Dimitrios Moraitis

Dimitrios Moraitis
	Moraitis with AEK in 2016
No. 6 – Panathinaikos
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	GBL; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	February 3, 1999 (age 25); Maroussi, Attica, Greece
Listed height	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Listed weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2021: undrafted
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2015	Panionios
2015–2021	AEK Athens
2019–2020	→Kolossos Rodou
2021–2023	Peristeri
2023–present	Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
	EuroLeague champion (2024); FIBA Champions League champion (2018); FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2019); Greek League champion (2024); Greek Cup winner (2018); 2× Greek Youth All-Star Game (2019, 2020); Jordan Brand Classic (2015); Panhellenic Junior Championship champion (2015); Panhellenic Junior Championship MVP (2015);

Dimitrios Rafail Moraitis (alternate spelling: Dimitris Rafail Moraitis) (Greek: Δημήτρης Ραφαήλ Μωραΐτης; born February 3, 1999) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He is a 1.94 m (6 ft 41⁄2 in) tall ^[1]^[2] combo guard.

Youth career

Moraitis played from a young age with the youth teams of the Greek club Panionios, before he started his pro career. He played at the Jordan Brand Classic's International Game in 2015, where he recorded 7 points, 1 assist, 1 block, and 1 turnover in 28 minutes.^[3]

Professional career

Moraitis signed his first contract with the senior men's team of Panionios in 2014. On 20 July 2015, AEK confirmed that Moraitis would join the club from Panionios, for a transfer buyout amount fee of €1,200,000. Moraitis signed a six-year contract with AEK.^[4]

Moraitis made his Greek League debut with AEK, in a win against Nea Kifissia, on November 21, 2015. He scored his first points in the Greek League, in a game against Rethymno Cretan Kings, on March 11, 2016, but his team lost the game, 70–69. After the departure of Taurean Green from AEK, due to an episode he had with the team's head coach, Jure Zdovc, during a 2016 Greek League playoffs game against Olympiacos, Moraitis gained some more playing time.

With AEK, he won the Greek Cup title, in 2018, and the FIBA Champions League title as well. On July 27, 2018, Moraitis extended his contract with AEK for an extra year, through the 2021–22 season. During the preseason of the 2018–19 season, Moraitis played with AEK at the "Neophytos Chandriotis" tournament. AEK won the tournament, and Moraitis was named the MVP, averaging 11.6 points, 4 assists, and 2.3 rebounds per game.^[5]

On August 17, 2019, Moraitis was loaned to Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League for the 2019-2020 season.^[6]

On July 23, 2021, Moraitis signed a two-year deal with Peristeri.^[7] During the 2021-22 campaign, in a total of 21 league games, he averaged 9.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals, playing around 23 minutes per contest. On July 1, 2022, Moraitis signed a new two-year contract with the club through 2024, playing under head coach Vassilis Spanoulis. In 32 league games, he averaged 7.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists, playing around 18 minutes per contest. On June 21, 2023, Moraitis amicably parted ways with Peristeri.

On June 23, 2023, Moraitis signed a three-year contract with Greek Basket League and EuroLeague powerhouse Panathinaikos.

National team career

Greek junior national team

Moraitis has been a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he has played at the following tournaments: the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Greek senior national team

Moraitis played with the senior Greek national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

Personal life

Moraitis' father, Kostas Moraitis, is a former professional basketball player, who played in the Greek League during the 1990s.^[8]

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

†	Denotes season in which Moraitis team won the EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2023–24†	Panathinaikos	7	0	2.4	.500	.750	—	.3	.7	.3	—	1.6	1.7
Career		7	0	2.4	.500	.750	—	.3	.7	.3	—	1.6	1.7

Basketball Champions League

†	Denotes season in which Moraitis team won the Basketball Champions League


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	AEK Athens	1	0	3.3	.000	.000	—	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017–18†		4	0	1.7	.000	.000	—	.2	—	—	—	0.0
2018–19		9	2	9.2	.250	.182	.875	.9	.8	.4	.1	2.1
2020–21		8	2	17.9	.424	.476	.818	1.9	2.1	.7	—	5.9
2022–23	Peristeri	8	1	15.9	.300	.333	.500	2.6	2.4	.7	—	5.5
Career		30	5	12.1	.318	.338	.741	1.5	1.4	.5	.0	3.7

FIBA Europe Cup


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021–22	Peristeri	14	14	37.9	.513	.286	.803	4.8	3.7	2.1	.3	22.2
Career		14	14	37.9	.513	.286	.803	4.8	3.7	2.1	.3	22.2

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Panionios	HEBA A1	4	7.3	.500	.571	1.000	.7	1.2	1.2	—	3.7
2015–16	AEK Athens	HEBA A1	4	4.3	.250	.250	—	.5	—	.2	—	0.7
2016–17	AEK Athens	HEBA A1	6	7.2	.364	.500	.250	.3	—	.3	—	2.0
2017–18	AEK Athens	HEBA A1	6	6.6	.625	.500	.750	.5	1.0	.5	—	2.7
2018–19	AEK Athens	HEBA A1	28	10.1	.324	.231	.500	1.2	1.3	.4	—	2.4
2019–20	Kolossos Rodou	HEBA A1	20	14.3	.429	.283	.593	1.8	2.1	.8	.1	4.7
2020–21	AEK Athens	HEBA A1	19	12.2	.302	.279	.833	1.0	1.4	.6	—	3.2
2021–22	Peristeri	HEBA A1	21	23.5	.391	.330	.705	3.3	4.5	1.2	—	9.3
2022–23	Peristeri	HEBA A1	32	18.3	.402	.308	.844	2.4	2.5	.8	.0	7.2
2023–24	Panathinaikos	HEBA A1	23	8.8	.484	.478	.917	1.0	1.2	.9	.1	4.1

References

^ DIMITRIS MORAITIS Height: 194 cm.
^ ΜΩΡΑΪΤΗΣ Δημήτρης | ΥΨΟΣ 1,94 (in Greek).
^ "Jordan Brand Classic names MVPS from Croatia". positionsports.com. March 10, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ "AEK Athens inks Moraitis long term". eurocupbasketball.com. July 21, 2015. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^ "MVP του τουρνουά στην Κύπρο ο Μωραΐτης! (pic)". gazzetta.gr. September 16, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^ "Kolossos Rhodes announces Dimitrios Moraitis". Sportando. August 17, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 23, 2021). "Peristeri signs Dimitrios Moraitis to 2-year deal". Sportando. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
^ gazzetta.gr Μωραΐτης: «Υπήρξε ενδιαφέρον από τους αιώνιους»

External links

EuroCup Profile
FIBA Profile (archive)
FIBA Europe Profile
Eurobasket.com Profile
Greek League Profile (in Greek)
Greek League Profile (in English)
Draftexpress.com Profile Archived 2016-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
NBADraft.net Profile
Realgm.com Profile

[1] DIMITRIS MORAITIS Height: 194 cm.

[2] ΜΩΡΑΪΤΗΣ Δημήτρης | ΥΨΟΣ 1,94 (in Greek).

[3] "Jordan Brand Classic names MVPS from Croatia". positionsports.com. March 10, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[4] "AEK Athens inks Moraitis long term". eurocupbasketball.com. July 21, 2015. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

[5] "MVP του τουρνουά στην Κύπρο ο Μωραΐτης! (pic)". gazzetta.gr. September 16, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

[6] "Kolossos Rhodes announces Dimitrios Moraitis". Sportando. August 17, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[7] Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 23, 2021). "Peristeri signs Dimitrios Moraitis to 2-year deal". Sportando. Retrieved July 24, 2021.

[8] zzetta.gr Μωραΐτης: «Υπήρξε ενδιαφέρον από τους αιώνιους»

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