Ioannis Chatzinikolas
Ioannis Chatzinikolas (alternate spelling: Giannis) (born 7 October 1995) is a Greek professional basketball player for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. He can play at both the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Chatzinikolas with Nea Kifissia, in 2016. | |
| No. 11 – Kolossos Rodou | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | Greek Basket League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 7, 1995 Maroussi, Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2016 | Nea Kifissia |
| 2014–2015 | → Pagrati |
| 2016–2017 | Koroivos Amaliadas |
| 2017–2018 | Aries Trikala |
| 2018–2019 | Ippokratis Kos |
| 2019–2020 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2020–2021 | Charilaos Trikoupis |
| 2021–2022 | Oberwart Gunners |
| 2022–2023 | Panthers Schwenningen |
| 2023–present | Kolossos Rodou |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career edit
After playing youth basketball with the junior teams of Nea Kifissia, Chatzinikolas began his professional career in 2011, with the Greek Second Division club Nea Kifissia's senior men's team.[1] In 2014, he was loaned to Pagrati.[2] He left Nea Kifissia, when the club was relegated down from the first-tier level Greek Basket League, to the third-tier level Greek B League, due to financial problems.
On August 3, 2016, he joined Koroivos Amaliadas.[3] On September 10, 2019, Chatzinikolas returned to the first division, signing with PAOK Thessaloniki.
On July 27, 2020, he transferred to the newly promoted team of Charilaos Trikoupis.[4]
Chatzinikolas spent the next two seasons abroad with the Austrian club Oberwart Gunners and the German club Panthers Schwenningen, before returning to Greece in early 2023 for Kolossos Rodou. In 7 games with Kolossos, he averaged 1.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists, playing around 11 minutes per contest. On July 13, 2023, he renewed his contract with Kolossos.
National team career edit
With the junior national teams of Greece, Chatzinikolas played at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[5]
References edit
- ^ Chatzinikolas Profile myplayer.gr.[permanent dead link]
- ^ (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ Koroivos sign Ioannis Chatzinikolas.
- ^ "Charilaos add Chatzinikolas to their roster". eurobasket.com. July 27, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Ioannis CHATZINIKOLAS (GRE).
External links edit
- Ioannis Chatzinikolas at fiba.com (archive)
- Ioannis Chatzinikolas at fibaeurope.com
- Ioannis Chatzinikolas at eurobasket.com
- Ioannis Chatzinikolas at esake.gr (in Greek)