Andrea De Nicolao

Andrea De Nicolao (born 21 August 1991) is an Italian professional basketball player who last played for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

Andrea De Nicolao

De Nicolao playing for Cimberio Varese
Free Agent
Position	Point guard
Personal information
Born	(1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 33) Camposampiero, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Listed height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2012	Benetton Treviso
2010–2011	→Pallacanestro Lago Maggiore
2012–2014	Varese
2014–2015	Verona
2015–2017	Reggiana
2017–2024	Reyer Venezia
Career highlights
FIBA Europe Cup champion (2018) Italian Supercup winner (2015) Serie A2 Cup winner (2015) 3× Serie A All-Star (2012–14)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Italy FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2011 Spain National Team

Professional career

De Nicolao progressed through the youth ranks of Pallacanestro Vigodarzere (with stints at Virtus Padova and Petrarca Padova), 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.^[1] He made his debut in the Serie A 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

In May 2018, De Nicolao won the FIBA Europe Cup championship with Reyer Venezia.^[4] He re-signed with Reyer Venezia for two seasons with a third year option on June 18, 2020.^[5]

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.^[6]

He made his fully fledged debut for the senior national team in July 2014.^[1]