Simon Michail (born 19 June 1992) is a Cypriot professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

player for

Keravnos Keravnos B.C. (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Στροβόλου «Ο Κεραυνός»), also known as Keravnos Strovolou, is a professional basketball club based in Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus. It plays its home games in the Cos ...

of the

Cypriot League The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...

and the Cyprus national team. Michail entered the

2014 NBA draft The 2014 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2014, at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. ...

, but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

Professional career

Michail began his career with

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, translation=Athletic Union of Limassol) commonly known as AEL, is a Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL also maintain ...

of the

. After a really good year with the club, he joined

. On 19 May 2019, after already being at the club for five years, he extended his contract until 2024.

National team career

Michail was a member of the Cyprus junior national teams, and is currently one of the leaders of the senior Cyprus national team, as well as captain.

References

External links

RealGM.com
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Eurobasket.com
Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Michail, Simon 1992 births Living people Cypriot men's basketball players Keravnos B.C. players Point guards