Nikos Pappas (basketball)
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Nikolaos "Nikos" Pappas (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Παππάς, born July 11, 1990) is a Greek former professional basketball player who last played for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. [1] He stands at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) meters of height and plays at the shooting guard-small forward positions.[2]
Early years
Pappas is from Aidipsos in where he grew up. He started his career from the local club Syllas.Then, he transferred to Locros Atalanti.[3] His mother is Greek Cypriot from Famagusta.[4]
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 League club Bilbao Basket in 2008.
He was
Panathinaikos (2013–2020)
On 20 June 2013, Pappas joined the Greek club
On 22 April 2015, after winning his first
During a press conference on July 3, 2020, it was confirmed by the team's new head coach Georgios Vovoras that Pappas was parting ways with the Athenian club after seven seasons.
Hapoel Jerusalem (2020)
On September 23, 2020, Pappas signed with Hapoel Jerusalem for the duration of the Basketball Champions League Final-8.[10]
Basket Zielona Góra (2021)
On February 23, 2021, he signed with
AEK (2021–2022)
On August 16, 2021, Pappas signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.[12] He was constantly plagued by injuries and he also spent the final stretch of the season under suspension, after falling out with new coach Curro Segura, who took over the team after Stefanos Dedas signed with CSKA Moscow. In 12 league games, he averaged 12.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals, playing around 27 minutes per contest.
Final season with Panathinaikos (2022–2023)
After assisting the team in the pre-season, on December 3, 2022, Pappas was signed on for the rest of the 2022–2023 campaign in order to close out his playing career with his beloved Panathinaikos. He made his debut on December 11, 2022, in a match against AEK Athens.
Pappas appeared in a total of only four domestic league games, scoring one basket against Olympiacos in Game 4 of the Greek Basket League finals.
Reportedly, Pappas pledged to donate the entirety of his contract pay to the sanitation workers at the
On July 21, 2023, Panathinaikos officially bade farewell to the retiring player.
National team career
Greek junior national team
As a member of the junior national basketball teams of Greece, Pappas won the silver medal at the
Pappas also played at the 2009
Greek senior national team
Pappas first trained with the senior men's
On 19 August 2017, he scored 22 points (career high with the senior Greek NT) in a friendly game against Great Britain, in London. He then played with Greece at the EuroBasket 2017.
Wheelchair basketball career
Since 2020, Pappas announced that he was to become member of Panathinaikos' wheelchair basketball team.[20] This became official in February 2023,[21] with Pappas becoming a player simultaneously active in both a basketball and wheelchair basketball team.[22] He made his debut on 8 April 2023 in a game against PASKA, during which he scored 5 points.[23][citation needed][24]
Player profile
Pappas began his career playing as a combo guard with the junior national teams of Greece, and in his early club career. After maturing as a player, he became more of a pure shooting guard who can occasionally operate as a swingman.
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2013–14 | Panathinaikos | 13 | 2 | 8.6 | .467 | .385 | .750 | .8 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 4.8 | 3.5 |
2014–15 | Panathinaikos | 22 | 1 | 20.3 | .487 | .387 | .909 | 2.3 | 1.9 | .8 | .1 | 10.8 | 12.2 |
2015–16 | Panathinaikos | 5 | 0 | 8.3 | .444 | .000 | .700 | .4 | .4 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
2016–17 | Panathinaikos | 29 | 2 | 17.2 | .426 | .260 | .764 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
2017–18 | Panathinaikos | 32 | 1 | 17.6 | .423 | .324 | .776 | 1.1 | .9 | .6 | .4 | 8.2 | 5.8 |
2018–19 | Panathinaikos | 19 | 5 | 17.9 | .342 | .271 | .826 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .8 | .0 | 6.8 | 4.2 |
2019–20 | Panathinaikos | 10 | 2 | 11.6 | .417 | .375 | .750 | 1.3 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
Career | 130 | 13 | 14.5 | .507 | .316 | .808 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
Awards and accomplishments
Pro career
- Greek League Best Young Player: (2010)
- 4× Greek League All-Star: (2013, 2014, 2018, 2020)
- Greek League All-Star Game MVP: (2014)
- Greek League Top Scorer: (2013)
- Greek League Best Five: (2013)
- 5× Greek Cup Winner: (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019)
- 5× Greek League Champion: (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- EuroLeague MVP of the Round: 2015 (Playoff Game 3)
Greek junior 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 Cup: Silver
- 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup: 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
- ^ "Στην ΑΕΚ ο Νίκος Παππάς!". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ PAPPAS, NIKOS HEIGHT: 1.96.
- ^ Στην ΑΕΚ ο Νίκος Παππάς naftemporiki.gr
- ^ Νίκος Παππάς ένας ηγέτης μίσος Κύπριος cyprusbasket.net
- ^ Euroleague.net PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS adds young guns Pappas, Jankovic.
- ^ Playoffs Game 3 bwin MVP: Nikos Pappas, Panathinaikos Athens.
- ^ Expansion of cooperation with Pappas.
- ^ ΣΟΚ με Παππά! (in Greek).
- ^ GAME: LAVRIO 72 – 79 PANATHINAIKOS.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (September 23, 2020). "Nikos Pappas signs with Hapoel Jerusalem". Sportando. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (February 23, 2021). "Zielona Gora announces Nikos Pappas". Sportando. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 16, 2021). "Nikos Pappas joins AEK Athens". Sportando. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ Draftexpress.com Pappas MVP of 2008 Albert Schweitzer Tournament.
- ^ AST-basketball.de USA 79 : 91 GRE.
- ^ FIBAEurope.com All Tournament team.
- ^ USABasketball.com XII Annual Nike Hoop Summit – 2009.
- ^ "FIBA.com NZL- The Best Selected". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ^ FIBAEurope.com – MVP Albicy Headlines All Tournament Team // 18 July 2010.
- ^ Rumours about Pappas' desire to play for Cyprus national team.
- ^ Βελονάκη, Ασπασία (10 August 2020). "Ο Νίκος Παππάς στον Παναθηναϊκό ΑμεΑ". AMNA. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Nikos Pappas joins Panathinaikos wheelchair basketball team". basketnews.com. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "Με το No 666…ο Νίκος Παππάς!". Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "Έγραψε... μπασκετική ιστορία με Παππά!". Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος (in Greek). 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "Παππάς: Ντεμπούτο με την ομάδα μπάσκετ με αμαξίδιο του Παναθηναϊκού". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
External links
- Euroleague.net Profile
- FIBA Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- Hellenic Federation Profile (in Greek)
- Greek Basket League Profile (in English)
- Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
- Draftexpress.com Profile