Marcelo Nicola
Argentine-Italian basketball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nicola and the second or maternal family name is Virginio.
Marcelo Patricio Nicola Virginio (born May 12, 1971) is an Argentine-Italian[1][2] former professional basketball player and a current coach. A very versatile power forward, he was a regular member of the Argentine national basketball team, and competed many years in the EuroLeague. He is the current head coach for Scafati Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
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Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
League | LBA | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1971-05-12) May 12, 1971 (age 53) Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Argentine / Italian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 1993: 2nd round, 50th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Houston Rockets | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1988–2007 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
Number | 4, 11, 13 | ||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
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1988–1989 | Cañadense | ||||||||||||||
1989–1991 | Baskonia | ||||||||||||||
1991 | Long Island Surf | ||||||||||||||
1991–1996 | Baskonia | ||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | FC Barcelona | ||||||||||||||
1998–2004 | Benetton Treviso | ||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | BC Kyiv | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Mens Sana Siena | ||||||||||||||
2006 | Reggiana | ||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Baskonia | ||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Benetton Treviso (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Istrana | ||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | UCAM Murcia (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
2014 | UCAM Murcia | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Hapoel Jerusalem (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Bamberg (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Forlì | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Gipuzkoa | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Treviso | ||||||||||||||
2024–present | Scafati Basket | ||||||||||||||
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