Nikos Rogkavopoulos

Nikos Rogkavopoulos
No. 27 – AEK Athens
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League Greek League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (2001-06-27) June 27, 2001
Maroussi, Athens, Greece
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
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B
2017 Bulgaria

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

Pro career

Greek junior national team

References

  1. ↑ NIKOLAOS ROGKAVOPOULOS basketball profile Height: 203cm / 6'8".
  2. ↑ Στο Jordan Classic Camp ξανά ο Νικός Ρογκαβόπουλος του Δούκα (in Greek).
  3. ↑ Ρογκαβόπουλος: Το βάπτισμα του πυρός (in Greek).
  4. ↑ Ρογκαβόπουλος έως το 2023 (in Greek).
  5. ↑ AEK Athens signs prospect Nikos Rogkavopoulos to a six-year contract Nikos Rogkavopoulos inks till 2023.
  6. ↑ Greece captain Rogkavopoulos headlines All-Star Five after snatching up MVP honors.
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