Dinos Mitoglou

Dinos Mitoglou
No. 44 – Panathinaikos
Position	Power forward / Center
League	Greek Basket League; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	June 11, 1996; Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	Aristoteleio College; (Thessaloniki, Greece)
College	Wake Forest (2014–2017)
NBA draft	2018 / Undrafted
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2014	Aris Thessaloniki
2017–present	Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
	3× Greek League champion (2018, 2019, 2020); Greek Cup winner (2019); Greek League All-Star (2020); Greek League All-Star Game MVP (2020);

Konstantinos "Dinos" Mitoglou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Ντίνος" Μήτογλου; born June 11, 1996) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League 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]

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

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

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
Career		59	15	10	.585	.241	.681	3.2	.4	.6	.3	4.7	3.9

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

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[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.

Panathinaikos current roster
6 Papagiannis 10 Papapetrou 14 Persidis 16 Kalaitzakis 23 Papadakis 32 Fredette 44 Mitoglou 50 Bentil – Nedović – Sant-Roos – Foster – Auguste – Bochoridis – Kaselakis
Head coach: Vovoras Assistant coaches: Charalampidis, Sioutis, Giaples