Nikos Hatzis

Nikos Hatzis
Νίκος Χατζής

Position	Shooting Guard
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
League	Greek League
Team	Ilisiakos
Born	June 3, 1976 (1976-06-03) (age 35) Kalamata, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Pro career	1995–present
Career history	A.E.K. (1995-05) Olympiacos (2005-06) Panionios (2006-07) A.E.K. (2007-09)

Nikolaos "Nikos" Hatzis AKA Nikolaos "Nikos" Chatzis (in Greek: Νίκος Χατζής; born June 3, 1976 in Kalamata, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) in height and he plays at the shooting guard position.

Pro career

Hatzis started his basketball career with the Greek club Poseidon Kalamatas and he turned professional in the year 1995 when he transferred to the Greek League club A.E.K.. Hatzis stayed with A.E.K. for 10 consecutive years and in the process he became the team's all-time number one ranked player in Greek League competitions in the following categories: points scored, games played, assists, and free throws made.

In the summer of 2005, A.E.K. decided to release Hatzis, and thus he continued his career with the Greek club Olympiacos. He played the next year with the Greek team Panionios and he returned to A.E.K. in August 2007, after the changing of the club's chairman. In 2009, he moved to Ilisiakos.

Greek national team

With the junior Greek national team, Hatzis won the gold medal at both the 1993 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and also at the 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He also tallied a total of 69 caps and 336 points with the Greek senior men's national team.

Pro teams

• A.E.K. 1995-05
• Olympiacos 2005-06
• Panionios 2006-07
• A.E.K. 2007-09
• Ilisiakos 2009–present

Honors and accomplishments

Pro career

• Won 1 Greek Championship (2002)
• Won 2 Greek Cup championships (2000, 2001)
• Won 1 Saporta Cup championship (2000)
• Greek All Star Game: (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005)

Greek national team

• Won the gold medal at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (1993)
• Won the gold medal at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship (1995)

External links

• Player Profile - AEK.com
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Basketpedya.com Profile

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Name	Hatzis, Nikos
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Date of birth	June 3, 1976
Place of birth	Kalamata, Greece
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