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Nikos Papanikolopoulos
Νίκος Παπανικολόπουλος
Koroivos
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueGreek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1979-04-21) April 21, 1979 (age 45)
Kalamata, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career1997–2014
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Coaching career2014–present
Career history
As player:
1997–1998Near East
1998–2000AEK Athens
2000–2001Aris
2001–2003Near East
2003–2004Ionikos NF
2004–2005Olympiacos
2005–2006Gymnastikos
2007Teramo Basket
2007–2008AEL 1964
2008–2009Kolossos
2009–2010Peristeri
2010–2011Iraklis
2011–2012Ilysiakos
2012–2013Panelefsiniakos
2013–2014Ikaros Chalkidas
As coach:
2014–presentKoroivos Amaliadas (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería National Team

Nikolaos "Nikos" Papanikolopoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Παπανικολόπουλος; born April 21, 1979) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and a basketball coach. At a height of 1.93m (6 ft 4 in) tall, he was a point guard-shooting guard.

Professional career

In his professional career, Papanikolopoulos played with the following clubs: Near East, AEK Athens, Aris, Ionikos NF, Olympiacos, Gymnastikos S. Larissas, AEL, Teramo, Kolossos, Peristeri, Iraklis, Ilysiakos, Panelefsiniakos, and Ikaros Chalkidas.

Greek national team

Papanikolopoulos played with Greece at the 2005 Mediterranean Games. He also played with the senior men's Greek national basketball team.

Coaching career

Papanikolopoulos served as an assistant coach at Koroivos Amaliadas, in the Greek Basket League, from 2014 until 2016, before he was appointed as the head coach of the team in May 2016.

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