Nikolaos "Nikos" Zisis (alternate spelling: Zissis; el, Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Ζήσης; born August 16, 1983) is a Greek basketball executive and former professional basketball player. During his pro

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playing career, at a height of 1.97 m (6'5 ") tall, he played at both the

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and

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positions. He was inducted into the

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in 2022. He is currently the

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of the senior Greek men's national basketball team. During his senior men's club playing career, Zisis won the 2008 EuroLeague championship, while he was a member of the Russian club

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. Zisis also won nine national league championships, in various European domestic leagues. He won a Greek League title, four

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titles, two Russian League titles, and two German League titles. In addition to that, he also won nine European national domestic cup titles. He won two Greek Cups, four Italian Cups, one Russian Cup, and two German Cups. He also won five European national domestic super cup titles. As he won four Italian Supercups and one

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. Two of his club teams, HAN Thessaloniki and

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, retired his team jerseys. As a member of the senior Greek national basketball team, Zisis won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the

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, and the bronze medal at the 2009 EuroBasket.

Early years

Zisis started his basketball playing career in 1996, playing with the junior teams of HAN Thessaloniki (

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: YMCA Thessaloniki). He was with the club until 2000. The club would later go on to retire his jersey, in 2018.

Professional career

AEK Athens

At the age of 17, Zisis moved to

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, and to the Greek League team

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, where he began his

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basketball career. With AEK, he won the

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in 2001, and also the Greek League championship, in 2002. He also won the Greek League Best Young Player award in 2002.

Benetton Treviso

After playing with the Greek club

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, Zisis moved to

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, and played on the

team Benetton Treviso. With Treviso, he won the

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and the

championship in the year 2006, and also the

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in the year 2007. He then left Italy, and moved to

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CSKA Moscow

On June 13, 2007, Zisis signed a 3-year contract worth

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5 million euros

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with the Russian team

. With CSKA, Zisis won the EuroLeague championship at the

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. He also played in the 2009 EuroLeague Final with CSKA. While he was a member of CSKA, he also won two Russian League championships (2008, 2009).

Montepaschi Siena

In 2009, Zisis left

, and signed a 2-year contract worth

1.6 million euros

with the Italian League club

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. In 2010, he signed a 2-year extension with Montepaschi. With Siena, he won three

championships (2010, 2011, 2012), three Italian Cups winner (2010, 2011, 2012), and three Italian Cup Supercups (2010, 2011, 2012).

Bilbao Basket

In 2012, Zisis signed a 2-year contract, with the second year being an optional year, with the Spanish League club

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UNICS Kazan

After spending a season with the Spanish club

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, Zisis moved to the Russian

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club

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, in July 2013. With UNICS, he played in the 2014 Eurocup Finals. With UNICS, he also won the 2014 edition of the Russian Cup.

Fenerbahçe

On December 29, 2014, the

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club Fenerbahçe Ülker acquired Zisis. With Zisis playing an average of 23.5 minutes per game with Fenerbahçe in the 2014–15 EuroLeague season, the team advanced to the 2015 EuroLeague Final Four. It was the first time in the team's history that they made it to the

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. However, on May 15, 2015, they lost in the EuroLeague semifinals to the Spanish club

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, by a score of 96–87.

Brose Bamberg

On July 16, 2015, Zisis signed a two-year contract with the German

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(BBL) club

. In 2017, he extended his contract with Brose, through the year 2019. With Bamberg, he won two German BBL League championships (

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), two German Cups (

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), and the

(

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). In the 2019 German Cup Final, Zisis hit the game-winner, with 2.4 seconds left in the game, to give Bamberg an 83–82 win over

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. On September 7, 2019, Bamberg retired Zisis' number 6 jersey.

Joventut Badalona

On July 15, 2019, Zisis signed a two-year deal with the Spanish

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club

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Return to AEK Athens

In January 2020, Zisis left the Spanish club

, and signed with his former club

, of the

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. With AEK, Zisis won the 2020 edition of the

, in which he was also named the Greek Cup MVP. Zisis announced his retirement from playing professional club basketball in June 2021.

National team career

Greek junior national team

With Greece's under-16 junior national team, Zisis won the silver medal at the 1999 FIBA Under-16 European Championship, and he also led the tournament in scoring. Zisis also won the silver medal with Greece's under-18 junior national team, at the 2000 Albert Schweitzer Under-18 World Tournament. He also won the bronze medal at the 2000 FIBA Under-18 European Championship. In addition, Zisis won the gold medal with the Greek under-20 junior national team at the 2002 FIBA Under-20 European Championship, where he was also named the tournament's MVP.

Greece national team

Zisis played with Greece's men's under-26 national selection at the 2001 Tunis Mediterranean Games. At the Mediterranean Games, he helped Greece win the silver medal at the tournament. As a member of the Greek men's national basketball team, Zisis won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket, which was held in

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. He was Greece's leading scorer during the tournament, averaging 10.6 points per game. At the end of the semifinal game against the

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, Zisis drove the length of the court, drove into the middle of the floor, drew a double team, and then dished the ball out to

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, who hit a game-winning 3 pointer. After his great performance at the EuroBasket in 2005, Zisis was named the FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year. The next year, at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, which was held in

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, Zisis hit a game winning 3-point shot at the end of the game against the

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, to give Greece a 72–69 victory. However, in the next game in the tournament, he was hit on the cheekbone and eye socket bone by the elbow of the

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. Zisis suffered a severe facial injury that forced him to sit out for the remaining entirety of the 2006 World Championship, as the injury required surgery. Even though Greece lost Zisis, who was their leading scorer the year before at the 2005 EuroBasket, they were still able to win the silver medal (including an improbable upset victory over

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in the semifinals) during the World Championship tournament. At the 2007 EuroBasket, Zisis was one of the two key Greek players, along with

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, that led Greece's national team to the biggest comeback in the history of the

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, against the

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. The comeback was called "the miracle". Greece finished the tournament in 4th place. Zisis also competed with Greece at the

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, where Greece finished in 5th place in the world, and at the

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, where Greece also finished in 5th place in the world. He also played at the following tournaments: the 2009 EuroBasket, where he won a bronze medal, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the 2011 EuroBasket, the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 2013 EuroBasket, the

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, and the

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. After the conclusion of the 2015 EuroBasket tournament, Zisis retired from the Greek national team. In 2019, the

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honored Zisis, in recognition of his contributions to the senior Greece men's national basketball team, with which he had 189

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Executive career

In October 2021, Zisis began a career working as a basketball executive, when he became the

of the senior Greek men's national basketball team.

Player profile

At 1.97 m (6 ft 5 in) tall, Zisis played mainly at the

and

positions, while also playing sometimes at the

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position. Over his playing career, his primary position with his pro

teams was point guard, while his primary position with the senior Greek men's national basketball team was shooting guard. During his playing career, Zisis was known as "

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", because he is the Greek player with the most combined medals won at the cadet, junior, young men's, and senior men's European and world tournaments.

Personal life

Zisis is very close friends with fellow former Greek men's national basketball team players

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, and

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. He is also friends with former

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player

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. He

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Fani Skoufi in 2010, with Vassilis Spanoulis being his

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. His nickname is "

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 2 , , 2 , , 17.0 , , .400 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.5 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.0 , , -2.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , 19 , , 2 , , 14.2 , , .528 , , .450 , , .588 , , .9 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , .0 , , 4.5 , , 2.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , 14 , , 9 , , 23.2 , , .378 , , .143 , , .577 , , 3.0 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , .0 , , 5.7 , , 3.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , 14 , , 13 , , 26.3 , , .455 , , .318 , , .633 , , 2.6 , , 2.1 , , .8 , , .0 , , 8.6 , , 6.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , 20 , , 20 , , 30.5 , , .558 , , .317 , , .780 , , 3.1 , , 4.4 , , .8 , , .0 , , 11.6 , , 13.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2, Benneton , 7 , , 7 , , 33.5 , , .448 , , .263 , , .800 , , 2.7 , , 4.9 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 8.1 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , 20 , , 20 , , 33.1 , , .470 , , .345 , , .828 , , 2.5 , , 4.3 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 11.0 , , 12.3 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2007–08† , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2,

, 25 , , 2 , , 15.4 , , .544 , , .167 , , .833 , , 1.8 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , .0 , , 4.3 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , 21 , , 2 , , 16.2 , , .571 , , .350 , , .900 , , 1.3 , , 1.7 , , .2 , , .0 , , 5.3 , , 5.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=3,

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, 16 , , 1 , , 16.0 , , .481 , , .167 , , .806 , , 1.3 , , 1.7 , , .5 , , .0 , , 5.4 , , 4.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , 22 , , 10 , , 21.5 , , .388 , , .257 , , .848 , , 1.9 , , 2.6 , , .9 , , .0 , , 6.0 , , 6.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 20 , , 4 , , 19.5 , , .414 , , .259 , , .800 , , 1.7 , , 2.6 , , .3 , , .0 , , 4.5 , , 5.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", UNICS , 10 , , 7 , , 19.5 , , .405 , , .421 , , .889 , , 2.8 , , 3.6 , , .3 , , .0 , , 7.0 , , 8,6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe , 19 , , 13 , , 19.5 , , .450 , , .333 , , .600 , , 2.0 , , 3.6 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.4 , , 5,2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=3,

, 24 , , 20 , , 26.0 , , .500 , , .388 , , .800 , , 2.7 , , 3.6 , , .4 , , .0 , , 10.1 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 30 , , 24 , , 24.0 , , .436 , , .288 , , .913 , , 2.0 , , 4.5 , , .5 , , .0 , , 7.7 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , 27 , , 20 , , 22.3 , , .444 , , .410 , , .818 , , 2.1 , , 2.8 , , .5 , , .0 , , 6.3 , , 6.9 , - class="sortbottom" , align="center" colspan="2", Career , 310 , , 176 , , 22.1 , , .418 , , .312 , , .790 , , 2.1 , , 2.9 , , .6 , , .0 , , 6.9 , , 7.4

Awards and accomplishments

Club titles and national team medals won

;

(2): 2000–01, 2019–20 *

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: 2001–02 ;

* Italian A League: 2005–06 *

: 2007 *

: 2006 ;

* Italian A League (3): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 *

(3): (2010, 2011, 2012) * Italian Cup Supercup (3): (2010, 2011, 2012) ;

* EuroLeague

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: 2007–08 * Russian Professional Championship: (2) 2007–08, 2008–09 *

: 2008–09 ;

* Russian Cup: 2013–14 ;

* German BBL

(2): 2015–16, 2016–17 *

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, 2018–19 *

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Greek junior national team

* 1999 FIBA Under-16 European Championship: * 2000 Albert Schweitzer Under-18 World Tournament: * 2000 FIBA Under-18 European Championship: * 2002 FIBA Under-20 European Championship:

Greek senior national team

2001 Mediterranean Games The XIV Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2001), commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 2-15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes ( ...

: *8×

Acropolis Tournament The Acropolis International Basketball Tournament (also known as the Acropolis of Athens Basketball Tournament and the Acropolis Basketball Cup) (Greek: Τουρνουά Ακρόπολις) is an international basketball competition that is playe ...

Champion: (2004, 2005,

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) * 2005 EuroBasket: * 2006 FIBA Stanković World Cup: *

: * 2008 FIBA World OQT: * 2009 EuroBasket:

Individual awards

* FIBA Under-16 European Championship Top Scorer: 1999 * Greek League Best Young Player: 2001–02 * FIBA Under-20 European Championship

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*2× Greek League All-Star: 2004, 2005 * FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year: 2005 * Acropolis Tournament MVP: (

) * Jersey retired by HAN Thessaloniki: 2018 *

Final MVP:

* Number 6 jersey retired by Brose Bamberg: 2019 * Greek Cup MVP:

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Early years

Professional career

AEK Athens

Benetton Treviso

CSKA Moscow

Montepaschi Siena

Bilbao Basket

UNICS Kazan

Fenerbahçe

Brose Bamberg

Joventut Badalona

Return to AEK Athens

National team career

Greek junior national team

Greece national team

Executive career

Player profile

Personal life

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Awards and accomplishments

Club titles and national team medals won

Greek junior national team

Greek senior national team

Individual awards

References

External links