Michalis Lountzis
| Aries Trikala | |
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League | Greek League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 4, 1998 Maroussi, Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–present | Panathinaikos |
| 2017–present | → Trikala |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Michalis Lountzis (alternate spelling: Michail) (Greek: Μιχάλης Λούντζης; born 4 August 1998) is a Greek professional basketball player for Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League, on loan from Panathinaikos. He is a 1.95 m (6' 4 3⁄4") tallpoint guard-shooting guard.
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, 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. On 23 June 2014, Lountzis signed a five-year deal with Panathinaikos of Greece's top-tier level Greek Basket League. Lountzis made his professional debut at age 16, with Panathinaikos, on January 12, 2015, in a Greek Basket League victory over Panelefsiniakos.
He became the youngest player ever to play in the Greek Cup Final, 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.
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