Ioannis "Giannis" Agravanis (

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: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Αγραβάνης; born November 13, 1998) is a Greek professional

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player for

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of the

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. At a height of 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall, he plays at the

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position.

Youth career

Agravanis played from a young age with the youth teams of

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, before he started his pro career.

Professional career

Agravanis began his pro career in the 2016–17 season, with the Greek 2nd Division club

. On August 9, 2017, Agravanis moved to

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelf ...

of the top-tier level Greek League. He signed a three-year contract with AEK, with the option to sign with the club for an additional two years. With AEK, he also won the

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title, in 2018. On September 22, 2018, he was loaned from AEK to

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the seventh-largest municipality of Greece by ...

, for the 2018–19 season. His loan was renewed for another season on August 13, 2019. On August 1, 2020, Agravanis was officially released from AEK Athens. Subsequently, Agravanis signed a three-year contract with Promitheas Patras, which then loaned him to the Greek club

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, for the 2020–21 season. On July 25, 2021, Agravanis moved to Iraklis Thessaloniki. On February 2, 2022, he mutually parted ways with the club due to disciplinary reasons. In 11 games, he averaged 10.2 points and 5.1 rebounds, playing around 31 minutes per contest. On April 8 of the same year, Agravanis agreed to return to Promitheas for the rest of the season. In 18 league games, he averaged 5.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists, playing around 16 minutes per contest. On August 3, 2022, Agravanis signed with the newly promoted

National team career

As a member of the junior national teams of Greece, Agravanis played at the

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, and at the

2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 20th edition of the FIBA U20 European Championship. The competition took place in three Greek cities, Chania, Rethymno and Heraklion, on the island of Crete, from 15 to 23 July 2017. Venues Partic ...

, where he won a gold medal.

Personal life

Agravanis' older brother,

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Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

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Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

FIBA Champions League The Basketball Champions League (BCL) is an annual professional basketball competition for European clubs, organised by FIBA. It is the top-level competition organised by FIBA Europe, therefore the champion participates in the FIBA Intercont ...

winner: (

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Winner: (

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Greek junior national team

References

External links

FIBA Profile
(archive)
Eurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile
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