Dimitrios Verginis (alternate spelling: Dimitris) (

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: Δημήτρης Βεργίνης; born May 15, 1987) is a Greek professional

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player for

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club ( Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'' ...

of the Greek 3rd division. He is 1.91 m (6'3") tall. He can play both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional career

Born in

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, 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 both the Greek League and the

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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

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in the 2007–08 season. Verginis was the youngest player to ever be named the team

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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. 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

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, 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

for the 2014–15 season. He then moved to

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. He joined

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for the 2017–18 season. On June 28, 2018, Verginis officially returned to Aris for a second stint. He joined the Greek club

, in 2019. On July 22, 2020, Verginis signed a two-year contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki. He averaged 5.0 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. On October 1, 2021, Verginis signed with ASK Karditsas of the

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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

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, the

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, the

2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the ninth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of İzmir, in Turkey, hosted the tournament. Serbia and Montenegro won their second title, the first one with that name (they won th ...

, and the

2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the tenth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Nova Gorica, in Slovenia, and Gorizia, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Serbia won their first title with that name

Awards and accomplishments

: (2008) *

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Winner: (2009) *2× Greek League Champion: (2009, 2010) * EuroLeague Champion: (2009) *

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Winner: (2009)

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile
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