Nikos Pappas (basketball)

Nikos Pappas
Νίκος Παππάς

Pappas performing a lay-up against Macabi Tel Aviv.
No. 11 – Panathinaikos
Position	Shooting guard/Small forward
League	Greek Basket League EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1990-07-11) July 11, 1990 (age 26) Amarousion, Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek/Cypriot
Listed height	6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2012 / Undrafted
Playing career	2006–present
Career history
2006–2008	Panellinios
2008–2011	Bilbao Basket
2008–2009	→ Real Madrid B
2009–2011	→ Kolossos Rodou
2011–2012	PAOK
2012–2013	Panionios
2013–present	Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
Greek League Best Young Player (2010) 2x Greek League All-Star (2013, 2014) Greek League All-Star Game MVP (2014) Greek League Top Scorer (2013) Greek League Best Five Team (2013) 3x Greek Cup winner (2014–2016) Greek League champion (2014)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Greece FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2007 Spain National Team 2008 Greece National Team Albert Schweitzer Tournament 2008 Germany National Team FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2009 New Zealand National Team FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2009 Greece National Team 2010 Croatia National Team

Nikolaos "Nikos" Pappas (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Παππάς; born July 11, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League. He is 1.95 m (6 ft 4¾ in) tall.

Pappas began his career playing as a combo guard with the national team and in his early club career. After maturing as a player, he became a swingman, that plays both at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He is considered to be one of the best Greek swingmen.

Pappas made his professional debut in the Greek League with Panellinios, during the 2006–07 season. He made his debut in Europe's continent-wide second-tier level competition, the EuroCup, with Panellinios during the 2007–08 season. He signed a 5-year contract with the Spanish League club Bilbao Basket in 2008.

He was loaned to the farm club of Real Madrid, Real Madrid B, of the Spanish 4th Division, for the 2008–09 season. He was loaned to the Greek League club Kolossos Rodou for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons. He was named the 2010 Greek League Best Young Player. In February 2012, he joined PAOK. He moved to Panionios for the 2012–13 season. With Panionios, he was the Greek League Top Scorer, and a member of the Greek League Best Five Team, in 2013.