Nikolaos (Nikos) Chatzivrettas (alternate spelling: Hatzivrettas) (

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: Νικόλαος (Νίκος) Χατζηβρέττας; born May 26, 1977) is a retired Greek professional

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player. Chatzivrettas is 1.97 m (6 ft 5 in) tall. He played at the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Before signing with Aris, Chatzivrettas played with

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, Iraklis,

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, and

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 ...

. He won the EuroLeague championship with

in 2007 and 2009. In July 2009, he joined "The Emperor" of Greek basketball,

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
...

.Aris signs Chatzivrettas.
/ref> He left Aris at the end of 2011, after his contract ended, and eventually retired from playing basketball after that.

National team career

Chatzivrettas was a member of the

Greece men's national basketball team The Greece men's national basketball team ( el, Eθνική Oμάδα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ελλάδος) represents Greece in international basketball. They are controlled by the Hellenic Basketball Federation, the governing body for ...

. They qualified at the

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, the

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, and the

2004 Summer Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. They won the gold medal at the

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, and the silver medal at the

2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by ...

. They played at the

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Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

*3× Greek League All-Star: (2001, 2002, 2004) * Greek League Top Scorer: (2002) * Russian League Champion: (2003) *6× Greek League Champion: (2004, 2005,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

) * Greek League Finals MVP: (2004) *5×

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Winner: (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) *2× EuroLeague

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: (

) *2×

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Champion: (2007, 2009)

Greece national team

*6×

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Champion: (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007) *2×

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: (2003, 2004) *

: * 2006 FIBA Stanković Continental Champions’ Cup: *

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;", CSKA , 22 , , 19 , , 27.0 , , .558 , , .376 , , .842 , , 2.6 , , 1.8 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 12.0 , , 11.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=6,

, 20 , , 12 , , 30.1 , , .545 , , .342 , , .784 , , 2.9 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , .1 , , 12.1 , , 10.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , 21 , , 11 , , 18.5 , , .558 , , .381 , , .750 , , 1.3 , , 0.9 , , .4 , , .1 , , 6.6 , , 4.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , 23 , , 22 , , 17.2 , , .614 , , .429 , , .810 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , .3 , , .0 , , 6.5 , , 4.4 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2006–07† , 22 , , 10 , , 23.1 , , .530 , , .429 , , .695 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , .9 , , .1 , , 7.9 , , 6.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , 18 , , 6 , , 16.2 , , .667 , , .519 , , .722 , , 1.2 , , 0.6 , , .4 , , .2 , , 4.8 , , 4.3 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2008–09† , 15 , , 4 , , 8.2 , , .333 , , .353 , , .833 , , .6 , , .3 , , .2 , , .0 , , 1.9 , , .1 , - class="sortbottom" , align="center" colspan="2", Career , 141 , , 84 , , ? , , .560 , , .393 , , .776 , , 1.7 , , .9 , , .6 , , .1 , , 7.7 , , ?

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chatzivrettas, Nikos 1977 births Living people Aris B.C. players FIBA EuroBasket-winning players Greek men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Greek Macedonians Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players Panathinaikos B.C. players PBC CSKA Moscow players Shooting guards Small forwards Basketball players from Thessaloniki 2006 FIBA World Championship players