Nicolás "Nico" Richotti (born 17 October 1986) is an Argentine professional basketball player. At a height of 1.84 m (6'0 1⁄4") tall,[3][4] he plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, with shooting guard being his main position.
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||
League | Úrvalsdeild karla | |||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1986-10-17) October 17, 1986 (age 36) Bahía Blanca, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Argentine / Italian [1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 0.25 in (1.84 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2004–present | |||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Hindú Resistencia | |||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Bari | |||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | BCC Agropoli | |||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Rovigo | |||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | San Isidro | |||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Real Madrid B | |||||||||||||||||||
2010–2019 | Canarias | |||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Fuenlabrada | |||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Destino Palencia | |||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Njarðvík | |||||||||||||||||||
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Richotti started his career in 2004 at Hindú Resistencia of the Argentine Second League. In 2005, he moved to Italy, on a one-year contract with Bari, in the Italian minor divisions. In 2008, after playing three years in the Italian minors, Richotti signed with the Spanish fourth division team CB San Isidro. One year later, he joined the Real Madrid reserve team, Real Madrid B,[5] before moving to CB Canarias in 2010, where he became the team's captain in 2015.[6]
On September 23, 2019, he has signed with Montakit Fuenlabrada of the Liga Endesa. [7]
In August 2021, Richotti signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Njarðvík.[8] On 18 September he scored 14 points in Njarðvík's 97-93 win against Stjarnan in the Icelandic Cup final, ending the clubs 16 year major title draught.[9] On 2 October 2021, he scored 18 points in Njarðvík's 100–113 loss against Þór Þorlákshöfn in the Icelandic Super Cup.[10][11] For the season, he averaged 14.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists.
In October 2022, Richotti resigned with Njarðvík for the 2022–2023 season.[12]
Richotti made his first appearances with the senior men's Argentine national team at the 2013 Stanković Continental Champions' Cup. He won the silver medal at the 2014 South American Championship.
He also joined the Argentina senior national team for the 2015 Pan American Games, the 2015 Tuto Marchand Cup, and the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, where he won a silver medal.[13][14]
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Iberostar Tenerife 2016–17 Basketball Champions League champions | |
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Iberostar Tenerife 2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup champions | |
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Argentina squad – 2015 FIBA Americas Championship – Silver medal | ||
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