Nikos Chatzivrettas

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Nikos Chatzivrettas
Νίκος Χατζηβρέττας

Chatzivrettas with Panathinaikos.
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born (1977-05-26) May 26, 1977
Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 5.75 in (197 cm)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Pro playing career 1997–2011
Career history
1997–2002 Iraklis
2002–2003 CSKA Moscow
2003–2009 Panathinaikos
2009–2011 Aris
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Competitor for  Greece
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold 2005 Serbia & Montenegro Nat. Team
FIBA World Cup
Silver 2006 Japan Nat. Team
Nikos Chatzivrettas taking a free throw vs. Efes.

Nikolaos "Nikos" Chatzivrettas (alternate spelling: Hatzivrettas) (Greek: Νίκος "Νίκος" Χατζηβρέττας; born May 26, 1977) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Hatzivrettas is 1.97 m (6 ft 5.75 in) tall. He played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Professional career

Before signing with Aris, Chatzivrettas played with Aiadas Evosmou, Iraklis, CSKA Moscow, and Panathinaikos. He won the Euroleague championship with Panathinaikos in 2007 and 2009. In July 2009, he joined "The Emperor" of Greek basketball, Aris Thessaloniki.[1]

He left Aris at the end of 2011, after his contract ended.

Greek national team

Chatzivrettas was a member of the senior men's Greek national team. With Greece, he played at the EuroBasket 2001, the EuroBasket 2003, and the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. He also won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2005, and the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. In addition to that, he also played at the EuroBasket 2007.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

  • Greek League Top Scorer: (2002)
  • 3x Greek League All-Star: (2001, 2002, 2004)
  • Russian League Champion: (2003)
  • 6x Greek League Champion: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
  • 5x Greek Cup Champion: (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
  • 2x Euroleague Champion: (2007, 2009)
  • 2x Triple Crown Champion: (2007, 2009)

Greek national team

References

  1. ↑ Aris signs Chatzivrettas. (Greek)

External links

Greece squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 5th place
Greece squad – EuroBasket 2007 – 4th place
Panathinaikos B.C. 2008–09 Euroleague Champions
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