(1983-08-16) August 16, 1983 (age 40) Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality
Greek
Listed height
6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight
97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
NBA draft
2005: undrafted
Playing career
2000–2021
Position
Point guard / shooting guard
Number
6, 16, 1
Career history
2000–2005
AEK Athens
2005–2007
Benetton Treviso
2007–2009
CSKA Moscow
2009–2012
Montepaschi Siena
2012–2013
Bilbao Basket
2013–2014
UNICS Kazan
2014–2015
Fenerbahçe
2015–2019
Brose Bamberg
2019–2020
Joventut Badalona
2020–2021
AEK Athens
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague champion (2008)
FIBA EuroStar (2007)
4× LBA champion (2006, 2010–2012)
4× Italian Cup winner (2007, 2010–2012)
4× Italian Cup Supercup winner (2007, 2010–2012)
Greek League champion (2002)
2× Greek Cup winner (2001, 2020)
All-Greek League Second Team (2005)
Greek League Best Young Player (2002)
2× Greek All-Star (2004, 2005)
Greek Cup MVP (2020)
Greek League Hall of Fame (2022)
VTB United League champion (2008)
2× Russian League champion (2008, 2009)
Russian Cup winner (2014)
2× Bundesliga champion (2016, 2017)
2× German Cup winner (2017, 2019)
German Supercup winner (2015)
German Cup Final MVP (2019)
Acropolis Tournament MVP (2013)
FIBA Young Player of The Year (2005)
FIBA Under-20 European Championship MVP (2002)
No. 6 retired by Brose Bamberg (2019)
Jersey retired by HAN Thessaloniki (2021)
Medals
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
FIBA World Cup
0
1
0
FIBA Stanković World Cup
1
0
0
FIBA EuroBasket
1
0
1
Mediterranean Games
0
1
0
FIBA U-20 European Championship
1
0
0
Albert Schweitzer U-18 World Tournament
0
1
0
FIBA U-18 European Championship
0
0
1
FIBA U-16 European Championship
0
1
0
Total
3
4
2
Men's basketball
Representing Greece
FIBA World Cup
2006 Japan
FIBA Stanković World Cup
2006 China
FIBA EuroBasket
2005 Serbia & Montenegro
2009 Poland
Mediterranean Games
2001 Tunisia
Under-26
FIBA Under-20 European Championship
2002 Lithuania
Under-20
Albert Schweitzer U-18 World Tournament
2000 Mannheim
Under-18
FIBA Under-18 European Championship
2000 Croatia
Under-18
FIBA Under-16 European Championship
1999 Slovenia
Under-16
Nikolaos "Nikos" Zisis (alternate spelling: Zissis; Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Ζήσης; born August 16, 1983) is a Greek basketball executive and former professional basketball player. During his pro club playing career, at a height of 1.97 m (6'5 3⁄4") tall,[1][2] he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022.[3] He is currently the general manager of the senior Greek men's national basketball team.
During his senior men's club playing career, Zisis won the 2008 EuroLeague championship, while he was a member of the Russian club CSKA Moscow. Zisis also won nine national league championships, in various European domestic leagues. He won a Greek League title, four Italian League titles, two Russian League titles, and two German League titles.
In addition to that, he also won nine European national domestic cup titles. He won two Greek Cups, four Italian Cups, one Russian Cup, and two German Cups. He also won five European national domestic super cup titles. As he won four Italian Supercups and one German Supercup. Two of his club teams, HAN Thessaloniki and Brose Bamberg, retired his team jerseys.
As a member of the senior Greek national basketball team, Zisis won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Cup, and the bronze medal at the 2009 EuroBasket.
^ZISIS, NIKOS HEIGHT: 1.97
^"Nikolaos Zisis CM 197". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
^Greek League Hall of Fame welcomes Ford, Bodiroga, Radja, Wilkins, Tarpley.
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