Florida Gators

Univ. of Florida Basketball Letterwinniner 2015-17

Major: Exploring Social & Behavioral Science (Undeclared)
 
Name Pronunciation: L-ee-on-uh chris-tin-OCK-ee
 
OF NOTE

• Quit the team following the Dec. 8, 2016 game at Florida State; signed and enrolled at the University of Maryland in Spring 2017
• Played with the Greece Senior National Team during the 2015 & 2016 summers
• Took coursework during the 2016 Summer A session (May 9-June 17), before returning to play with the Greek Senior National Team for the remainder of the summer
• Also played with the Greek U20 National Team for a second straight summer in 2016 and served as team captain for a second consecutive time
• Competed in EuroBasket 2015
• Grew up playing soccer (her dad is a professional soccer coach)
• Initially enrolled at UF for the 2015 Fall semester

 
CAREER AWARDS

• 2016 All-Southeastern Conference Freshman Team (coaches)
• SEC Freshman Athlete of the Week (Feb. 2, 2016)
• SEC Freshman Athlete of the Week (Jan. 12, 2016)
• Gator Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team (December 2015)
• SEC Freshman Athlete of the Week (Dec. 15, 2015)
• 2016 The Dish Award (team award, player who records the most assists)
• 2016 Academic Achievement Award (team award)

 
CAREER STATS

• Scored in final 33 games of Gator career
• Started 37 of the 40 games she played
• Scored in every game except one
• 24 double-figure scoring games
• 2 double-doubles
• UF’s leading scorer in 14 games
• UF’s rebounder leader in 3 games
• UF’s assists leader in 19 games
• Consecutive made free throws: 15 (in 2015-16)

 
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2016-17)

• Quit the team following the Dec. 8, 2016 game at Florida State; signed and enrolled at the University of Maryland in Spring 2017

 
2016-17 SEASON STAT NOTES

• Played and started in 9 games
• Scored in every game she played
• 7 double-figure scoring games
• 2 double-doubles
• UF’s leading scorer in 5 games
• UF’s rebounder leader in 1 game
• UF’s assists leader in 3 games
• Consecutive made free throws: 13

 
FRESHMAN YEAR (2015-16)

• All-Southeastern Conference Freshman Team
• Led UF in assists (106, 3.4 pg), minutes played (760, 24.5 pg), field goal attempts (275), games as UF’s leading scorer (9) and games as UF’s assists leader (16)
• Ranked second on team for scoring (10.4 ppg), made free throws (63), free throw attempts (89),
• Her ranking among all SEC players in all games: No. 24 scoring, No. 8 assists, No. 10 assist/turnover ratio
• Her ranking among all SEC freshmen in league games: No. 2 scoring (No. 25 overall), No. 1 assists (No. 5 among all players), No. 1 assist/turnover ratio (No. 9 among all players)
• In SEC games, was UF’s leader for assists, assist/turnover ratio and minutes played; second-leading scorer
• scored her 300th career point during the regular-season finale win against Auburn (Feb. 28)
• Dished her 100th career assist during game at Georgia (Feb. 21)
• Against Vanderbilt (Feb. 18) scored 11 points consecutive points in a seven-minute span of the fourth quarter to finish with a career-high 22 points, the highest individual scoring output by a Gator this season
• Scored five points during a game-changing 13-2 run over the final 2:11 of the third quarter against Texas A&M (Feb. 4) that erased an eight-point deficit
• In the upset win against No. 12 Kentucky (Jan. 31), scored the final five points of the game that included a big steal resulting in a three-point-play with four seconds remaining and the Gators knocked off No. 12 Kentucky, 85-79 (Jan. 31).
• When Kentucky inbounded the ball, Christinaki, jumped the passing lane, came up with a steal, dribbled the length of the court for the layup and was fouled with four seconds remaining. She made the ensuing free throw to complete the three-point-play and secure Florida’s third upset win against a ranked opponent this season.
• Also in the win against Kentucky, dished a career-best 11 assists to go along with 12 points for her second double-double
• team-high 16 pts in OT win at Arkansas (Jan. 29), w/ 4 pts in OT including the go-ahead bucket with 17 seconds left
• Had started 17 consecutive games before coming off bench at Missouri (Jan. 24)
• Huge game at Tenn.: 18 pts (8-16FG), 8 asts, 6 rebs, followed by 10 assists at Ole Miss
• just missed a triple-double vs. UCF (Dec. 30): 14 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists
• SEC Freshman of the Week (awarded Dec. 15) after being UF’s leading scorer in wins at Wisconsin and vs. Robert Morris; converted 80 percent (12-15) of her shots from the floor during the week, including 2-of-3 three-point attempts, while hitting 8-of-11 free throws to average a team-leading 17.0 points
• Shared team-high scoring honors in win vs. Robert Morris (Dec. 13), also dished game-high five assists
• scored a game and career-best 21 points, as she hit 7-of-9 from the field, including her only three-point attempt, and 6-of-8 free throws in win at Wisconsin (Dec. 10)
• In four-point win vs. Arkansas State (Dec. 7), scored 13 points with the final two coming from the free throw line with 15 seconds remaining that closed the game’s scoring and sealed the win; scored 7 of her 13 points during the fourth quarter
• Earned her first collegiate start during her third game as a Gator (Nov. 21 vs. Kennesaw State)
• 2nd collegiate game (1st at home) vs. No. 6/7 Florida State (Nov. 16) recorded 13 points, seven assists and four steals in 28 minutes
• First collegiate field goal was a 3-pointer with 1:57 remaining in 1st quarter vs FSU, Nov 16
• First collegiate point came from the free throw line in the season opener at Temple
• Played four minutes in collegiate debut; scored one point from free throw line
• Only true freshman on the 2015-16 squad

 
2015-16 SEASON STAT NOTES:

• Played in all 31 games, started 28
• Scored in every game except one (at South Alabama, Dec. 1)
• 17 double-figure scoring games (second most on team)
• 2 double-double (second most on team)
• UF’s leading scorer in team-best 9 games
• UF’s rebounder leader in 2 games
• UF’s assists leader in team-best 16 games
• Consecutive made free throws: 15
• 3-point-play (traditional) free throws: 7-8

 
2015-16 AWARDS:

• All-SEC Freshman Team (coaches)
• SEC Freshman Athlete of the Week (Feb. 2)
• SEC Freshman Athlete of the Week (Jan. 12)
• Gator Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team
• SEC Freshman Athlete of the Week (Dec. 15)
• The Dish Award (team award, player who records the most assists)
• Academic Achievement Award (team award)

 
PRIOR TO UF:  

• Second-youngest member ever on the Greece Senior National Team
• Captain of the U20 National Team in 2015 and 2016
• A member of Greece’s Division A U16, U18 and U20 national teams, as well as the Senior National Team since 2012
• Played for three seasons with the club team Athinaikos (Greece-A1 Division), which is home to Europe’s top men’s team for the last six years
• Averaged 10.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in FIBA Europe competitions for the Division A U18 Greece National Team in 2013, before producing 12 points and five rebounds per game with the U18 team the following year
• Began playing with Panathinaikos in 2011 and helped the team win the 2013 Greek championship
• Named a top-five player (All-Tournament Team) at the 2011 U16 European Championships (Division C) after netting 19.5 points and 8 rebounds per game
• At the U16 European Championships (Division C), produced personal tournament-highs of 30 points (vs. Andorra), 13 rebounds (vs. Malta), 5 assists (twice), 9 steals (vs. Malta) and 12 made free throws (vs. Andorra)
• Twice honored as the “Top young player in Greece”