Caylin Raftopoulos (born 19 October 1992) is a British professional

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for the

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in the

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Early life

Raftopoulous took part in the

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programme before playing youth basketball with the Spelthorne Atoms and London United-Richmond College. In 2010, he moved to the

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to attend Arlington Country Day High School and later transferred to Althoff Catholic High School.

Professional career

Raftopoulous began his professional career with the

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, a team coached by his father, Creon Ratfopoulous. He played 35 times during the 2012–13 season and averaged 5.3 points per game. After relocating for university, he joined the

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in 2013. Spending two years with the

team, he averaged 1.5 and 2.3 points per game. In October 2015, Raftopoulous was named the Wolves' second team head coach but would continue to train with the first team squad. Relocating again for the 2016–17 season, he represented Team Solent Kestrels in the National Basketball League while studying at

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. In September 2017, he rejoined his father to play for the renamed

in the

. Raftopoulous re-signed with the team in September 2020.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raftopoulos, Caylin 1992 births Living people British Basketball League players British expatriate basketball people in the United States British men's basketball players Worcester Wolves players Point guards Basketball players from London Surrey Scorchers players English people of Zimbabwean descent Sportspeople of Zimbabwean descent 21st-century British sportsmen