Dimitrios Moraitis

Dimitrios Moraitis
Moraitis, in 2016.
No. 21 – AEK Athens
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Greek League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1999-02-03) February 3, 1999
Maroussi, Athens, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Panionios
2015–present AEK Athens
Career highlights and awards

Dimitrios Rafail Moraitis (alternate spelling: Dimitris Rafail Moraitis) (Greek: Δημήτρης Ραφαήλ Μωραΐτης; born February 3, 1999) is a Greek professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3​3⁄4 in) tall.[1]

Youth career

Moraitis played from a young age with the youth teams of Panionios, before he started his pro career. He played at the Jordan Brand Classic's International Game in 2015, where he recorded 7 points, 1 assist, 1 block, and 1 turnover in 28 minutes.

Professional career

Moraitis signed his first contract with the senior men's team of Panionios in 2014. On 20 July 2015, AEK Athens confirmed that Moraitis would join the club from Panionios, for a transfer buyout amount fee of €1,200,000. Moraitis signed a six-year contract with AEK.[2]

Moraitis made his Greek League debut with AEK, in a win against Nea Kifissia, on November 21, 2015. He scored his first points in the Greek League, in a game against Rethymno Cretan Kings, on March 11, 2016, but his team lost the game, 70–69. After the departure of Taurean Green from AEK, due to an episode he had with the team's head coach, Jure Zdovc, during a 2016 Greek League playoffs game against Olympiacos, Moraitis gained some more playing time.

With AEK, he won the Greek Cup title, in 2018.

On July 27, 2018, Moraitis extended his contract with AEK for an extra year, through the 2021-22 season. During the preseason of the 2018-19 season, Moraitis played with AEK at the "Neophytos Chandriotis" tournament. AEK won the tournament and Moraitis was named the MVP averaging 11.6 points, 4 assists, and 2.3 rebounds per game.

Greek national team

Moraitis has been a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he has played at the following tournaments: the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.

Personal life

Moraitis' father, Kostas Moraitis, is a former professional basketball player, who played in the Greek League during the 1990s.[3]

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular Season

Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high     Led the league

Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Greece Panionios GBL 38.5.454.5711.0001.31.01.60.05.0
2015–16 Greece A.E.K. GBL 24.2.500.500-0.50001.5
2016–17 Greece A.E.K. GBL 32.5.000-.5000.30000.3
2017–18 Greece A.E.K. GBL 66.4.625.500.7500.51.00.502.7

Playoffs

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Greece A.E.K. GBL 34.2.000.000-0.300.300
2016–17 Greece A.E.K. GBL 311.4.400.500.0000.300.703,7

Basketball Champions League

[4] [5]

† Denotes seasons in which Dimitrios Moraitis won the Champions League
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 A.E.K. 13.3.000.000-00000
2017–18† A.E.K. 41.7.000.000-.30000

References

  1. ↑ Dimitrios Moraitis Height: 192cm/6'4".
  2. ↑ AEK Athens inks Moraitis long term.
  3. ↑ gazzetta.gr Μωραΐτης: «Υπήρξε ενδιαφέρον από τους αιώνιους»
  4. ↑ http://www.championsleague.basketball/16-17/AEK#%7Ctab=statistics
  5. ↑ http://www.championsleague.basketball/17-18/team/AEK#%7Ctab=statistics
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