Nicola Akele
Italian basketball player (born 1995)
Nicola Akele (born 7 November 1995) is a Congolese–Italian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Rhode Island Rams.
Early life and career
Akele started playing basketball at age six, joining Basket Montebelluna, and also grew up playing football. Akele later played for Serie B club Bears Mestre before moving to the youth categories of Reyer Venezia. He missed half of the 2012–13 season with heart issues and started playing regularly for Reyer's senior team in the Serie A in the following year. In June 2014, Akele was loaned to Pallacanestro Trieste of the Serie A2 but did not play due to a contract dispute with Reyer.
For his next season, Akele attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he played for one of the best prep teams in the United States. He helped his team to a 23–4 record and a National Prep School Championship berth. On 9 May 2015, Akele committed to play college basketball for Rhode Island over offers from South Florida, George Washington and George Mason.
College career
Akele played three years of college basketball for Rhode Island.
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