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Dimitrios Katsivelis

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Dimitrios Katsivelis
Katsivelis with AEK Athens in November 2015.
Astana
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1991-10-01) October 1, 1991 (age 33)
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2015Olympiacos
2015–2016AEK Athens
2016–presentAstana
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2008 Greece National Team
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2009 New Zealand National Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Croatia National Team

Dimitrios Katsivelis (alternate spelling: Dimitris) (Greek: Δημήτρης Κατσίβελης; born October 1, 1991) is a Greek professional basketball player, who currently plays with for Astana of the VTB United League. He is a 1.97 m (6 ft 5¾") tall[1] point guard-shooting 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.[2] 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.[3][4] He moved to the Kazakh club Astana, of the VTB United League, for the 2016–17 season.

Greek 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 Championship, and the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Greek national team

References and notes