Dimitrios Katsivelis
Encyclopedia
Dimitrios Katsivelis (Greek
: Δημήτρης Κατσίβελης; born October 1, 1991, in Thessaloniki
, Greece
) is a Greek
professional basketball player. He is a 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall guard.
in 2010.
, the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, and the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
: Δημήτρης Κατσίβελης; born October 1, 1991, in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
) is a Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
professional basketball player. He is a 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall guard.
Club career
Katsivelis signed with the Greek League club Olympiacos PiraeusOlympiacos BC
Olympiacos B.C. , also known simply as Olympiacos and Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional basketball club, part of Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. The basketball club, founded in 1931, is one of the most successful in Greece and a traditional powerhouse in European competitions...
in 2010.
Greek national team
With Greece's junior national teams, Katsivelis won the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 ChampionshipU18 European Championship Men 2008 Division A
The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Greece from July 25, 2008 until August 3.-Squads:At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries will have 12 players on their roster.- Venues :...
, the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, and the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, previously known as European Championship for Men 'Under22 and Under, is a basketball competition inaugurated in 1992. Until 2004 it was held biannually, but from 2004 onwards it is held every year. The current champions are Spain.Since 2005, a second level...
.