Nikos Rogkavopoulos
No. 27 – AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward | |||||||||||||
League |
Greek League Champions League | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born |
Maroussi, Athens, Greece | June 27, 2001|||||||||||||
Nationality | Greek | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Doukas | |||||||||||||
2017–present | AEK Athens | |||||||||||||
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Nikolaos Agapitos "Nikos" Rogkavopoulos (alternate spelling: Rogavopoulos) (Greek: Νικόλαος Αγαπητός "Νίκος" Ρογκαβόπουλος; born June 27, 2001) is a Greek professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League. He is a 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)[1] tall shooting guard-small forward.
Youth career
Rogkavopoulos played from a young age with the youth teams of Doukas, before he started his pro career. He played at the Jordan Brand Classic's International Game in 2017.[2] In 2016, the Spanish club Real Madrid offered Rogkavopoulos a professional contract, but he decided to stay in Greece, rather than move to Spain.
Professional career
Rogkavopoulos made his professional debut with the Greek 2nd Division club Doukas, in a game against Ethnikos Piraeus, in the Greek Cup in 2016.[3] On July 13, 2017, Rogkavopoulos moved to AEK Athens, of the top-tier level Greek League, after he signed a six-year contract with the club,[4] through the 2022–23 season.[5] With AEK, he won the Greek Cup title, in 2018, and also the Basketball Champions League title of the 2017–18 season.
National team career
Rogkavopoulos has been a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B, where he won a gold medal, and was named the MVP of the tournament.[6] During the tournament, he averaged 18.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. He also played at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.
Honors and awards
Youth club level
- Jordan Brand Classic International Game: (2017)
Pro career
- FIBA Champions League Champion: (2018)
- Greek Cup Winner: (2018)
Greek junior national team
- 2017 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B:
Gold - 2017 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B: All-Tournament Team & MVP
References
- ↑ NIKOLAOS ROGKAVOPOULOS basketball profile Height: 203cm / 6'8".
- ↑ Στο Jordan Classic Camp ξανά ο Νικός Ρογκαβόπουλος του Δούκα (in Greek).
- ↑ Ρογκαβόπουλος: Το βάπτισμα του πυρός (in Greek).
- ↑ Ρογκαβόπουλος έως το 2023 (in Greek).
- ↑ AEK Athens signs prospect Nikos Rogkavopoulos to a six-year contract Nikos Rogkavopoulos inks till 2023.
- ↑ Greece captain Rogkavopoulos headlines All-Star Five after snatching up MVP honors.
External links
- FIBA Profile (archive)
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- NBAdraft.net Profile
- Draftexpress.com Profile
- Realgm.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile (in English)
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile (in Greek)