Michalis Lountzis

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Michalis Lountzis

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Michalis Lountzis

No. 4 – Promitheas Patras

Position

Point guard / shooting guard

League

GBL
BCL

Personal information

Born

August 4, 1998 (age 26)
Maroussi, Athens, Greece

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

2021–2024

Olympiacos

2024–present

Promitheas Patras

Career highlights and awards

3× Greek League champion (2017, 2022, 2023)
6× Greek Cup winner (2015–2017, 2022–2024)
3× Greek Super Cup winner (2020, 2022, 2023)

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

Michalis Lountzis (alternate spelling: Michail) (Greek: Μιχάλης Λούντζης; born 4 August 1998) is a Greek professional basketball player for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He is a 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall^[1] combo guard.

Early career

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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. Lountzis played with Kronos Agiou Dimitriou in Greece's amateur level fourth division, in the 2013–14 season.

Professional career

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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, Lountzis signed a three-year deal with Olympiacos, where he spent three seasons mostly as an auxiliary player.^[10]

On July 29, 2024, Lountzis parted ways with Olympiacos and returned to Promitheas.

National team career

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Greek junior national team

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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

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Lountzis first became a member of the senior Greek national basketball team in 2018. He played with Greece at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification, and at the EuroBasket 2022.

Career statistics

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Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

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Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2014–15	Panathinaikos	2	0	7.5	.333	.000	—	1.0	2.0	—	—	1.0	2.0
2015–16	Panathinaikos	2	0	5.0	1.000	—	—	2.5	1.5	.5	—	1.0	4.0
2021–22	Olympiacos	14	0	3.8	.167	.167	.000	.4	.2	.1	—	0.4	-0.8
2022–23		20	0	6.7	.429	.357	.667	1.3	.5	.6	.1	1.7	2.5
2023–24		14	1	8.3	.241	.118	.625	0.6	.4	.3	.1	1.5	0.2
Career		52	1	6.3	.315	.211	.563	.9	.5	.3	.1	1.2	1.0

EuroCup

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Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2020–21	Promitheas Patras	10	5	17.1	.464	.346	.667	3.1	1.6	.6	.1	6.7	7.5
Career		10	5	17.1	.464	.346	.667	3.1	1.6	.6	.1	6.7	7.5

Domestic leagues

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Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Panathinaikos	HEBA A1	11	7.6	.429	.333	.700	1.1	1.1	.2	—	2.5
2015–16	Panathinaikos	HEBA A1	8	5.5	.500	.400	.500	.6	.7	.2	—	1.4
2016–17	Panathinaikos	HEBA A1	4	5.2	.714	.500	1.000	.5	—	.7	—	4.0
2017–18	Trikala Aries	HEBA A1	23	27.3	.339	.358	.716	4.1	1.9	1.5	.0	8.9
2018–19	Lavrio	HEBA A1	21	17.9	.469	.289	.805	2.3	2.1	.7	.1	6.5
2019–20	Lavrio	HEBA A1	8	12.0	.433	.417	.889	2.6	1.2	1.0	.2	5.9
2020–21	Promitheas Patras	HEBA A1	31	24.9	.434	.256	.667	4.0	2.7	.9	.4	8.1
2021–22	Olympiacos	HEBA A1	27	11.8	.476	.390	.700	1.8	1.7	.7	.2	4.5
2022–23	Olympiacos	HEBA A1	29	14.6	.569	.400	.700	2.1	1.6	.8	.2	5.9
2023–24	Olympiacos	HEBA A1	25	14.8	.467	.420	.588	2.2	1.9	1.0	.2	5.1

Awards and accomplishments

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Club career

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3× Greek League Champion: (2017, 2022, 2023)
5× Greek Cup Winner: (2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023)
2× Greek Super Cup Winner: (2020, 2022)

Greek junior national team

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

References

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^ ΛΟΥΝΤΖΗΣ Μιχάλης | ΥΨΟΣ 1,98 (in Greek).
^ Givony, Jonathan (8 June 2014). "2014 adidas EuroCamp: Day Two". DraftExpress.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
^ "Panathinaikos signs Michalis Lountzis to a five-year deal". Sportando.com. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b Ανακοινώθηκε ο Λούντζης από τον Παναθηναϊκό. sport24.gr (in Greek). 23 June 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
^ "Panathinaikos 91, Panelefsiniakos 54". paobc.gr (in Greek). 12 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
^ Η ενδιαφέρουσα ζωή του Μιχάλη Λούντζη (in Greek).
^ 2014-15 Playoffs CSKA MOSCOW 93 PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS 66
^ Michalis Lountzis moves on loan to Trikala
^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 24, 2020). "Michalis Lountzis is a newcomer of Promitheas". Sportando. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 6, 2021). "Olympiacos signs Michalis Lountzis to three-year deal". Sportando. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ "Παναθηναϊκός: Mπαίνουν σε θέση μάχης!". onsports.gr (in Greek). 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
^ Michail LOUNTZIS (GRE) participated in 4 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.

External links

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Euroleague.net Profile
FIBA Archive Profile
FIBA Europe Profile
Eurobasket.com Profile
Hellenic Federation Profile (in Greek)
Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
Greek Basket League Profile (in English)

v t e Promitheas Patras B.C. current roster
1 Walker 2 Perry 4 Lountzis 7 Bazinas 9 M. Papagiannis 10 K. Williams 12 Lagios 15 Chrysikopoulos (C) 17 Prekas 20 Hernandez 23 Varnado 25 Iwundu 29 Karagiannidis 33 KJ Williams
Head coach: Papatheodorou Assistant coaches: Menoudakos Arvanitis Ntouvas

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Early career

Professional career

National team career

Greek junior national team

Greek senior national team

Career statistics

EuroLeague

EuroCup

Domestic leagues

Awards and accomplishments

Club career

Greek junior national team

See also

References

External links