Nikos Nissiotis
Nikolaos "Nikos" A. Nissiotis was a Greek theologian, philosopher, university professor, and basketball coach.Basketball coach
Nissiotis is largely credited with developing the sport of basketball in Greece. He was the head coach of the Greek League club Panellinios, during its famous "Golden Five", or "Fabulous Five" era, during the 1950s decade. With Panellinios, he won 3 Greek League championships, in the years 1953, 1955, and 1957. He also won two European Club Championships with the club, as he won the 1955 Brussels Basketball Tournament and the 1956 San Remo Basketball Tournament. While he was also a runner-up at the 1954 San Remo Tournament.
He also coached the Greek national team. He led Greece to a bronze medal at the 1955 Mediterranean Games. He received the Olympic Order in 1986. He is a candidate to be inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame as well.Nissiotis was the Vice-President of the Greek Olympic Committee, from 1975 until 1986, and the President of the Board of the International Olympic Academy, from 1977 to 1986. He was also a Permanent Representative of Greece to the International Olympic Committee.Nissiotis was born on 21 May 1924, in Athens, Greece. On 18 August, 1986, Nissiotis was killed in a car crash, at the age of 62. The crash occurred at the 41 kilometre mark of the Athens to Corinth National Road.
