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Dinos Mitoglou

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Dinos Mitoglou
Mitoglou with Wake Forest in 2014
No. 44 – Panathinaikos
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueGBL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1996-06-11) June 11, 1996 (age 28)
Thessaloniki, Greece
Listed height2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight116 kg (256 lb)
Career information
High schoolAristoteleio College
(Thessaloniki, Greece)
CollegeWake Forest (2014–2017)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Aris Thessaloniki
2017–2021Panathinaikos
2021–2022Olimpia Milano
2023–presentPanathinaikos
Career highlights and awards

Konstantinos "Dinos" Mitoglou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Ντίνος" Μήτογλου; born June 11, 1996) is a Greek professional basketball player and the vice-captain for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball at Wake Forest University. He is a 2.10 m (6' 103⁄4")[1] tall power forward, who can occasionally play as a center.

Early career

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After playing with the youth teams of the Greek clubs Asteria Academy and Aris, Mitoglou played for the first time in Greece's top-tier level, the Greek Basket League, with the senior men's team of Aris Thessaloniki, during the 2013–14 season. He made his debut in the Greek Basket League, on 30 November 2013, in a game against Olympiacos.[2] With Aris, he played in a total of 3 games, during the Greek Basket League 2013–14 season.[3]

Despite playing in Greece's top-tier level professional basketball league, Mitoglou was able to retain his amateur status, thus making him eligible to play college basketball.

College career

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Mitoglou played 3 years of NCAA Division I college basketball at Wake Forest from 2014 to 2017.[4] In 3 years at Wake Forest, he appeared in 96 games, of which 75 were starts, and averaged 9.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.[5]

Professional career

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Aris Thessaloniki (2013–2014)

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Mitoglou played with the Greek Basket League club Aris, during the 2013–14 season.

Wake Forest (2014–2017)

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He then moved to Wake Forest University,[6][7] but Aris retained his club rights, through the year 2017.[8] Mitoglou spent the next 3 seasons playing D1 college basketball. He left Wake Forest after his junior season, to turn professional.

Panathinaikos (2017–2021)

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After leaving Wake Forest, Mitoglou signed a 4-year contract with the Greek club Panathinaikos.[9][10] The contract was worth $2 million in net income.[11][12][13]

Olimpia Milano (2021–2022)

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On June 25, 2021, Mitoglou signed a two-year deal with Italian powerhouse Olimpia Milano worth 1.8 million Euros.

From March 2022 until July 2023, Mitoglou was involved in a major doping scandal involving unlicensed pharmaceuticals. On March 9, 2023, Dinos Mitoglou officially received a 32-month suspension from FIBA.[14] On July 5, 2023, the Court of Arbitration for Sport convened in Switzerland and reduced his sentence to 16 months, i.e. Mitoglou would be available to participate in FIBA sporting events from July 28, 2023, and henceforth.

Panathinaikos (2023–present)

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On July 6, 2023, Mitoglou made his return to Panathinaikos, penning a three-year contract.[15]

National team career

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Greek junior national team

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Mitoglou played with the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.[16]

Greek senior national team

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Mitoglou became a member of the senior Greek national basketball team in 2017.[17] He played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification,[18] and at the 2020 Victoria FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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† Denotes season in which Mitoglou won the EuroLeague
* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2017–18 Panathinaikos 4 0 3.0 .000 .000 .500 .8 .5 .3 — .8 .5
2018–19 27 10 13.8 .510 .200 .550 3.0 .3 .3 .1 4.2 4.0
2019–20 28* 5 13.9 .508 .296 .761 3.7 .5 .9 .3 5.8 7.2
2020–21 34 23 20.3 .504 .295 .713 5.4 .9 .7 .3 9.3 11.3
2021–22 Olimpia Milano 13 1 17.5 .471 .296 .818 4.2 1.2 .8 .4 7.6 9.2
2023–24† Panathinaikos 38 35 28.2 .483 .345 .745 6.2 .9 .8 .4 11.3 13.4
Career 144 74 19.4 .492 .306 .720 4.6 .7 .7 .3 7.8 9.2

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Greece Aris Thessaloniki HEBA A1 3 3.1 .250 — 1.000 1.0 — .3 — 1.3
2017–18 Greece Panathinaikos HEBA A1 32 12.8 .569 .464 .607 3.8 .5 .3 .3 5.6
2018–19 Greece Panathinaikos HEBA A1 27 14.3 .535 .353 .593 4.4 .7 .5 .4 6.4
2019–20 Greece Panathinaikos HEBA A1 20 19.9 .541 .441 .753 7.4 .9 .9 1.0 11.5
2020–21 Greece Panathinaikos HEBA A1 29 20.0 .568 .440 .788 6.4 1.2 1.1 .7 11.3
2021–22 Italy Olimpia Milano LBA 11 20.5 .575 .353 .792 6.3 1.2 .8 .3 11.4
2023–24 Greece Panathinaikos HEBA A1 32 22.1 .502 .354 .775 6.1 1.1 .8 .5 10.2

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Wake Forest 32 13 22.3 .442 .385 .718 4.6 .4 .5 .6 9.7
2015–16 Wake Forest 31 30 23.8 .427 .318 .767 5.4 .7 .5 .8 9.2
2016–17 Wake Forest 33 32 24.6 .421 .333 .792 6.1 .9 .6 .7 8.9
Career 96 75 23.6 .430 .347 .763 5.4 .7 .5 .7 9.3

Personal life

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Mitoglou's father, Dimitrios Mitoglou, was a professional football player, that played with PAOK and Doxa Drama. His brother, Gerasimos Mitoglou is also a professional football player.

References

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  1. ^ Konstantinos MITOGLOU Height: 210 cm (6 ft 11 in)
  2. ^ 30 Νοεμβρίου 2013 16:00 | ΣΕΦ / Δημόσια Τηλεόραση (in Greek).
  3. ^ ΜΗΤΟΓΛΟΥ Κώστας | Basket League ΟΠΑΠ 2013–14 (in Greek).
  4. ^ "44 DINOS MITOGLOU". Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  5. ^ Konstantinos Mitoglou Per Game.
  6. ^ Report: Wake Forest lands 2014 commitment from forward Kostas Mitoglou.
  7. ^ FROM ARIS TO THE ACC FOR MITOGLOU.
  8. ^ Dinos Mitoglou ready to sign with Panathinaikos.
  9. ^ Mitoglou in Green.
  10. ^ Panathinaikos officially adds Kostantinos Mitoglou.
  11. ^ Wake's Mitoglou to return home to play basketball in Greece.
  12. ^ The Fallout of Dinos Mitoglou Leaving Wake Forest.
  13. ^ Wake Forest PF Dinos Mitoglou to Forego Senior Season.
  14. ^ "Dinos Mitoglou receives 2.5 years suspension". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  15. ^ "Καλώς ήρθες σπίτι σου, Ντίνο!". 6 July 2023.
  16. ^ Konstantinos MITOGLOU (GRE).
  17. ^ Η "πρώτη" της Εθνικής σε φωτογραφίες (in Greek).
  18. ^ Greece announce preliminary player list for games against Great Britain and Israel.
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