- Nando de Colo
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Nando de Colo Nickname(s) Aladdin[1] Position Point Guard , Shooting Guard Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight 200 lb (91 kg) League Spanish ACB League Team Valencia Born June 23, 1987
Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras, FranceNationality French Draft 2nd round, 53rd overall, 2009
San Antonio SpursPro career 2006–present Career history Cholet Basket (2006-09) Awards French All-Star Game MVP 2007
Semaine des As champion and MVP (2008)
French Pro A MVP 2008
Eurocup champion (2010)Medal recordMen’s basketball Competitor for France
FIBA European Championship Silver 2011 Lithuania Team Nando de Colo (alternate spelling: Nando De Colo) (born June 23, 1987 in Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras, France) is a French professional basketball player. His parents are from Portugal.
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Pro career
De Colo made his professional debut during the 2006-07 season with the French Pro A club Cholet Basket. Under supervision of head coach Erman Kunter, he contributed largely to the good performances of his club, winning the 2008 Semaine des As, reaching the finals of the 2008 French Cup and of the 2009 Eurochallenge.
He was drafted with the 53rd pick by the NBA club the San Antonio Spurs in the 2009 NBA Draft. He then moved to the Spanish ACB League club Valencia in 2009. He won the 2010 Eurocup title.
French national team
De Colo is also a member of the senior French national basketball team, and he played with them at the EuroBasket 2009, the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the EuroBasket 2011. He won the silver medal at the Eurobasket 2011 in Lithuania.
References
External links
- NBA.com Profile
- Euroleague.net Profile
- 2010 FIBA World Championship Profile
- Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
- Draftexpress.com Profile
2009 NBA Draft First round Blake Griffin · Hasheem Thabeet · James Harden · Tyreke Evans · Ricky Rubio · Jonny Flynn · Stephen Curry · Jordan Hill · DeMar DeRozan · Brandon Jennings · Terrence Williams · Gerald Henderson · Tyler Hansbrough · Earl Clark · Austin Daye · James Johnson · Jrue Holiday · Ty Lawson · Jeff Teague · Eric Maynor · Darren Collison · Víctor Claver · Omri Casspi · B. J. Mullens · Rodrigue Beaubois · Taj Gibson · DeMarre Carroll · Wayne Ellington · Toney Douglas · Christian Eyenga
Second round Jeff Pendergraph · Jermaine Taylor · Dante Cunningham · Sergio Llull · DaJuan Summers · Sam Young · DeJuan Blair · Jon Brockman · Jonas Jerebko · Derrick Brown · Jodie Meeks · Patrick Beverley · Marcus Thornton · Chase Budinger · Nick Calathes · Danny Green · Henk Norel · Taylor Griffin · Sergiy Gladyr · Goran Suton · Jack McClinton · A. J. Price · Nando de Colo · Robert Vaden · Patrick Mills · Ahmad Nivins · Emir Preldžič · Lester Hudson · Chinemelu Elonu · Robert Dozier
France squad – EuroBasket 2009 – 5th place France squad – EuroBasket 2011 – Silver medal Categories:- French basketball players
- Valencia BC players
- French people of Portuguese descent
- San Antonio Spurs draft picks
- Cholet Basket players
- Guards (basketball)
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Western European basketball biography stubs
- French sportspeople stubs
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