Nikolaos "Nikos" Chougkaz (alternate spellings: Chougaz, Hougkaz, Hougaz) (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Χουγκάζ; Coptic: Ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲗⲁⲟⲥ "Ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ" Ⲭⲱⲅⲕⲁⲍ; Arabic: نيكولاوس "نيكوس" شوكاز; born 4 October 2000) is a Greek professional basketball player for Andorra of the Spanish Liga ACB.
During his Freshman season, he averaged 9.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game, while shooting 40.7% overall from the field, 28.0% from three-point range, and 70.1% from the free-throw line.
After spending the 2019–20 season with the college basketball team Northwestern State, he joined the Greek League club Ionikos Nikaias.
On July 20, 2021, Chougkaz signed a four-year contract with Greek Basket League champions and EuroLeague mainstays Panathinaikos.
On February 3, 2023, after a half-season of limited playing time in 8 domestic league matches, Chougkaz was loaned to Peristeri, to be developed under their head coach Vassilis Spanoulis.
During the 2023 offseason, Chougkaz was informed that he would be returning to the active roster of Panathinaikos for evaluation under the club's new head coach Ergin Ataman.
In his first game with the men's national team, he had 3 points and 1 rebound in Greece's 84–69 loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Chougaz΄s Greek mother, Sonia Dafkou, was a long-time professional basketball player, having also played for Panathinaikos.
His Coptic Egyptian father Chris, who was born in Alexandria, Egypt, is a former professional basketball player and a coach.