Michele Christopher Di Nunno (born January 29, 1990) is an American-Italian former basketball player, playing the point guard position.
Born in Maywood, Illinois, he played high school basketball at Lake Park and Von Steuben.
Initially, he committed to Northern Illinois to play college basketball, where he received MAC All-Freshman team honors.
[1] In his debut in the CPL he posted 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists to help his team win against Morgan Park.
[3] He improved his numbers in his senior season averaging 22 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, to lead his school to a 24–6 record.
[7] Three games into his freshman season, DiNunno had a Northern Illinois career-high in scoring with 27 points, to help the Huskies overcome Indiana State 86–79.
[4][9] By leading all MAC freshmen in scoring, assists, free throw percentage, three-pointers made and minutes played, he was named in the conference's all-freshman team.
[4][10][11] Before the start of his sophomore season, three of DiNunno's grandparents died within a month and a half; later on he admitted it was a difficult task to balance that with performing at 19 years of age.
[12][13] Versus Western Michigan, DiNunno recorded his first career double-double by posting a season-high 21 points and a career-best 10 assists, to help his team win its fourth game in a row.
[17] For his performances in his first season at Eastern Kentucky he was named in OVC All-Newcomer Team, an honor given to first year players in the league, freshmen and transfers.
[18] In his senior season, DiNunno made a lay-up with 2.3 seconds left in the game against Western Carolina to help his team win and reach a 7–0 record.
[40][41] He scored a game-high 26 points in his debut for Iraklis, helping his team get a narrow 82–81 away win against Ethnikos Piraeus for the first round of the Greek Cup.
[46] In February 2017 DiNunno returned to Cheshire Phoenix to play under head coach Robbie Peers.