Nikos Filippou

Nikos Filippou

Personal information
Born	(1962-07-15) July 15, 1962 Ioannina, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1982–1994
Position	Power forward
Career history
1982–1991	Aris
1991–1993	PAOK
1993–1994	Papagou
Career highlights
As a player: 9× Greek League champion (1983, 1985–1992) 5× Greek Cup winner (1985, 1987–1990)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Stats at Basketball Reference
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals Men's basketball Representing Greece EuroBasket Gold medal – first place 1987 Greece Silver medal – second place 1989 Yugoslavia

Nikolaos "Nikos" Filippou (alternate spelling: Philippou) (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Φιλίππου; born July 15, 1962, Ioannina, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in.), he played at the power forward position.

Professional career

As a member of the Greek club Aris, Filippou won 8 Greek League championships (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) and 5 Greek Cups (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990). He also played at 3 EuroLeague Final Fours (1988, 1989, 1990) with Aris.

In 1991, he moved to PAOK, and with them he again won the Greek League championship, in 1992. He also played at the EuroLeague Final Four with PAOK in 1993. He also played for the Greek club Papagou.

National team career

Filippou was also a member of the senior men's Greek national teams that won the gold medal at the 1987 EuroBasket, and the silver medal at 1989 EuroBasket. He also played with Greece at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

Post-playing career

As the team manager of the senior men's Greek national team, Filippou won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket, and the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. In August 2010, he was appointed the coordinating director of the Peace and Friendship Stadium.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro clubs

• 9× Greek League Champion: (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)
• 5× Greek Cup Winner: (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)

Greek senior national team

• 1987 EuroBasket: File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
• 1989 EuroBasket: File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver

External links

• FIBA EuroLeague profile
• FIBA profile
• FIBA profile 2
• Hellenic Federation profile (in Greek)