Nikos Pettas


Nikolaos "Nikos" Pettas is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 4 in tall shooting guard-small forward.

Professional career

Pettas began playing basketball with the junior teams of Olympiacos. With the senior men's team of Olympiacos, he played in the 1997 [McDonald's Championship] Final, against the Chicago Bulls. The first season of his pro career, was in the Greek League, during the 1998–99 season. He played in the European-wide 3rd-tier level FIBA EuroChallenge, during the 2007–08 [FIBA EuroCup|2007–08 season], with Olympias [Patras BC|Olympias Patras].

National team career

Pettas was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the following tournaments: the 1997 [FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship], the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a bronze medal, the 1999 FIBA Under-19 [World Championship], and the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.