Nicolás Laprovíttola

Nicolás "Nico" Laprovíttola (born January 31, 1990) is an Argentine professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet of the Spanish Liga ACB, and the EuroLeague.

[4] On December 31, 2015, he parted ways with Lietuvos rytas and signed with Spanish club Estudiantes through to the end of the 2016–17 season.

Laprovíttola would later join Madrid's rivals FC Barcelona as a free agent, signing a 2-season contract in July 2021.

On April 4, 2024, Laprovíttola hit the game-winning 3-pointer as Barcelona defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 92 – 89 to secure a spot in the 2024 EuroLeague Playoffs.

In 2012, Laprovíttola played with the senior men's Argentine national basketball team at the 2012 South American Championship, in Resistencia, where he won the gold medal.

After the 2012–13 season, Laprovíttola was selected for the Argentine national team at the FIBA Stanković Cup tournament in China.

Laprovíttola also played at the 2015 Pan American Games, at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, where he won the silver medal, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

He also competed in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, held during 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and his highlights included scoring 27 points in Argentina's preliminary round loss to Spain.