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Dimitrios Moraitis

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League
  
Greek League Eurocup

2014–2015
  
Panionios

Height
  
1.91 m

Nationality
  
Greek

2015–present
  
AEK Athens

Weight
  
74 kg

Listed height
  
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Name
  
Dimitrios Moraitis

Pro career
  
2014

Listed weight
  
163 lb (74 kg)

Role
  
Basketball Player


Dimitrios Moraitis Dimitrios Moraitis U16 European Championship Men 2014 FIBA Europe

Born
  
February 3, 1999 (age 25) Maroussi, Athens, Greece (
1999-02-03
)

Position
  
Point guard, Shooting guard

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 334 in) tall.

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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.

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.

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 90's.

Regular Season

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

References

Dimitrios Moraitis Wikipedia