Nikolaos Stylianou
Nikolaos Stylianou (born November 9, 1988) is a Cypriot professional basketball player for Keravnos of the Cypriot League. He played college basketball for Navarro College and West Texas A&M. After 3 years of college basketball, Stylianou entered the 2010 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
No. 9 – Keravnos | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | Cypriot League |
Personal information | |
Born | Athens, Greece | 9 November 1988
Nationality | Cypriot / Greek |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
Career information | |
College |
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NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
2010–2011 | Rethymno |
2011–2012 | AEK Larnaca |
2012–2013 | Kavala |
2013–2014 | Koroivos |
2014–2015 | OFI Crete |
2015–2017 | Keravnos |
2017–2018 | Faros Larissas |
2018 | Dzūkija Alytus |
2018–2019 | Kymi |
2019–present | Keravnos |
Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
Stylianou played college basketball for Navarro College for two years. He then moved to West Texas A&M, where he played until 2009.
Professional career
After playing with West Texas A&M, Stylianou entered the 2010 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.[1] He started his pro career with Rethymno of the Greek A2 League. After one year, he returned to Cyprus and joined AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot Division A.
The following seasons, Stylianou returned to Greece and played for Kavala, Koroivos and OFI Crete, before returning to Cyprus in order to join Keravnos.[2] He won the Cypriot Championship with Keravnos in 2017.
After two years with Keravnos, Stylianou returned to Greece and joined the newly promoted to the Greek League Faros Larissas.[3] He left Faros in order to join Alytus Dzūkija of the Lithuanian Basket League.[4]
National team career
Stylianou has been a member of the junior national teams of Cyprus for some years. He is currently one of the leaders of the Cyprus national team.
References
- "DraftExpress - Nikolaos Stylianou DraftExpress Profile". draftexpress.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- "ΝΙΚΟΣ ΣΤΥΛΙΑΝΟΥ: "Δικαίωση με την επίτευξη των στόχων"". basket247.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- "Faros Larisa sign Nikos Stylianou". a1basket.gr. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ""DZŪKIJA" ĮSIGIJO KIPRO RINKTINĖS ŽAIDĖJĄ". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2018.