{{short description|Greek-American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Michael Bramos | image = BramosVenezia.jpg | image_size = 250 | caption = Bramos with Reyer Venezia in 2017 | position = | height_m = 1.98 | weight_kg = 102 | league = | team = | number = | nationality = Greek / American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|5|27}} | birth_place = Harper Woods, Michigan, U.S. | high_school = Grosse Pointe North<br>(Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan) | college = Miami (Ohio) (2005–2009) | draft_year = 2009 | career_start = 2009 | career_end = 2023 | career_number = 6 | career_position = Small forward / shooting guard | years1 = 2009–2010 | team1 = Peristeri | years2 = 2010–2012 | team2 = Gran Canaria | years3 = 2012–2014 | team3 = Panathinaikos | years4 = 2015–2023 | team4 = Reyer Venezia | highlights = *FIBA Europe Cup champion (2018) *2× Greek League champion (2013, 2014) *2× Greek Cup winner (2013, 2014) *2× Greek League All-Star (2013, 2014) *2× Italian League champion (2017, 2019) * MAC Player of the Year (2009) * First-team All-MAC (2009) * Second-team All-MAC (2008) | medaltemplates = }}
'''Michalis Antonis "Mike" Bramos''' ({{langx|el|Μιχάλης "Μάικ" Αντώνης Μπράμος}}, commonly referred to as '''Michael Bramos'''), born 27 May 1987, is a Greek-American former professional basketball player. Born in Harper Woods, Michigan, he played college basketball for Miami University. In his senior season at Miami, Bramos was named MAC Player of the Year. He is a shooting guard-small forward, standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), with a 2.13 m (7 ft.) wingspan.<ref>[http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Michael-Bramos-5320/ Draftexpress.com Profile.]</ref>
==High school career== Bramos attended Grosse Pointe North High School, in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, where he played high school basketball.
==College career== After high school, Bramos played college basketball at Miami (Ohio) from 2005 to 2009. With the RedHawks, he was named to the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team in 2008, as a junior.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.muredhawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031208aac.html | title=Tim Pollitz, Michael Bramos and Kenny Hayes Named to All-MAC Teams | publisher=Miami University Athletics | date=March 12, 2008 | access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> As a senior, he was named to the 2009 All-Mid-American Conference First Team, and he was also named the 2009 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2009/03/midamerican_conference_hoops_a.html | title=Mid-American Conference hoops awards | publisher=The Plain Dealer | date=March 9, 2009 | access-date=August 28, 2015 | author=Alexander, Elton}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2009/03/an_early_start_is_nothing_new.html | title=An early start is nothing new to Randall, Ohio U | publisher=The Plain Dealer | date=March 12, 2009 | access-date=August 28, 2015 | author=Alexander, Elton}}</ref> In his four seasons with Miami, Bramos appeared in 120 games, averaging 12.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1 steal, and 1.1 block per game.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/players/47016 | title=Michael Bramos - Miami (OH) | publisher=Yahoo! Sports | access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> As of May 2015, Bramos was Miami's sixth all-time leader in points scored, with 1,515, third all-time in blocked shots, with 130, and tenth all-time in steals, with 124.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mioh/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/prospectus/prospectus.pdf | title=Miami University Men's Basketball 2014-15 media supplement | publisher=Miami University Athletics | access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref>
==Professional career== After not being selected in the 2009 NBA draft, Bramos played with the Detroit Pistons' NBA Summer League team in 2009.<ref>[http://www.journal-news.com/news/sports/college/miami-grad-showing-well-in-nba-summer-league/nM2mJ/ Journal-News.com Miami grad showing well in NBA Summer League.]</ref> In August 2009, he joined the Greek Basket League club Peristeri.<ref>[http://www.sportando.net/eng/europa/esteri/4043/michael_bramos_new_addition_of_peristeri.html Sportando.net - Michael Bramos new addition of Peristeri.]</ref> With Peristeri, he played in all 26 Greek League regular season games, averaging 8.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game, in 24 minutes of playing time.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sportsdata.gr/basketball/MenA1/Season2009_10/a1teamrs.asp?t=13 | title=GS PERISTERIOU (Total Stats Regular Season After day 26) 2009–10 | publisher=Galanis Sports Data | access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> In 2010, he joined the Spanish ACB League club Gran Canaria.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100717015330/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/home/news/i/73740/3735 Eurocupbasketball.com - Gran Canaria 2014 tabs Michael Bramos.]</ref>
In 2012, he signed a 3-year contract with Greek EuroLeague-playing club, Panathinaikos,<ref>[http://www.sport24.gr/Basket/OmadesBasket/A1Panathinaikos/symfwnhse_me_mpramo_o_panathhnaikos.1820993.html Sport24.gr Συμφώνησε με Μπράμο ο Παναθηναϊκός {{in lang|el}}.]</ref> with the first two years of the contract being guaranteed.<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2010-11-signings/i/98408 Euroleague.net PANATHINAIKOS tabs Bramos.]</ref> With Panathinaikos, he won both the Greek Cup and the Greek League in 2013 and 2014. Panathinaikos declined to pick up the team option on the last year of his contract, and he was released by the club on 12 June 2014.<ref>[http://www.paobc.gr/page.ashx?pid=2&aid=23071 Panathinaikos BC Announcement.]</ref>
Bramos played with the Atlanta Hawks' NBA Summer League team in 2014,<ref>[http://www.nba.com/hawks/features/hawks-summer-league-roster-offers-plenty-intrigue NBA.com Hawks' Summer League Roster Offers Plenty of Intrigue.]</ref><ref>[http://www.nba.com/hawks/2014-atlanta-hawks-summer-league-roster NBA.com 2014 Atlanta Hawks Summer League Roster.]</ref> but he injured himself during Summer League play. He was thus sidelined for the entire 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohoops.net/el/2014/09/dribbling/58044/|title=Οι πέντε τοπ ελεύθεροι της Ευρωλίγκας ''(The Top-5 free agents of Euroleague)''|publisher=Eurohoops.net|language=el|date=21 September 2014|access-date=1 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103741/http://www.eurohoops.net/el/2014/09/dribbling/58044|archive-date=22 August 2015}}</ref>
In August 2015, he was signed for the 2015–16 season by the Italian LBA side Umana Reyer Venezia, after the team had made sure he was fit to play again.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reyer.it/ufficiale-michael-bramos-fara-parte-del-roster-dellumana-reyer/ |title=Ufficiale: Michael Bramos farà parte del roster dell'Umana Reyer |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=28 August 2015 |website=Reyer.it |access-date=28 August 2015 |language=it |trans-title=Official: Michael Bramos will be part of Umana Reyer's roster}}</ref> On June 28, 2016, he re-signed with Venezia for one more season.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/203893/reyer-venezia-re-signs-michael-bramos.html Reyer Venezia re-signs Michael Bramos.]</ref> In the 2016–17 season, he won the Italian League championship. On July 5, 2017, he signed a contract extension with Venezia, through the year 2019.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/240058/michael-bramos-signs-a-contract-extension-with-reyer-venezia.html Michael Bramos signs a contract extension with Reyer Venezia.]</ref> In 2019, Bramos became the team's captain.
On June 1, 2023, Bramos and Venezia released a joint statement announcing his retirement from professional basketball, after eight seasons together.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Bramos officially retires from basketball|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/eurocup/1512005/michael-bramos-reyer-venezia-retirement/|website=Eurohoops|date=June 3, 2023|accessdate=July 1, 2024}}</ref>
==National team career== Bramos became a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2011. With Greece's national team, he played at EuroBasket 2011, the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and at EuroBasket 2013.
==Personal life== Bramos' paternal grandfather was originally from Greece, coming from Kardamas, near Amaliada; he met some of his relatives when he played in Greece.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/12/olym/news/p/eid/6232/nid/49679/sid/7526/article.html |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120804154804/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/12/olym/news/p/eid/6232/nid/49679/sid/7526/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 4, 2012 |title=GRE – Bramos reflects on eye-opening EuroBasket |last=Taylor |first=Jeff |date=30 September 2011 |website=FIBA.com |access-date=28 August 2015}}</ref>
==Awards and accomplishments== ===College=== *Second-Team All-MAC: (2008) *First-Team All-MAC: (2009) *MAC Player of the Year: (2009)
===Professional career=== *2× Greek League Champion: (2013, 2014) *2× Greek Cup Winner: (2013, 2014) *2× Greek League All-Star: (2013, 2014) *2× Italian League champion: (2017, 2019)
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * [http://www.nba.com/summerleague/2014/players/sl_michael_bramos/ NBA.com profile] * [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=002906#!careerstats Euroleague.net profile] * [https://archive.today/20131011231823/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/michail%20bramos/pid//_//players.html FIBA profile] (archive) * [http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2013.roundID_8722.playerID_88014.teamID_291.html FIBA Europe profile] * [http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=Greece&PlayerID=91233 Eurobasket.com profile] * [http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=BRA-MIC-87 Italian League profile] {{in lang|it}} * [http://esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idplayer=00000381&mode=1&idteam=00000001&idchampionship=46F7BA21 Greek Basket League profile] {{in lang|el}} * [https://www.basket.gr/playerview/?playerid=1512 Hellenic Federation profile] {{in lang|el}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20111016211336/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BJN Spanish League profile] {{in lang|es}}
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