Nicolás Brussino

Nicolás Brussino
Brussino in 2015
No. 9 – Iberostar Tenerife
Position Small forward
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1993-03-02) 2 March 1993
Cañada de Gómez, Argentina
Nationality Argentine / Italian[1]
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2012 San Martín de Marcos Juárez
2012–2015 Regatas Corrientes
2015–2016 Peñarol
2016–2017 Dallas Mavericks
2017 →Texas Legends
2017 Atlanta Hawks
2017 →Erie BayHawks
2018 Gran Canaria
2018–present Canarias
Career highlights and awards
  • LNB champion (2013)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Argentina
FIBA AmeriCup
2015 Mexico City
2017 Argentina

Nicolás "Nico" Brussino (born 2 March 1993) is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player for Iberostar Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB. He also represents the senior Argentine national basketball team. At 6'8" tall, he mainly plays as a small forward.

Professional career

Regatas Corrientes (2012–2015)

After two years playing for San Martín de Marcos Juárez,[2] Brussino joined Regatas Corrientes on July 22, 2012.[3] Prior to the 2012–13 season, it was discovered that Brussino had a heart problem, a congenital disease that saw an abnormal electrical connection between the atria and ventricles.[4] Despite this, he still managed 29 games for Corrientes, averaging 1.9 points and 1.1 rebounds per game, while helping Corrientes win the 2012–13 LNB championship.

In 2013–14, Brussino averaged 6.0 points and 2.6 rebounds in 55 games, and in 2014–15, he again played in 55 games and averaged 9.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Peñarol (2015–2016)

On August 1, 2015, Brussino signed with Peñarol.[5] In 2015–16, he averaged 14.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.5 steals in 59 games.

Dallas Mavericks (2016–2017)

On July 15, 2016, Brussino signed with the Dallas Mavericks.[6] He made his NBA debut in the Mavericks' season opener on October 26, 2016, recording one assist in 34 seconds of game time in a 130–121 overtime loss to the Indiana Pacers.[7] On March 15, 2017, he scored eight of his season-high 11 points in the fourth quarter of the Mavericks' 112–107 win over the Washington Wizards.[8] He also had nine rebounds in the game while playing 23 minutes off the bench.[9] On April 4, 2017, he had a season-high 13 points along with seven rebounds and five assists in a 98–87 loss to the Sacramento Kings.[10] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League.[11] On July 20, 2017, he was waived by the Mavericks.[12]

Atlanta Hawks (2017)

On July 22, 2017, Brussino was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Hawks.[13] On December 8, 2017, he was waived by the Hawks after appearing in four games. He also appeared in eight contests with the Erie BayHawks, Atlanta's NBA G League affiliate.[14]

Herbalife Gran Canaria (2018)

On 31 December 2017, Brussino signed with Spanish club Herbalife Gran Canaria for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[15]

Iberostar Tenerife (2018–present)

On July 26, 2018, Brussino signed a one–plus–one deal with Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB.[16]

National team career

Brussino is a member of the senior Argentine national basketball team. With Argentina's senior national team, he won a silver medal at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. He also played at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, and at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, where he won a silver medal, and was named to the All-Tournament Team.[17]

NBA 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 Dallas 5429.6.369.305.7731.7.9.3.12.8
2017–18 Atlanta 402.5.000.000.0000.8.0.0.0.0
Career 5829.2.364.299.7731.7.8.3.12.6

Personal life

Brussino's brother, Juan, also plays basketball in Argentina.[18]

References

  1. ↑ BRUSSINO, NICOLAS NATIONALITY: ITALY.
  2. ↑ Alegre, Mariana (August 3, 2011). "TNA: SAN MARTÍN DE MARCOS JUÁREZ VA TOMANDO FORMA". LaNaranjaEnElAire.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nicolas Brussino se incorpora a Regatas de Corrientes". InterBasquet.Wordpress.com (in Spanish). July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Brussino, un ejemplo de la cantera regatense". PickAndRoll.com.ar (in Spanish). April 16, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nicolás Brussino es el nuevo refuerzo de Peñarol". BasquetPlus.com (in Spanish). August 1, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Ahmadi, Arya (July 15, 2016). "Maverick sign G/F Nicolas Brussino". Mavs.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Mavericks vs. Pacers - Box Score". ESPN.com. October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Nowitzki, Barnes help Mavericks beat Wizards 112-107". ESPN.com. March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  9. ↑ Sefko, Eddie (March 15, 2017). "Nicolas Brussino makes most of big opportunity to deliver the Mavericks a win over Washington". DallasNews.com. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ "McLemore's big second half lifts Kings past Mavericks, 98-87". ESPN.com. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  11. ↑ "2016-17 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Mavericks waive Nicolas Brussino". Mavs.com. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Hawks Claim Nicolas Brussino Off Waivers". NBA.com. July 22, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Hawks Waive Nico Brussino". NBA.com. December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  15. ↑ "El alero argentino Nicolás Brussino se incorpora al Herbalife Gran Canaria" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "ACB.COM - Brussino cambia de isla y se viste de aurinegro". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  17. ↑ Nicolas BRUSSINO (ARG).
  18. ↑ Rosenbaun, Gabriel (May 9, 2012). "Nicolás Brussino, sobre la citación a la Selección: Me lo tomo como una experiencia única e inolvidable". BasquetBlog.Wordpress.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 12, 2016.
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