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Konstantinos "Dinos" Mitoglou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Ντίνος" Μήτογλου; born June 11, 1996) is a Greek professional basketball player and the vice-captain for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball at Wake Forest University. He is a 2.10 m (6' 103⁄4") tall power forward, who can occasionally play as a 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. With Aris, he played in a total of 3 games, during the Greek Basket League 2013–14 season.
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. 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.
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, but Aris retained his club rights, through the year 2017. 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. The contract was worth $2 million in net income.
= 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 2022 until July 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. 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.
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.
= Greek senior national team
=Mitoglou became a member of the senior Greek national basketball team in 2017. He played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification, and at the 2020 Victoria FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Career statistics
= EuroLeague
== Domestic leagues
== College
=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
External links
Twitter (in English and Greek)
EuroLeague 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 Archived 2018-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
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