Nicolás Laprovíttola
Laprovittola with the Argentina national team
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| No. 10 – Movistar Estudiantes | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | ACB League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 31, 1990 Morón, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.7 in (1.90 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2013 | Lanús |
| 2013–2015 | Flamengo |
| 2015 | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2016–present | Estudiantes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Nicolás Laprovíttola (born January 31, 1990), nicknamed Nico or Lapro, is an Argentine professional basketball player who currently plays for CB Estudiantes of the ACB League. He is 6'2.7" (1.90 m) tall and 88 kg in weight. He plays at the point guard position. He is also a member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team. His mother is politician Margarita Stolbizer.
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Professional career
Laprovíttola's beginnings in basketball first started in the Club Deportivo Morón, and then at the Club Atlético Lanús, when he was 17 years old. In 2007, he made his pro debut with Club Atlético Lanús, when the team was playing in the Argentine 2nd Division. They achieved promotion that season to the top Argentine League.
Laprovíttola led his team to the Argentine League Final Series in the 2012–13 season, against Regatas Corrientes. But the experience of the opposing team, led by Paolo Quinteros, Federico Kammerichs, and Jerome Meyinsse was crucial during the series, and the team of Corrientes won the national title. Laprovíttola played for six seasons with Club Atlético Lanús.
During his preparation for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, Laprovíttola spoke about how excited he was that he was going to be playing with Flamengo, to whom he gave several compliments.[1][2] He was named the MVP of the 2014 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[3]
On 1 August 2015, he signed a one-year contract with BC Lietuvos rytas,[4] leaving finally the Lithuanian club on 31 December 2015, for agreeing with Spanish club CB Estudiantes until June 2017.[5]
Argentine national team
Laprovíttola played with the junior national team of Argentina at the 2008 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in Formosa, where he won a gold medal and qualified for the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, in New Zealand. Argentina finished in fifth place at the Under-19 World Championship. He also played at the 2011 Pan American Games.
In 2012, he played with the senior men's Argentine national basketball team at the 2012 South American Championship, in Resistencia, where he won the gold medal. After the 2012–13 club season, Laprovíttola was selected for the Argentine national team that played at the FIBA Stanković Cup tournament in China, where he performed excellently.[6] He was also selected by coach Julio Lamas to represent Argentina at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, where he won the bronze medal, the 2014 South American Championship, where he won the silver medal and the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
Nicolás has also played at the 2015 Pan American Games and at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship winning the silver medal.
Novo Basquete Brasil career statistics
NBB regular season
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | 2PT FG% | 3PT FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2013–14 | Flamengo | 27 | 32.0 | .497 | .456 | .777 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 1.1 | .0 | 15.4 |
| 2014–15 | Flamengo | 29 | 27.2 | .551 | .457 | .791 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 | .0 | 11.6 |
| Career | 56 | 29.6 | .520 | .456 | .783 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 1.2 | .0 | 13.4 | |
| All-Star | 2 | 19.0 | .786 | .350 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | .0 | 15.5 |
NBB playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | 2PT FG% | 3PT FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2013–14 | Flamengo | 9 | 32.0 | .480 | .408 | .892 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 1.1 | .0 | 13.0 |
| Career | 9 | 32.0 | .480 | .408 | .892 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 1.1 | .0 | 13.0 |
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External links
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Argentine people of German descent
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Argentine basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- CB Estudiantes players
- Flamengo basketball players
- Lanús basketball players
- Liga ACB players
- Novo Basquete Brasil players
- Point guards
- Pan American Games competitors for Argentina
- Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
