Alexandros Nikolaidis (basketball) explained

Alexandros Nikolaidis
Position:Point guard / Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2.75
Weight:175 lb
League:Greek Basket League
Team:Maroussi
Number:22
Nationality:Greek
Birth Date:21 August 2002
Birth Place:Greece
Career Start:2019
Years1:2019–2023
Team1:Olympiacos
Years2:2019–2021
Team2:Olympiacos B
Years3:2021–2023
Team3:Lavrio
Years4:2023–present
Team4:Maroussi

Alexandros Nikolaidis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αλέξανδρος Νικολαΐδης); born August 21, 2002) is a Greek professional basketball player for Maroussi of the Greek Basket League. He is a 1.90 m (6'2 ") tall combo guard.

Professional career

After playing in the Greek minor leagues with Mandoulides, Nikolaidis began his pro career in 2019, during the 2019–20 season, with the Greek 2nd Division club Olympiacos B Development Team, which is the reserve team of the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos Piraeus. Nikolaidis made his EuroLeague debut, with Olympiacos Piraeus, on 4 February 2020, in a EuroLeague 2019–20 season game versus the Lithuanian League club Žalgiris Kaunas.[1] He replaced Georgios Printezis, as the youngest Greek born Olympiacos player to ever play in a EuroLeague game,[2] and the second youngest Olympiacos player to ever play in a EuroLeague game overall, after Aleksej Pokuševski.

On August 16, 2021, Nikolaidis was loaned to Lavrio for the 2021-2022 season. In 21 league games, he averaged 6.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 19 minutes per contest. On September 17, 2022, his loan agreement was renewed for another season. In 19 league games, Nikolaidis averaged 6.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2 assists in 21 minutes per contest.

On September 13, 2023, Nikolaidis signed with Maroussi.

National team career

Nikolaidis was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2018 FIBA Under-16 European Championship,[3] and the 2019 FIBA Under-18 European Championship.[4]

Personal life

Nikolaidis' father, Sotos, is a former professional basketball player and a coach, and his brother Apostolos (b. 2006) is also a professional basketball player. During his club playing career, Nikolaidis' father played five seasons in Europe's top level EuroLeague competition, with the Greek clubs PAOK Thessaloniki and AEK Athens.[5] As a youth, Nikolaidis' basketball idol was Vassilis Spanoulis.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=200&seasoncode=E2019#!boxscore 2019-20 Regular Season Round 23 ZALGIRIS KAUNAS 94 OLYMPIACOS PIRAEUS 69 FEBRUARY 04.
  2. https://www.sport24.gr/Basket/Euroleague/eb-news/eb_olympiacos/olympiakos-ntempouto-sto-kaoynas-o-nikolaidhs.5678348.html Ολυμπιακός: Ντεμπούτο στο Κάουνας ο Νικολαΐδης .
  3. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u16/2018/player/Alexandros-Nikolaidis Alexandros Nikolaidis 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship.
  4. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u18/2019/player/Alexandros-Nikolaidis Alexandros Nikolaidis 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship.
  5. https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/926375/olympiacos-signs-youngster-alexandros-nikolaidis/ Olympiacos signs youngster Alexandros Nikolaidis.
  6. https://www.sport24.gr/sport24radio/swthrhs-nikolaidhs-eidwlo-toy-aleksandroy-o-spanoulhs.5685047.html Σωτήρης Νικολαΐδης: "Είδωλο του Αλέξανδρου ο Σπανούλης" .