Nicholas Eppehimer (born November 20, 1979) is an American-Italian
Nicholas Eppeheimer Naz. Sportiva: ITA .
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College career
Eppehimer played college basketball
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at Marist College
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in Poughkeepsie, New York
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, before going on to become a professional basketball player in Europe. Eppehimer was a 1,000 point scorer at Marist, and teamed up with another future professional, in Sean N. Kennedy, while there.
Professional career
After Marist, Eppehimer left for Treviso
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(Pallacanestro Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso, named Benetton Basket due to a long running sponsorship by the Benetton Group and widely referred to as Benetton Treviso, is an Italian youth basketball club based in Treviso, Veneto.
The club was previously a successful pr ...
), in the Italian LBA League, where with the team, he won both the regular season and post-season titles in 2003. Treviso also finished as runner-up in the EuroLeague championship that season to FC Barcelona Bàsquet
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of Spain.
Some of his other professional accomplishments include: making the Swedish League All-Star team and All- Bosman team in 2005, while playing for the Norrköping Dolphins
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History
Th ...
in Norrköping, Sweden. Eppehimer also played professionally with Dinamo Sassari
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, Italy, and ALM Évreux Basket
ALM Évreux Basket is a French professional basketball club based in Evreux, France. The team plays in the LNB Pro B, the French second division.
Season by season
Notable players
* Isaia Cordinier
* Joseph Gomis
* Filipe da Silva
* Ruphin K ...
, France. He last played for Longwy-Rehon of France.
Personal
Eppehimer is the younger brother of professional basketball player Brett Eppehimer
Brett Eppehimer (born May 28, 1976, in Pottstown, Pennsylvania) is an American-Italian former NCAA Division I and professional basketball player.
College career
Eppehimer attended Lehigh University (1995–1999), in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where ...
.
References
External links
Euroleague.net Profile
Nick Eppehimer's Eurobasket.com Profile
Italian League Profile
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1979 births
Living people
ALM Évreux Basket players
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Sweden
American men's basketball players
Dinamo Sassari players
The Hill School alumni
Italian men's basketball players
Marist Red Foxes men's basketball players
Norrköping Dolphins players
Pallacanestro Treviso players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Basketball players from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania