Thomas Nikou (; born 25 June 1980) is a Greek professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player for

Eleftheroupoli Eleftheroupoli (, katharevousa: Ελευθερούπολις - ''Eleftheroupolis'', until 1929 Πράβι - ''Pravi'', ; Kanchov, Vasil, , Sofia, 1900, p. 182. (in Bulgarian) ) is a town and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East ...

of the

Greek A2 Basket League The Greek A2 Basket League (), is a professional basketball league in Greece. It is the 2nd-tier level of pro competition, among clubs in the country. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.). The league is also known as th ...

. He is a tall

point guard The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the Basketball positions, five positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player ...

Professional career

After playing in the Greek minor leagues, Nikou began his pro career in the 2005–06 season, with the Greek 2nd Division club

Alimos Alimos () is a town on the Saronic Gulf coast, a suburb of the Athens agglomeration, and a municipality in South Athens regional unit, Greece. It was formed in 1968 comprising two settlements, the suburban seaside town of Kalamaki (), and the in ...

. He made his debut in the top-tier level Greek 1st Division, in the 2009–10 season, with

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 ...

. He joined

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

' new

reserve team In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players who are under contract to a club but who do not regularly play in matches for the club's primary team. Reserve teams usually include players who are part of the larger first-team squad but ...

of the Greek 2nd Division,

Olympiacos B Olympiacos Football Club B, or simply Olympiacos B (), is the reserve team of Greek club Olympiacos that will be competing in the Super League Greece 2. It was founded in 2021. Stadium The stadium that hosted Olympiacos B' is the Rentis Train ...

, for the 2019–20 season.

Personal life

While working as a

police officer A police officer (also called policeman or policewoman, cop, officer or constable) is a Warrant (law), warranted law employee of a police, police force. In most countries, ''police officer'' is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. ...

, Nikou was shot in the mouth, during a

bank robbery Bank robbery is the criminal act of stealing from a bank, specifically while bank employees and customers are subjected to force, violence, or a threat of violence. This refers to robbery of a bank Branch (banking), branch or Bank teller, tel ...

, on 9 June 2006.Θωμάς Νίκου: Ψυχή Βαθιά .
/ref>

References

External links

Eurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

RealGM.com ProfileProBallers.com Profile

1980 births Living people 21st-century Greek sportsmen Diagoras Dryopideon B.C. players Greek men's basketball players Greek police officers Kavala B.C. players Near East B.C. players Olympiacos B.C. B players Pagrati B.C. players Panelefsiniakos B.C. players Point guards Psychiko B.C. players Sportspeople from Arta, Greece {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub