Ioannis Demertzis (alternate spellings: Giannis, Yiannis) (

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: Γιάννης Δεμερτζής; born July 20, 1983) is a

former professional

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player. He is 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall and is the current player development

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of Greek A1 National Division club

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Professional career

After playing youth basketball with Mantoulidis, Demertzis started his pro playing career in 2005, in the Greek 2nd Division, playing with ICBS. In 2006, he moved to Iraklis, where he stayed only for one year. In 2007, he moved to

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

, where he stayed until 2010. He has also played with

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, Keravnos, Ikaros Kallitheas, Ethnikos Piraeus and

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. He then moved to Holargos, but left the team without making any appearances in order to join the newly-promoted Doxa Lefkadas of the

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. In 2018, he joined

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. In 2019-2020 he moved to Harilaos Trikoupis B.C., making a good season.In 2020-2021 season he moved to Keravnos (Aghios Pavlos-Thessaloniki) B.C. Due to the

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, the league never started. In July 2021, he signed for Navarchos Votsis (Thessaloniki) B.C.

References

External links

FIBA Europe Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

RealGM.com Profile

Greek Basket League Profile
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