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Nicolás "Nico" Brussino (born 2 March 1993) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB. He also represents the senior Argentine national basketball team. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), he mainly plays as a small forward.

Nicolás Brussino

Brussino with Argentina, in 2015.
No. 9 – Herbalife Gran Canaria
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
League	Liga ACB EuroCup
Personal information
Born	(1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 29) Cañada de Gómez, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine / Italian[1]
Listed height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	88 kg (195 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2015 / Undrafted
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2012	San Martín de Marcos Juárez
2012–2015	Regatas Corrientes
2015–2016	Peñarol
2016–2017	Dallas Mavericks
2017	→Texas Legends
2017	Atlanta Hawks
2017	→Erie BayHawks
2018	Gran Canaria
2018–2019	Canarias
2019–2021	Zaragoza
2021–present	Herbalife Gran Canaria
Career highlights and awards
Argentine League Best Sixth Man (2015) Argentine League champion (2013)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Argentina World Cup 2019 China FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Brazil 2015 Mexico City 2017 Argentina Pan American Games 2019 Lima

Professional career

Regatas Corrientes (2012–2015)

After two years playing for San Martín de Marcos Juárez,[2] Brussino joined Regatas Corrientes on July 22, 2012.[3] Prior to the 2012–13 season, it was discovered that Brussino had a heart problem, a congenital disease that saw an abnormal electrical connection between the atria and ventricles.[4] Despite this, he still managed 29 games for Corrientes, averaging 1.9 points and 1.1 rebounds per game, while helping Corrientes win the 2012–13 LNB championship.

In 2013–14, Brussino averaged 6.0 points and 2.6 rebounds in 55 games, and in 2014–15, he again played in 55 games and averaged 9.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Peñarol (2015–2016)

On August 1, 2015, Brussino signed with Peñarol.[5] In 2015–16, he averaged 14.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.5 steals in 59 games.

Dallas Mavericks (2016–2017)

On July 15, 2016, Brussino signed with the Dallas Mavericks.[6] He made his NBA debut in the Mavericks' season opener on October 26, 2016, recording one assist in 34 seconds of game time in a 130–121 overtime loss to the Indiana Pacers.[7] On March 15, 2017, he scored eight of his season-high 11 points in the fourth quarter of the Mavericks' 112–107 win over the Washington Wizards.[8] He also had nine rebounds in the game while playing 23 minutes off the bench.[9] On April 4, 2017, he had a season-high 13 points along with seven rebounds and five assists in a 98–87 loss to the Sacramento Kings.[10] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League.[11] On July 20, 2017, he was waived by the Mavericks.[12]

Atlanta Hawks (2017)

On July 22, 2017, Brussino was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Hawks.[13] On December 8, 2017, he was waived by the Hawks after appearing in four games. He also appeared in eight contests with the Erie BayHawks, Atlanta's NBA G League affiliate.[14]

Herbalife Gran Canaria (2018)

On 31 December 2017, Brussino signed with Spanish club Herbalife Gran Canaria for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[15]

Iberostar Tenerife (2018–2019)

On July 26, 2018, Brussino signed a one–plus–one deal with Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB.[16]

Basket Zaragoza (2019–2021)

On July 5, 2019, Brussino signed a two-year deal with Basket Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[17] He averaged 9.8 points and 4 rebounds during the 2019-20 season. On June 12, 2020, Brussino re-signed with the team.[18]

Return to Herbalife Gran Canaria (2021–present)

On July 1, 2021, he has signed with Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB.[19]

National team career

Brussino is a member of the senior Argentine national basketball team. With Argentina's senior national team, he won a silver medal at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. He also played at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, where he won a silver medal, and was named to the All-Tournament Team.[20]

In 2019, he took part in the team that won the Pan American gold medal in Lima. He was included in the Argentine squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and clinched silver medal with Argentina which emerged as runners-up to Spain at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[21]

In 2022, Brussino won the gold medal in the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup held in Recife, Brazil. He was one of the Argentina´s squad small forwards in the tournament.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Dallas	54	2	9.6	.369	.305	.773	1.7	.9	.3	.1	2.8
2017–18	Atlanta	4	0	2.5	.000	.000	.000	0.8	.0	.0	.0	.0
Career		58	2	9.2	.364	.299	.773	1.7	.8	.3	.1	2.6

Personal life

Brussino, who has Italian ancestry (the surname was originally Bruscino), received Italian citizenship. Brussino's brother, Juan, also plays basketball in Argentina.[22]

References

External links

• Nicolás Brussino at acb.com (in Spanish)
• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Nicolás Brussino at eurocupbasketball.com
• Nicolás Brussino at basquetplus.com (in Spanish)

На других языках

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- [en] Nicolás Brussino

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[es] Nicolás Brussino

Nicolás José Brussino (Cañada de Gómez, 2 de marzo de 1993) es un baloncestista argentino que pertenece a la plantilla del Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria de la Liga ACB. Con 2,04 metros de altura, juega en la posición de alero. Es hermano menor del también baloncestista Juan Brussino, que juega de base.[2]

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