Dimitrios Katsivelis

Dimitrios Katsivelis

Katsivelis with AEK Athens in November 2015.
Astana
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1991-10-01) October 1, 1991
Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2015 Olympiacos
2015–2016 AEK Athens
2016–present Astana
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2008 Greece National Team
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
2009 New Zealand National Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
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

  1. ↑ FIBA.com Dimitrios KATSIVELIS | Size : 197.
  2. ↑ Euroleague.net OLYMPIACOS lands young Katsivelis.
  3. ↑ AEK adds two-time Euroleague champ Katsivelis.
  4. ↑ AEK Athens announces Dimitris Katsivelis.
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