Nick Eppehimer
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Nicholas 'Nick' Eppehimer (born 1979 in Pottstown, PA) is a former NCAA Division 1 college basketball
player and currently plays professional basketball in France
.
Eppehimer played collegiately at Marist College
in Poughkeepsie, NY before going on to become a professional basketball player in Europe.
Eppehimer was a 1,000 point scorer at Marist and teamed up with another future professional in Sean N. Kennedy
while there.
After Marist, Eppehimer left for Treviso
(Pallacanestro Treviso
) in the Italian Serie A (basketball)
League where the team won both the regular season and post-season titles in 2003. Treviso also finished as runner-up in the Euroleague
championship that season to FC Barcelona Bàsquet
of Spain.
Other professional accomplishments include making the Swedish League All-Star team and All-Bosman team in 2005 while playing for the Norrköping Dolphins in Norrköping, Sweden. Eppehimer has also played professionally in Sassari
, Italy and Evreux
, France. He currently plays for Longwy
in France.
Eppehimer is the younger brother of professional basketball player Brett Eppehimer
.
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
player and currently plays professional basketball in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Eppehimer played collegiately at Marist College
Marist College
Marist College is a private liberal arts college on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York. The site was established in 1905 by Marist Brothers, and the college was chartered in 1929...
in Poughkeepsie, NY before going on to become a professional basketball player in Europe.
Eppehimer was a 1,000 point scorer at Marist and teamed up with another future professional in Sean N. Kennedy
Sean N. Kennedy
Sean N. Kennedy is a former college and professional basketball player.Kennedy played at Marist College, where he was a two-time first team all-MAAC performer. He was ranked in the top three in assists for NCAA Division I in the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 seasons...
while there.
After Marist, Eppehimer left for Treviso
Treviso
Treviso is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants : some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city...
(Pallacanestro Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...
) in the Italian Serie A (basketball)
Serie A (basketball)
Lega Basket Serie A is the highest level club competition in Italian professional basketball where play determines the national champion. The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 30 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarterfinals and semifinals series are best-of-five, and...
League where the team won both the regular season and post-season titles in 2003. Treviso also finished as runner-up in the Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
championship that season to FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
of Spain.
Other professional accomplishments include making the Swedish League All-Star team and All-Bosman team in 2005 while playing for the Norrköping Dolphins in Norrköping, Sweden. Eppehimer has also played professionally in Sassari
Sassari
Sassari is an Italian city. It is the second-largest city of Sardinia in terms of population with about 130,000 inhabitants, or about 300,000 including the greater metropolitan area...
, Italy and Evreux
Évreux
Évreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area...
, France. He currently plays for Longwy
Longwy
Longwy is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.The inhabitants are known as Longoviciens.-Economy:Longwy has historically been an industrial center of the Lorraine iron mining district. The town is known for its artistic glazed pottery.-History:Longwy initially...
in France.
Eppehimer is the younger brother of professional basketball player Brett Eppehimer
Brett Eppehimer
Brett Eppehimer is a former NCAA Division I and professional basketball player.Eppehimer attended Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where he played NCAA Division I basketball and finished with 1,742 career points...
.