Nikos Vetoulas

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

Nikos Vetoulas
Νίκος Βετούλας
Apollon Patras
PositionHead coach
LeagueGreek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1974-02-06) February 6, 1974
Patras, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1996: undrafted
Playing career1994–2008
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2008–present
Career history
As player:
1994–1999Apollon Patras
1999–2000PAOK
2000–2002Near East
2002–2003Ionikos N.F.
2003–2004Aris
2004–2006Udine
2006–2007AEK Athens
2007Murcia
2007–2008Udine
As coach:
2008–2009Aris (Assistant)
2010–2015Apollon Patras
2016SAM Basket Massagno
2016Promitheas Patras
2017–2018Rethymno Cretan Kings
2018Kolossos Rodou
2018–2019Ionikos Nikaias
2019Ionikos Nikaias
2020–presentApollon Patras
Career highlights and awards
As a player:

As a head coach:

Professional 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.

National team career

As a member of the Greek junior national team, Vetoulas played at the 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] On January 30, 2017, Vetoulas was appointed as the head coach of the Greek team Rethymno Cretan Kings.[4] On June 25, 2018, he was appointed as the head coach of Kolossos Rodou.

During the 2020-2021 season, he led Apollon Patras to the Greek 2nd division championship and a promotion to the Greek Basket League after four seasons.

References
  1. "Kolossos Rhodes named Nikos Vetoulas head coach". 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. Massagno name Nikos Vetoulas head coach.
  3. Nikos Vetoulas is Promitheas new coach.
  4. "Nikos Vetoulas is the new coach of Cretan Kings". 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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