Nando de Colo
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Nando de Colo (born June 23, 1987 in Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras
, France
) is a French
professional basketball player. His parents are from Portugal
.
club Cholet Basket
. Under supervision of head coach Erman Kunter
, he contributed largely to the good performances of his club, winning the 2008 Semaine des As
, reaching the finals of the 2008 French Cup and of the 2009 Eurochallenge.
He was drafted with the 53rd pick by the NBA club the San Antonio Spurs
in the 2009 NBA Draft
. He then moved to the Spanish ACB League club Valencia in 2009. He won the 2010 Eurocup title.
, the 2010 FIBA World Championship
and the EuroBasket 2011
. He won the silver medal at the Eurobasket 2011 in Lithuania
.
Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras
Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras is a large suburb, just north of the centre of Arras, at the junction of the D264 and D63 roads....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
professional basketball player. His parents are from Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
.
Pro career
De Colo made his professional debut during the 2006-07 season with the French Pro ALigue Nationale de Basketball
The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
club Cholet Basket
Cholet Basket
Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :...
. Under supervision of head coach Erman Kunter
Erman Kunter
Erman Kunter is a legendary Turkish former professional basketball player and now coach of Cholet Basket. He played for İTÜ, Beşiktaş Istanbul, Eczacıbaşı, Yenişehir, Fenerbahçe Istanbul, and Çukurova Sanayispor...
, he contributed largely to the good performances of his club, winning the 2008 Semaine des As
Semaine des As
The Semaine des As is an annual cup competition for French basketball teams. Created in 2003, it is organized by the Ligue Nationale de Basketball , the top French basketball league....
, reaching the finals of the 2008 French Cup and of the 2009 Eurochallenge.
He was drafted with the 53rd pick by the NBA club the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
in the 2009 NBA Draft
2009 NBA Draft
The 2009 NBA Draft was held on June 25, 2009, the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S...
. He then moved to the Spanish ACB League club Valencia in 2009. He won the 2010 Eurocup title.
French national team
De Colo is also a member of the senior French national basketball team, and he played with them at the EuroBasket 2009EuroBasket 2009
The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009...
, the 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
and the EuroBasket 2011
Eurobasket 2011
EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time Eurobasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to...
. He won the silver medal at the Eurobasket 2011 in Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
.