| Zois Karampelas | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1.25 |
| Weight Lbs: | 180 |
| League: | Greek Basket League |
| Team: | AEK Athens |
| Number: | 4 |
| Nationality: | Greek |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Athens, Greece |
| Career Start: | 2017 |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Team1: | Peristeri |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Team2: | Larisa |
| Years3: | 2022–present |
| Team3: | AEK Athens |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Team4: | → Apollon Patras |
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Zois Karampelas (Greek: Ζωής Καράμπελας, born April 27, 2001) is a Greek professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League. He plays at the point guard position.
Karampelas began his pro career in the Greek 2nd Division with Peristeri, in the 2017–18 season. He debuted in Greece's top-tier level, in the 2018–19 season, with Peristeri, in a game against Holargos.[1] [2] He was named the Greek League Best Young Player, of the 2018–19 season.[3]
On July 17, 2021, Karampelas moved to Larisa, under his former coach Nikos Papanikolopoulos. In 35 league games, he averaged 5.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists, playing around 20 minutes per contest.
On August 15, 2022, Karampelas signed a three-year contract with AEK Athens and was subsequently loaned to Apollon Patras for the first season.[4] In 22 league games, he averaged 6.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.1 steals, playing around 24 minutes per contest. On May 2, 2023, Karampelas returned to AEK.[5]
Karampelas has been a member of the Greek junior national teams. With Greece's youth national teams, he played at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 European Championship,[6] and at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.[7]