Nikos Chatzivrettas

Nikolaos (Nikos) Chatzivrettas (alternate spelling: Hatzivrettas) (Greek: Νικόλαος (Νίκος) Χατζηβρέττας; born May 26, 1977) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 1.97 m (6 ft 5 3⁄4 in) tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022.^[1]

Nikos Chatzivrettas
Νίκος Χατζηβρέττας

Chatzivrettas with Panathinaikos.
Personal information
Born	(1977-05-26) May 26, 1977 (age 48) Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1999: undrafted
Playing career	1997–2011
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
1997–2002	Iraklis
2002–2003	CSKA Moscow
2003–2009	Panathinaikos
2009–2011	Aris
Career highlights
2× EuroLeague champion (2007, 2009) 2× Triple Crown winner (2007, 2009) FIBA EuroStar (2007) 6× Greek League champion (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) 5× Greek Cup winner (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) Greek League Finals MVP (2004) Greek League Top Scorer (2002) 3× Greek All-Star (2001, 2002, 2004) Greek League Hall of Fame (2022) Russian Championship champion (2003) 2× Acropolis Tournament MVP (2003, 2004)
Medals Event 1st 2nd 3rd FIBA World Cup 0 1 0 FIBA Stanković World Cup 1 0 0 FIBA EuroBasket 1 0 0 Total 2 1 0 Men's Basketball Representing  Greece FIBA World Cup 2006 Japan FIBA Stanković World Cup 2006 China FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Serbia & Montenegro

Nikos Chatzivrettas taking a free throw vs. Efes.

Professional career

Before signing with Aris, Chatzivrettas played with Aias Evosmou, Iraklis, CSKA Moscow, and Panathinaikos. He won the EuroLeague championship with Panathinaikos in 2007 and 2009. In July 2009, he joined "The Emperor" of Greek basketball, Aris Thessaloniki.^[2]

He left Aris at the end of 2011, after his contract ended, and he eventually retired from professional club basketball after that.

National team career

Chatzivrettas was a member of the senior Greece men's national basketball team. He played for Greece at the 2001 EuroBasket, the 2003 EuroBasket, and the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. With Greece, he won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket, and the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Cup. He also played at the 2007 EuroBasket.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

• 3× Greek League All-Star: (2001, 2002, 2004)
• Greek League Top Scorer: (2002)
• Russian Championship Champion: (2003)
• 6× Greek League Champion: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
• Greek League Finals MVP: (2004)
• 5× Greek Cup Winner: (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
• 2× EuroLeague Champion: (2007, 2009)
• 2× Triple Crown Winner: (2007, 2009)
• Greek League Hall of Fame: (2022)

Greece national team

• 6× Acropolis Tournament Champion: (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
• 2× Acropolis Tournament MVP: (2003, 2004)
• 2005 EuroBasket:  Gold
• 2006 FIBA Stanković World Cup:  Gold
• 2006 FIBA World Cup:  Silver
• FIBA EuroStar: (2007)

Career statistics

EuroLeague

†	Denotes seasons in which Chatzivrettas won the EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2002–03	CSKA Moscow	22	19	27.0	.464	.376	.842	2.6	1.8	1.0	.1	12.0	11.7
2003–04	Panathinaikos	20	12	30.1	.459	.342	.784	2.9	1.3	.6	.1	12.1	10.5
2004–05		21	11	18.5	.471	.381	.750	1.3	0.9	.4	.1	6.6	4.7
2005–06		23	22	17.2	.543	.429	.810	1.1	0.6	.3	—	6.5	4.4
2006–07†		22	10	23.1	.487	.429	.695	1.6	1.0	.9	.1	7.9	6.5
2007–08		18	6	16.2	.588	.519	.722	1.2	0.6	.4	.2	4.8	4.3
2008–09†		15	4	8.2	.346	.353	.833	.6	.3	.2	—	1.9	.1
Career		141	84	20.7	.482	.393	.776	1.7	.9	.6	.1	7.7	6.3