Pro career 1994–2008 Weight 98 kg Listed weight 216 lb (98 kg) Height 1.93 m | Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Role Basketball Player Nationality Greek Name Nikos Vetoulas | |
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Position Player: Point Guard (retired)Current: Head Coach | ||
Nikolaos "Nikos" Vetoulas (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Βετούλας; born February 6, 1974 in Patras, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player, and current professional basketball coach of Rethymno Cretan Kings. As a player, he was a 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall point guard.
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Professional playing 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.
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. 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. On January 30, 2017, Vetoulas was appointed as the head coach of the Greek team Rethymno Cretan Kings.
Greek national team
As a member of the Greek junior national team, Vetoulas played at the 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.