SAN ANTONIO -- UTSA men's basketball great Giovanni De Nicolao has signed a one-year contract with Italian professional team Fortitudo Agrigento, he announced on Monday morning.
De Nicolao, a native of Padua, Italy, signed a one-year contract at point guard for Fortitudo Agrigento for head coach Devis Cagnardi, who is in his first year as the head coach at Agrigento. Cagnardi also coached Giovanni's brother, Andrea De Nicolao in the top professional league in Italy, Lege Basket Serie A.
Agrigento, located in Agrigento, Sicily, is an annual playoff contender in Serie A2 Basket, a second-tier league in Italian professional basketball.
De Nicolao graduated in just three years with the Roadrunners, while etching his name throughout the UTSA record book. He made all 100 starts at point guard in his career for the Roadrunners. He finished his career with 8.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game over 28.9 minutes per outing. He averaged 7.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game as a junior in 2018-19, leading the Roadrunners to a 17-win season and a second-place mark in Conference USA.
De Nicolao is one of just five players in UTSA history with at least 700 points, 300 assists, 300 rebounds and 150 steals. He ranks 27th in UTSA annals in scoring, 10th in steals, sixth in assists and 26th in rebounds.
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