# Michalis Lountzis

Michalis Lountzis (alternate spelling: Michail) (Greek: Μιχάλης Λούντζης; born 4 August 1998) is a Greek professional basketball player for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). He is a 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall combo guard.

## Early career

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.

## Professional career

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.
On August 21, 2017, Lountzis was loaned to Trikala for the 2017–18 season. On July 27, 2018, Lountzis was loaned once more, this time to Lavrio for the 2018–19 season. On July 2, 2019, Lountzis was released from his contract with Panathinaikos after five years.
On August 5, 2019, Lountzis agreed to a new two-year (1+1) contract with Lavrio. He averaged 5.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.25 assists per game. On July 24, 2020, Lountzis moved to Promitheas.
On July 6, 2021, Lountzis signed a three-year deal with Olympiacos, where he spent three seasons mostly as an auxiliary player.
On July 29, 2024, Lountzis parted ways with Olympiacos and returned to Promitheas.

## National team career
### Greek junior national team

Lountzis was the captain of the junior Greek Under-16 national team at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He also played with Greece's junior national teams at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal, and at the 2nd division 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B, where he won a bronze medal. He also played at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a gold medal.

### Greek senior national team

Lountzis first became a member of the senior Greek national basketball team in 2018. He played with Greece at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification, and at the EuroBasket 2022.

## Career statistics
### EuroLeague

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
| 2014–15 | Panathinaikos | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | .333 | .000 | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | — | — | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 2015–16 | Panathinaikos | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.000 | — | — | 2.5 | 1.5 | .5 | — | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 2021–22 | Olympiacos | 14 | 0 | 3.8 | .167 | .167 | .000 | .4 | .2 | .1 | — | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| 2022–23 | Olympiacos | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | .429 | .357 | .667 | 1.3 | .5 | .6 | .1 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| 2023–24 | Olympiacos | 14 | 1 | 8.3 | .241 | .118 | .625 | 0.6 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| Career | Career | 52 | 1 | 6.3 | .315 | .211 | .563 | .9 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 1.2 | 1.0 |

### EuroCup

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
| 2020–21 | Promitheas Patras | 10 | 5 | 17.1 | .464 | .346 | .667 | 3.1 | 1.6 | .6 | .1 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
| Career | Career | 10 | 5 | 17.1 | .464 | .346 | .667 | 3.1 | 1.6 | .6 | .1 | 6.7 | 7.5 |

### Domestic leagues

| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2014–15 | Panathinaikos | HEBA A1 | 11 | 7.6 | .429 | .333 | .700 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .2 | — | 2.5 |
| 2015–16 | Panathinaikos | HEBA A1 | 8 | 5.5 | .500 | .400 | .500 | .6 | .7 | .2 | — | 1.4 |
| 2016–17 | Panathinaikos | HEBA A1 | 4 | 5.2 | .714 | .500 | 1.000 | .5 | — | .7 | — | 4.0 |
| 2017–18 | Trikala Aries | HEBA A1 | 23 | 27.3 | .339 | .358 | .716 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .0 | 8.9 |
| 2018–19 | Lavrio | HEBA A1 | 21 | 17.9 | .469 | .289 | .805 | 2.3 | 2.1 | .7 | .1 | 6.5 |
| 2019–20 | Lavrio | HEBA A1 | 8 | 12.0 | .433 | .417 | .889 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 5.9 |
| 2020–21 | Promitheas Patras | HEBA A1 | 31 | 24.9 | .434 | .256 | .667 | 4.0 | 2.7 | .9 | .4 | 8.1 |
| 2021–22 | Olympiacos | HEBA A1 | 27 | 11.8 | .476 | .390 | .700 | 1.8 | 1.7 | .7 | .2 | 4.5 |
| 2022–23 | Olympiacos | HEBA A1 | 29 | 14.6 | .569 | .400 | .700 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .8 | .2 | 5.9 |
| 2023–24 | Olympiacos | HEBA A1 | 25 | 14.8 | .467 | .420 | .588 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .2 | 5.1 |

## Awards and accomplishments
### Club career

* 3× Greek League Champion: (2017, 2022, 2023)
* 5× Greek Cup Winner: (2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023)
* 2× Greek Super Cup Winner: (2020, 2022)

### Greek junior national team

* 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: Gold
* 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B: Bronze
* 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: Gold