Michalis Antonis "Mike" Bramos ( gr, Μιχάλης "Μάικ" Αντώνης Μπράμος, commonly referred to as Michael Bramos), born 27 May 1987, is a Greek-American professional

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player and the

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Umana Reyer Venezia S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in ...

of the Italian

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(LBA) and the EuroCup. Born in

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, he played

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. In his senior season at Miami, Bramos was named MAC Player of the Year. He is a

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, standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), with a 2.13 m (7 ft.)

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High school career

Bramos attended

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, in

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, where he played high school basketball.

College career

After high school, Bramos played

at Miami (Ohio) from 2005 to 2009. With the RedHawks, he was named to the All-

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Second Team in 2008, as a junior. As a senior, he was named to the 2009 All-

First Team, and he was also named the 2009 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year. In his four seasons with Miami, Bramos appeared in 120 games, averaging 12.6

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, 3.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1 steal, and 1.1 block per game. As of May 2015, Bramos was Miami's sixth all-time leader in points scored, with 1,515, third all-time in blocked shots, with 130, and tenth all-time in steals, with 124.

Professional career

After not being selected in the

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, Bramos played with the

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team in 2009. In August 2009, he joined the

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club

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. With Peristeri, he played in all 26 Greek League regular season games, averaging 8.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game, in 24 minutes of playing time. In 2010, he joined the

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club

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. In 2012, he signed a 3-year contract with Greek EuroLeague-playing club,

Panathinaikos 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 ba ...

, with the first two years of the contract being guaranteed. With Panathinaikos, he won both the

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and the Greek League in 2013 and 2014. Panathinaikos declined to pick up the team option on the last year of his contract, and he was released by the club on 12 June 2014. Bramos played with the

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' NBA Summer League team in 2014, but he injured himself during Summer League play. He was thus sidelined for the entire 2014–15 season. In August 2015, he was signed for the 2015–16 season by the Italian LBA side

, after the team had made sure he was fit to play again. On June 28, 2016, he re-signed with Venezia for one more season. In the 2016–17 season, he won the

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championship. On July 5, 2017, he signed a contract extension with Venezia, through the year 2019.

National team career

Bramos became a member of the senior men's

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in 2011. With Greece's national team, he played at

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, the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and at

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Personal life

Bramos' paternal grandfather was originally from Greece, coming from

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, near

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; he met some of his relatives when he played in Greece.

Awards and accomplishments

College

*Second-Team All-MAC: (2008) *First-Team All- MAC: (2009) * MAC Player of the Year: (2009)

Professional career

*2× Greek League Champion: (2013, 2014) *2×

Winner: (2013, 2014) *2× Greek League All-Star: (2013, 2014) *2×

champion: (

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High school career

College career

Professional career

National team career

Personal life

Awards and accomplishments

College

Professional career

References

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