Andrea De Nicolao (born 21 August 1991) is an Italian professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

player who plays for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroCup.

Professional career

De Nicolao progressed through the youth ranks of Pallacanestro Vigodarzere (with stints at

Virtus Padova ''Virtus'' () was a specific virtue in Ancient Rome. It carries connotations of valor, manliness, excellence, courage, character, and worth, perceived as masculine strengths (from Latin ''vir'', "man"). It was thus a frequently stated virtue o ...

and

Petrarca Padova Petrarca Rugby is a rugby union club from Padua, Italy, currently competing in the top tier of the Italian rugby union, the Top10. Founded in 1947, the team is the rugby union branch of the Unione Sportiva Petrarca, an omnisport club that inclu ...

), a team coached by his father. Moving to Benetton Treviso in 2008, he won the under-19 national title with the side at the end of his first season. He made his debut in the

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...

on 12 October 2009, playing a little less than seven minutes per game over the rest of the season. The youngster was then loaned to lower league side Lago Maggiore the next season, returning in 2011. His second season with Treviso saw him collect 16.5 minutes of playing time per game, for 3.5 points and 1.1 assist. De Nicolao moved to fellow Serie A side Cimberio Varese in 2012, gradually increasing his minutes and statistical output over the next two seasons, he was nominated for the Serie A best player under 22 award for 2012-13, finishing third. After a season in the second division Serie A2 with Tezenis Verona, posting 10.3 points and a league-best 6.4 assists per game, De Nicolao joined Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in 2015. In May 2018, De Nicolao won the

FIBA Europe Cup The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA's European-wide second level. Clubs mainly qualify for the competition based on their performance in nation ...

championship with Reyer Venezia. He re-signed with Reyer Venezia for two seasons with a third year option on June 18, 2020.

International career

De Nicolao played with Italian representative sides in each age group from the Under-16's to the Under-18's through to the Under-20's. With the latter, he earned a silver medal at the 2011 European Championship, posting 11 points and 9 boards in the final. He made his fully fledged debut for the senior national team in July 2014.

References

External links

Serie A profile
Retrieved 1 September 2015
RealGM profile
Retrieved 1 September 2015
Official website
Retrieved 1 September 2015 {{DEFAULTSORT:De Nicolao, Andrea 1991 births Living people Italian men's basketball players Lega Basket Serie A players Pallacanestro Reggiana players Pallacanestro Treviso players Pallacanestro Varese players People from Camposampiero Reyer Venezia players Scaligera Basket Verona players Sportspeople from the Province of Padua Point guards