Nikos Vetoulas

Nikos Vetoulas
Νίκος Βετούλας
Promitheas Patras
Position Head coach
League Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1974-02-06) February 6, 1974
Patras, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1996 / Undrafted
Playing career 1994–2008
Position Point guard
Coaching career 2008–present
Career history
As player:
1994–1999 Apollon Patras
1999–2000 PAOK
2000–2002 Near East
2002–2003 Ionikos N.F.
2003–2004 Aris
2004–2006 Udine
2006–2007 AEK Athens
2007 Murcia
2007–2008 Udine
As coach:
2008–2009 Aris (Assistant)
2010–2015 Apollon Patras
2016 SAM Basket Massagno
2016–present Promitheas Patras
Career highlights and awards

As player

Nikolaos "Nikos" Vetoulas (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Βετούλας; born February 6, 1974 in Patras, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player, and current professional basketball coach of Promitheas Patras. As a player, he was a 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall point guard.

Professional playing career

In his professional playing career, Vetoulas played in the top Greek League with: Apollon Patras, PAOK, Near East, Ionikos N.F., Aris, and AEK Athens. He won the Greek Cup with Aris in 2004.

He also played in the top Italian League with Udine, and in the top Spanish League with Murcia.

Coaching career

Vetoulas started his coaching career with Aris in 2008, as an assistant coach to Andrea Mazzon. From 2010 to 2015, he coached Apollon Patras, where he managed to achieve promotion to the top-tier level Greek Basket League, up from the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League.

On May 28, 2016, Vetoulas was appointed as the head coach of the Swiss League club, SAM Massagno Basket, signing a two year deal.[1] On July 6, 2016, he left the Swiss club, in order to become the head coach of the top-tier level Greek club Promitheas Patras.[2]

Greek national team

As a member of the Greek junior national team, Vetoulas played at the 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

References

  1. ↑ Massagno name Nikos Vetoulas head coach.
  2. ↑ Nikos Vetoulas is Promitheas new coach.
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