Stathis Nerantzakis was born in Thessaloniki on May 11, 1997 and he is a graduate of Physical Education and Sports Science of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
He was playing basketball since he was young and his first team was Neapoli. Later on, he played for Ermis Lagadas and YMCA, while he ended up his career in Diagoras Rhodes. Stathis Nerantzakis was also a coach meanwhile his basketball career because he coached the youth team of Neapolis from 1996 to 2004 and also Diagoras Rhodes from 2007 to 2010. He has also been a member of the technical staff in Kolossos Rhodes, for almost a decade (2010-2019).
In the beginning of the season 2019-2020, he was a member of Larisa’s technical staff, while he was integrated in PAOK as an assistant coach on 18/11/2019. He made his first game as a Head Coach with a victory against Telekom Baskets Bonn, for Basketball Champions League.