Nikos Pappa’s return to Panathinaikos announced the green KAE less than 24 hours after a major away victory over Zalgiris Kaunas in the Euroleague.

Welcome back Nikos Pappas ☘#We are Green #paobc pic.twitter.com/qXi28Iy66j

— BC Panathinaikos (@paobcgr) December 3, 2022

An experienced defender was born on July 11, 1990 in Athens, his height is 1.95 meters. and competes in position “2”. He took his first steps in basketball at Sylla Edipsou, continued his career with Lokro Atalantis and then, in 2006, signed his first professional contract with Panhellenic.

In 2008 he moved to Spain and Bilbao. In his first year, he was loaned to Real Madrid B, and in 2009 he was loaned to Colossus for two seasons.

In 2011, he “moved” to Thessaloniki on behalf of PAOK and then moved to Panionios. In addition to a very good run by the team and third place in the Championship, Pappas was recognized as the “Most Valuable Player” of the first round of the Championship, he was the top scorer, and also one of the top five. In just 35 games, he averaged 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.9 steals.

In the summer of 2013, Nikos Pappas signed a contract with his heart team Panathinaikos. He wore the green jersey for seven years, winning five championships and the same number of Greek Cups.

In September 2020 he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem with the aim of strengthening them in the F8 BCL at OAKA and on 23 February 2021 he agreed to continue his career with Poland’s Stelmet Zielona Góra. In the 2021-2022 season, he played for AEK.

At the national team level, in 2007 Nikos Pappas took second place in the national youth team at the European Championships in Madrid, and in 2008 at the respective competitions in Pyrgos and Amaliada, he celebrated winning the gold medal.

In 2009, he participated in the World Youth Championships in Auckland, New Zealand and finished second with the national team. In the same year, he won the European Youth Championship, held in Rhodes.

In 2010, he climbed to the second step of the podium with the youth team at the European Championship, gaining impressions as he was also the top scorer with 22.1 points per game.

In 2017, he took part in his first major competition as part of the men’s national team (EuroBasket). In 24 games for the men’s team, he averages 7.21 points.