Dimitrios Katsivelis

Dimitrios Katsivelis
Katsivelis with AEK Athens in November 2015.
No. 19 – Promitheas Patras
Position Point guard
League Greek League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1991-10-01) October 1, 1991
Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2015 Olympiacos
2015–2016 AEK Athens
2016–2017 Astana
2017–2018 PAOK Thessaloniki
2018–present Promitheas Patras
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2008 Greece National Team
FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
2009 New Zealand National Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2010 Croatia National Team

Dimitrios Katsivelis (alternate spelling: Dimitris) (Greek: Δημήτρης Κατσίβελης; born October 1, 1991) is a Greek professional basketball player for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the Champions League. He is a 1.98 m (6 ft 6") tall,[1][2] 96 kg (212 lb.)[3] point guard.

Professional career

Katsivelis started his career playing at the semi-professional level (the 3rd-tier level of Greek basketball) with Mantoulidis in the Greek B League. He began his professional career when he signed with the Greek League club Olympiacos Piraeus in 2010.[4] With Olympiacos, he won the EuroLeague and Greek League championships, in 2012. With Olympiacos, he also won the 2012–13 season championship of the EuroLeague, and the Greek League championship in 2015.

On August 5, 2015, he signed with AEK Athens.[5][6] He moved to the Kazakh club Astana, of the VTB United League, for the 2016–17 season.

On July 1, 2018, Katsivelis was officially announced by Promitheas Patras.[7]

National team career

Greek junior national team

With Greece's junior national teams, Katsivelis won the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Greek senior national team

Katsivelis became a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2017.[8] He played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.[9]

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Greek junior national team

References and notes

  1. ↑ Grecia / Baloncesto / Dimitrios Katsivelis Altura / 1.98m (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ Dimitrios Katsivelis Grecia Rio 2016 Altura / 1.98m (in Spanish).
  3. ↑ Dimitrius Kacivelis Weight: 96 кг.
  4. ↑ Euroleague.net OLYMPIACOS lands young Katsivelis.
  5. ↑ AEK adds two-time Euroleague champ Katsivelis.
  6. ↑ AEK Athens announces Dimitris Katsivelis.
  7. ↑ Dimitris Katsivelis signs at Promitheas.
  8. ↑ Η "πρώτη" της Εθνικής σε φωτογραφίες (in Greek).
  9. ↑ Greece announce preliminary player list for games against Great Britain and Israel.
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