Height 1.92 m Nationality Greek Weight 93 kg | Name Dimitrios Verginis Pro career 2005 Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg) Role Basketball Player | |
Position Point guard, Shooting guard | ||
Listed height 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m) | ||
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Dimitrios Verginis (alternate spelling: Dimitris) (Greek: Δημήτρης Βεργίνης; born May 15, 1987) is a Greek professional basketball player who currently plays for Lavrio. He is 1.91 m (6'3") tall. He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
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- Professional career
- Greek national team
- Awards and accomplishments
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Professional career
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Verginis started his career playing with the Asteria Panoramatos junior teams in Greece, and he played with the senior team of Anatolia in the 2004–05 season. He debuted in the both Greek League and the FIBA EuroChallenge in the 2005–06 season with PAOK. In the 2006–07 season, he played in the European-wide 2nd-tier level league, the EuroCup, for the first time.
He was selected to the FIBA EuroChallenge's All-Star Game in the 2007–08 season. Verginis was the youngest player to ever be named the team captain in the history of PAOK, when he took over that role from Kostas Vasileiadis. In 2008, he left PAOK, and joined the Greek club Panathinaikos.
Verginis stayed with Panathinaikos for 2 years. In 2010, he signed with Aris, where he played until June 2012. He then signed with the Spanish League club Bilbao Basket, in June 2012, and stayed with them through the preseason.
He then returned to Aris for the 2012–13 regular season. He then moved to the Bulgarian League club Lukoil Academic for the 2013–14 season. He joined Panionios for the 2014–15 season. He then moved to Apollon Patras. He joined Lavrio for the 2017–18 season.
Greek national team
Verginis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. He played with Greece's junior national teams at the following tournaments: the 2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.