Caylin Raftopoulos (born 19 October 1992) is a British professional basketball player for the Surrey Scorchers in the British Basketball League.
| No. 10 – Surrey Scorchers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | British Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 19 October 1992 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Surrey Heat |
| 2013–2015 | Worcester Wolves |
| 2016–2017 | Solent Kestrels |
| 2017–present | Surrey Scorchers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early life edit
Raftopoulous took part in the London Towers programme before playing youth basketball with the Spelthorne Atoms and London United-Richmond College.[1] In 2010, he moved to the United States to attend Arlington Country Day High School and later transferred to Althoff Catholic High School.[1]
Professional career edit
Raftopoulous began his professional career with the Surrey Heat, a team coached by his father, Creon Ratfopoulous.[2] He played 35 times during the 2012–13 season and averaged 5.3 points per game.[3]
After relocating for university, he joined the Worcester Wolves in 2013.[4] Spending two years with the British Basketball League team, he averaged 1.5 and 2.3 points per game.[3] In October 2015, Raftopoulous was named the Wolves' second team head coach but would continue to train with the first team squad.[5]
Relocating again for the 2016–17 season, he represented Team Solent Kestrels in the National Basketball League while studying at Southampton Solent University.[6]
In September 2017, he rejoined his father to play for the renamed Surrey Scorchers in the British Basketball League.[7][8] Raftopoulous re-signed with the team in September 2020.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b Neter, Sam (6 February 2012). "Video: Caylin Raftopoulos (1992 Born) Tearing It UP!". Hoopsfix. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ Raftopoulos, Caylin (15 March 2013). "Surrey Heat basketball player Caylin Raftopoulos on his perfect Surrey weekend". Surrey Life. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Caylin Raftopoulos". basketball.realgm.com. RealGM. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Worcester Wolves: Guard Caylin Raftopoulos to stay on". BBC Sport. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ Morgan, Ian (9 October 2015). "Caylin Raftopoulos is new Worcester Wolves second team head coach". Worcester News. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Caylin Raftopoulos returns for Scorchers". British Basketball League. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ Morgan, Ryan (7 September 2018). "Caylin re-signs for 2018/19". Surrey Scorchers. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Caylin Raftopoulos". www.surreyscorchers.co.uk. Surrey Scorchers. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Raftopoulos re-signs at Scorchers". Eurobasket. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.