Dinos Mitoglou

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 occasionally play as a center.

Dinos Mitoglou

No. 44 – Panathinaikos
Position	Power forward / Center
League	Greek Basket League EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1996-06-11) June 11, 1996 (age 27) Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	116 kg (256 lb)
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
2017–2021	Panathinaikos
2021–2022	Olimpia Milano
2023–present	Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
4× Greek League champion (2018–2021) 2× Greek Cup winner (2019, 2021) All-Greek League First Team (2021) Greek League rebounding leader (2021) Greek All-Star (2020) GBL All-Star Game MVP (2020) LBA champion (2022) Italian Cup winner (2022)

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]

Professional career

Aris Thessaloniki (2013–2014)

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

Wake Forest (2014–2017)

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)

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)

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

From March of 2022 until July of 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)

On July 6, 2023, Mitoglou made his return to Panathinaikos, penning a three-year contract.^[15] On October 30, 2023, Mitoglou recorded 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks in a 54-66 away win against rivals Olympiacos.

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.^[16]

Greek senior national team

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

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

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

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, 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

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. "Dinos Mitoglou receives 2.5 years suspension". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
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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.

External links

• Twitter (in English and Greek)
• Euroleague.net profile
• FIBA profile
• FIBA Europe profile
• Eurobasket.com profile
• Greek Basket League profile (in English)
• Hellenic Federation Profile (in Greek)
• Greek Basket League profile (in Greek)
• Draftexpress.com profile
• Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio