Nikolaos "Nikos" Angelopoulos (

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: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Αγγελόπουλος; born June 27, 1984) is a Greek professional

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player for

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of the

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. He is a 2.05 m (6 ft 8 in) tall

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- center.

Professional career

Angelopoulos played with the junior teams of Galatsi from 1995 to 2001, before joining moving to Ilysiakos, where he made his pro debut in 2002 in the Greek 2nd Division. During his professional career, Angelopoulos has played with the following clubs: Ilysiakos,

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

Aigaleo Aigaleo or Egaleo ( ) is a town and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens urban area, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo, whose name comes from the words αίγα/a ...

Kavala Kavala (, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the A2 motorway, a one-and ...

Rethymno Rethymno (also Rethymnon; ) is a city in Greece on the island of Crete. It is the capital of Rethymno regional unit, and has a population of more than 35,000 inhabitants (nearly 40,000 for the municipal unit). It is believed to have been built ...

, Koroivos Amaliadas, and Faros Keratsiniou. During the 2022-2023

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season with Ionikos, in 5 games, he averaged 1.6 points in 11 minutes per contest.

National team career

Angelopoulos was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the

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, where he won a bronze medal, and at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup, where he won a silver medal.

External links

FIBA Archive ProfileEuroCup ProfileRealGM.com ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Faros Profile
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