Nico Mannion

Nico Mannion

Niccolù ‘Nico’ Mannion was born in Siena, Tuscany, Italy, to Pace Mannion and Gaia Bianchi. He attended Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top point guards in the 2019 class. Mannion represented his birth country of Italy in international competitions. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.

About Nico Mannion in brief

Summary Nico MannionNiccolù ‘Nico’ Mannion was born in Siena, Tuscany, Italy, to Pace Mannion and Gaia Bianchi. He attended Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top point guards in the 2019 class. Mannion represented his birth country of Italy in international competitions. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. He is on a two-way contract with the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He was named to watch lists for the Wooden Award and the Naismith Trophy for his second collegiate game on November 6, 2019, for Arizona. He also earned USA Today All-USA second team andNaismith All-American third team honors for his sophomore season.

In the first round of the Wooden Legacy tournament, he scored a game-winning lay-up with four seconds left in a 93–91 victory over Pepperdine. He led his team to the tournament title and was named most valuable player after averaging 16 points and 7 assists per game. He has been selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game for the first time in his professional career. He will play for the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association (NBA) next season. He previously played for the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks in the WNBA. He currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the N.B.A. League.