2020-21 Wrestling Roster

Nino Bastianelli
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- 197 lbs
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Marysville, Mich.
- High School:
- Marysville
2020-21: Served team as a captain … Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019-20: Represented the Bears at the EIWA Championships (Mar. 6-7) … Gained the team’s Rob Davidson Most Dedicated Wrestler Award and Ralph Anderton-Edward Durgin Award … Served team as captain … Earned EIWA All-Academic Team honors … Ranked second on the team in wins (18), first in dual wins (eight), first in technical falls (three), first in dual points (33), first in dual pins (one), first in dual technical falls (two), second in falls (three), second in EIWA dual wins (seven), and third in dual major decisions (two) … Posted an 18-13 overall record, 8-5 dual mark, and 7-5 EIWA dual mark … Tallied 33 dual points, three pins, three technical falls, and two major decisions on the year … Earned EIWA dual wins over American (Jan. 10), F&M (Jan. 19), Binghamton (Jan. 25), Cornell (Jan. 25), LIU (Feb. 16), Harvard (Feb. 22), and Sacred Heart (Feb. 23) … Won three matches at the Northeast Collegiate Classic (Nov. 10).
2018-19: Won the 184-pound weight class at the Wildcat Open (Jan. 27) … Placed sixth at the F&M Open (Jan. 5) … Posted a 10-7 record on the year with a 1-1 dual mark … Tallied three pins and one major decision … Earned an EIWA dual win over Binghamton (Jan. 26) … Won four matches at the Wildcat Open … Charted three wins at the F&M Open.
2017-18: Won the 184-pound weight class at the Wildcat Open (Jan. 28) … Placed fourth at the F&M Open (Jan. 6) … Finished the year with a 12-7 overall record and 2-1 dual mark … Led the team with six pins … Posted the team’s fastest fall in 0:19 … Earned dual wins against American (Jan. 14) and Maryland (Jan. 14) … Gained four wins at the Wildcat Open … Tallied three wins apiece at the Navy Classic (Nov. 18) and F&M Open.
Before Brown: Won a Michigan State Championship as a senior … Placed at the state championships all four years … Came in sixth as a junior and sophomore and eighth as a freshman at the state championships … Compiled a 171-42 career record …Captained team all four years … Wrestled for head coach Rocky Palazzolo … Competed on the club level for Marysville Wrestling Club; gained All-America accolades … National Honor Society member.
Personal: Brett “Nino” Bastianelli is the son of Joan and Gregory Bastianelli … Has two older siblings, Samantha and Alison; Alison is a member of the University of Illinois volleyball Class of 2019 … Holds a black belt in karate … Born on May 10, 1999 … Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations concentrator.
Why Brown? “I chose Brown because of the high academic standards and challenges along with the opportunities that I will have beyond graduation. Because of the family atmosphere between the coaches and the student-athletes Brown is the place where I can conquer my goals and improve both those around me and myself.”
2019-20: Represented the Bears at the EIWA Championships (Mar. 6-7) … Gained the team’s Rob Davidson Most Dedicated Wrestler Award and Ralph Anderton-Edward Durgin Award … Served team as captain … Earned EIWA All-Academic Team honors … Ranked second on the team in wins (18), first in dual wins (eight), first in technical falls (three), first in dual points (33), first in dual pins (one), first in dual technical falls (two), second in falls (three), second in EIWA dual wins (seven), and third in dual major decisions (two) … Posted an 18-13 overall record, 8-5 dual mark, and 7-5 EIWA dual mark … Tallied 33 dual points, three pins, three technical falls, and two major decisions on the year … Earned EIWA dual wins over American (Jan. 10), F&M (Jan. 19), Binghamton (Jan. 25), Cornell (Jan. 25), LIU (Feb. 16), Harvard (Feb. 22), and Sacred Heart (Feb. 23) … Won three matches at the Northeast Collegiate Classic (Nov. 10).
2018-19: Won the 184-pound weight class at the Wildcat Open (Jan. 27) … Placed sixth at the F&M Open (Jan. 5) … Posted a 10-7 record on the year with a 1-1 dual mark … Tallied three pins and one major decision … Earned an EIWA dual win over Binghamton (Jan. 26) … Won four matches at the Wildcat Open … Charted three wins at the F&M Open.
2017-18: Won the 184-pound weight class at the Wildcat Open (Jan. 28) … Placed fourth at the F&M Open (Jan. 6) … Finished the year with a 12-7 overall record and 2-1 dual mark … Led the team with six pins … Posted the team’s fastest fall in 0:19 … Earned dual wins against American (Jan. 14) and Maryland (Jan. 14) … Gained four wins at the Wildcat Open … Tallied three wins apiece at the Navy Classic (Nov. 18) and F&M Open.
Before Brown: Won a Michigan State Championship as a senior … Placed at the state championships all four years … Came in sixth as a junior and sophomore and eighth as a freshman at the state championships … Compiled a 171-42 career record …Captained team all four years … Wrestled for head coach Rocky Palazzolo … Competed on the club level for Marysville Wrestling Club; gained All-America accolades … National Honor Society member.
Personal: Brett “Nino” Bastianelli is the son of Joan and Gregory Bastianelli … Has two older siblings, Samantha and Alison; Alison is a member of the University of Illinois volleyball Class of 2019 … Holds a black belt in karate … Born on May 10, 1999 … Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations concentrator.
Why Brown? “I chose Brown because of the high academic standards and challenges along with the opportunities that I will have beyond graduation. Because of the family atmosphere between the coaches and the student-athletes Brown is the place where I can conquer my goals and improve both those around me and myself.”
CAREER STATISTICS | |||||||
Year | Overall | Dual | EIWA Dual | MD | TF | Pins | Fastest Fall |
2017-18 | 12-7 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 0:19 |
2018-19 | 10-7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0:54 |
2019-20 | 18-13 | 8-5 | 7-5 | 2-3 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1:17 |
2020-21 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Totals | 40-27 | 11-7 | 9-6 | 3-8 | 3-1 | 12-2 | 0:19 |
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