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Nikolaos "Nikos" Gkikas (alternate spelling: Gikas) (
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: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Γκίκας; born November 22, 1990) is a Greek professional
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player and the
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for Promitheas Patras of the
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and the EuroCup. He is a 6'1 " (1.86 m) tall
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.


Professional career

After playing basketball at the Greek
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and
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levels with Filathlitikos, from 2008 to 2012, Gkikas started his
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career in 2012, with Filathlitikos in the Greek 2nd Division. During the seasons that Gkikas played at Filathlitikos, he played with players such as
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,
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, Michalis Kamperidis, and
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, during the club's peak years. During the 2012–13 season, Gkikas almost gained a league
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with Filathlitikos, but at the end of the season, the club finished in 3rd place in the Greek 2nd Division, just missing the league promotion to the Greek 1st Division. Gkikas moved to the Greek 1st Division club
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, in 2013. During the two years he played at Aris, his numbers dropped, due to the limited playing time he had with the club. On 15 January 2015, after leaving Aris, Gkikas signed with the
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club
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. With Ventspils, he led the 2014–15 Baltic Baltic League in assists per game, and was one of the key players of the team. He spent the 2015–16 season with the Greek club Nea Kifissia. On July 17, 2016, Gkikas signed a two-year deal with the Greek club Promitheas Patras. On June 19, 2017, after being one of the best players of Promitheas in the 2016–17 season, he renewed his contract with the club for two more years. He then became the
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. On July 4, 2019, Gkikas signed a three-year contract with
AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...
. In the 2020-2021 season, Gkikas averaged 6.9 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists, playing 17.4 minutes per contest. On August 6, 2021, Gkikas signed back with his former team Promitheas Patras. In 22 league games, he averaged 7.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.7 steals, playing around 24 minutes per contest. On June 21, 2022, playing against
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for the
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playoffs, Gkikas achieved a career-high of 20 points and 13 assists. On June 28 of the same year, Gkikas officially renewed his contract for one more season.


National team career

Gkikas became a member of the senior men's
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in 2017. He played at the 2019 FIBA European World Cup qualification.


Career statistics


Domestic Leagues


Regular season

, - , 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Promitheas , align=center , GBL , 26 , , 25.4 , , .377 , , .317 , , .768 , , 2.5 , , 6.2 , , 1.3 , , 0 , , 9.4 , - , 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Promitheas , align=center , GBL , 25 , , 18.5 , , .286 , , .226 , , .808 , , 2.0 , , 3.8 , , .9 , , 0 , , 5.1


FIBA Champions League

, - , style="text-align:left;" , 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;" , Promitheas , 15 , , 23.0 , , .386 , , .351 , , .857 , , 2.5 , , 4.8 , , 1.7 , , 0 , , 8.9


References


External links


FIBA ProfileFIBA Champions League ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

Baltic League Profile
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