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Caylin Raftopoulos (born 19 October 1992) is a British professional basketball player for the
Surrey Scorchers The Surrey Scorchers are an English professional basketball team based in Guildford, Surrey, that compete in the British Basketball League. The team was established in 2005 as the Guildford Heat by fans of former British Basketball League te ...
in the British Basketball League.


Early life

Raftopoulous took part in the London Towers programme before playing youth basketball with the Spelthorne Atoms and London United-Richmond College. In 2010, he moved to the United States to attend Arlington Country Day High School and later transferred to
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Professional career

Raftopoulous began his professional career with the Surrey Heat, 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 Worcester Wolves in 2013. Spending two years with the British Basketball League 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 Southampton Solent University. In September 2017, he rejoined his father to play for the renamed
Surrey Scorchers The Surrey Scorchers are an English professional basketball team based in Guildford, Surrey, that compete in the British Basketball League. The team was established in 2005 as the Guildford Heat by fans of former British Basketball League te ...
in the British Basketball League. 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