Nicolás "Nico" Brussino (born 2 March 1993) is an Argentine professional

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player for Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Spanish

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. He also represents the senior

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. Standing at , he mainly plays as a

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Professional career

Regatas Corrientes (2012–2015)

After two years playing for San Martín de Marcos Juárez, Brussino joined

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on July 22, 2012. Before the 2012–13 season, it was discovered that Brussino had a heart problem. This congenital disease saw an abnormal electrical connection between the atria and ventricles. Despite this, he still managed 29 games for Corrientes, averaging 1.9 points and 1.1 rebounds per game, while helping Corrientes win the 2012–13 LNB championship. In 2013–14, Brussino averaged 6.0 points and 2.6 rebounds in 55 games, and in 2014–15, he again played in 55 games and averaged 9.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.

Peñarol (2015–2016)

On August 1, 2015, Brussino signed with

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. In 2015–16, he averaged 14.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.5 steals in 59 games.

Dallas Mavericks (2016–2017)

On July 15, 2016, Brussino signed with the

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. He made his NBA debut in the Mavericks' season opener on October 26, 2016, recording one assist in 34 seconds of game time in a 130–121 overtime loss to the

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. On March 15, 2017, he scored eight of his season-high 11 points in the fourth quarter of the Mavericks' 112–107 win over the

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. He also had nine rebounds in the game while playing 23 minutes off the bench. On April 4, 2017, he had a season-high 13 points along with seven rebounds and five assists in a 98–87 loss to the

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. During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the

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of the

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. On July 20, 2017, he was waived by the Mavericks.

Atlanta Hawks (2017)

On July 22, 2017, Brussino was claimed off waivers by the

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. On December 8, 2017, he was waived by the Hawks after appearing in four games. He also appeared in eight contests with the Erie BayHawks, Atlanta's

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affiliate.

Herbalife Gran Canaria (2018)

On 31 December 2017, Brussino signed with Spanish club Herbalife Gran Canaria for the rest of the 2017–18 season.

Iberostar Tenerife (2018–2019)

On July 26, 2018, Brussino signed a one–plus–one deal with

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of the

Basket Zaragoza (2019–2021)

On July 5, 2019, Brussino signed a two-year deal with

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of the

. He averaged 9.8 points and 4 rebounds during the 2019-20 season. On June 12, 2020, Brussino re-signed with the team.

Return to Herbalife Gran Canaria (2021–present)

On July 1, 2021, he has signed with Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Spanish

National team career

Brussino is a senior

member. He won a silver medal with Argentina's senior national team at the

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. He also played at the

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, and at the

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, where he won a silver medal and was named to the All-Tournament Team. In 2019, he participated in the team that won the Pan American gold medal in Lima. He was included in the Argentine squad for the

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and clinched the silver medal with Argentina, which emerged as runners-up to Spain at the

. In 2022, Brussino won the gold medal in the

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held in

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. He was one of Argentina´s

s in the tournament.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Personal life

Brussino, who has Italian ancestry (the surname was originally Bruscino), received Italian citizenship. Brussino's brother, Juan, also plays basketball in Argentina.

References

External links

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at basquetplus.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Brussino, Nicolas 1993 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain Argentine expatriate basketball people in the United States Argentine men's basketball players Argentine people of Italian descent Atlanta Hawks players Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Basket Zaragoza players CB Canarias players CB Gran Canaria players Dallas Mavericks players Erie BayHawks (2017–2019) players Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain Italian expatriate basketball people in the United States Italian men's basketball players Liga ACB players National Basketball Association players from Argentina Olympic basketball players of Argentina Pan American Games medalists in basketball Peñarol de Mar del Plata basketball players People from Iriondo Department Regatas Corrientes basketball players Shooting guards Small forwards Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province Texas Legends players Undrafted National Basketball Association players Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games