Sandro Nicević
 Nicević with Beşiktaş. | |||||||||||||
| No. 10 – Orlandina Basket | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||
| League |
Croatian League Adriatic League | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
June 16, 1976 Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1994–present | ||||||||||||
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| 1994–1995 | Gradine Pula | ||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Franck Zagreb | ||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Benston Zagreb | ||||||||||||
| 1997–2001 | Cibona Zagreb | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Le Mans | ||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | AEK Athens | ||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Unicaja Málaga | ||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Le Mans | ||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Beşiktaş | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Benetton Basket | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Sutor Montegranaro | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | Treviso Basket | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | Cibona Zagreb | ||||||||||||
| 2013–present | Orlandina Basket | ||||||||||||
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Sandro Nicević (born June 16, 1976 in Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian professional basketball player, currently playing for Orlandina Basket in the Italian Serie A.[1]
Pro career
Nicević started playing basketball at his hometown club Gradine Pula. Soon he attracted interest of Croatian powerhouse Cibona Zagreb. After two seasons at Cibona's feeder teams Franck and Benston, Nicević joined Cibona's first squad and become crucial team member. In 2001 Nicević left Cibona starting his tour all around Europe, playing in Slovenia (Olimpija), France (Le Mans), Greece (AEK), Spain (Málaga), Turkey (Beşiktaş) and Italy (Treviso and Montegranaro).
After initially retiring in 2012, Nicević reactivated his career to help his former clubs. First in January 2013 he played one promotion game for Treviso, his former club that went to lower Italian league after main sponsor Benetton family withdrew from it. In February 2013 it was revealed that Nicević signed for Cibona, his former club facing financial troubles. In his first game with Cibona he scored a buzzer beater in Croatian Cup final against Cedevita.
In July 2013 Nicević accepted offer from Italian second division side Orlandina Basket.
Croatian national team
Nicević has been a member of the Croatian national basketball team. He played at the EuroBasket 1997, the EuroBasket 2003, the 2008 Olympics, and the EuroBasket 2009.
References
- ↑ "Sandro Nicević se vratio u Italiju, Mario Stojić u Njemačku". Sportnet. Retrieved 16 July 2013.