Nikos Diplaros
Nikolaos "Nikos" Diplaros (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Δίπλαρος; born June 28, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player for Batumi of the Georgian Superliga. He is a 1.90 m (6 ft 23⁄4 in) tall[1] point guard-shooting guard.
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Georgian Superliga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 28, 1997 Patras, Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2015–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–2017 | Aris Thessaloniki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Machites Doxas Pefkon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Panionios | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Lovćen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Batumi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
Diplaros spent the 2014–15 season with the Greek club Esperos Patras, playing in the amateur level 4th tier division of Greek basketball, the Greek C League. In 2015, he signed a 5-year contract with the Greek 1st Division club AEK.[2] However, he was then released by AEK, before he played any games with them, after he told the press that he wanted to play for a bigger club than AEK Athens.[3][4]
A few days after, Aris Thessaloniki approached the player and signed him to a 3-year contract.[5] He then began his professional career with Aris in 2015. In September 2016, Aris loaned him to the Greek 2nd Division club Machites Doxas Pefkon.[6]
He joined the Greek club Panionios in 2017.[7] On September 3, 2018, Diplaros renewed his contract for another season.
National team career
Diplaros was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With the junior national teams of Greece, Diplaros played at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Cup, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal, and at the 2nd division 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B, where he won a bronze medal.
He also played at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a gold medal.