MELLI, NICOLO
EA7 Emporio Armani 18 Forward
Height: 2.05 Born: 26 January, 1991 Nationality: Italy
EuroLeague 2011-12 STATISTICS
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
  G GS Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
Totals 11 1 100:50 42 15/23 3/9 3/6 6 15 21 2 4 5 2 0 13 8 44
Averages 11 1 9:10 3.8 65.2% 33.3% 50% 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.2 0 1.2 0.7 4
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
11 vs Panathinaikos Athens 2:29 2 1/1       1 1               3
13 at Unics Kazan 21:15 17 7/8 0/2 3/3 2 2 4     1 1   2 3 19
14 vs Unics Kazan 5:25   0/1 0/1           1   1        
15 at Panathinaikos Athens 15:59 13 2/4 3/3 0/2   4 4   1       4 2 12
16 vs Fenerbahce Ulker 14:39     0/1   1 1 2 1   2     1   -1
5 Totals 59:47 32 10/14 3/7 3/5 3 8 11 1 2 3 2 0 7 5 33
Average 11:57 6.4 71.4% 42.9% 60% 0.6 1.6 2.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.4 0 1.4 1 6.6
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 vs Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 3:24   0/1                     1   -2
3 * vs Anadolu Efes Istanbul 6:36 4 2/4     1 1 2               4
4 at Belgacom Spirou Charleroi 2:10               1         1    
8 at Anadolu Efes Istanbul 6:49     0/1                   1   -2
9 vs Belgacom Spirou Charleroi 19:08 6 3/4 0/1 0/1 2 6 8   2 2     1 3 13
10 at Partizan mt:s Belgrade 2:56                         2   -2
6 Totals 41:03 10 5/9 0/2 0/1 3 7 10 1 2 2 0 0 6 3 11
Average 6:50 1.7 55.6% 0% 0% 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0 0 1 0.5 1.8
EuroLeague 2011-12 individual rankings
Top 16
  • #3 in 2-point % (71.4%)
  • #8 in Field goal % (61.9%)
Career Notes
  • Grew up with Pallacanestro Reggiana (Italy) juniors.
  • Made his debut with Pallacanestro Reggiana, Legadue, during the 2007-08 season.
  • Played there till the 2009-10 championship.
  • Signed for the 2010-11 season by Olimpia Milan.
  • On January'11 signed by Scavolini Pesaro.
  • Signed for the 2011-12 season by Olimpia Milan.
  • Played there till the 2014-15 championship.
  • Moved to Germany for the 2015-16 season, signed by Brose Bamberg.
  • Played there also the 2016-17 championship.
  • Moved to Turkey for the 2017-18 season, signed by Fenerbahce Istanbul.
  • Played there also the 2018-19 championship.
  • Signed for the 2019-20 season by New Orleans Pelicans.
  • Played there till March'21.
  • In March'21 signed for the reaminder of the season by Dallas Mavericks.
  • Moved to Italy for the 2021-22 season, signed by Olimpia Milan.
Miscellaneous
  • Named to the 2016-17 All-EuroLeague Second Team.
  • Named 2015-16 EuroLeague November MVP.
  • Named 2016-17 Euroleague December MVP.
  • Named 2015-16 EuroLeague Round 5 MVP.
  • Named 2016-17 EuroLeague Round 11 MVP.
  • Won the 2013-14 Italian National Championship with Olimpia Milan.
  • Won the 2015-16 and 2016-17 German National Championship with Brose Bamberg.
  • Won the 2017-18 Turkish National Championship with Fenerbahce Istanbul.
  • Won the 2017 German National Cup with Brose Bamberg.
  • Won the 2019 Turkish National Cup with Fenerbahce Istanbul.
  • Played the 2011 Italian All Star Game.
  • Member of the Italian National Team.
  • Played at the 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 European Championships.
  • Played at the 2021 Olympic Games.
  • Has been member of the Italian U-16, U-18 and U-20 National Team.
  • Won the silver medal at the 2011 European U-20 Championship.
  • Played at the 2007 European U-16 Championship.
  • Played at the 2008 European U-18 Championship.
Euroleague
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG % 3FG % FT % Reb St As Bl
2010-11 Armani Jeans Milano 10 33 3.3 9/22 40.9 3/10 30 6/9 66.7 24 3 2 4
2011-12 EA7 Emporio Armani 11 42 3.8 15/23 65.2 3/9 33.3 3/6 50 21 4 2 2
2012-13 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 10 46 4.6 10/20 50 6/24 25 8/12 66.7 30 2 10 1
2013-14 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 27 143 5.3 39/67 58.2 16/48 33.3 17/22 77.3 117 24 22 15
2014-15 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 24 126 5.3 26/55 47.3 20/60 33.3 14/20 70 83 25 18 14
2015-16 Brose Baskets Bamberg 23 212 9.2 48/101 47.5 24/53 45.3 44/54 81.5 150 20 63 15
2016-17 Brose Bamberg 30 346 11.5 92/172 53.5 36/83 43.4 54/73 74 222 22 69 20
2017-18 Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul 36 320 8.9 76/140 54.3 34/79 43 66/82 80.5 179 33 62 12
2018-19 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 36 263 7.3 56/118 47.5 37/96 38.5 40/49 81.6 146 34 58 20
2021-22 AX Armani Exchange Milan 32 259 8.1 78/149 52.3 14/48 29.2 61/77 79.2 214 36 42 13
Totals 239 1790 7.5 449/867 51.8 193/510 37.8 313/404 77.5 1186 203 348 116
Averages 239 1790 7.5 449/867 51.8 193/510 37.8 313/404 77.5 5 0.8 1.5 0.5
Career Stats
Other Competition                                                                                                                                                                                            
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG
M-A		 % 3FG
M-A		 % FT
M-A		 % Reb St As Bl
2007/08  Reggio Emilia 33 123 3.7 41/88 46.6 6/16 37.5 23/32 71.9 109 16 14 11
2008/09  Reggio Emilia 13 116 8.9 32/75 42.7 7/18 38.9 31/40 77.5 69 14 13 10
2009/10  Reggio Emilia 27 289 10.7 99/185 53.5 9/50 18 64/89 71.9 192 40 24 27
2010/11  Armani Jeans 18 29 1.6 8/25 32 3/13 23.1 4/7 57.1 29 16 3 9

 Scavolini 12 46 3.8 14/33 42.4 4/20 20 6/6 100 39 13 7 3
2011/12  Armani Jeans 37 142 3.8 35/79 44.3 13/49 26.5 33/42 78.6 119 13 16 9
2012/13  EA7 Emporio Armani 37 213 5.8 52/104 50.0 24/71 33.8 37/46 80.4 151 14 28 16
2013/14  EA7 Emporio Armani 47 325 6.9 80/146 54.8 42/113 37.2 39/52 75.0 231 33 38 30
2014/15  EA7 Emporio Armani 39 219 5.6 52/98 53.1 29/91 31.9 28/38 73.7 168 28 35 24
2015/16  Bamberg 40 374 9.4 89/156 57.1 39/89 43.8 79/104 76.0 203 24 104 37
2016/17  Bamberg 41 337 8.2 70/155 45.2 41/105 39.0 74/86 86.0 201 30 79 31
2017/18  Fenerbahce Dogus 35 263 7.5 64/104 61.5 31/69 44.9 42/60 70.0 166 37 68 5
2018/19  Fenerbahce Beko 35 348 9.9 74/143 51.7 47/113 41.6 59/71 83.1 172 24 82 9
2019/20  New Orleans Pelicans 60 395 6.6 67/117 57.3 69/206 33.5 54/73 74.0 180 34 82 23
2020/21  New Orleans Pelicans 22 43 2.0 8/22 36.4 7/37 18.9 6/7 85.7 57 9 25 1

 Dallas Mavericks 26 91 3.5 15/36 41.7 16/50 32 13/18 72.2 71 7 19 3