Sandro Nicević

Sandro Nicević
	Nicević with Beşiktaş.
Personal information
Born	June 16, 1976 (age 48); Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1994–2017
Position	Center
Career history
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
2013–2017	Orlandina Basket
Career highlights and awards
	All-EuroCup Team (2009); Spanish League champion (2006); Greek League All-Star (2005); French Cup winner (2004); 5× Croatian League champion (1998–2001, 2013); 3× Croatian Cup winner (1999, 2001, 2013);
Men's basketball
Representing Croatia
European U-18 Championship

Sandro Nicević (born June 16, 1976, in Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player, who last played for Orlandina Basket in the Italian Serie A.^[1]

Professional 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.

National team career

Nicević was a member of the Croatian national basketball team. He played at the 1997 EuroBasket, the 2003 EuroBasket, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2009 EuroBasket.

References

^ "Sandro Nicević se vratio u Italiju, Mario Stojić u Njemačku". Sportnet. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

External links

[1] "Sandro Nicević se vratio u Italiju, Mario Stojić u Njemačku". Sportnet. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

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