Nicolás "Nico" Richotti (born 17 October 1986) is an Argentine former professional

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player. At a height of , he played at both the

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and

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positions, with shooting guard being his main position. His most successful stint came with CB 1939 Canarias where he won the

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and the

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in 2017 as well as the Copa Príncipe de Asturias and

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in 2012. In 2021, he won the Icelandic Cup with

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Professional career

Richotti started his career in 2004 at Hindú Resistencia of the Argentine Second League. In 2005, he moved to Italy, on a one-year contract with Bari, in the Italian minor divisions. In 2008, after playing three years in the Italian minors, Richotti signed with the Spanish fourth division team CB San Isidro. One year later, he joined the Real Madrid

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, Real Madrid B, before moving to

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in 2010, where he became the team's

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in 2015. On September 23, 2019, he has signed with Montakit Fuenlabrada of the

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. In August 2021, Richotti signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club

. On 18 September he scored 14 points in Njarðvík's 97–93 win against

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in the Icelandic Cup final, ending the club's 16 year major title draught. On 2 October 2021, he scored 18 points in Njarðvík's 100–113 loss against Þór Þorlákshöfn in the Icelandic Super Cup. On 7 January 2022, he scored a season high 29 points in a win against Þór Þorlákshöfn. For the season, he averaged 14.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists. In October 2022, Richotti resigned with Njarðvík for the 2022–2023 season. On 15 December 2022, he scored 27 points in a victory against KR. On 16 March, he scored a regular season high 28 points in a win against KR. During the regular season, he averaged 14.9 points and 4.5 assists, helping Njarðvík to a league best 17–5 record, tied with Valur. In the first game of the playoffs, he scored a season high 29 points against Grindavík which Njarðvík eventually swept 3–0. In the semi-finals, Njarðvík lost to eventual champions 1–3. In July 2023, he announced his retirement from playing and started working as a basketball ambassador for CB 1939 Canarias who in turn retired his nr. 5 jersey.

National team career

Richotti made his first appearances with the senior men's Argentine national team at the 2013 Stanković Continental Champions' Cup. He won the silver medal at the 2014 South American Championship. He also joined the Argentina senior national team for the

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, the 2015 Tuto Marchand Cup, and the

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, where he won a silver medal.Nicolas RICHOTTI (ARG).
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Trophies

With CB Canarias

(Spanish 2nd Division): (1) **

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* Copa Príncipe de Asturias (Spanish Prince's Cup) (Spanish 2nd Cup): (1) **

: (1) ** 2016–17

References

External links

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