Dimitrios Stamatis

{{short description|Greek basketball player}}

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| caption = Stamatis with Nea Kifissia in 2016

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| position = Point guard / shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 190

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| nationality = Greek

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|12}}

| birth_place = Maroussi, Greece

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| career_start = 2013

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| years1 = 2013–2015

| team1 = Panionios

| years2 = 2015–2016

| team2 = Nea Kifissia

| years3 = 2016–2017

| team3 = Kymi

| years4 = 2017–2018

| team4 = Kolossos Rodos

| years5 = 2018–2020

| team5 = Ifaistos Limnos

| years6 = 2020–2021

| team6 = Aris Thessaloniki

| years7 = 2021–2022

| team7 = Iraklis Thessaloniki

| years8 = 2022–2024

| team8 = Mykonos

| years9 = 2024

| team9 = Iraklis

| years10 = 2025

| team10 = Viola Reggio Calabria

| highlights = * Jordan Brand Classic (2012)

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{{MedalSport|Men's Basketball}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship B}}

{{MedalBronze| 2016 Greece | Under-20}}

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Dimitrios Stamatis (alternate spelling: Dimitris) ({{langx|el|Δημήτρης Σταμάτης}}; born January 12, 1996) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall.[http://widgets.baskethotel.com/site/esake/player/4966161/ DIMITRIS STAMATIS Height: 188 cm.] He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. His father, Antonios Stamatis, was also a professional basketball player.

Professional career

In 2012, Stamatis played at the Jordan Brand Classic International game. After playing basketball with the youth teams of AGOG Evriali, Stamatis began his pro career in 2013, with the Greek League club Panionios.[http://www.a1basket.gr/2013/08/panionios-bc-signed-guy-marc-michel-and-dimitris-stamatis.html A1Basket.gr Panionios signed Dimitris Stamatis] In November 2015, Stamatis joined Nea Kifissia of the Greek Basket League.[http://www.a1basket.gr/2015/11/kifisia-signed-dimitris-stamatis.html A1Basket.gr Kifisia signed Dimitris Stamatis.]

In August 2016, he joined Kymis.[http://www.sport24.gr/Basket/OmadesBasket/kymi/o-stamaths-sthn-kumh.4228450.html Ο Σταμάτης στην Κύμη], sport24.gr, 24 August 2016 (in Greek) He moved to the Greek club Kolossos Rhodes in 2017. He joined Ifaistos Limnou in 2018. Stamatis averaged 4.6 points per game during the 2019–20 season. He signed with Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League on September 24, 2020.{{cite news |title=Dimitris Stamatis joins Aris Thessaloniki |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/dimitris-stamatis-joins-aris-thessaloniki/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=September 24, 2020 |date=September 24, 2020}}

On November 4, 2021, Stamatis signed with Iraklis. In 18 games, he averaged 6.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists, playing around 24 minutes per contest.

National team career

Stamatis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With the junior national teams of Greece, he played at some of the following tournaments: the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also played at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2nd division 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B, where he won a bronze medal.[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/dimitrios%20stamatis/pid//_//players.html FIBA.com Dimitrios STAMATIS (GRE).]

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