Nikolaos "Nikos" Papanikolopoulos (

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: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Παπανικολόπουλος; born April 21, 1979) is a retired Greek professional

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player and current

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. During his playing career, at a height of 1.96 m (6'5") tall,PAPANIKOLOPOULOS, NIKOLAOS HEIGHT: 1.96.
/ref> he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional career

During his professional playing career, Papanikolopoulos played with the following

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: Near East,

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 Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

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, Ionikos NF,

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 ...

, Gymnastikos S. Larissas, AEL,

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, Kolossos,

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, Iraklis, Ilysiakos, Panelefsiniakos, and Ikaros Chalkidas. During his playing career, he won the Greek 2nd Division championship in 1998, and the

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title and the European-wide secondary level

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championship in the 1999–2000 season.

National team career

Papanikolopoulos played with Greece's under-26 national team at the 2005 Mediterranean Games. He also played with the senior men's

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Coaching career

Papanikolopoulos served as an assistant coach at Koroivos Amaliadas, in the

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, from 2014 until 2016, before he was appointed as the

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of the team in May 2016. He became the head coach of

in 2019.

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileGreek League Profile

Hellenic Federation Profile

Italian League Profile

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