Oklahoma State Officially Signs Lefteris Mantzoukas

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State officially announce the signing of Greek forward, Lefteris Mantzoukas.

Checking in at 6-9, Mantzoukas committed to the Pokes back on May 19, and bumps the roster for the 2025-26 season up to 13 players.

According to the release, Mantzoukas will be classified as a freshman for the upcoming season.

"Lefteris is a proven competitor with championship experience at the highest levels of European basketball," head coach Steve Lutz said in OSU’s release. "He has a deep understanding of the game, and his size and elite shooting ability will fit well within our offense. We're excited to welcome him to Stillwater."

Originally out of Ioannina, Greece, he spent most of last season with Maroussi BC, where he averaged 7.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. 

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He’s played professional basketball in Europe since 2017 when he joined Promitheas Patras until 2021, when he joined Panathinaikos. Since, he’s been loaned to Aris Thessaloiniki and Maroussi. 

He helped Greece to a bronze medal in the 2023 European U-20 Championship.

During the 2022-23 season with Panathinaikos, he played in 29 domestic league games and averaged 5.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in 18 minutes per game.

An important thing to remember about Mantzoukas is that while he played professional basketball, there is no college or high school basketball, just different levels of professional ball. 

Guard Jaylen Curry marked the seventh commitment out of the transfer portal for Lutz and Co., joining Mississippi State guard, Kanye Clary, UAB forward, Christian Coleman, Seton Hall guard, Isaiah Coleman, Green Bay guard, Anthony Roy, LSU guard, Vyctorius Miller and Oregon State forward, Parsa Fallah.

Robert Jennings II and Andrija Vukovic are the two returning players, who are being joined by high school players guard Ryan Crotty and big men Mekhi Ragland and Ben Ahmed.