Nicole Elaine Romeo (born 29 August 1989) is an

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basketball player.

College

Romeo played one season of college basketball at the

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for the

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Career

Australia

In 2009, Romeo was a member of the

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team in the

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. In 2010 and 2011, Romeo was a member of the Rockhampton Cyclones in the

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. In 2011, she was the league's season MVP. In 2013, Romeo was a member of the

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team in the

. Romeo would return to the SEABL for the 2015, 2016 & 2017 seasons with

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, Warrandyte &

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respectively.

WNBL

Romeo first played in the WNBL for the Canberra Capitals in 2009. She played for the team during their 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 seasons. In her first season, she had an average of 1.08 points per game and .9 rebounds per game. During her second season with the Capitals, she played in every single regular season game. Her per game statistics improved to 5.2 points per game. That season, she also averaged 2.0 assists per game. During an October 2010 game, she scored 19 points in a game against the

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. This was the most points she had scored in a game during her first two seasons in the league. In the opening game of the 2010/2011 season against the

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, she scored seven points while only playing 15 minutes. In an October 2010 game against Townsville, she scored 12 points and was third overall in scoring for the Capitals in that game. In a November 2010 game against the

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, she and

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were in charge of and were successful in largely shutting down

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. In a December 2010 game against the

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, she scored 12 points. During the 2010/2011 season, she would sometimes play point guard and the

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described her as being a threat on the perimeter. Romeo joined the

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for the 2011–12 season. Her teammates included Ellie Manou and

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. She arrived in Townsville in early September in order to get ready for pre-season training with the team, where she was expected to be the backup point guard. Romeo remained with the Fire for another year throughout the 2012–13 season. Romeo signed with the newly re-branded,

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for the 2013–14 season. Playing alongside the likes of

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Europe

Since departing the Australian League, Romeo has played across Europe in Germany, Spain, Turkey and Italy.

National Team

Senior Level

After growing up in Australia, Romeo pledged her allegiance to

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after obtaining

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. Romeo made her debut with the Italian national team in November 2018 during the EuroBasket qualifiers.

Personal life

Romeo was born on 29 August 1989. She is tall. Romeo plays at the guard position. Romeo played her junior basketball with the Norwood Flames Basketball Club in

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. Romeo has both Australian & Italian passports.

References

External links

Nicole Romeo
WNBL profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Romeo, Nicole Living people Australian women's basketball players Italian women's basketball players Australian people of Italian descent Australian expatriate basketball people in Spain Australian expatriate basketball people in Italy Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain Canberra Capitals players Townsville Fire players Melbourne Boomers players Washington Huskies women's basketball players 1989 births Point guards Basketball players from Adelaide Sportswomen from South Australia Shooting guards Naturalised basketball players