Dimitrios Moraitis

Dimitrios Rafail Moraitis (alternate spelling: Dimitris Rafail Moraitis) (Δημήτρης Ραφαήλ Μωραΐτης; born February 3, 1999) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He is a 1.94 m (6 ft 41⁄2 in) tall combo guard.

Youth career
Moraitis played from a young age with the youth teams of the Greek club Panionios, before he started his pro career. He played at the Jordan Brand Classic's International Game in 2015, where he recorded 7 points, 1 assist, 1 block, and 1 turnover in 28 minutes.

Professional career
Moraitis signed his first contract with the senior men's team of Panionios in 2014. On 20 July 2015, AEK confirmed that Moraitis would join the club from Panionios, for a transfer buyout amount fee of €1,200,000. Moraitis signed a six-year contract with AEK.

Moraitis made his Greek League debut with AEK, in a win against Nea Kifissia, on November 21, 2015. He scored his first points in the Greek League, in a game against Rethymno Cretan Kings, on March 11, 2016, but his team lost the game, 70–69. After the departure of Taurean Green from AEK, due to an episode he had with the team's head coach, Jure Zdovc, during a 2016 Greek League playoffs game against Olympiacos, Moraitis gained some more playing time.

With AEK, he won the Greek Cup title, in 2018, and the FIBA Champions League title as well. On July 27, 2018, Moraitis extended his contract with AEK for an extra year, through the 2021–22 season. During the preseason of the 2018–19 season, Moraitis played with AEK at the "Neophytos Chandriotis" tournament. AEK won the tournament, and Moraitis was named the MVP, averaging 11.6 points, 4 assists, and 2.3 rebounds per game.

On August 17, 2019, Moraitis was loaned to Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League for the 2019-2020 season.

On July 23, 2021, Moraitis signed a two-year deal with Peristeri. During the 2021-22 campaign, in a total of 21 league games, he averaged 9.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals, playing around 23 minutes per contest. On July 1, 2022, Moraitis signed a new two-year contract with the club through 2024, playing under head coach Vassilis Spanoulis. In 32 league games, he averaged 7.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists, playing around 18 minutes per contest. On June 21, 2023, Moraitis amicably parted ways with Peristeri.

On June 23, 2023, Moraitis signed a three-year contract with Greek Basket League and EuroLeague powerhouse Panathinaikos.

Greek junior national team
Moraitis has been a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he has played at the following tournaments: the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Greek senior national team
Moraitis played with the senior Greek national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

Personal life
Moraitis' father, Kostas Moraitis, is a former professional basketball player, who played in the Greek League during the 1990s.

EuroLeague

 * style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2023–24†
 * style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| Panathinaikos
 * 7 || 0 || 2.4 || .500 || .750 || — || .3 || .7 || .3 || — || 1.6 || 1.7
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
 * 7 || 0 || 2.4 || .500 || .750 || — || .3 || .7 || .3 || — || 1.6 || 1.7
 * 7 || 0 || 2.4 || .500 || .750 || — || .3 || .7 || .3 || — || 1.6 || 1.7

Regular season
Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.


 * 2014–15
 * style="text-align:left;"| Panionios
 * align=center | GBL
 * 3 || 8.5 || .454 || .571 || 1.000 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 1.6 || 0 || 5.0
 * 2015–16
 * style="text-align:left;"| A.E.K.
 * align=center | GBL
 * 2 || 4.2 || .500 || .500 || – || .5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1.5
 * 2016–17
 * style="text-align:left;"| A.E.K.
 * align=center | GBL
 * 3 || 2.5 || .000 || – || .500 || .3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || .3
 * 2017–18
 * style="text-align:left;"| A.E.K.
 * align=center | GBL
 * 6 || 6.4 || .625 || .500 || .750 || .5 || 1.0 || .5 || 0 || 2.7
 * 2018–19
 * style="text-align:left;"| A.E.K.
 * align=center | GBL
 * 21 || 11.1 || .333 || .258 || .440 || 1.4 || 1.7 || .5 || 0 || 2.6
 * }
 * 2018–19
 * style="text-align:left;"| A.E.K.
 * align=center | GBL
 * 21 || 11.1 || .333 || .258 || .440 || 1.4 || 1.7 || .5 || 0 || 2.6
 * }

Playoffs

 * 2015–16
 * style="text-align:left;"| A.E.K.
 * align=center | GBL
 * 3 || 4.2 || .000 || .000 || – || 0.3 || 0 || 0.3 || 0 || 0
 * 2016–17
 * style="text-align:left;"| A.E.K.
 * align=center | GBL
 * 3 || 11.4 || .400|| .500 || .000 || 0.3 || 0 || 0.7 || 0 || 3,7
 * }
 * 3 || 11.4 || .400|| .500 || .000 || 0.3 || 0 || 0.7 || 0 || 3,7
 * }
 * }

FIBA Champions League

 * style="text-align:left;" | 2016–17
 * style="text-align:left;" | A.E.K.
 * 1 || 3.3 || .000 || .000 || – || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
 * style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;" | 2017–18†
 * style="text-align:left;" | A.E.K.
 * 4 || 1.7 || .000 || .000 || – || .3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
 * style="text-align:left;" | 2018–19
 * style="text-align:left;" | A.E.K.
 * 9 || 9.2 || .250 || .182 || .875 || .9 || .8 || .4 || .1 || 2.1
 * }
 * style="text-align:left;" | A.E.K.
 * 9 || 9.2 || .250 || .182 || .875 || .9 || .8 || .4 || .1 || 2.1
 * }