Dinos Mitoglou

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Dinos Mitoglou
Konstantinos Mitoglou.jpg
No. 24 – Olimpia Milano
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1996-06-11) June 11, 1996 (age 25)
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 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–presentOlimpia Milano
Career highlights and awards

Konstantinos "Dinos" Mitoglou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Ντίνος" Μήτογλου; born June 11, 1996) is a Greek professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian LBA 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 also operate as a small ball center.

Early career[]

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[]

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]

College statistics[]

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 0.4 0.5 0.6 9.7
2015–16 Wake Forest 31 30 23.8 .427 .318 .767 5.4 0.7 0.5 0.8 9.2
2016–17 Wake Forest 33 32 24.6 .421 .333 .800 6.1 0.9 0.6 0.7 8.9
Career 96 75 23.6 .430 .347 .766 5.4 0.7 0.5 0.7 9.3

Professional career[]

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

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]

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

National team career[]

Greek junior national team[]

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.[14]

Greek senior national team[]

Mitoglou became a member of the senior Greek national basketball team in 2017.[15] He played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.[16]

Career statistics[]

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[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2017–18 Panathinaikos 4 0 3.1 .000 .000 .500 .5 .0 .3 .3 .8 .5
2018–19 27 10 13.4 .622 .200 .550 3.3 .3 .3 .2 4.2 4.0
2019–20 28 5 13.5 .571 .296 .761 3.7 .5 .9 .3 5.8 7.2
2020–21 34 23 20.2 .504 .295 .713 5.4 .9 .7 .3 9.3 11.3

Personal life[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Konstantinos MITOGLOU Height: 210cm/6'11".
  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.
  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. ^ Konstantinos MITOGLOU (GRE).
  15. ^ Η "πρώτη" της Εθνικής σε φωτογραφίες (in Greek).
  16. ^ Greece announce preliminary player list for games against Great Britain and Israel.

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