Gkikas led the Greek League in assists last season
Panionios extends playmaker Nikos Gkikas

Panionios Athens has reached an agreement with playmaker Nikos Gkikas to remain together for another season.
Gkikas (1.86 meters, 34 years old) comes off an outstanding first campaign with Panionios in which he led the Greek League in assists with 7.9 per game. He also averaged 11.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals over 34 games. Gkikas started his career with Filathilikos and has also played for Aris Midea Thessaloniki, AE Nea Kifisia Dimoulas Athens, AEK Athens and Promitheas Patras in Greece as well as for Ventspils of Latvia.
He made his BKT EuroCup debut in his second stint with Promitheas and averaged 5.0 points and 3.2 assists in 30 games during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 campaigns. Gkikas helped Promitheas reach the 2019 Greek League finals and the 2023 EuroCup quarterfinals. He also helped AEK reach the BCL championship game in 2020. Gkikas has been a member of the Greek national team, too.
"This is a new effort and I am very happy to participate in it. We must all, each in his own role, rally around this new beginning because a particularly demanding year awaits us," Gkikas said. "I am optimistic, however, that through hard work, effort, dedication to our goal and unity, we will manage to succeed."