Dimitrios Moraitis
{{Short description|Greek basketball player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Dimitrios Moraitis
| image = Dimitrios Moraitis 6 Panathinaikos BC Euroleague 20250204.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Moraitis with Panathinaikos in 2025
| team = Iraklis Thessaloniki
| number =
| position = Point guard / shooting guard
| league = GBL
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4.5
| weight_kg = 86
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|2|3}}
| birth_place = Marousi, Greece
| draft_year = 2021
| career_start = 2014
| career_end =
| years1 = 2014–2015
| team1 = Panionios
| years2 = 2015–2021
| team2 = A.E.K.
| years3 = 2019–2020
| team3 = →Kolossos Rodos
| years4 = 2021–2023
| team4 = Peristeri
| years5 = 2023–present
| team5 = Panathinaikos
| years6 = 2025–present
| team6 = →Iraklis Thessaloniki
| highlights =
- EuroLeague champion (2024)
- FIBA Champions League champion (2018)
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2019)
- Greek League champion (2024)
- 2× Greek Cup winner (2018, 2025)
- 2× Greek Youth All-Star Game (2019, 2020)
- Jordan Brand Classic (2015)
- Panhellenic Junior Championship champion (2015)
- Panhellenic Junior Championship MVP (2015)
}}
Dimitrios Rafail Moraitis (alternate spelling: Dimitris Rafail Moraitis) ({{Langx|el|Δημήτρης Ραφαήλ Μωραΐτης}}; born February 3, 1999) is a Greek professional basketball player for Iraklis of the Greek Basketball League, on loan from Panathinaikos.{{Cite web |date=2025-06-17 |title=Στον Ηρακλή ο Δημήτρης Μωραΐτης |url=https://iraklis-bc.gr/nea/1501 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=iraklis-bc.gr |language=el-gr}} He is a {{convert|1.94|m|ftin|frac=2|abbr=on}} tall combo guard.[http://widgets.baskethotel.com/site/esake/player/4968351/ DIMITRIS MORAITIS Height: 194 cm.][http://www.esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idplayer=E79B2944&mode=1&idchampionship=42C43378 ΜΩΡΑΪΤΗΣ Δημήτρης | ΥΨΟΣ 1,94 {{in lang|el}}.]
Youth career
Moraitis played from a young age with the youth teams of the Greek club Panionios, before he started his pro career. He played at the Jordan Brand Classic's International Game in 2015, where he recorded 7 points, 1 assist, 1 block, and 1 turnover in 28 minutes.{{cite news|title=Jordan Brand Classic names MVPS from Croatia|url=http://www.positionsports.com/news/2015/3/10/jordan-brand-classic-names-mvps-from-croatia|accessdate=July 18, 2018|work=positionsports.com|date=March 10, 2015}}
Professional career
Moraitis signed his first contract with the senior men's team of Panionios in 2014. On 20 July 2015, AEK confirmed that Moraitis would join the club from Panionios, for a transfer buyout amount fee of €1,200,000. Moraitis signed a six-year contract with AEK.{{cite news|title=AEK Athens inks Moraitis long term|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/67s3x3du5opy6vp5/aek-athens-inks-moraitis-long-term|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822010212/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/67s3x3du5opy6vp5/aek-athens-inks-moraitis-long-term|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 22, 2015|accessdate=November 11, 2018|work=eurocupbasketball.com|date=July 21, 2015}}
Moraitis made his Greek League debut with AEK, in a win against Nea Kifissia, on November 21, 2015. He scored his first points in the Greek League, in a game against Rethymno Cretan Kings, on March 11, 2016, but his team lost the game, 70–69. After the departure of Taurean Green from AEK, due to an episode he had with the team's head coach, Jure Zdovc, during a 2016 Greek League playoffs game against Olympiacos, Moraitis gained some more playing time.
With AEK, he won the Greek Cup title, in 2018, and the FIBA Champions League title as well. On July 27, 2018, Moraitis extended his contract with AEK for an extra year, through the 2021–22 season. During the preseason of the 2018–19 season, Moraitis played with AEK at the "Neophytos Chandriotis" tournament. AEK won the tournament, and Moraitis was named the MVP, averaging 11.6 points, 4 assists, and 2.3 rebounds per game.{{cite news|title=MVP του τουρνουά στην Κύπρο ο Μωραΐτης! (pic)|url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/basketball/basket-league/article/1271005/mvp-toy-toyrnoya-stin-kypro-o-moraitis-pic|accessdate=November 11, 2018|work=gazzetta.gr|date=September 16, 2018}}
On August 17, 2019, Moraitis was loaned to Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League for the 2019–2020 season.{{cite web |title=Kolossos Rhodes announces Dimitrios Moraitis |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/kolossos-rhodes-announces-dimitrios-moraitis/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=September 4, 2020 |date=August 17, 2020}}
On July 23, 2021, Moraitis signed a two-year deal with Peristeri.{{cite news |title=Peristeri signs Dimitrios Moraitis to 2-year deal |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/peristeri-signs-dimitrios-moraitis-to-2-year-deal/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 24, 2021 |date=July 23, 2021 |last1=Borghesan |first1=Ennio Terrasi }} During the 2021-22 campaign, in a total of 21 league games, he averaged 9.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals, playing around 23 minutes per contest. On July 1, 2022, Moraitis signed a new two-year contract with the club through 2024, playing under head coach Vassilis Spanoulis. In 32 league games, he averaged 7.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists, playing around 18 minutes per contest. On June 21, 2023, Moraitis amicably parted ways with Peristeri.
On June 23, 2023, Moraitis signed a three-year contract with Greek Basket League and EuroLeague powerhouse Panathinaikos.
National team career
= Greek junior national team =
Moraitis has been a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he has played at the following tournaments: the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
= Greek senior national team =
Moraitis played with the senior Greek national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
Personal life
Moraitis' father, Kostas Moraitis, is a former professional basketball player, who played in the Greek League during the 1990s.[http://www.gazzetta.gr/basketball/article/776756/moraitis-ypirxe-endiaferon-apo-toys-aionioys gazzetta.gr Μωραΐτης: «Υπήρξε ενδιαφέρον από τους αιώνιους»]
Career statistics
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
= EuroLeague =
class="wikitable" |
style="background:#AFE6BA; width:3em;"|†
| Denotes season in which Moraitis team won the EuroLeague |
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2023–24†
| style="text-align:left;"| Panathinaikos
| 7 || 0 || 2.4 || .500 || .750 || {{sort|-|—}} || .3 || .7 || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.6 || 1.7
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 7 || 0 || 2.4 || .500 || .750 || {{sort|-|—}} || .3 || .7 || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.6 || 1.7
{{S-end}}
= Basketball Champions League =
class="wikitable" |
style="background:#AFE6BA; width:3em;"|†
|Denotes season in which Moraitis team won the Basketball Champions League |
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| AEK Athens
| 1 || 0 || 3.3 || .000 || .000 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || 0.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA"| 2017–18†
| 4 || 0 || 1.7 || .000 || .000 || {{sort|-|—}} || .2 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || 0.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19
| 9 || 2 || 9.2 || .250 || .182 || .875 || .9 || .8 || .4 || .1 || 2.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21
| 8 || 2 || 17.9 || .424 || .476 || .818 || 1.9 || 2.1 || .7 || {{sort|-|—}} || 5.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23
| style="text-align:left;"| Peristeri
| 8 || 1 || 15.9 || .300 || .333 || .500 || 2.6 || 2.4 || .7 || {{sort|-|—}} || 5.5
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 30 || 5 || 12.1 || .318 || .338 || .741 || 1.5 || 1.4 || .5 || .0 || 3.7
{{S-end}}
= FIBA Europe Cup =
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22
| style="text-align:left;"| Peristeri
| 14 || 14 || 37.9 || .513 || .286 || .803 || 4.8 || 3.7 || 2.1 || .3 || 22.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 14 || 14 || 37.9 || .513 || .286 || .803 || 4.8 || 3.7 || 2.1 || .3 || 22.2
{{S-end}}
= Domestic leagues =
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;"
! Year
! Team
! League
! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}}
! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|3P%|3-point field-goal percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free-throw percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}}
! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}}
! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}}
! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}}
! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} Panionios || style="text-align:center;"|GBL || 4 || 7.3 || .500 || .571 || 1.000 || .7 || 1.2 || 1.2 || {{sort|-|—}} || 3.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} AEK Athens || style="text-align:center;"|GBL || 4 || 4.3 || .250 || .250 || {{sort|-|—}} || .5 || {{sort|-|—}} || .2 || {{sort|-|—}} || 0.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} AEK Athens || style="text-align:center;"|GBL || 6 || 7.2 || .364 || .500 || .250 || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || 2.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} AEK Athens || style="text-align:center;"|GBL || 6 || 6.6 || .625 || .500 || .750 || .5 || 1.0 || .5 || {{sort|-|—}} || 2.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} AEK Athens || style="text-align:center;"|GBL || 28 || 10.1 || .324 || .231 || .500 || 1.2 || 1.3 || .4 || {{sort|-|—}} || 2.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} Kolossos Rodou || style="text-align:center;"|GBL || 20 || 14.3 || .429 || .283 || .593 || 1.8 || 2.1 || .8 || .1 || 4.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} AEK Athens || style="text-align:center;"|GBL || 19 || 12.2 || .302 || .279 || .833 || 1.0 || 1.4 || .6 || {{sort|-|—}} || 3.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} Peristeri || style="text-align:center;"|GBL || 21 || 23.5 || .391 || .330 || .705 || 3.3 || 4.5 || 1.2 || {{sort|-|—}} || 9.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} Peristeri || style="text-align:center;"|GBL || 32 || 18.3 || .402 || .308 || .844 || 2.4 || 2.5 || .8 || .0 || 7.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} Panathinaikos || style="text-align:center;"|GBL || 23 || 8.8 || .484 || .478 || .917 || 1.0 || 1.2 || .9 || .1 || 4.1
{{S-end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/?pcode=006544 EuroCup Profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170810051435/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/dimitrios%20moraitis/pid//_//players.html FIBA Profile] (archive)
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_YUjW-7-FJ,kK9s431Lyr41.season_2014.roundID_9771.teamID_291.playerID_115946.html FIBA Europe Profile]
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Dimitrios_Rafail_Moraitis/Greece/Panionios_ON_Telecoms_Athens/334235 Eurobasket.com Profile]
- [http://www.esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idplayer=E79B2944&mode=1&idchampionship=42C43378 Greek League Profile] {{in lang|el}}
- [http://widgets.baskethotel.com/site/esake/player/4968351/ Greek League Profile] {{in lang|en}}
- [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Dimitrios-Moraitis-84756/stats/ Draftexpress.com Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106062700/http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Dimitrios-Moraitis-84756/stats/ |date=2016-11-06 }}
- [http://www.nbadraft.net/players/dimitrios-moraitis NBADraft.net Profile]
- [http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Dimitrios-Moraitis/Summary/76158 Realgm.com Profile]
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