Nikos Chatzivrettas

Nikos Chatzivrettas
Νίκος Χατζηβρέττας
	Chatzivrettas with Panathinaikos.
Personal information
Born	May 26, 1977; Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1999 / Undrafted
Playing career	1997–2011
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
Career history
1997–2002	Iraklis
2002–2003	CSKA Moscow
2003–2009	Panathinaikos
2009–2011	Aris
Career highlights and awards
	2× EuroLeague champion (2007, 2009); Greek League Finals MVP (2004); Greek League Top Scorer (2002); 2× Acropolis Tournament MVP (2003, 2004);
Men's Basketball
Representing Greece
EuroBasket
FIBA Stanković Cup
FIBA World Cup

Nikolaos (Nikos) Chatzivrettas (alternate spelling: Hatzivrettas) (Greek: Νικόλαος (Νίκος) Χατζηβρέττας; born May 26, 1977) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Chatzivrettas is 1.97 m (6 ft 5 ³⁄₄ in) tall. He played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Nikos Chatzivrettas taking a free throw vs. Efes.

Professional career

Before signing with Aris, Chatzivrettas played with Aias Evosmou, Iraklis, CSKA Moscow, and Panathinaikos. He won the EuroLeague championship with Panathinaikos in 2007 and 2009. In July 2009, he joined "The Emperor" of Greek basketball, Aris Thessaloniki.[1]

He left Aris at the end of 2011, after his contract ended, and eventually retired from playing basketball after that.

National team career

Chatzivrettas was a member of the senior men's Greek national team. With Greece, he played at the EuroBasket 2001, the EuroBasket 2003, and the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. He also won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2005, and the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. In addition to that, he also played at the EuroBasket 2007.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

3× Greek League All-Star: (2001, 2002, 2004)
Greek League Top Scorer: (2002)
Russian League Champion: (2003)
6× Greek League Champion: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Greek League Finals MVP: (2004)
5× Greek Cup Winner: (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
2× EuroLeague Champion: (2007, 2009)
2× Triple Crown Champion: (2007, 2009)

Greek national team

6× Acropolis Tournament Champion: (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
2× Acropolis Tournament MVP: (2003, 2004)
EuroBasket 2005: Gold
2006 FIBA Stanković Continental Champions’ Cup: Gold
2006 FIBA World Championship: Silver

Career statistics

Legend
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

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

†	Denotes seasons in which Chatzivrettas' team won the EuroLeague

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2002–03	CSKA	22	19	27.0	.558	.376	.842	2.6	1.8	1.0	.1	12.0	11.7
2003–04	Panathinaikos	20	12	30.1	.545	.342	.784	2.9	1.3	.6	.1	12.1	10.5
2004–05		21	11	18.5	.558	.381	.750	1.3	0.9	.4	.1	6.6	4.7
2005–06		23	22	17.2	.614	.429	.810	1.1	0.6	.3	.0	6.5	4.4
2006–07†		22	10	23.1	.530	.429	.695	1.6	1.0	.9	.1	7.9	6.5
2007–08		18	6	16.2	.667	.519	.722	1.2	0.6	.4	.2	4.8	4.3
2008–09†		15	4	8.2	.333	.353	.833	.6	.3	.2	.0	1.9	.1
Career		141	84	?	.560	.393	.776	1.7	.9	.6	.1	7.7	?

References

Aris signs Chatzivrettas. (in Greek)

External links

Euroleague.net Profile
FIBA Profile
Eurobasket.com Profile
Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile (in Greek)
Nikos Chatzivrettas Video Tribute
Chatziverttas Dunk

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[1] Aris signs Chatzivrettas. (in Greek)