Alexandros Nikolaidis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Νικολαΐδης); born August 21, 2002) is a Greek professional basketball player for Lavrio of the Greek Basket League, on loan from Olympiacos. He is a 1.90 m (6'2 3⁄4") tall combo guard.
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
League | Greek Basket League |
Personal information | |
Born | (2002-08-21) August 21, 2002 (age 20) 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 |
2019–2021 | → Olympiacos B |
2021–present | → Lavrio |
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.
On August 16, 2021, Nikolaidis was loaned to Lavrio for the 2021-2022 season. In 21 league games, he averaged 6.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals, playing around 19 minutes per contest. On September 17, 2022, his loan agreement was renewed for another season.
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]
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]
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