Nikolaos Stylianou
No. 9 Keravnos
PositionSmall forward
LeagueCypriot League
Personal information
Born (1988-11-09) 9 November 1988
Athens, Greece
NationalityCypriot / Greek
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011Rethymno
2011–2012AEK Larnaca
2012–2013Kavala
2013–2014Koroivos
2014–2015OFI Crete
2015–2017Keravnos
2017–2018Faros Larissas
2018Dzūkija Alytus
2018–2019Kymi
2019–presentKeravnos
Career highlights and awards

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.

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 and the captain of the Cyprus national team.

References

  1. "DraftExpress - Nikolaos Stylianou DraftExpress Profile". draftexpress.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  2. "ΝΙΚΟΣ ΣΤΥΛΙΑΝΟΥ: "Δικαίωση με την επίτευξη των στόχων"". basket247.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  3. "Faros Larisa sign Nikos Stylianou". a1basket.gr. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  4. ""DZŪKIJA" ĮSIGIJO KIPRO RINKTINĖS ŽAIDĖJĄ". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
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