Nikos Papanikolopoulos

Nikos Papanikolopoulos
Νίκος Παπανικολόπουλος
Koroivos
Position Assistant coach
League Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1979-04-21) April 21, 1979
Kalamata, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1997–2014
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
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–present Koroivos Amaliadas (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

As player:

Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
2005 Almería National Team

Nikolaos "Nikos" Papanikolopoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Παπανικολόπουλος; born April 21, 1979) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and a basketball coach. At a height of 1.93m (6 ft 4 in) tall, he was a point guard-shooting guard.

Professional career

In his professional 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.

Greek national team

Papanikolopoulos played with Greece 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.


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