Nico Mannion

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nico Mannion
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 14, 2001(2001-03-14)
Age	23
Birthplace	Siena
Country	Italy
Birth City	Tuscany
Horoscope	Pisces

Nico Mannion Biography

Nico Mannion is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on March 14, 2001 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Mannion is the child of Mannion, who has an American father as well as an Italian mother. The father of his son, Pace Mannion, is an ex- National Basketball Association (NBA) player who was a part of several NBA teams throughout the 1980s. He was an NBA professional for several teams from Italy before retiring in the year 2002. He was a key player in helping Italian Club Pallacanestro Cantu win the 1991 FIBA Korac Cup. The mother of Mannion, Gaia Bianchi, is a former player of the Italian national volleyball team. was a part of Italy’s national team. Italian National volleyball squad.

Mannion made his debut as a senior player for the Italian national team during European qualifying matches to play in the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Mannion made his debut on July 1, 2018, Mannion scored nine points in just 29 minutes during an 81-66 defeat to the Netherlands and became the fourth-youngest player on the team at just 17 years old.

Mannion earned preseason first-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors and was named to the preseason watch lists for the Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy. In his second collegiate game for Arizona, on November 6, 2019, he recorded 23 points, nine assists and four rebounds in a 90–69 win over Illinois. On November 28, Mannion posted 16 points and 11 assists and made a game-winning layup with four seconds left in a 93–91 victory over Pepperdine in the first round of the Wooden Legacy. In a second round win over Penn, he scored a season-high 24 points. Mannion led his team to the Wooden Legacy title and was named tournament most valuable player (MVP) after averaging 16.3 points and 7.3 assists per game. In the following day, he earned Pac-12 freshman of the week accolades. On February 29, 2020, Mannion had 19 points and six assists in a 69–64 loss to UCLA. At the conclusion of the regular season, Mannion was named to the All-Pac-12 second team and the All-Freshman Team. Mannion averaged 14.0 points and 5.3 assists per game as a freshman. Following the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft.

He took online summer courses to be able to graduate in the following spring. On December 1, Mannion scored 37 points, including the game-winning three- pointer, in an 82–80 victory over Shadow Mountain High School, who had won 73 straight games against Arizona opponents. MaxPreps writer Jordan Divens said that Mannion’s performance in the game “will go down in Arizona high school basketball lore.” Five days later, Mannion recorded 33 points and 12 assists in a nationally televised game against top recruit Jalen Green and San Joaquin Memorial High School at the Hoophall West Invitational. On December 30, he scored 45 points in an 88–78 loss to Mater Dei High School at the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational National Division championship. Mannion, on February 2, 2019, tallied 57 points, including the game-winning shot as time expired, to help defeat Chaparral High School. On February 27, he led Pinnacle to a second Class 6A state title, posting 34 points, eight rebounds, and six assists in an 83–64 win over Chaparral High School. By the end of the season, Mannion was averaging 30.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game. He reclaimed the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year award and was recognized as National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) Senior Athlete of the Year. Mannion also earned USA Today All-USA second team and Naismith All-American third team honors. In the spring, he played in the McDonald’s All-American Game and Nike Hoop Summit.

In his freshman year, Mannion began playing basketball for Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Arizona under head coach Charlie Wilde. On February 9 2017 he was made the cover of the Sports Illustrated article, “A 15-Year-Old (Sorta-Maybe) Basketball Prodigy”. Mannion was a starter throughout his 28 games, scoring 20.2 scores, 4.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists as well as 2.4 steals per contest, while taking Pinnacle to a record of 22-6. Mannion earned the distinction of MaxPreps First Team All-American, and Arizona Republic Class 6A first All-State first. In his sophomore year, Mannion was named to the USA Today All-USA Arizona preseason team. Mannion missed the first four games due to an injury to his left hand. On February 28, 2018, Mannion scored 21 points in a 76-60 win against Mountain Pointe High School for the Class 6A championship in the state. He averaged 23.4 per game, 4.7 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game, which helped lead Pinnacle to an overall record of 24-7. Mannion received the MaxPreps Sophomore All-American third team as well as the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Award.

Nico Mannion Net Worth

Nico Mannion is one of the richest Basketball Player from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nico Mannion 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Niccolo “Nico” Mannion (born on March 14th 2001) is a Italian basketball player in the NCAA Basketball League with the Arizona Wildcats of the Pac-12 Conference. He was previously a player with Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was a five-star prospect and an elite point guard of the class of 2019 recruits. While he is a native of the United States, he has also lived with his family in America, he is also a part of the United States, Mannion represents his country of birth, Italy in international contests.

Mannion has dual citizenship with his home country of the United States and Italy; his father is American and her mother is Italian. He participated in a training for the United States national under-16 team and was named a finalist on the 2017. FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship roster. Although he did not make the team Mannion was contacted with the Italian Basketball Federation and joined the Italian national under-16 team for the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Podgorica, Montenegro. Mannion was first introduced on the 11th of August in 2017, scoring fifteen points as well as seven assists during a loss of 64-59 to France. A few days later Mannion scored 52 points, 5 rebounds and six steals over 29 minutes of a 86-57 win against Russia. In seven games, Mannion scored a tournament-high 19.9 scoring points. He also had 5.7 rebound, 4.0 assists as well as 3.0 steals per match, which helped lead Italy to an impressive ninth place final.

Mannion was considered the top player in the 2020 recruiting class by Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN. But he reclassified to the 2019 class. Mannion received his first college basketball offer from Cal State Northridge while in eighth grade. In high school, he picked up offers from several major NCAA Division I programs, including Duke and Villanova. Mannion was a consensus five-star recruit and the best recruit from Arizona in the 2019 class. On September 14, 2018, he committed to Arizona over Marquette.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Nico Mannion height 6 ft 2 in Nico weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Nico Mannion Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Nico Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Nico Mannion celebrates birthday on March 14 of every year.

Why did Nico leave Golden State?

Former Golden State Warriors guard Nico Mannion signed with Virtus Bologna in Italy this offseason. However, the Arizona alum could not start the season on the court for his new team after an extended bout with an intestinal infection.

Can Nico Mannion speaking Italian?

Nico speaks Italian fluently , and feels very close to the culture of his birth country.

Why is Niccolo Mannion not playing?

Former Arizona point guard Nico Mannion is recovering from an intestinal infection which has delayed his debut with Italian club Virtus Bologna. Mannion left the Golden State Warriors to join Virtus last month but was prevented from participating in training camp due to the infection.

How tall is Nico Mannion?

6′ 3″

Is Nico Mannion coming back?

Mannion on Tuesday signed with Virtus Bologna in Italy, meaning the 20-year- old will not be with the Warriors for the 2021-22 season. The Warriors selected Mannion with the No. 48 overall pick last year, and he was on a two- way contract.