Nikolaos "Nikos" Diplaros (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Δίπλαρος; born June 28, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Karditsa of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). He is a 1.90 m (6 ft 23⁄4 in) tall[1] combo guard.
| No. 12 – ASK Karditsas | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | GBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 28, 1997 Patras, Greece |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2017 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2016–2017 | →Machites Doxas Pefkon |
| 2017–2019 | Panionios |
| 2019 | Lovćen |
| 2019–2020 | Batumi |
| 2020–2021 | Panathinaikos |
| 2021–2022 | Apollon Patras |
| 2022–2023 | Balkan Botevgrad |
| 2023–present | Karditsa |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editDiplaros spent the 2014–15 season with the Greek club Esperos Patras, playing in the amateur level 4th tier division of Greek basketball, the Greek C League. In 2015, he signed a 5-year contract with the Greek 1st Division club AEK.[2] However, he was then released by AEK, before he played any games with them, after he told the press that he wanted to play for an even bigger club than AEK Athens in the future.[3][4]
A few days after, Aris Thessaloniki approached the player and signed him to a 3-year contract.[5] He then began his professional career with Aris in 2015. In September 2016, Aris loaned him to the Greek 2nd Division club Machites Doxas Pefkon.[6]
He joined the Greek club Panionios in 2017.[7] On September 3, 2018, Diplaros renewed his contract for another season. He subsequently spent the next season and a half between Montenegro (Lovćen) and Georgia (Batumi).
On September 10, 2020, Diplaros signed a two-year (1+1) contract with Panathinaikos as an auxiliary player.[8] In 13 games in the Greek Basket League, he averaged 3 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists, playing around 8 minutes per contest. He also appeared in 3 EuroLeague matches with the Greens. Diplaros won both the Greek League and the Greek Cup titles during his short tenure. On July 26, 2021, his contract option was not picked up and he parted ways with the historic club.
Diplaros spent the 2021-22 campaign with Apollon Patras and in 24 league games, he averaged 8.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1 steal, playing around 27 minutes per contest.
For the 2022–2023 season, Diplaros signed with Bulgarian club Balkan Botevgrad, where he averaged 7.9 points, 4.6 assists and 1.8 steals in the domestic league, as well as 10.8 points, 6 assists and 1.6 steals in the FIBA Europe Cup.
On July 26, 2023, Diplaros returned to Greece, signing with Karditsa.[9]
National team career
editDiplaros was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With the junior national teams of Greece, Diplaros played at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Cup, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal, and at the 2nd division 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B, where he won a bronze medal.
He also played at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a gold medal.
References
edit- ^ Eurobasket.com Nikos Diplaros Height: 190cm / 6'2¾".
- ^ AEK Athens lands Diplaros long term.
- ^ ΑΕΚ RELEASED DIPLAROS.
- ^ Aris close to signing talent Nikos Diplaros.
- ^ A1Basket.gr Aris signed Nikos Diplaros.
- ^ A1Basket.gr Diplaros on loan to Machites Doxas Pefkon.
- ^ Nikos Diplaros signs with Panionios.
- ^ "Panathinaikos signs Nikos Diplaros". Sportando. September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "Nikos Diplaros (ex Balkan) is a newcomer at Karditsas". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.