Nicole Romeo

Nicole Elaine Romeo (born 29 August 1989) is an Australian-Italian basketball player.

Nicole Romeo

Personal information
Born	(1989-08-29) 29 August 1989 Adelaide, South Australia
Nationality	Australian / Italian
Career information
High school	Saint Ignatius' (Adelaide, South Australia)
College	Washington (2008–2009)
WNBA draft	2011 / Undrafted
Playing career	2009–present
Position	Guard
Career history
2009–2011	Canberra Capitals
2011–2013	Townsville Fire
2013–2014	Melbourne Boomers
2014–2015	TSV 1880 Wasserburg
2015–2016	AE Sedis Bàsquet
2016–2017	Campus Promete
2017–2018	Uni Girona CB
2018–2019	Canik Belediyespor
2019	Ragusa
Career highlights and awards
WNBL Champion (2010) DBBL Champion (2015) QBL Most Valuable Player (2011)
Medals Basketball Representing  Italy

College

Romeo played one season of college basketball at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington for the Huskies.[1]

Career

Australia

In 2009, Romeo was a member of the Sandringham Sabres team in the SEABL. In 2010 and 2011, Romeo was a member of the Rockhampton Cyclones in the Queensland Basketball League.[2][3] In 2011, she was the league's season MVP.[4] In 2013, Romeo was a member of the Frankston Blues team in the SEABL.[2] Romeo would return to the SEABL for the 2015, 2016 & 2017 seasons with Nunawading, Warrandyte & Sandringham respectively.

WNBL

Romeo first played in the WNBL for the Canberra Capitals in 2009. She played for the team during their 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 seasons.[2] In her first season, she had an average of 1.08 points per game and .9 rebounds per game.[2] During her second season with the Capitals, she played in every single regular season game.[2] Her per game statistics improved to 5.2 points per game. That season, she also averaged 2.0 assists per game.[2] During an October 2010 game, she scored 19 points in a game against the Australian Institute of Sport. This was the most points she had scored in a game during her first two seasons in the league.[2] In the opening game of the 2010/2011 season against the Bulleen Boomers, she scored seven points while only playing 15 minutes.[5] In an October 2010 game against Townsville, she scored 12 points and was third overall in scoring for the Capitals in that game.[6] In a November 2010 game against the Bendigo Spirit, she and Nicole Hunt were in charge of and were successful in largely shutting down Kristi Harrower.[7] In a December 2010 game against the Adelaide Lightning, she scored 12 points.[8] During the 2010/2011 season, she would sometimes play point guard and the Canberra Times described her as being a threat on the perimeter.[9]

Romeo joined the Townsville Fire for the 2011–12 season.[2][10][3] Her teammates included Ellie Manou and Mia Newley.[11] She arrived in Townsville in early September in order to get ready for pre-season training with the team, where she was expected to be the backup point guard.[4] Romeo remained with the Fire for another year throughout the 2012–13 season. Romeo signed with the newly re-branded, Melbourne Boomers for the 2013–14 season. Playing alongside the likes of Rebecca Allen, Tess Madgen & Rachel Jarry.

Europe

Since departing the Australian League, Romeo has played across Europe in Germany, Spain, Turkey and Italy.[12]

National Team

Senior Level

After growing up in Australia, Romeo pledged her allegiance to Italy after obtaining citizenship. Romeo made her debut with the Italian national team in November 2018 during the EuroBasket qualifiers.

Personal life

Romeo was born on 29 August 1989.[2] She is 166 centimetres (65 in) tall.[2][13] Romeo plays at the guard position.[2] Romeo played her junior basketball with the Norwood Flames Basketball Club in South Australia.[2][4] Romeo has both Australian & Italian passports.

References

1. "Nicole Romeo - University of Washington Official Athletic Site". gohuskies.com.
2. "Townsville Fire: Nicole Romeo". WNBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
3. "Townsville Fire sign Nicole Romeo". WNBL.com.au. 17 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
4. "Fired up and ready to rumble | Townsville Bulletin Sport". Townsville, Queensland: Townsville Bulletin. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
5. Basketball By Jon Tuxworth (10 October 2010). "Batkovic goes down in Capitals' ideal start – Local News – Sport – Basketball". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
6. Tuxworth, Jon (24 October 2010). "Canberra creates firestorm to snap losing streak in Townsville – Local News – Sport – Basketball". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
7. Jon Tuxworth (14 November 2010). "Formidable Batkovic bursts back – Local News – Sport – Basketball". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
8. Tuxworth, Jon (6 December 2010). "Capitals' offence outstanding – Local News – Sport – Basketball". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
9. Jon Tuxworth (5 January 2011). "Business as usual for our Capitals – Local News – Sport – Basketball". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
10. Tuxworth, Jon (19 October 2011). "Hunt to ramp up her defence – Local News – Sport – Basketball". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
11. "Fire out prove they're hottest | Townsville Bulletin Sport". Townsville, Queensland: Townsville Bulletin. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
12. "Nicole Romeo - Regeneracomsports.com (FIBA & WNBA Player Agency)". regeneracomsports.com.
13. Tuxworth, Jon (2 February 2011). "Caps to target Veal in Logan clash – Local News – Sport – Basketball". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

External links

• Nicole Romeo: WNBL profile