Spyros Mourtos

Spyros Mourtos
Σπύρος Μούρτος
Free agent
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Personal information
Born	December 5, 1990 (age 34); Cholargos, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2018	Aris Thessaloniki
2010–2011	→ OFI Crete
2011–2012	→ Ikaroi Serron
2018–2020	Ifaistos Limnou
2020–2021	Larisa
2021–2022	Ionikos Nikaias
Men's Basketball
Representing Greece
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

Spyridon "Spyros" Mourtos (alternate spellings: Spiridon, Spiros) (Greek: Σπύρος Μούρτος; born December 5, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Ionikos Nikaias of the Greek Basket League. He is 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall. He mainly plays at the small forward position, but he can also operate as a point guard and shooting guard.

Professional career

Mourtos began his pro career in 2008, with the Greek League club Aris. He was then loaned to OFI Crete of the semi-pro Greek 3rd Division, for the 2010–11 season, and then loaned to Ikaroi Serron of the Greek 2nd Division for the 2011–12 season. He then returned to Aris for the 2012–13 season.

He renewed his contract with Aris for 3 more years, after the 2015–16 season ended.^[1] He eventually became the team captain of Aris.

After playing for two seasons with Ifaistos Limnou (and captaining the team), Mourtos signed with Larisa on August 25, 2020.^[2] On September 17, 2021, Mourtos signed with Ionikos Nikaias, after spending the preseason with them.

National team career

Mourtos was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With the junior national teams of Greece, he won the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.