Quick Facts
Biography
Nicolás "Nico" Richotti (born 17 October 1986 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina) is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player. He currently plays in Iberostar Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB. At a height of 1.84 m (6 ft 0 ¼ in) tall, he plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, with shooting guard being his main position.
Professional career
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, before moving to CB Canarias in 2010, where he became the team's sports|captain in 2015.
National team
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 Argentine 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.
Trophies
With CB Canarias
- LEB Oro (Spanish 2nd Division): (1)
- 2012
- Copa Príncipe de Asturias (Spanish Prince's Cup): (1)
- 2012
- Basketball Champions League: (1)
- 2016–17