Dimitrios Katsivelis (alternate spelling: Dimitris) (

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: Δημήτρης Κατσίβελης; born October 1, 1991) is a Greek professional

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player and the

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for

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

of the

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(GBL). He is a tall,

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Professional career

Katsivelis started his career playing at the

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level ( the 3rd-tier level of Greek basketball) with Mantoulidis in the Greek B League. He began his professional career when he signed with the Greek League club Olympiacos Piraeus in 2010. With Olympiacos, he won the

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and Greek League championships, in 2012. With Olympiacos, he also won the 2012–13 season championship of the EuroLeague, and the Greek League championship in 2015. On August 5, 2015, he signed with

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. He moved to the Kazakh club

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, of the

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, for the 2016–17 season. On July 1, 2018, Katsivelis was announced by Promitheas Patras, where he subsequently spent two seasons. He averaged 3.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in the shortened 2019-2020 campaign. On August 8, 2020, he agreed to return to

AEK A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Established ...

. On July 24, 2021, Katsivelis moved to

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. On April 18, 2022, he was suspended for the rest of the season, along with teammate Linos Chrysikopoulos, after they both fell out of favor with the club's new head coach

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. In 17 league games, he averaged 6.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3 assists per contest. On August 25, 2022, Katsivelis signed with Kolossos Rodou, reuniting with both Chrysikopoulos and his Astana coach Ilias Papatheodorou. In 24 games, he averaged 7.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals, playing around 26 minutes per contest. On June 30, 2023, Katsivelis returned to Thessaloniki for

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. On June 28, 2024, Katsivelis returned to PAOK, and was named the team's captain.

National team career

Greek junior national team

With Greece's junior national teams, Katsivelis won the gold medal at the

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, the silver medal at the

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, and the silver medal at the

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Greek senior national team

Katsivelis became a member of the senior men's

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in 2017. He played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.Greece announce preliminary player list for games against Great Britain and Israel.
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Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

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Champion: (2012, 2013) *2× Greek League Champion: (2012, 2015) *

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Champion: (

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) * Kazakhstan League: Champion (2017) *

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: Winner (2017) * Greek League All-Star :(2020)

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Greek junior national team

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Professional career

National team career

Greek junior national team

Greek senior national team

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Greek junior national team

References

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