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Drew Nicholas

Nicholas with Efes Pilsen
Personal information
Born	(1981-05-17) May 17, 1981 (age 44) Hempstead, New York, U.S.
High school	Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, New York)
Listed height	1.94 m (6 ft 4.38 in)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	Maryland (1999–2003)
NBA Draft	2003 / Undrafted
Pro career	2003–2012
Career history
2003–2004	Fabriano Basket
2004–2005	Basket Livorno
2005	TAU Ceramica
2005–2006	Benetton Treviso
2006–2008	Efes Pilsen
2008–2011	Panathinaikos
2011–2012	Emporio Armani Milano
2012	CSKA Moscow
Career highlights and awards
2× EuroLeague champion (2009, 2011) Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy (2006) LBA champion (2006) LBA Top Scorer (2005) Italian 2nd Division Top Scorer (2004) 3× Greek League champion (2009–2011) Greek Cup winner (2009) Greek League Finals MVP (2009) All-Greek League First Team (2010) 3× Greek All Star (2009–2011) 2× Greek All-Star Game 3-Point Shootout Champion (2010, 2011) Turkish Cup winner (2007) NCAA champion (2002) Second-team All-ACC (2003)

Drew Nicholas (born May 17, 1981) is an American who used to play professional basketball. He was a shooting guard, which is a player who specializes in scoring points. Drew Nicholas was a top scorer in the EuroLeague in 2006, winning a special award called the Alphonso Ford Trophy. He also won the EuroLeague championship twice, in 2009 and 2011, while playing for the team Panathinaikos.

High School Basketball

Drew Nicholas was born in Hempstead, New York. He played high school basketball at Long Island Lutheran from 1995 to 1999.

College Basketball Career

Nicholas played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland, College Park. He played there from 1999 to 2003.

In 2002, Drew helped his team, the Maryland Terrapins, win their first-ever national championship! This was a huge achievement for the team.

In his final year of college, he was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference 2nd Team. He was known for making exciting shots at the last second. In the 2003 NCAA Tournament, he made a three-pointer right at the buzzer to win a game against UNC-Wilmington. He also made another buzzer-beating three-pointer to give his coach, Gary Williams, his 500th career win.

Professional Basketball Career

After college, Drew Nicholas started his professional career. He was chosen in the 2003 USBL Draft by the Texas Rim Rockers.

He then moved to Italy to play for Fabriano Basket in the 2003–04 season. This was Italy's second-highest basketball league. He was the top scorer in that league, averaging 27.1 points per game!

The next season (2004–05), he played for Basket Livorno in Italy's top league, LBA. Again, he was the top scorer, averaging 22.8 points per game. Later that season, he moved to Spain to play for TAU Ceramica.

For the 2005–06 season, he returned to Italy and played for Benetton Treviso. During this time, he led the EuroLeague in scoring, with 18.4 points per game.

In 2006, he moved to Turkey to play for Efes Pilsen.

On June 24, 2008, Drew signed a two-year contract with the Greek team Panathinaikos. This was a very successful period for him. He helped Panathinaikos win the EuroLeague championship twice, in 2009 and 2011. He also won the Greek Cup in 2009. Plus, he helped his team win the Greek League championship three times in a row: in 2009, 2010, and 2011.

In July 2011, he signed with the Italian club Armani Jeans Milano. He left that team in January 2012.

In July 2012, Drew signed a one-year contract with the Russian team CSKA Moscow. However, he left the team by agreement in November 2012. In July 2013, Drew Nicholas announced that he was officially retiring from playing professional basketball. His last game was in 2012.

After Playing Basketball

After retiring from playing, Drew Nicholas became a basketball analyst and sports commentator. This means he would talk about basketball games and players on TV or radio.

In 2016, he joined the Minnesota Timberwolves as a scout. A scout's job is to find talented new players for the team. He then worked as a scout for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics. Currently, he is the Director of Scouting for the Denver Nuggets.

Personal Life

Drew Nicholas lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife and three children.

Career Statistics

Here are Drew Nicholas's statistics from his time playing in the EuroLeague.

EuroLeague Stats

See also

In Spanish: Drew Nicholas para niños