Nikolaos Papanikolaou (

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: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Παπανικολάου; born June 1, 1985) is a Greek professional

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player for

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of the

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. He is a 6 ft 10 in (2.09 m) tall

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Professional career

Some of the clubs that Papanikolaou has played with during his pro career include:

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 ...

, Ilysiakos, Rethymno Aegean, Panelefsiniakos, and

.Στο Ψυχικό ο Παπανικολάου .
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National team career

Papanikolaou was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the

2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 2001 European Championship for Cadets) was the 16th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Riga, in Latvia, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy f ...

and the

2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Brno, in the Czech Republic, hosted the tournament. Slovenia won their second title. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * Squads Q ...

. Papanikolaou won the silver medal at the

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inte ...

, with the Greek under-26 national team.

References

External links

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