| Position | Point Guard Shooting Guard |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| League | Greek League |
| Team | Colossus Rhodes |
| Born | July 11, 1990 Amarousion, Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Pro career | 2006–present |
| Career history | Panellinios Athens (2006-08) Real Madrid II (2008-09) VAP Collossos Rhodes (2009-2011) |
| Awards | Albert Schweitzer MVP 2008 Greek League Best Young Player 2010 |
Nikolaos "Nikos" Pappas (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Παππάς; born July 11, 1990 in Amarousion, Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.95 m (6 ft 4¾ in) tall.[1] He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, with point guard being his primary position.
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Pappas made his professional debut in the Greek League with Panellinios Athens during the 2006-07 season. He made his debut in Europe's second level competition the Eurocup, with Panellinios during the 2007-08 season. He signed a 5 year contract with the Spanish ACB League club Bilbao Basket in 2008.[2]
He was loaned to the farm club of Real Madrid, Real Madrid II of the Spanish LEB Bronce League, for the 2008-09 season. He was loaned to the Greek League club Colossus Rhodes for the 2009-10 season. He was named the 2010 Greek League Best Young Player.[3]
As a member of the junior national basketball teams of Greece, Pappas won the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he was also voted to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
He was named the MVP of the 2008 Albert Schweitzer Tournament,[5] where he led Greece to defeat Team USA and he played at the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit,[6] where he helped the World Select Team to defeat Team USA 97-89.[7]
He also won the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship with Greece's junior national team, where he was also voted to the All-Tournament Team.[8] Pappas also won the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship and the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team.[9]