Nikos Pappas

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Nikos Pappas
Νίκος Παππάς
No. 15 – Panathinaikos Athens
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Greek Basket League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1990-07-11) July 11, 1990
Amarousion, Athens, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 4.75 in (195 cm)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
Pro playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2008 Panellinios (Greece)
2008–2011 Bilbao Basket (Spain)
2008–2009 → Real Madrid B (loan) (Spain)
2009–2011 → Kolossos Rodou (loan) (Greece)
2011–2012 PAOK (Greece)
2012–2013 Panionios (Greece)
2013–present Panathinaikos (Greece)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Competitor for  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Silver 2007 Spain National Team
Gold 2008 Greece National Team
Albert Schweitzer Tournament
Gold 2008 Germany National Team
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Silver 2009 New Zealand National Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Gold 2009 Greece National Team
Silver 2010 Croatia National Team

Nikolaos "Nikos" Pappas (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Παππάς; born July 11, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League. He is 1.95 m (6 ft 4¾ in) tall.[1] He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional career

Pappas made his professional debut in the Greek League with Panellinios, during the 2006-07 season. He made his debut in Europe's continent-wide second-tier 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.

He was loaned to the farm club of Real Madrid, Real Madrid B, of the Spanish 4th Division, for the 2008-09 season. He was loaned to the Greek League club Kolossos Rodou for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons. He was named the 2010 Greek League Best Young Player. In February 2012, he joined PAOK. He moved to Panionios for the 2012-13 season.

Panathinaikos

On 20 June, 2013, Pappas joined the Greek club Panathinaikos. He was announced as a new player of Panathinaikos, for the following three seasons, along with his Panionios teammate Vladimiros Giankovits.[2]

Greek national team

As a member of the junior national basketball teams of Greece, Pappas won the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He was named the MVP of the 2008 Albert Schweitzer Tournament,[3] where he also helped lead Greece to defeat Team USA during the tournament, by scoring 27 points in the game against the US.[4] He also won the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he was also voted to the All-Tournament Team.[5]

Pappas also played at the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit, where he helped the World Select Team to defeat Team USA 97-89.[6] 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.[7] 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 after leading the tournament in scoring.[8]

He first trained with the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2010.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Greek national team

  • 2007 ISF World Schools' Championship:  Gold
  • 2007 ISF World Schools' Championship: Top Scorer
  • 2007 ISF World Schools' Championship: MVP (40 points in the final)
  • 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:  Silver
  • 2008 Albert Schweitzer Tournament:  Gold
  • 2008 Albert Schweitzer Tournament: Top Scorer
  • 2008 Albert Schweitzer Tournament: MVP
  • 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:  Gold
  • 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: All-Tournament Team
  • 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship:  Silver
  • 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship: All-Tournament Team
  • 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship:  Gold
  • 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship:  Silver
  • 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: Top Scorer
  • 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: All-Tournament Team

References

  1. ↑ Esake.gr Nikos Pappas Height 1.95
  2. ↑ Euroleague.net PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS adds young guns Pappas, Jankovic.
  3. ↑ Draftexpress.com Pappas MVP of 2008 Albert Schweitzer Tournament.
  4. ↑ AST-basketball.de USA 79 : 91 GRE.
  5. ↑ FIBAEurope.com All Tournament team.
  6. ↑ USABasketball.com XII Annual Nike Hoop Summit -- 2009.
  7. ↑ FIBA.com NZL- The Best Selected.
  8. ↑ FIBAEurope.com - MVP Albicy Headlines All Tournament Team // 18 July 2010.

External links

Panathinaikos Athens current roster
  • Head coach Pedoulakis
  • Assistant coaches: Manolopoulos
  • Vovoras
  • Panagiotopoulos
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