Nikos Papanikolopoulos

Nikolaos "Nikos" Papanikolopoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Παπανικολόπουλος; born April 21, 1979) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and current basketball coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.96 m (6'5") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Nikos Papanikolopoulos
Νίκος Παπανικολόπουλος

ASK Karditsas
Position	Head coach
League	Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born	(1979-04-21) April 21, 1979 Kalamata, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1997–2014
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	4
Coaching career	2014–present
Career history
As player:
1997–1998	Near East
1998–2000	AEK Athens
2000–2001	Aris
2001–2003	Near East
2003–2004	Ionikos NF
2004–2005	Olympiacos
2005–2006	Gymnastikos
2007	Teramo Basket
2007–2008	AEL 1964
2008–2009	Kolossos
2009–2010	Peristeri
2010–2011	Iraklis
2011–2012	Ilysiakos
2012–2013	Panelefsiniakos
2013–2014	Ikaros Chalkidas
As coach:
2014–2018	Koroivos Amaliadas (assistant)
2018–2019	Peristeri (assistant)
2019–2020	Peristeri
2020–2021	Larisa
2023–present	Karditsa
Career highlights and awards
As player: FIBA Saporta Cup champion (2000) Greek Cup winner (2000) Greek 2nd Division champion (1998)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing Greece Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería Under-26

Professional career

During his professional playing career, Papanikolopoulos played with the following clubs: Near East, AEK Athens, Aris, Ionikos NF, Olympiacos, Gymnastikos S. Larissas, AEL, Teramo, Kolossos, Peristeri, Iraklis, Ilysiakos, Panelefsiniakos, and Ikaros Chalkidas.

During his playing career, he won the Greek 2nd Division championship in 1998, and the Greek Cup title and the European-wide secondary level FIBA Saporta Cup championship in the 1999–2000 season.

National team career

Papanikolopoulos played with Greece's under-26 national team at the 2005 Mediterranean Games. He also played with the senior men's Greek national basketball team.

Coaching career

Papanikolopoulos served as an assistant coach at Koroivos Amaliadas, in the Greek Basket League, from 2014 until 2016, before he was appointed as the head coach of the team in May 2016. He became the head coach of Peristeri in 2019.

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Draftexpress.com Profile
• Greek League Profile (in Greek)
• Hellenic Federation Profile (in Greek)
• Italian League Profile (in Italian)
• AEK Athens Profile