George Papas (; born 15 March 1998) is a Greek-American professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He is a guard. Early life Papas was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on March 15, 1998, to Alexis Maloney and Greek-born Stefanos Papathanasiou. He has a brother years his elder named Tommy, currently a player for Mykonos in the Greek B Basket League and formerly for William & Mary. High school career Papas played at Union Catholic Regional High School before spending a prep year at Gould Academy. During his year at Gould, Papas averaged 15 points per game was named Honorable Mention All-NEPSAC. As a senior at Union Catholic, Papas averaged 13 points and more than two three-pointers made per game. In 24 contests, Papas hit a three in all but three, and scored in double figures 22 times, including a 22-point outburst on four triples against Camden Catholic. College career Papas was a player of the Monmouth Hawks from 2017 to 2022. He played 19 games as a freshman and 29 as a sophomore. In his junior year he played in all 31 games and led Monmouth in free throw shooting at 88.7%, a number that placed him second in the conference. Also he did not miss a free throw from November 26 to February 9, a stretch of 27 consecutive games. As a senior he started all 20 games and he was named in the All-MAAC Second Team. He also ranked seventh in MAAC in three-point percentage at 39.2% He scored 47 three-pointers making him the best Hawk at this statistic. In his fifth and final year he started all 34 games. He made the All-MAAC First Team, NABC All-District Second Team, MAAC All-Academic Team selection and the All-MET Third Team. He was awarded the Lou Henson Award for January. He broke the program record for single-season three pointers made with 103, the first player to ever eclipse 100 points. He was voted MAAC Player of the Week in two occasions (11/22, 12/6). Other achievements include, being the second best free thrower in the league with his percentage at 86.4%. He laid the second most minutes in the league at 35.1 per game and led the MU with 101 assists and 47 steals. He reached the 1,000-point plateau for the Hawks in February against Marist. He also competed in the Dos Equis