NIKOS SPANOS – Senior Director of Greek and Turkish Basketball

Nikos was born and raised in Athens, Greece. His father, Vasilis, was a professional basketball player and Greek champion with Olympiacos.  Nikos received a Bachelor degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from Barry University in Miami. He was ranked 1^st in the graduating class of 2000 in Business Administration.  Nikos then conducted Ph.D research in “Psychology of Advertising”, examining the cognitive and emotional response to tv commercials.  While at Barry University, Nikos played for the men’s basketball team which participates in Division II of the NCAA.  He also played professional basketball in Greece in 6 different teams in A1 and A2, including Panionios, Ment and Rethymno B.C.  Playing in the Eurochallenge with Olympia Larissa, and led Rethymno B.C to the finals of the Greek Cup in 2007. Nikos was General Secretary for the Basketball Players Association in Greece until 2010 where he was also performing the duties of the Marketing Manager.  He finished his career in basketball in 2010.  Nikos lives in Athens with his wife, Archontoula and his son Vasilis.