Nicola Akele, a 2.03mt forward born on November 7, 1995, in Treviso, signed for Olimpia in 2026 coming from Virtus Bologna.
HIS CAREER – After starting out in Montebelluna and Mestre and making his Italian league debut in Venezia, Akele left Italy in 2014 to attend the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. From 2015, he attended for three seasons the University of Rhode Island. In 2017 and 2018, he helped the team win the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. He played 96 games at Rhode Island. In 2018, he returned to Italy to play for Roseto, and eventually for Treviso, Cremona, Brescia, and Bologna. In 2023, he won the Italian Cup with Brescia; in 2025, the Italian league championship with Bologna. He participated to four European championships with the Italian National Team at the Under 16, 18 and 20 levels. He played for the senior national team at the 2025 European Championships.

Nicola Akele, a 2.03mt forward born on November 7, 1995, in Treviso, signed for Olimpia in 2026 coming from Virtus Bologna.
HIS CAREER – After starting out in Montebelluna and Mestre and making his Italian league debut in Venezia, Akele left Italy in 2014 to attend the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. From 2015, he attended for three seasons the University of Rhode Island. In 2017 and 2018, he helped the team win the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. He played 96 games at Rhode Island. In 2018, he returned to Italy to play for Roseto, and eventually for Treviso, Cremona, Brescia, and Bologna. In 2023, he won the Italian Cup with Brescia; in 2025, the Italian league championship with Bologna. He participated to four European championships with the Italian National Team at the Under 16, 18 and 20 levels. He played for the senior national team at the 2025 European Championships.