Nando de Colo

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 (1987-06-23) (age 24) Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras, France
Nationality	French
Draft	2nd round, 53rd overall, 2009 San Antonio Spurs
Pro 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 record Men’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.

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

1. ^ mysanantonio.com Nando De Colo is like Aladdin’s Genie.

External links

• NBA.com Profile
• Euroleague.net Profile
• 2010 FIBA World Championship Profile
• Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
• Draftexpress.com Profile

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Name	De Colo, Nando
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Date of birth	June 23, 1987
Place of birth	Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras, France
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