No. 14 – Melbourne Boomers | |
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Position | Guard |
League | WNBL |
Personal information | |
Born | 29 August 1989 |
Nationality | Australia |
Career information | |
College | Washington (1 academic year) |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2011 | Canberra Capitals |
2011–2013 | Townsville Fire |
Career highlights and awards | |
QBL MVP 2011 | |
Nicole Romeo (born 29 August 1989) is an Australian basketball player.
Romeo was born on 29 August 1989. She is 166 centimetres (65 in) tall.
In basketball, Romeo plays in the guard position.
Romeo played her junior basketball with the Norwood Flames Basketball Club in South Australia.
Romeo first played in the WNBL for the Canberra Capitals in 2009. She played for the team during their 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 seasons. In her first season, she had an average of 1.08 points per game and .9 rebounds per game. During her second season with the Capitals, she played in every single regular season game. Her per game statistics improved to 5.2 points per game. That season, she also averaged 2.0 assists per game. During an October 2010 game, she scored 19 points in a game against the Australian Institute of Sport. This was the most points she had scored in a game during her first two seasons in the league. In the opening game of the 2010/2011 season against the Bulleen Boomers, she scored seven points while only playing 15 minutes. In an October 2010 game against Townsville, she scored 12 points and was third overall in scoring for the Capitals in that game. In a November 2010 game against the Bendigo Spirit, she and Nicole Hunt were in charge of and were successful in largely shutting down Kristi Harrower. In a December 2010 game against the Adelaide Lightning, she scored 12 points. During the 2010/2011 season, she would sometimes play point guard and the Canberra Times described her as being a threat on the perimeter.
Romeo joined the Townsville Fire for the 2011/2012 season. Her teammates included Ellie Manou and Mia Newley. She arrived in Townsville in early September in order to get ready for pre-season training with the team, where she was expected to be the backup point guard.
Romeo attended the University of Washington for one academic year. While there, she played on the university's women's basketball team.
In 2009, Romeo was a member of the Sandringham Sabres team in the SEABL. In 2013, Romeo was a member of the Frankston Blues team in the SEABL.