Background
De Colo was born in Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras, France to parents who were both born and raised in Portugal.
De Colo was born in Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras, France to parents who were both born and raised in Portugal.
He attended Lycée Fernand Renaudeau in Cholet and made his first appearance on the Cholet U20 team in 2004-2005.
Standing at 6 ft 5 in (196 m), he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Early career
On 1 June 2009, he parted ways with Cholet. On 25 June 2009, he was selected with the 53rd overall pick in the 2009 National Basketball Association draft by the San Antonio Spurs.
On 13 July 2009, he signed a three-year deal with Valencia British Columbia of Spain.
San Antonio Spurs
On 10 July 2012, De Colo announced he would not be re-signing with Valencia in order to play the National Basketball Association. On 13 July 2012, he signed a two-year deal with the San Antonio Spurs. During his rookie and sophomore seasons, he had multiple assignments with the Austin Toros of the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League. de Colo reached the 2013 National Basketball Association Finals with the Spurs, but the team lost to the Miami Heat in seven games.
Toronto Raptors
On 20 February 2014, De Colo was traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Austin Daye. CSKA Moscow
On 9 July 2014, De Colo signed a two-year deal (with the third option year) with the Russian club CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League.
In May 2015, he was chosen to the All-Euroleague Second Team for the performances he put over the season.
In 2014-2015, CSKA Moscow managed to advance to the Euroleague Final Four for the fourth straight season, after eliminating Panathinaikos for the second straight season in the Euroleague quarter-final playoffs series with a 3–1 series victory. However, in the Euroleague Final Four"s semifinal game, despite being dubbed by the media as an absolute favorite to advance to Finals, CSKA once again lost to Olympiacos. The final score was 70–68, after a great Olympiacos comeback in the 4th quarter, led by Vassilis Spanoulis.
In his second Euroleague season, De Colo averaged a career-high 14.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.1 assists, over 28 games played.
CSKA Moscow finished the season by winning the VTB United League, after eliminating Khimki with a 3–0 series sweep in the finals series.