Ioannis Karamalegkos (alternative spellings: Giannis, Yiannis, Karamalegos) (
Greek
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: Ιωάννης Καραμαλέγκος; born 19 September 1994 in
Maroussi
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,
Athens
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,
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) is a Greek professional
basketball
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player. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3 " in) tall, and he can play at both the
point guard and
shooting guard positions.
Professional career
Karamalegkos began his professional career with the
Greek Basket League
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club
Panathinaikos Athens
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club b ...
in 2009. He was a member of the Panathinaikos team that won the
EuroLeague championship in 2011. After that, he signed with
Amyntas. In 2013, he signed with
Arkadikos.
He moved to
Kastorias in 2017.
National team career
Karamalegkos was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams he played at the
2010 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
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, the
2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the
2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
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.
Ioannis KARAMALEGKOS (GRE) participated in 3 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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See also
* List of youngest EuroLeague players
References
External links
FIBA ProfileEuroleague.net ProfileGreek Basket League Profile
Arkadikos Team Profile
Eurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileBGBasket.com Profile
1994 births
Living people
Amyntas B.C. players
Arkadikos B.C. players
Greek men's basketball players
Kastorias B.C. players
Pagrati B.C. players
Panathinaikos B.C. players
Panionios B.C. players
Point guards
Shooting guards
Basketball players from Athens
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