Ioannis Chatzinikolas

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Ioannis Chatzinikolas
Γιάννης Χατζηνικόλας
Giannis Chatzinikolas.jpg
Chatzinikolas with Nea Kifissia, in 2016.
No. 11–Kolossos Rodou
Position Small forward / Shooting guard
League Greek Basket League
BCL
Personal information
Born (1995-10-07) October 7, 1995 (age 28)
Maroussi, Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2016 Nea Kifissia
2014–2015→ Pagrati
2016–2017 Koroivos Amaliadas
2017–2018 Trikala
2018–2019Ippokratis Kos
2019–2020 PAOK
2020–2021 Charilaos Trikoupis
2021–2022 Oberwart Gunners
2022–2023 Panthers Schwenningen
2023–present Kolossos Rodou
Career highlights and awards

Ioannis Chatzinikolas (alternate spelling: Giannis) (born 7 October 1995) is a Greek professional basketball player for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He can play at both the shooting guard and small forward positions.

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Professional career

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.

In early 2023, Chatzinikolas returned to Greece for Kolossos Rodou. In 7 games with Kolossos, he averaged 1.7 points in 11 minutes per contest. On July 13, 2023, he renewed his contract with Kolossos. On July 3, 2024, he renewed his contract with the island club once more.

National team career

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Chatzinikolas Profile myplayer.gr. [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Στο Παγκράτι ο Χατζηνικόλας (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  3. ↑ Koroivos sign Ioannis Chatzinikolas.
  4. ↑ "Charilaos add Chatzinikolas to their roster". eurobasket.com. July 27, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ Ioannis CHATZINIKOLAS (GRE).
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