which caused him to miss the remaining three games. As a result, Panathinaikos did not manage to make it to the EuroLeague Final Four without its natural leader. In the Greek League, Alvertis was there to assure PAO's dominance, winning its fifth title in six seasons. He averaged 12 points per game in the finals against AEK, and was voted the Greek League MVP. Prior to that, he had led the Greens to their first Greek Cup since 1996, scoring 22 points in the final against Aris, and being named the tournament's MVP.
  The 2003-04 season presented many similarities to the previous one, as Panathinaikos remained in the Sporting Arena. Despi
caption: Fragiskos Alvertis was a great shooter
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