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. 5 – Olympiacos
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 B
2020–presentOlympiacos Piraeus

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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