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.
| No. 5 – Olympiacos B | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League | Greek 2nd Division |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 21, 2002 Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–present | Olympiacos |
| 2019–present | → Olympiacos B |
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
- 2019-20 Regular Season Round 23 ZALGIRIS KAUNAS 94 OLYMPIACOS PIRAEUS 69 FEBRUARY 04.
- Ολυμπιακός: Ντεμπούτο στο Κάουνας ο Νικολαΐδης (in Greek).
- Alexandros Nikolaidis 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship.
- Alexandros Nikolaidis 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship.
- Olympiacos signs youngster Alexandros Nikolaidis.
- Σωτήρης Νικολαΐδης: "Είδωλο του Αλέξανδρου ο Σπανούλης" (in Greek).