Michalis Kamperidis

Michalis Kamperidis (alternate spelling: Michail) (Greek: Μιχάλης Καμπερίδης; born April 24, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for the Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek League. He is a 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall power forward, that can also play as a center.

Michalis Kamperidis
Free agent
PositionPower forward / Center
Personal information
Born (1994-04-24) April 24, 1994
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014Filathlitikos
2014–2018AEK Athens
2015→ Peñas Huesca
2015–2017→ Rethymno Cretan Kings
2018–2019Holargos
2019–2020Rethymno Cretan Kings
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

After playing youth basketball with Mandraikos, Kamperidis played semi-pro basketball in the Greek 3rd Division, with the Greek club Filathlitikos, in the 2011–12 season. He then began his professional career in the 2012–13 season, with Filathlitikos, playing in the Greek 2nd Division. He declared for the 2014 NBA draft, but went undrafted. In 2014, he moved to the Greek First Division club AEK Athens.[1]

On 22 January 2015, he was loaned to the Spanish 2nd Division club Peñas Huesca.[2] On 29 July 2015, he was loaned to the Greek club Rethymno Cretan Kings, where he spent two seasons.[3] With AEK, he won the Greek Cup title, in 2018, as well as the FIBA Champions League's 2018 championship.

He moved to the Greek club Holargos in 2018. On June 18, 2019, Kamperidis returned to the Rethymno Cretan Kings, signing a two-year contract.

National team career

As a member of the junior national basketball teams of Greece, Kamperidis participated at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Personal life

Kamperidis' younger brother, Georgios, is also a professional basketball player.[4][5] Kamperidis has been one of the best point guards on the European 2K Pro Am scene. He has been the leader of Paladins Gaming and member of Rethymno Cretan Kings eSports. In January 2019, he decided to launch his NBA 2K career, and he reached an overall player rating of 99, with his sharpshooting play-maker player. On 2k20 he decided to move again on Rethymno Cretan Kings eSports.

References
  1. Gazetta.gr Καμπερίδης: «Όνειρο ζωής η φανέλα της ΑΕΚ» (in Greek).
  2. Στην Ισπανική Ουέσκα ο Καμπερίδης! (in Greek).
  3. Δανεικός ο Καμπερίδης (in Greek).
  4. Ο αδερφός του οποίου Γιώργος Καμπερίδης! (in Greek).
  5. Γιώργος Καμπερίδης: Ήρθε για να μείνει (in Greek).
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