Giannis Antetokounmpo Brothers: All You Need To Know

Giannis Antetokounmpo Brothers
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How many brothers does Giannis Antetokounmpo have?

SportyTell gives you a complete guide on all four of the Giannis Antetokounmpo brothers, their life, and who they play for in the United States.

It also provides information about Giannis Antetokounmp’s parents, wife, and kids.

From grass to grace, rags to riches, you could term the Antetokounmpo brothers’ success stories.

They are Greece’s current hottest sports export and are famous personalities in the U.S, where all four of five siblings plies their basketball trade. 

Like most grass to grace stories, the Antetokounmpos had humble beginnings. They weren’t among the wealthy and well-resourced families. No, they were just the stark opposite.

Their parents Charles Antetokounmpo and Veronica Antetokounmpo, were Nigerians who had migrated to Greece in search of a better life in 1991. In Athens, the famous four were born. 

As with many immigrants’ children growing up was tough for the Antetokounmpo brothers. They had their share of the hard life.

Due to their immigrant status, their parents were unable to secure a job, forcing the brothers to seek ways of survival through menial trading on the streets.

They sold fake watches and bags on the road to passersby, who fell to their trick-tongues adverts.

However, the hard life storm came to a still as a twist of fate saw them to basketball glories.

Giannis Antetokounmpo Brothers

In this article, we delve into trivial and unfrivolous details of all five Antetokounmpo brothers, starting from the oldest, Francis, to the youngest, Alex.

Francis Antetokounmpo

  • Full Name: Francis Olowu Ofili Antetokounmpo
  • Born: Oct 20, 1988
  • Age: 35 years
  • Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)

The very first of the Antetokounmpo’s dynasty is Francis. However, he is the least famous among the brothers.

The majority of the vast public either thinks he doesn’t exist or is just a made-up story. But he does live. As at the time of writing, the world number one search engine, Google, further aids his perceived non-existence theory with a wrong picture of him.

If you want to strengthen your belief in his non-existence, look up Francis Antetokounmpo. You’d perhaps see little or no details and a different picture that looks nothing like him.

Various blogs and sites which post related topics on the Antetokounmpo brothers would skip Francis and focus on the famous four. How devastating!

Full name Francis Olowu Ofili Antetokounmpo was born in Nigeria in 1988. He is the only Antetokounmpo brother who wasn’t given birth in Greece.

In 1991, the Antetokounmpo parents migrated to Greece in search of a better life. At the time, the remainder famous four hadn’t come into the picture.

Processing, planning, and providing for a single person’s migration can be financially burdensome, especially from a developing country like Nigeria. So it must have caused the parents a fortune to facilitate immigration to Greece, either legally or illegally.

Little Francis was left in the care of his grandparents when his parents migrated. It must have been a tough choice to leave behind three-year-old Francis when the parents finally left for Greece in 1991.

The harsh life, hardship ridicules, racism, and ill-treatment immigrants continually face, this could be wise. Saving a little Francis from the terrors of the cruel life of immigrants was vital.

Years later, a grown-up Francis reunited with his parents and his siblings in Greece. It must have been precious moments laying eyes on his siblings for the first time.

Francis’s early endeavors in sports were basketball.

He played for a small local club of Filathlitikos as a small forward, the same club his other brothers played.

He also played with the club senior men’s team but only in Greece’s semi-pro level of 3rd tier league.

His other brothers, Thanasis and Giannis, played with the club at the pro level in Greece’s 2nd tier league.

Later on, he switched to football (soccer) and featured professionally as a midfielder for a Greek pro club in Greece’s 2nd tier league. 

Standing at 6 ft and 5 inches, Francis is the shortest of his siblings.

Thanasis Antetokounmpo

  • Full Name: Athanasios Rotimi Antetokounmpo
  • Born: July 18, 1992
  • Age: 31 years
  • Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
  • League: NBA
  • Team: Milwaukee Bucks (2019–present)

Athanasios often referred to or called Thanasis, is the second of the five brothers.

On July 18, 1992, he was born in Athens, a year after his parents migrated to Greece.

In 2008, he enrolled with youth club basketball and began playing with Filathlitikos junior team.

He progressed to the senior men’s team of the franchise in the semi-professional levels of the Greek fourth division in 2010 and proved instrumental in helping the franchise gain promotion to the third division in the 2011-2012 season.

Late 2013, his career took a nudge upward as Delaware 87ers selected him in the 2013 NBA Development League Draft.

He had withdrawn from the 2013 NBA draft and forfeited playing professional basketball in Greece to play in the NBA D-League rather than waiting to become draft-eligible.

However, the move worked in his favor as he put in an admirable performance in the NBA Development League Season, recording an average of 12.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.3 blocks in 50 games, thus allowing him to fall in the top-50 prospect of the following NBA draft class.

June 26, 2014, Antetokounmpo emerged 51st overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the New York Knicks, and that proved to be the onset to prominence in the “Greek Freak” basketball career.

Currently, he plays professional basketball in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Giannis Antetokounmpo

  • Full Name: Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo
  • Born: December 6, 1994
  • Age: 29 years
  • Height: 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
  • League: NBA
  • Team: Milwaukee Bucks (2013–present)

Like his elder brother Thanasis, Giannis was born in Athens, Greece, on December 6, 1994, and grew up in the neighborhood of Sepolia.

When the multitudes of the hard life hit, he and his elder brother Thanasis began hawking watches, handbags, and sunglasses in the streets.

Soon enough, he found solace in basketball and, by 2009, was playing for the youth club of Filathlitikos.

By 2011 Giannis had made his way to the senior men’s team of Filathlitikos and played at the semi-pro level.

He helped the club to the third division in the 2012-13 season before exiting the following year to Spanish club CAI Zaragoza.

However, since his contract with CAI Zaragoza starting from the 2013-2014 season, Giannis promptly returned to his youth club to see out the remainder of the season.

His impressive performance saw him selected as unique participants to the Greek League All-Star game despite not making the all-star selection.

Mid-2013, Giannis became officially eligible for the 2013 NBA draft and fulfilled his draft prospective as he was selected in the first-round pick and 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.

On October 13, 2013, at the age of 18, he made his NBA debut. The last season of the NBA before it went on an indefinite hiatus from the COVID-19 pandemic, he won the league’s MVP award.

So far, some of the best Giannis Antetokounmpo career highlights include 1x NBA MVP, 4x NBA All-Star, 1x All-NBA First Team, and 1x NBA All-Defensive First Team.

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Kostas Antetokounmpo

  • Full Name: Kostas Ndubuisi Antetokounmpo
  • Born: November 20, 1997
  • Age: 26 years
  • Height: 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
  • League: NBA
  • Team: Los Angeles Lakers (2019–present)
Giannis Antetokounmpo younger brother, Kostas
Photo: ESPN

Like Thanasis and Giannis, Kostas, born November 20, 1997, had a brief stint with the Filathlitikos youth team. However, his older brother Giannis been drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks, opened up ways for him as the family moved to Milwaukee.

He enrolled in Dominican High School and continued his basketball plight, playing high school basketball. He once led his high school team to a state championship.

After high school, Kostas continues his rising basketball career playing college basketball at the University of Dayton.

He recorded an average of 5.2 points, 0.4 assists, 0.2 steals, 1.1 blocks per game, and 2.9 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game in his final college basketball season.

Early 2018, Kostas declared for the 2018 NBA draft and wound up been drafted by Philadelphia 76ers on May 4, 2018, before been traded to Dallas Mavericks.

He debuted the NBA on March 20, 2019, in a loss against Portland Trail Blazers. Currently, he plays for South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League

Alex Antetokounmpo

  • Born: August 26, 2001
  • Age: 22 years
  • Height: 6 ft 7 in (2 m)

The youngest of the Antetokounmpo brothers, Alex, is still in the seedling stage of his career. He moved from Greece to Milwaukee in 2013 following his older brother, Giannis joining the Milwaukee Bucks.

So far, Alex has had a first-team all-state selection and recorded 20 points and seven rebounds per game during his senior college season.

Alex would be eligible for the NBA draft next year. However, reports gathered shows that the 22-year-old penned a three-year deal last month with the Spanish side, UCAM Murcia.

The contract is rumored to hold substantial financial benefits and provides an NBA out clause for every summer, allowing him to join his brothers in the United States.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Parent’s Veronica and Charles Antetokounmpo

Giannis’ parents, Veronica and Charles, were former athletes in Nigeria. His father was a soccer player, and his mother competed in the high jump.

Giannis is a multimillionaire athlete who came from a modest background. His parents were born and raised in Nigeria before immigrating to Greece in 1992 to seek a better life. Due to the illegal nature of their immigration, they lacked legal documents.

This reason prevented the Antetokounmpo parents from obtaining permanent employment. Due to the economic downturn in Greece, the brothers would sell items to tourists to make ends meet.

Charles Antetokounmpo was a professional football player from Nigeria. Veronica Antetokounmpo is a former professional high jumper.

She is the mother of five athletes, Giannis Antetokounmpo being the most prominent. No information on her birth is currently available.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s wife Maria Riddlesprigger

Mariah Danae Riddlesprigger was born on September 17, 1992, in California. She’s the daughter of Cathy and Pat. Additionally, Mariah has two sisters, Maya and Makayla. Like her NBA great partner, her parents’ interest was also in sports.

Pat, the father of Mariah, competed for Fresno State University. Cathy’s mother works in sales in a company that sells worldwide firefighting equipment.

2014 marked the completion of Mariah’s studies at Bullard High School, California. She graduated from Rice University in Texas with degrees in Sport Management and Sociology.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s kids

Liam Charles Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s first son was born on 10 Feb, 2020. His first son was Liam Charles Antetokounmpo. Baby Liam was in his father’s arms during the Bucks’ championship-clinching Game 6 victory in 2021.

Maverick Shai Antetokounmpo

The couple announced in May 2021 that they were expecting their second child. They named their second child Maverick Shai Antetokounmpo. He was born on August 18, 2021.

Conclusion

The best of the Giannis Antetokounmpo brothers are yet to come. The foundation of the Antetokounmpo dynasty is just being laid. From the slum greasy streets of Greece to the most prominent courts in the NBA. They’ve come a long way, and still, the journey is yet to begin. Hopefully, you enjoyed reading about Giannis Antetokounmpo’s family.

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People Also Ask

How many brothers does Giannis Antetokounmpo have?

Giannis has two older brothers, Francis and Thanasis, and two younger brothers, Kostas and Alex. Four out of the five brothers are actively involved in sports.

Who is the best Antetokounmpo brother?

Giannis Antetokounmpo, the reigning NBA MVP, is one the best, if not the best player in the league today. He is also the only player since the beginning of the century to have recorded a minimum of 40 points, 20 rebounds, and five assists, with a 32.2 player efficiency rating.

How many Antetokounmpo brothers are in the NBA?

As of 2020, While four out of the five brothers are actively involved in the basketball sport, three currently play in the NBA. Thanasis and Giannis play for the Milwaukee Bucks while Kostas plays for Los Angeles Lakers.

Who is the oldest Antetokounmpo brother?

Francis Antetokounpo (35), is the oldest of five brothers. The other brothers are Thanasis (31), Giannis (29), Kostas (26), and Alex (22).

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