Ioannis Chatzinikolas Explained

Ioannis Chatzinikolas
Γιάννης Χατζηνικόλας
Position:Small forward / Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:200
League:Greek Basket League
BCL
Team:Kolossos Rodou
Number:11
Nationality:Greek
Birth Date:7 October 1995
Birth Place:Maroussi, Athens, Greece
Career Start:2011
Years1:2011–2016
Team1:Nea Kifissia
Years2:2014–2015
Team2:Pagrati
Years3:2016–2017
Team3:Koroivos Amaliadas
Years4:2017–2018
Team4:Trikala
Years5:2018–2019
Team5:Ippokratis Kos
Years6:2019–2020
Team6:PAOK
Years7:2020–2021
Team7:Charilaos Trikoupis
Years8:2021–2022
Team8:Oberwart Gunners
Years9:2022–2023
Team9:Panthers Schwenningen
Years10:2023–present
Team10:Kolossos Rodou
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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.

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://myplayer.gr/basket/index.php?option=com_myplayer_players&view=player&player=3444 Chatzinikolas Profile myplayer.gr.
  2. Web site: http://www.superbasket.gr/%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%B9-%CE%BF-%CF%87%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B6%CE%B7%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%82/ . el:Στο Παγκράτι ο Χατζηνικόλας . el . 2015-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105726/http://www.superbasket.gr/%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%B9-%CE%BF-%CF%87%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B6%CE%B7%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%82/ . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  3. http://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/456742/Koroivos-sign-Ioannis-Chatzinikolas Koroivos sign Ioannis Chatzinikolas.
  4. Web site: Charilaos add Chatzinikolas to their roster . eurobasket.com. September 13, 2020 . July 27, 2020.
  5. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Ioannis%20CHATZINIKOLAS/pid/107445/_//players.html Ioannis CHATZINIKOLAS (GRE).