Nikos Chatzivrettas

Nikos Chatzivrettas
Νίκος Χατζηβρέττας

Chatzivrettas with Panathinaikos.
Personal information
Born	(1977-05-26) May 26, 1977 Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1999 / Undrafted
Playing career	1997–2011
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
Career history
1997–2002	Iraklis
2002–2003	CSKA Moscow
2003–2009	Panathinaikos
2009–2011	Aris
Career highlights and awards
2× EuroLeague champion (2007, 2009) Greek League Top Scorer (2002) 2× Acropolis Tournament MVP (2003, 2004) Greek League Finals MVP (2004)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Greece EuroBasket 2005 Serbia & Montenegro National Team FIBA Stanković Cup 2006 China National Team FIBA World Cup 2006 Japan National Team

Nikos Chatzivrettas taking a free throw vs. Efes.

Nikolaos "Nikos" Chatzivrettas (alternate spelling: Hatzivrettas) (Greek: Νίκος "Νίκος" Χατζηβρέττας; born May 26, 1977) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Chatzivrettas is 1.97 m (6 ft 5.75 in) tall. He played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Professional career

Before signing with Aris, Chatzivrettas played with Aiadas Evosmou, Iraklis, CSKA Moscow, and Panathinaikos. He won the EuroLeague championship with Panathinaikos in 2007 and 2009. In July 2009, he joined "The Emperor" of Greek basketball, Aris Thessaloniki.^[1]

He left Aris at the end of 2011, after his contract ended, and eventually retired from playing basketball after that.

Greek national team

Chatzivrettas was a member of the senior men's Greek national team. With Greece, he played at the EuroBasket 2001, the EuroBasket 2003, and the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. He also won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2005, and the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. In addition to that, he also played at the EuroBasket 2007.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

• 3x Greek League All-Star: (2001, 2002, 2004)
• Greek League Top Scorer: (2002)
• Russian League Champion: (2003)
• 6x Greek League Champion: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
• Greek League Finals MVP: (2004)
• 5x Greek Cup Winner: (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
• 2x EuroLeague Champion: (2007, 2009)
• 2x Triple Crown Champion: (2007, 2009)

Greek national team

• 6x Acropolis Tournament Champion: (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
• 2x Acropolis Tournament MVP: (2003, 2004)
• EuroBasket 2005: 01 ! Gold
• 2006 FIBA Stanković Continental Champions’ Cup: 01 ! Gold
• 2006 FIBA World Championship: 02 ! Silver

References

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• FIBA Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Greek Basket League Profile (Greek)
• Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile (Greek)
• Nikos Chatzivrettas Video Tribute
• Chatziverttas Dunk