Dimitrios Verginis

Dimitrios Verginis (alternate spelling: Dimitris) (Greek: Δημήτρης Βεργίνης; born May 15, 1987) is a Greek professional basketball player for Iraklis of the Greek Basket League. He is 1.91 m (6'3") tall.[1][2][3] He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Dimitris Verginis
Δημήτρης Βεργίνης
Verginis with Panathinaikos, in 2008.
No. 16 Iraklis Thessaloniki
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueGreek Basket League
BCL
Personal information
Born (1987-05-15) May 15, 1987
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2008PAOK
2008–2010Panathinaikos
2010–2013Aris Thessaloniki
2013–2014Lukoil Academic
2014–2015Panionios
2015–2017Apollon Patras
2017–2018Lavrio
2018–2019Aris Thessaloniki
2019–2020Panionios
2020–presentIraklis
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Verginis started his career playing with the Asteria Panoramatos junior teams in Greece, and he played with the senior team of Anatolia in the 2004–05 season. He debuted in the both Greek League and the FIBA EuroChallenge in the 2005–06 season with PAOK. In the 2006–07 season, he played in the European-wide 2nd-tier level league, the EuroCup, for the first time.

He was selected to the FIBA EuroChallenge's All-Star Game in the 2007–08 season. Verginis was the youngest player to ever be named the team captain in the history of PAOK, when he took over that role from Kostas Vasileiadis. In 2008, he left PAOK, and joined the Greek club Panathinaikos.[4]

Verginis stayed with Panathinaikos for 2 years. In 2010, he signed with Aris, where he played until June 2012. He then signed with the Spanish League club Bilbao Basket, in June 2012, and stayed with them through the preseason.

He then returned to Aris for the 2012–13 regular season. He then moved to the Bulgarian League club Lukoil Academic for the 2013–14 season. He joined Panionios for the 2014–15 season. He then moved to Apollon Patras. He joined Lavrio for the 2017–18 season. On June 28, 2018, Verginis officially returned to Aris for a second stint. He joined the Greek club Panionios, in 2019.

On July 22, 2020, Verginis signed a two-year contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki.[5]

National team career

Verginis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. He played with Greece's junior national teams at the following tournaments: the 2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Awards and accomplishments

References

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