Nikolaos "Nikos" Boudouris (alternate spellings: Bountouris, Mpoudouris, Mpountouris) ( el, Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Μπουντούρης; born 25 September 1971 in Volos, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player.

Early career

Boudouris started his basketball career with the youth team of Olympiacos Volou. In 1989, he moved to PAOK Thessaloníki, at the age of 18.

Professional career

While playing with PAOK, Boudouris won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1991, the Korać Cup in 1994, the Greek League championship in 1992, and the Greek Cup title in 1995. Boudouris was also a 2 time

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finalist, in the years 1992 and 1996, while with PAOK. In 1998, he moved to

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

, and won the EuroLeague championship with them, in the year 2000. He also won 2 Greek League championships with Panathinaikos (1999 and 2000). In 2000, he moved to Olympiacos, and with them he won the Greek Cup in 2002. In 2003, he played with

Makedonikos Makedonikos B.C. (Greek: Μακεδονικός K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Neapoli, Thessaloniki, Greece. The parent athletic club was founded in 1928, and the basketball department was founded in 19 ...

, and in 2004, he moved on to Maroussi. While playing with Maroussi, he helped to lead the team to the second-place position in the Greek League's regular season in 2005, and he was also a Greek Cup finalist with Maroussi in 2006. In 2008, he announced his retirement from playing professional club basketball.

National team career

As a member of the senior men's Greek national team, Boudouris was on the Greek team that finished in the fourth-place position at both the

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and the

1998 FIBA World Championship The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. The tournament was contested by 16 n ...

. He also played with Greece at the

1997 EuroBasket The 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997, was the 30th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1998 FIBA World Championship, giving a ber ...

, where they finished in 4th place, and at the

1999 EuroBasket The 1999 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1999, was the 31st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2000 Olympic Tournament, giving a berth ...

.Nikolaos BOUNTOURIS (GRE) participated in 12 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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Post-playing career

Before the 2008–09 season, Boudouris was hired as the technical manager of

PAOK Thessaloniki PAOK ( el, ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans' ...

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boudouris, Nikos 1971 births Living people Greek Basket League players Greek men's basketball players Makedonikos B.C. players Maroussi B.C. players Olympiacos B.C. players Olympias Patras B.C. players Panathinaikos B.C. players P.A.O.K. BC players Point guards Shooting guards Small forwards 1998 FIBA World Championship players Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games 1994 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players from Volos