Nick Paulos
{{short description|Greek American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Nick Paulos
| image = NP MYK.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Paulos playing with Mykonos.
| position = Small forward / Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lbs = 190
| league = Greek A2 Basket League
| team = Mykonos
| number =
| nationality = American / Greek
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|2|26}}
| birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah
| high_school = *Olympus (Holladay, Utah)
| college = UNC Greensboro (2011–2015)
| draft_year = 2015
| career_start = 2015
| career_end =
| years1 = 2015–2017
| team1 = AEK Athens
| years2 = 2015–2016
| team2 = → Doukas
| years3 = 2016–2017
| team3 = → Pagrati
| years4 = 2017–2018
| team4 = Psychiko
| years5 = 2018–2019
| team5 = Jämtland
| years6 = 2019–2020
| team6 = Kolossos Rodou
| years7 = 2022–2023
| team7 = Psychiko
| years8 = 2023–2024
| team8 = Mykonos
| years9 = 2024-Present
| team9 = Vikos
| highlights =
| medaltemplates =
}}
Nicholas Peter Paulos (born February 26, 1992) is a Greek American professional basketball player who plays for the Vikos Falcons of the Greek A2 Basket League. Paulos played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). He is a {{convert|6|ft|7|in|m|adj=on}} tall{{cite web|url=http://search.draftexpress.com/profile/Nick-Paulos-41022/stats/ |title=DraftExpress NBA Draft Prospect Profile: Nick Paulos, Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook |publisher=search.draftexpress.com|accessdate=2015-07-12}} swingman.
College career
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Paulos played college basketball at UNC Greensboro. With the Spartans, Paulos became the 21st player in UNCG men's basketball history to reach the 1,000-career point scoring mark, when he hit a second half 3-pointer against Samford. He ranks third all-time with 262 3-pointers made, and second all-time in UNCG history, with 125 games played. He scored a career-high 30 points at Chattanooga, against the Mocs, and he set a UNCG single-game record with 10 three-pointers made off the bench, as he was 10-of-12 (83.3%) from long range, in just 21 minutes of action. He hit his first four three-pointers of the game, before hitting six straight, on consecutive possessions in the second half, for the single-game record.
As a junior, he scored a season-high 27 points against Davidson, and set a UNCG record with a perfect 9-of-9 shooting from long range. As a senior, Paulos led the Southern Conference, and ranked 12th in NCAA Division I, with 1,178 minutes played. His minutes played are the most by a Spartan, in a single season in program history.
=College stats=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12
| style="text-align:left;"| UNC Greensboro
| 29 || 0 || 13.8 || .361 || .348 || 1.000 || 2.1 || .3 || .4 || .2 || 5.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13
| style="text-align:left;"| UNC Greensboro
| 31 || 3 || 20.0 || .428 || .406 || .826 || 2.7 || .5 || .7 || .2 || 8.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;"| UNC Greensboro
| 32 || 32 || 29.6 || .419 || .365 || .889 || 3.5 || 1.0 || .4 || .4 || 8.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15
| style="text-align:left;"| UNC Greensboro
| 32 || 32 || 35.7 || .453 || .434 || .741 || 3.7 || 1.6 || .7 || .3 || 10.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 124 || 67 || 25.1 || .421 || .393 || .831 || 3.0 || .8 || .5 || .3 || 8.2
{{s-end}}
Professional career
In July 2015, Paulos began his professional career in the top-tier Greek League club AEK Athens, after signing a two-year contract with them.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150822010154/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6778wb7qtnntljdq/aek-athens-extend-hairston-tabs-paulos AEK Athens extend Hairston, tabs Paulos.]{{cite web|url=http://www.aekbc.gr/el/articles-240/upegrapse-o-paulo.htm |title=AEK B.C. | Υπέγραψε ο Παύλος |publisher=aekbc.gr|accessdate=2015-07-12}} On 3 November 2015, he was loaned to Doukas of the Greek 2nd Division.[http://www.a1basket.gr/2015/11/nick-pavlos-on-loan-to-doukas.html Nick Pavlos on loan to Doukas.] With Doukas, he averaged 9.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game, in 22 games played in the Greek 2nd Division 2015–16 season.
On 5 October 2016, he was loaned to Pagrati of the Greek 2nd Division from AEK Athens.[http://www.a1basket.gr/2016/09/nick-pavlos-on-loan-to-pagrati.html A1Basket.gr Nick Pavlos on loan to Pagrati] With Pagrati, he averaged 11.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game, in 18 games played in the Greek 2nd Division 2016–17 season.
He joined the Greek 2nd Division club Psychiko, in 2017.[http://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/509837/Nicholas-Paulos-signs-at-Psychiko Nicholas Paulos signs at Psychiko] With Psychiko, he averaged 15.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists, while shooting 44.5% from the 3 point line.
In July 2018, Paulos signed with Jamtland Basket of the top tier Swedish Basketligan. With Jamtland, he helped lead the club to their first ever semifinal appearance averaging 11.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals, while shooting 54% from the field, 42.1% from the 3 point line, and 89% from the free throw line. It was the most successful team in Jamtland basket history.
On August 5, 2019, Paulos returned to Greece and signed with Kolossos Rodou. Paulos suffered a knee injury in March 2020 that would require season ending surgery at the time that the league was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In September 2022, Paulos made his return to active basketball, signing back with Psychiko of the Elite League in Greece. With Psychiko, he averaged 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.07 steals, while shooting 55.2% from the field, 51.7% from the 3 point line, and 90% from the free throw line. He helped Psychiko win the Elite League regular season championship for the first time in the club's history.
On August 16, 2023, Paulos joined Mykonos of the Greek A2 Basket League.{{Cite web |title=Nicholas Paulos is a second import added to the roster of Mykonou |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/824636/Nicholas-Paulos-is-a-second-import-added-to-the-roster-of-Mykonou |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=www.eurobasket.com}} With Mykonos, Paulos led the team into the Greek Elite League for the first time in the clubs history. He averaged, 6.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, while shooting 49.5% from the field, 40.7% from the 3 point line, and 86.6% from the free throw line.
On August 24, 2024, Paulos signed with the Vikos Falcons of the Elite League of Greece.
Personal life
Paulos has a Greek passport,[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Nicholas_Paulos/Greece/AEK_Athens/217100 Nicholas Paulos basketball profile Nationality: USA-Greek.] due to his familial ethnic Greek heritage.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151220100639/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865635011/Former-Olympus-star-Nicholas-Paulos-to-play-professionally-in-Greece.html?pg=all Former Olympus star Nicholas Paulos to play professionally in Greece.] His name in Greek is Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Πέτρος Παύλος (Nikolaos "Nikos" Petros Pavlos).
Notes
- {{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/57283/nicholas-paulos|title=Nicholas Paulos Stats, Bio - ESPN|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2015-07-06}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.uncgspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32200&ATCLID=209245011|title=Nicholas Paulos Bio - UNCG Athletics|publisher=uncgspartans.com|accessdate=2015-07-06}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/players/playerpage/1904745/nicholas-paulos|title=Nicholas Paulos, NC-Greensboro, NCAA Basketball - CBSSports.com|publisher=cbssports.com|accessdate=2015-07-06}}
- {{cite web|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Nick-Paulos/NCAA/31638/Career/By_Split|title=Nicholas Paulos, Stats ,RealGM.com|publisher=basketball.realgm.com|accessdate=2015-07-08}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/?seasoncode=U2015&pcode=006547 EuroCup Profile]
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Nicholas_Paulos/Greece/AEK_Athens/217100 Eurobasket.com Profile]
- [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Nick-Paulos-41022/stats/ Draftexpress.com Profile]
- [http://www.uncgspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32200&ATCLID=209245011 UNGC Spartans College Basketball Profile]
- [https://twitter.com/n_paulos31 Twitter Account]
- [https://www.instagram.com/npaulos31/ Instagram Account]
- [https://www.facebook.com/nicholas.paulos.923 Facebook Account]
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