Dimitrios Verginis Explained

Dimitris Verginis
Δημήτρης Βεργίνης
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:205
Nationality:Greek
Birth Date:15 May 1987
Birth Place:Thessaloniki, Greece
Career Start:2005
Years1:2005–2008
Team1:PAOK
Years2:2008–2010
Team2:Panathinaikos
Years3:2010–2013
Team3:Aris Thessaloniki
Years4:2013–2014
Team4:Lukoil Academic
Years5:2014–2015
Team5:Panionios
Years6:2015–2017
Team6:Apollon Patras
Years7:2017–2018
Team7:Lavrio
Years8:2018–2019
Team8:Aris Thessaloniki
Years9:2019–2020
Team9:Panionios
Years10:2020–2021
Team10:Iraklis Thessaloniki
Years11:2021–2022
Team11:ASK Karditsas
Years12:2022–2024
Team12:Panionios
Highlights:

Dimitrios Verginis (alternate spelling: Dimitris) (Greek: Δημήτρης Βεργίνης; born May 15, 1987) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.91 m (6'3") tall.[1] [2] [3] He can play both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional career

Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Verginis started his career playing with the Asteria Panoramatos junior teams in Greece, and he played with the senior team of Anatolia in the 2004–05 season. He debuted in both the Greek League and the FIBA EuroChallenge in the 2005–06 season with PAOK. In the 2006–07 season, he played in the European-wide 2nd-tier level league, the EuroCup, for the first time.

He was selected to the FIBA EuroChallenge's All-Star Game in the 2007–08 season. Verginis was the youngest player to ever be named the team captain in the history of PAOK, when he took over that role from Kostas Vasileiadis. In 2008, he left PAOK, and joined the Greek club Panathinaikos.[4]

Verginis stayed with Panathinaikos for 2 years. In 2010, he signed with Aris, where he played until June 2012. He then signed with the Spanish League club Bilbao Basket, in June 2012, and stayed with them through the preseason.

He then returned to Aris for the 2012–13 regular season. He then moved to the Bulgarian League club Lukoil Academic for the 2013–14 season. He joined Panionios for the 2014–15 season. He then moved to Apollon Patras. He joined Lavrio for the 2017–18 season. On June 28, 2018, Verginis officially returned to Aris for a second stint. He joined the Greek club Panionios, in 2019.

On July 22, 2020, Verginis signed a two-year contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki.[5] He averaged 5.0 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. On October 1, 2021, Verginis signed with ASK Karditsas of the Greek A2 Basket League.[6]

National team career

Verginis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. He played with Greece's junior national teams at the following tournaments: the 2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10| style="text-align:left;"| Panathinaikos| 2 || 0 || 4.5 || .500 || .500 || || .5 || || || || 1.5 || 1.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career| 2 || 0 || 4.5 || .500 || .500 || || .5 || || || || 1.5 || 1.0

Awards and accomplishments

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=LRE#!careerstats VERGINIS, DIMITRIOS HEIGHT: 1.91.
  2. http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.teamID_1003.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2008.roundID_5872.playerID_43674.html DIMITRIOS VERGINIS Height 1.91m.
  3. http://esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idplayer=0000006B&mode=1&idteam=00000003&idchampionship= ΒΕΡΓΙΝΗΣ Δημήτρης | ΥΨΟΣ 1,91 .
  4. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/34902/180 Greens add Verginis to backcourt.
  5. News: Iraklis signs Dimitrios Verginis . Sportando . July 22, 2020 . July 22, 2020 . Carchia . Emiliano .
  6. Web site: Mammides . Chris . Karditsas tab Dimitris Verginis . Eurobasket . October 2, 2021 . October 1, 2021.