Dimitrios Verginis

Dimitris Verginis
Δημήτρης Βεργίνης

Dimitris Verginis with PAO
Position Point Guard
Shooting Guard
Height 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg)
League Greek League
Euroleague
Team Aris BC
Number 17
Born May 15, 1987 (1987-05-15) (age 24)
Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality Greek
Pro career 2004–present
Career history PAOK Thessaloniki (2005-08) Panathinaikos B.C. (2008-10)

Dimitrios Verginis (alternate spelling: Dimitris Verginis) (in Greek: Δημήτρης Βεργίνης) (born May 15, 1987 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3¾) tall.[1] He can play both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

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Pro career

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 the both Greek League and the EuroChallenge in the 2005-06 season with PAOK. In the 2006-07 season he played in the ULEB Eurocup for the first time.

He was selected to the EuroChallenge 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 Vassiliadis.

In 2008, he left PAOK and joined the Greek club Panathinaikos.[2] Verginis stayed in Panathinaikos for 2 years.In 2010 he signed with Aris B.C..

Greek national team

Verginis played with several of the Greek junior national teams. He played at 2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, both the 2004 and 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championships, and at both the 2006 and 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championships.

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