In his talent Andreas Patrikis decided to invest it Laurel. The 18-year-old center (2.00m) was a member of the U18 National Team that was ranked tenth in the Junior EuroBasket that ended yesterday. The former DEKA ace averaged 9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1.1 blocks in the tournament. He is the son of Dimitris Patrikis, who had previously competed with Ampelokipi in the top division.
The announcement:
KAE Lavrio is pleased to announce its agreement with athlete Andreas Patrikis.
Faithful to its philosophy and its effort to give space and time to the talents of Greek basketball, KAE Lavrio added to its roster the 18-year-old center from the country’s leading basketball academy, Nikos Hatzivrettas’ DEKA.
Patrikis was born on November 13, 2006, he is 2.00m tall. and competes in the center position.
With DEKA he won all the possible titles claimed by his team, while as a minor he participated in the National League 1 championship.
As a teenager, he was present with the DEKA team in the Rising Stars tournament successfully organized by EEC, having 14.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, with 70% on shots and 54.1% on 2-pointers.
Patrikis participated with the National Children’s National Team in the European Championship in 2022 (6.6 points, 7.4 points, 1.1 assists), while this year he was a member of the National Youth Team that competed in the European Championship in Tampere, Finland, having 9 points, 6 ,3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1.1 blocks in 7 games.
KAE Lavriou welcomes Andreas to its family and wishes him a good racing year with health and success.
Source: Sport Fm
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