Zois Karampelas (

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: Ζωής Καράμπελας, born April 27, 2001) is a Greek professional

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player for

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...

and the

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. He plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Karampelas began his pro career in the Greek 2nd Division with

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the seventh-largest municipali ...

, 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. He was named the Greek League Best Young Player, of the 2018–19 season. On July 17, 2021, Karampelas moved to

Larisa Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regiona ...

, under his former coach

Nikos Papanikolopoulos Nikolaos "Nikos" Papanikolopoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Παπανικολόπουλος; born April 21, 1979) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and current basketball coach. During his playing career, at a height ...

. 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

and was subsequently loaned to

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for the first season. 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.

National team career

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, and at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.Zois KARAMPELAS POINT GUARD 2019 FIBA U19 BASKETBALL WORLD CUP.
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References

External links

FIBA Under-19 ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileRealGM.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

Peristeri Profile
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