Nikolaos "Nikos" Chatzis (alternative spelling: Hatzis) ( el, Νίκος Χατζής; born 3 June 1976) is a retired Greek professional
basketball
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player and coach. At a height of 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall, he played at the
shooting guard
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position. He is among the
all-time leaders in the history of the Greek Basket League in
points scored,
assists,
3 pointers made, and
games played
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(since the 1992–93 season).
Playing career
Professional career
Chatzis started his basketball career with the Greek club Poseidon Kalamatas, and he turned
professional
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in the year 1995, when he transferred to the
Greek League club
A.E.K.
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 ...
Chatzis stayed with A.E.K. for 10 consecutive years, and in the process, he became the team's all-time number one ranked player in modern-era Greek League competitions (since the league has been organized by
HEBA 1992–present) in the following categories:
points scored,
games played
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,
assists, and
free throws made.
In the summer of 2005, A.E.K. decided to release Chatzis, and thus he continued his career with the Greek club
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
. He played the next year with the Greek team
Panionios
Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...
, and he returned to
A.E.K.
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 August 2007, after the changing of the club's chairman. In 2009, he moved to the Greek club
Ilysiakos. In 2014, he moved to the Greek club
Arkadikos. He officially retired as a player in December 2015, and began a career in
coaching
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.
National team career
With the junior Greek national teams, Chatzis won the gold medal at both the
1993 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and also at the
1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup
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. He also tallied a total of 69
caps
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, and 336 points scored with the senior men's
Greek national basketball team
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.
Coaching career
Chatzis began his coaching career in 2015. In 2017, he became the
head
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coach
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Transportation
* Co ...
of
AEK Athens
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' youth academies.
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Awards and accomplishments
Playing career
Pro career
*4× Greek All-Star Game: (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005)
*2× Greek All-Star Game 3 Point Shootout Champion: (1999, 2003)
*2× Greek Cup
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Winner: (2000, 2001)
*FIBA Saporta Cup
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Champion: (2000)
* Greek League Champion: (2002)
* Greek League Best Five: (2004)
Greek junior national team
* 1993 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship:
*1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup
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:
References
External links
Euroleague.net Profile
Eurobasket.com Profile
Greek League Profile
Draftexpress.com Profile
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1976 births
Living people
AEK B.C. players
Arkadikos B.C. players
Greek basketball coaches
Greek Basket League players
Greek men's basketball players
Ilysiakos B.C. players
Olympiacos B.C. players
Panionios B.C. players
Point guards
Shooting guards
Sportspeople from Kalamata