Bio

Tike Karavas came to El Camino College from Redondo Union High School where he played basketball and baseball. He spent two seasons at ECC, from 1956-57 and 1958-59, playing basketball under Coach George Stanich. He earned the All-Metro honorable mention honors as a forward in 1958-59. He shot 40 percent from the field, 67 percent at the free throw line, and averaged 13 points per game for the season, with 36 assists.

After El Camino College, the Redondo Beach native went on to play at Pasadena Nazarene College and coached at the junior high level for five years. In 1963, Tike led the summer Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) league in scoring at Bell Gardens. One night he scored 43 points and was offered a contract to travel with the Harlem Globetrotters to play on the opposing team. Tike traveled the world with the Harlem Globetrotters for seven years, where he also was an advocate for other South Bay players to come on tour, such as Harry Dinnel, Bob Combs, Bobby Garcia, Dan Kerberg and his brother Dan Karavas. Tike credits Coach Stanich for his successful career, "without Coach Stanich's guidance and encouragement, my athletic career would not have been the same."