Alexandros Nikolaidis (basketball)

Alexandros Nikolaidis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Νικολαΐδης); born August 21, 2002) is a Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos B of the Greek 2nd Division. He is a 1.90 m (6'2 ​3⁄4") tall point guard-shooting guard.

Alexandros Nikolaidis
No. 1 – Olympiacos B
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueGreek 2nd Division
Personal information
Born (2002-08-21) August 21, 2002
Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–presentOlympiacos
2019–present→ Olympiacos B

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.

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. 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]

References
  1. 2019-20 Regular Season Round 23 ZALGIRIS KAUNAS 94 OLYMPIACOS PIRAEUS 69 FEBRUARY 04.
  2. Ολυμπιακός: Ντεμπούτο στο Κάουνας ο Νικολαΐδης (in Greek).
  3. Alexandros Nikolaidis 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship.
  4. Alexandros Nikolaidis 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship.
  5. Olympiacos signs youngster Alexandros Nikolaidis.
  6. Σωτήρης Νικολαΐδης: "Είδωλο του Αλέξανδρου ο Σπανούλης" (in Greek).
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