Nikos Zisis

Nikos Zisis
	Zisis in action with Brose Bamberg, in 2018.
Greece
Position	General manager
Personal information
Born	August 16, 1983; Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight	97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2005: undrafted
Playing career	2000–2021
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	6, 16, 1
Career history
2000–2005	AEK Athens
2005–2007	Benetton Treviso
2007–2009	CSKA Moscow
2009–2012	Montepaschi Siena
2012–2013	Bilbao Basket
2013–2014	UNICS Kazan
2014–2015	Fenerbahçe
2015–2019	Brose Bamberg
2019–2020	Joventut Badalona
2020–2021	AEK Athens
Career highlights and awards
	EuroLeague champion (2008); FIBA EuroStar (2007); 4× LBA champion (2006, 2010–2012); 4× Italian Cup winner (2007, 2010–2012); 4× Italian Cup Supercup winner (2007, 2010–2012); Greek League champion (2002); 2× Greek Cup winner (2001, 2020); All-Greek League Second Team (2005); Greek League Best Young Player (2002); 2× Greek All-Star (2004, 2005); Greek Cup MVP (2020); Greek League Hall of Fame (2022); VTB United League champion (2008); 2× Russian League champion (2008, 2009); Russian Cup winner (2014); 2× Bundesliga champion (2016, 2017); 2× German Cup winner (2017, 2019); German Supercup winner (2015); German Cup Final MVP (2019); Acropolis Tournament MVP (2013); FIBA Young Player of The Year (2005); FIBA Under-20 European Championship MVP (2002); No. 6 retired by Brose Bamberg (2019); Jersey retired by HAN Thessaloniki (2021);
Men's basketball
Representing Greece
FIBA World Cup
FIBA Stanković World Cup
FIBA EuroBasket
Mediterranean Games
FIBA Under-20 European Championship
Albert Schweitzer U-18 World Tournament
FIBA Under-18 European Championship
FIBA Under-16 European Championship

Nikolaos "Nikos" Zisis (alternate spelling: Zissis; Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Ζήσης; born August 16, 1983) is a Greek basketball executive and former professional basketball player. During his pro club playing career, at a height of 1.97 m (6'5 3⁄4") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022. He is currently the general manager of the senior Greek men's national basketball team.

During his senior men's club playing career, Zisis won the 2008 EuroLeague championship, while he was a member of the Russian club CSKA Moscow. Zisis also won nine national league championships, in various European domestic leagues. He won a Greek League title, four Italian League titles, two Russian League titles, and two German League titles.

In addition to that, he also won nine European national domestic cup titles. He won two Greek Cups, four Italian Cups, one Russian Cup, and two German Cups. He also won five European national domestic super cup titles. As he won four Italian Supercups and one German Supercup. Two of his club teams, HAN Thessaloniki and Brose Bamberg, retired his team jerseys.

As a member of the senior Greek national basketball team, Zisis won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Cup, and the bronze medal at the 2009 EuroBasket.

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