Nikos Persidis

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Nikos Persidis
Νίκος Περσίδης
No. 18 – Lavrio
PositionSmall forward
LeagueGreek Basket League
BCL
Personal information
Born (1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 26)
Chalkida, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2013AGE Chalkida
2013–2014Ikaros Chalkidas
2014–2015Psychiko
2015–2016Pagrati
2016–2017Ionikos Nikaias
2017–2018Ethnikos Piraeus
2018–2019Diagoras Dryopideon
2019–2020Panathinaikos
2020–presentLavrio
Career highlights and awards

Nikolaos Persidis (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Περσίδης; born September 8, 1995) is a Greek professional basketball player for Lavrio of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He is a 2.00 m (6'6 3⁄4") tall[1] small forward.

Professional career[]

Persidis began his club career, while still being a student, in 2011, with the Greek club AGE Chalkida. In 2013, Ikaros Chalkidas's head coach Georgios Kalafatakis, picked him to join the team that year. In that season, the club played in Chalkida, instead of its regular home of Kallithea. Persidis then spent a season with the Greek club Psychiko. After that, he played with the Greek clubs Pagrati and Ionikos Nikaias. With Ionikos Nikaias, he started to receive major playing time.

For the 2017–18 season, Persidis moved to Ethnikos Piraeus, which he helped to lead to the Greek 2nd division's playoffs. During that season, he appeared in 32 games, and he averaged 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds, in 18 minutes played per game. In the following season, Persidis played with the Greek 2nd division club Diagoras Dryopideon. With Diagoras, he appeared in 29 games, and averaged 6.2 points and 4 rebounds, in 16.5 minutes played per game.

Persidis' performance with Diagoras was noticed by the coaching and scouting staff of the Greek EuroLeague club Panathinaikos. Eventually, Persidis joined the "Greens" team in the summer of 2019. He was primarily signed by the team to be used as an ancillary practice squad player, along with Kostas Papadakis, who would also have a similar role on the team.

On December 26, 2020, Persidis moved to Lavrio for the rest of the season.[2]

National team career[]

Persidis was selected to the for the 2018 Mediterranean Games, which took place in Tarragona, Spain.

References[]

  1. ^ NIKOS PERSIDIS 2.00.
  2. ^ Lupo, Nicola (December 26, 2020). "Nikos Persidis signs with Lavrio". Sportando. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

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