Nicolás Laprovíttola

Nicolás "Nico" Laprovíttola (born January 31, 1990) is an Argentine professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet of the Spanish Liga ACB, and the EuroLeague. He is also a member of the Argentina national basketball team. His mother is politician Margarita Stolbizer.

Nicolás Laprovíttola
Laprovíttola with Barcelona in 2022
No. 20 – FC Barcelona
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1990-01-31) January 31, 1990
Morón, Argentina
NationalityArgentine / Italian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2013Lanús
2013–2015Flamengo
2015Lietuvos rytas
2015–2016Estudiantes
2016San Antonio Spurs
2017Baskonia
2017–2018Zenit Saint Petersburg
2018→ Joventut
2018–2019Joventut
2019–2021Real Madrid
2021–presentFC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA World Cup 0 1 0
FIBA South American Championship 1 1 0
Pan American Games 1 0 0
FIBA AmeriCup 1 2 1
Total 3 4 1
Men's basketball
Representing  Argentina
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2019 China
FIBA South American Championship
Gold medal – first place2012 Argentina
Silver medal – second place2014 Venezuela
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place2022 Brazil
Silver medal – second place2015 Mexico
Silver medal – second place2017 Argentina
Bronze medal – third place2013 Venezuela

Professional career

Club Atlético Lanús (2007–2013)

Laprovíttola's beginnings in basketball first started with Deportivo Morón, and then at Lanús, when he was 17 years old. In 2007, he made his pro debut with Lanús when the team played in the Argentine 2nd Division. They achieved promotion that season to the top Argentine League. Laprovíttola led his team to the Argentine League Final Series in the 2012–13 season against Regatas Corrientes. But the experience of the opposing team, led by Paolo Quinteros, Federico Kammerichs, and Jerome Meyinsse, was crucial during the series, and the team of Corrientes won the national title. Laprovíttola played for six seasons with Club Atlético Lanús.

Flamengo (2013–2015)

During his preparation for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, Laprovíttola spoke about how excited he was that he was going to be playing with Flamengo, to whom he gave several compliments.[1][2] He was named MVP of the 2014 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[3]

Lithuania and Spain (2015–2016)

On August 2, 2015, Laprovíttola signed a one-year deal with the Lithuanian club Lietuvos rytas.[4] On December 31, 2015, he parted ways with Lietuvos rytas and signed with Spanish club Estudiantes through to the end of the 2016–17 season.[5]

San Antonio Spurs (2016)

On September 26, 2016, Laprovíttola signed with the San Antonio Spurs.[6] On November 5, 2016, he scored a season-high 11 points against the Los Angeles Clippers.[7] On December 27, 2016, he was waived by the Spurs.[8] He saw action in 18 games for the Spurs, averaging 3.3 points and 1.6 assists in 9.7 minutes,[8] and spent two days with San Antonio's D-League affiliate, the Austin Spurs, in late November.[9][10]

Spain and Russia (2017–2020)

On January 18, 2017, Laprovíttola signed with the Spanish club Baskonia for the rest of the season.[11]

On July 7, 2017, Laprovíttola signed a 1+1 deal with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.[12] On January 22, 2018, he left Zenit and signed with Divina Seguros Joventut for the rest of the 2017–18 ACB season.[13]

On August 8, 2018, Laprovíttola signed a one-year deal with Divina Seguros Joventut of the Liga ACB.[14]

On July 9, 2019, Laprovíttola signed a two-year deal with the historic club Real Madrid.[15] On July 1, 2021, Laprovíttola officially parted ways with the Spanish team.

National team career

Laprovíttola played with the junior national team of Argentina at the 2008 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in Taiwan, where he won a gold medal and qualified for the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in New Zealand. Argentina finished in fifth place at the Under-19 World Championship. He also played at the 2011 Pan American Games.

In 2012, Laprovíttola played with the senior men's Argentine national basketball team at the 2012 South American Championship, in Resistencia, where he won the gold medal. After the 2012–13 season, Laprovíttola was selected for the Argentine national team at the FIBA Stanković Cup tournament in China.[16] He was also selected by coach Julio Lamas to represent Argentina at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, where he won the bronze medal, the 2014 South American Championship, where he won the silver medal and the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Laprovíttola also played at the 2015 Pan American Games, at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, where he won the silver medal, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

In 2019, he participated in the team that won the Pan American gold medal in Lima. He also competed in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, held during 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and his highlights included scoring 27 points in Argentina's preliminary round loss to Spain.[17]

In 2022, Laprovittola won the gold medal in the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup held in Recife, Brazil. He was one of Argentina´s starting guards in the tournament.

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 San Antonio 1839.7.426.3701.000.61.6.2.13.3
Career 1839.7.426.3701.000.61.6.2.13.3

References
  1. "Laprovittola já fala como jogador do Flamengo: 'Estou muito contente'". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). June 20, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  2. "Laprovittola rasga elogios ao Fla: 'No Brasil, só queria jogar no Flamengo'". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  3. "Flamengo down Maccabi to lift Intercontinental Cup". FIBA.com. September 28, 2014. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  4. "Lietuvos Rytas signs playmaker Laprovittola". EurocupBasketball.com. August 2, 2015. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  5. "Estudiantes signs Nicolas Laprovittola". Sportando.com. December 31, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  6. "SPURS ANNOUNCE 2016-17 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  7. "Nicolas Laprovittola 2016-17 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  8. "SPURS WAIVE NICO LAPROVITTOLA". NBA.com. December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  9. "SAN ANTONIO ASSIGNS BRYN FORBES, NICO LAPROVITTOLA AND DEJOUNTE MURRAY TO AUSTIN SPURS". NBA.com. November 27, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  10. "SAN ANTONIO RECALLS BRYN FORBES, NICO LAPROVITTOLA AND DEJOUNTE MURRAY FROM AUSTIN SPURS". NBA.com. November 29, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  11. "Baskonia lands Laprovittola at point guard". Euroleague.net. January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  12. "Zenit hands playmaking reins to Laprovittola". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 7, 2017. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  13. "Nicolás Laprovittola s'incorpora al Divina Seguros Joventut". penya.com (in Spanish). January 22, 2018. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  14. "Joventut Badalona officially re-signs Nicolas Laprovittola". Sportando. August 9, 2018. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  15. "Real Madrid tabs Spanish League MVP Laprovittola". EuroLeague.net. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  16. "Reforço do Flamengo, Laprovittola é cestinha em duelo da Copa Stankovic". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  17. "Spain beats Argentina, ties Doncic's Slovenia atop Group C".
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