Dimitrios Katsivelis (alternate spelling: Dimitris) (Greek: Δημήτρης Κατσίβελης; born October 1, 1991) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for PAOK of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the FIBA Europe Cup (FEC). He is a 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall,[1][2] 96 kg (212 lb)[3] point guard.
 Katsivelis with AEK Athens in November 2015. | |
| No. 19 – PAOK Thessaloniki | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | GBL FEC |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 1, 1991 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2015 | Olympiacos |
| 2015–2016 | AEK Athens |
| 2016–2017 | Astana |
| 2017–2018 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2018–2020 | Promitheas Patras |
| 2020–2021 | AEK Athens |
| 2021–2022 | Peristeri |
| 2022–2023 | Kolossos Rodou |
| 2023–2024 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2024–present | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editKatsivelis 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.[4] 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.[5][6] He moved to the Kazakh club Astana, of the VTB United League, for the 2016–17 season.
On July 1, 2018, Katsivelis was announced by Promitheas Patras, where he subsequently spent two seasons.[7] He averaged 3.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in the shortened 2019-2020 campaign.
On August 8, 2020, he agreed to return to AEK.[8]
On July 24, 2021, Katsivelis moved to Peristeri. On April 18, 2022, he was suspended for the rest of the season, along with teammate Linos Chrysikopoulos, after they both fell out of favor with the club's new head coach Milan Tomić. In 17 league games, he averaged 6.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3 assists per contest.
On August 25, 2022, Katsivelis signed with Kolossos Rodou, reuniting with both Chrysikopoulos and his Astana coach Ilias Papatheodorou. In 24 games, he averaged 7.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals, playing around 26 minutes per contest.
On June 30, 2023, Katsivelis returned to Thessaloniki for Aris.
National team career
editGreek junior national team
editWith 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 Cup, and the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
Greek senior national team
editKatsivelis became a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2017.[9] He played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.[10]
Career statistics
edit| 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
edit| † | Denotes seasons in which Katsivelis won the EuroLeague |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Olympiacos | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | .667 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.5 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| 2011–12† | 7 | 4 | 16.3 | .368 | .286 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .6 | .1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | |
| 2012–13† | 10 | 1 | 6.6 | .333 | .500 | .500 | .7 | .4 | .1 | — | 0.7 | 0.2 | |
| 2013–14 | 15 | 1 | 4.6 | .385 | .571 | .500 | .4 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
| 2014–15 | 12 | 1 | 6.3 | .455 | .333 | .000 | .8 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| Career | 46 | 7 | 7.5 | .404 | .423 | .500 | .7 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | |
Awards and accomplishments
editPro career
edit- 2× EuroLeague Champion: (2012, 2013)
- 2× Greek League Champion: (2012, 2015)
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion: (2013)
- Kazakhstan League: Champion (2017)
- Kazakhstan Cup: Winner (2017)
- Greek League All-Star :(2020)
Greek junior national team
editReferences
edit- ^ "Grecia / Baloncesto / Dimitrios Katsivelis Altura / 1.98m" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-12-10. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ "Dimitrios Katsivelis Grecia Rio 2016 Altura / 1.98m" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-12-10. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ Dimitrius Kacivelis Weight: 96 кг.
- ^ Euroleague.net OLYMPIACOS lands young Katsivelis.
- ^ AEK adds two-time Euroleague champ Katsivelis.
- ^ AEK Athens announces Dimitris Katsivelis.
- ^ Dimitris Katsivelis signs at Promitheas.
- ^ "Dimitris Katsivelis returns to AEK Athens". Sportando. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ Η "πρώτη" της Εθνικής σε φωτογραφίες (in Greek).
- ^ Greece announce preliminary player list for games against Great Britain and Israel.
External links
edit- Dimitrios Katisvelis at baskethotel.com
- Dimitrios Katsivelis Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine at draftexpress.com
- Dimitrios Katsivelis at esake.gr (in Greek)
- Dimitrios Katsivelis at eurobasket.com
- Dimitrios Katsivelis at euroleague.net
- Dimitrios Katsivelis at fiba.com (archive)
- Dimitrios Katsivelis at fiba.com (game center)
- Dimitrios Katisvelis at vtb-league.com
- Dimitrios Katsivelis at scoresway.com (archived)