Nikos Hatzivrettas

Nikolaos "Nikos" Hatzivrettas (alternate spelling: Chatzivrettas) (Greek: Νίκος "Νίκος" Χατζηβρέττας; born May 26, 1977 in Thessalonica, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. Hatzivrettas is 1.97 m (6 ft 5 ¾ in) tall. He plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He currently plays for Aris.

Pro career

Nikos Hatzivrettas
Νίκος Χατζηβρέττας

Position	Shooting Guard Small Forward
Height	6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
League	Greek League Euroleague
Team	Aris
Born	May 26, 1977 (1977-05-26) (age 33) Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Pro career	1997–present
Former teams	Iraklis (1997-02) CSKA Moscow (2002-03) Panathinaikos (2003-09)
Awards	Greek League Scoring Leader 2002 2x Acropolis Tournament MVP (2003, 2004)

Before signing for Aris, Hatzivrettas played for Aiadas Evosmou, Iraklis, CSKA Moscow and Panathinaikos. He won the Euroleague Championship with Panathinaikos in 2007 and 2009. In July 2009, he joined Aris Thessaloniki.[1]

Greek national team

Medal record
Men's Basketball
Competitor for  Greece
FIBA World Championship
Silver	2006 Japan	National Team
FIBA European Championship
Gold	2005 Serbia	National Team

He was a member of the Greek national team that won the gold medal at the 2005 FIBA European Championship and also the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

* Greek League Scoring Leader: (2002)
* Greek All Star Game: (2001, 2002, 2004)
* Won the Russian Championship: (2003)
* Won 6 Greek Championships: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
* Won 5 Greek Cups: (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
* Won 2 Euroleague Championships: (2007, 2009)
* Won 2 Triple Crowns: (2007, 2009)

Greek national team

* Won 6 Acropolis Tournaments: (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
* 2x Acropolis Tournament MVP: (2003, 2004)
* Won the 2005 FIBA European Championship
* Won the 2006 Stanković Cup
* Won the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship

References

1. ^ Aris signs Hatzivrettas. (Greek)

External links

* Euroleague.net Profile
* Draftexpress.com Euroleague Stats
* Nikos Chatzivrettas Video Tribute
* Chatziverttas Dunk

Greece squad - 2006 FIBA World Championship Finalists 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Papaloukas | 5 Schortsianitis | 6 Zisis | 7 Spanoulis | 8 Vasilopoulos | 9 Fotsis | 10 Hatzivrettas | 11 Dikoudis | 12 Tsartsaris | 13 Diamantidis | 14 Papadopoulos | 15 Kakiouzis | Coach: Panagiotis Giannakis

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