Nikolaos Stylianou Explained

Nikolaos Stylianou
Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:187
League:Cypriot League
Team:Keravnos
Number:9
Nationality:Cypriot / Greek
Birth Date:9 November 1988
Birth Place:Athens, Greece
College:
  • Navarro (2006–2008)
  • West Texas A&M (2008–2009)
Draft Year:2010
Career Start:2010
Years1:2010–2011
Team1:Rethymno
Years2:2011–2012
Team2:AEK Larnaca
Years3:2012–2013
Team3:Kavala
Years4:2013–2014
Team4:Koroivos
Years5:2014–2015
Team5:OFI Crete
Years6:2015–2017
Team6:Keravnos
Years7:2017–2018
Team7:Faros Larissas
Years8:2018
Team8:Dzūkija Alytus
Years9:2018–2019
Years10:2019–present
Team10:Keravnos
Highlights:

Nikolaos Stylianou (born November 9, 1988) is a Cypriot professional basketball player for Keravnos of the Cypriot League. He played college basketball for Navarro College and West Texas A&M. After 3 years of college basketball, Stylianou entered the 2010 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

College career

Stylianou played college basketball for Navarro College for two years. He then moved to West Texas A&M, where he played until 2009.

Professional career

After playing with West Texas A&M, Stylianou entered the 2010 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.[1] He started his pro career with Rethymno of the Greek A2 League. After one year, he returned to Cyprus and joined AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot Division A.

The following seasons, Stylianou returned to Greece and played for Kavala, Koroivos and OFI Crete, before returning to Cyprus in order to join Keravnos.[2] He won the Cypriot Championship with Keravnos in 2017.

After two years with Keravnos, Stylianou returned to Greece and joined the newly promoted to the Greek League Faros Larissas.[3] He left Faros in order to join Alytus Dzūkija of the Lithuanian Basket League.[4]

National team career

Stylianou has been a member of the junior national teams of Cyprus for some years. He is currently one of the leaders and the captain of the Cyprus national team.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: DraftExpress - Nikolaos Stylianou DraftExpress Profile. draftexpress.com. March 23, 2018.
  2. Web site: ΝΙΚΟΣ ΣΤΥΛΙΑΝΟΥ: "Δικαίωση με την επίτευξη των στόχων". basket247.gr. March 23, 2018. Greek. https://web.archive.org/web/20180324041701/http://www.basket247.gr/synenteuksis/item/9773-nikos-stylianou-dikaiwsh-me-thn-epiteuxh-twn-stoxwn. March 24, 2018. dead.
  3. News: Faros Larisa sign Nikos Stylianou. a1basket.gr. March 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20191006084121/https://www.a1basket.gr/2017/10/faros-larisa-sign-nikos-stylianou.html. October 6, 2019. dead.
  4. Web site: "DZŪKIJA" ĮSIGIJO KIPRO RINKTINĖS ŽAIDĖJĄ. lkl.lt. March 23, 2018. Lithuanian. https://web.archive.org/web/20191006084123/https://www.lkl.lt/straipsniai/1286/dzukija-isigijo-kipro-rinktines-zaideja. October 6, 2019. dead.