Nikos Zisis

Nikos Zisis
Zisis in action with Brose Bamberg, in 2018.
Greece
PositionGeneral manager
Personal information
Born (1983-08-16) August 16, 1983 (age 41)
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2005: undrafted
Playing career2000–2021
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number6, 16, 1
Career history
2000–2005AEK Athens
2005–2007Benetton Treviso
2007–2009CSKA Moscow
2009–2012Montepaschi Siena
2012–2013Bilbao Basket
2013–2014UNICS Kazan
2014–2015Fenerbahçe
2015–2019Brose Bamberg
2019–2020Joventut Badalona
2020–2021AEK Athens
Career highlights and awards

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 34") 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.

  1. ^ ZISIS, NIKOS HEIGHT: 1.97
  2. ^ "Nikolaos Zisis CM 197". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  3. ^ Greek League Hall of Fame welcomes Ford, Bodiroga, Radja, Wilkins, Tarpley.