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Michalis Lountzis (alternate spelling: Michail) (Greek: Μιχάλης Λούντζης; born 4 August 1998) is a Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He is a 1.98 m (6'6") tall[1] combo guard.

Michalis Lountzis

No. 4 – Olympiacos
Position	Point guard
League	Greek Basket League EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1998-08-04) August 4, 1998 (age 24) Maroussi, Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2019	Panathinaikos
2017–2018	→ Trikala
2018–2019	→ Lavrio
2019–2020	Lavrio
2020–2021	Promitheas Patras
2021–present	Olympiacos
Career highlights and awards
2× Greek League champion (2017, 2022) 2x Greek Super Cup winner (2020, 2022) 4× Greek Cup winner (2015–2016–2017–2022)
Medals Representing  Greece Men's Basketball FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2015 Greece Under-18 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship B 2016 Greece Under-20 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2017 Greece Under-20

Early career

Lountzis started playing basketball in Zakynthos, where he is from. Lountzis was invited to the Next Generation Practices at the 2014 Adidas Eurocamp, in Treviso, Italy,[2] and, earlier that year, to the Jordan Brand Classic International Tour.

Professional career

Lountzis played with Kronos Agiou Dimitriou in Greece's amateur level fourth division, in the 2013–14 season. On 23 June 2014, Lountzis signed a five-year deal with Panathinaikos of Greece's top-tier level Greek Basket League.[3][4] Lountzis made his professional debut at age 16, with Panathinaikos, on January 12, 2015, in a Greek Basket League victory over Panelefsiniakos.[5]

He became the youngest player ever to play in the Greek Cup Final,[6] when he played with Panathinaikos in their victory against Apollon Patras, in the 2015 Greek Cup Final, on April 5, 2015. He made his debut in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, at the age of 16, on April 14, 2015, in a playoff game against CSKA Moscow.[7]

On August 21, 2017, Lountzis was loaned to Trikala for the 2017–18 season.[8] On July 27, 2018, Lountzis was loaned once more, this time to Lavrio for the 2018–19 season. On July 2, 2019, Lountzis was released from his contract with Panathinaikos after five years.

On August 5, 2019, Lountzis agreed to a new two-year (1+1) contract with Lavrio. He averaged 5.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.25 assists per game. On July 24, 2020, Lountzis moved to Promitheas.[9]

On July 6, 2021, he signed a three-year deal with Olympiacos.[10]

National team career

Greek junior national team

Lountzis was the captain[4] of the junior Greek Under-16 national team[11] at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He also played with Greece's junior national teams at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal, and at the 2nd division 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B, where he won a bronze medal.[12] He also played at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a gold medal.

Greek senior national team

Lountzis first became a member of the senior Greek national basketball team in 2018. He played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.

Awards and accomplishments

Club career

• Greek League Champion: (2017, 2022)
• 4× Greek Cup Winner: (2015, 2016, 2017, 2022)
• Greek Basketball Super Cup: (2020)

Greek junior national team

• 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:  Gold
• 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B:  Bronze
• 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship:  Gold

See also

• List of youngest EuroLeague players

References

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• FIBA Archive Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
• Greek Basket League Profile (in English)
• DraftExpress.com Profile
• NBADraft.net Profile

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