Iakovos_Milentigievits
Iakovos Milentigievits
Greek basketball player
Iakovos Milentigievits Alifieris[1] (alternate spelling: Milentijević)[2] (Greek: Ιάκωβος Μιλεντίγιεβιτς Αλιφιέρης; born January 11, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.90 m (6 ft 2 3⁄4 in) tall. He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
| No. 3 – Panionios | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| League | Greek 2nd Division |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1997-01-11) January 11, 1997 (age 27) Maroussi, Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2017 | Doukas |
| 2017–2018 | Koroivos |
| 2018–2019 | Ionikos Nikaias |
| 2019–2021 | Psychiko |
| 2021–2023 | APAS Ta Fanaria Naxou |
| 2023–present | Panionios |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
After playing in the Greek 4th Division, during the 2014–15 season, with Aigaleo, Milentigievits began his pro career with the Greek 2nd Division club Doukas, during the 2015–16 season. In 2017, he moved to the Greek 1st Division club Koroivos, for the 2017–18 season.[3]
On June 14, Milentigievits joined Panionios of the Greek Elite League.[4] On June 1, 2024, after gaining the promotion with Panionios to the Greek Basket League, he renewed his contract with the team for two more seasons.[5]
Milentigievits played at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Cup, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal, and at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he also won a gold medal.[6]
Milentigievits' father is a Serbian former basketball player, and his mother is Greek. He also has a younger sister named Elena, who is volleyball player that played with Olympiacos women's volleyball.[7]
- = Μπάσκετ: Στον Κόροιβο ο Ιάκωβος Μιλεντίγιεβιτς (in Greek). thebest.gr. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- Ανακοινώθηκε από τον Πανιώνιο ο Ιάκωβος Μιλεντίγιεβιτς (in Greek). sportcyclades.gr. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- Ανανέωση συνεργασίας με τον Ιάκωβο Μιλεντίγιεβιτς (in Greek). pgssbc.gr. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.