Gianluca Basile
Basile with FC Barcelona, in 2009. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Ruvo di Puglia, Italy | 24 January 1975|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 1997: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1995–2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard / shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1999 | Reggiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2005 | Fortitudo Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2011 | Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Cantù | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Olimpia Milano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Orlandina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gianluca Basile (born 24 January 1975) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 3⁄4") tall[1] and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he mainly played at the shooting guard position. He is considered one of the best 1990s and 2000s era Italian basketball players. He won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and the gold medal at the 1999 EuroBasket. He was also the captain of the men's Italy national team.
Professional career
[edit]Basile played four years with Italian club Pallacanestro Reggiana, and seven years with Fortitudo Bologna, with whom he won two LBA championships, as the team's captain. In 2005, he moved to Spanish club FC Barcelona. In July 2011, he signed a two-year deal with Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù.[2]
On 6 July 2012 Italian club Emporio Armani Milano, officially announced the signing of Basile, to a one-year contract.[3] His contract with the team expired on 30 June 2013 and he became a free agent.[4]
He finished his career with Italian club Orlandina Basket, and last played in the 2015–16 season.[5]
National team career
[edit]Basile was the leader of the men's Italy national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, which was the best result for Italy since they took the silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also helped Italy beat Team USA, by a score of 95-78, by scoring 25 points in a pre-Olympic friendly game against the US in 2004.[6] His medals with the Italy national team also include a gold medal at the EuroBasket 1999, a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2003, and a silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.
Player profile
[edit]Basile excelled in the role of shooting guard, or point forward, and was a very effective three-point shooter. He invented and named the "tiro ignorante" ("ignorant shot"), a three-point shot taken under difficult conditions, and which would surprise his opponents.
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
[edit]† | Denotes season in which Basile won the EuroLeague |
* | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2000–01 | Fortitudo Bologna | 18 | 14 | 27.3 | .417 | .311 | .729 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .2 | 9.9 | 9.5 |
2001–02 | 17 | 14 | 32.3 | .442 | .430 | .732 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | .4 | 11.8 | 12.4 | |
2002–03 | 19 | 17 | 33.6 | .404 | .359 | .860 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 | .2 | 13.8 | 11.7 | |
2003–04 | 17 | 12 | 29.3 | .396 | .387 | .833 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | — | 12.1 | 11.5 | |
2004–05 | 20 | 18 | 30.4 | .401 | .358 | .902 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.0 | .1 | 12.6 | 12.6 | |
2005–06 | Barcelona | 23 | 6 | 23.5 | .364 | .294 | .814 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .2 | 8.7 | 7.9 |
2006–07 | 22 | 12 | 26.6 | .465 | .440 | .741 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .1 | 9.6 | 8.5 | |
2007–08 | 22 | 18 | 26.1 | .379 | .283 | .771 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .0 | 9.9 | 8.3 | |
2008–09 | 23* | 13 | 23.3 | .500 | .506 | .889 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | — | 7.8 | 8.6 | |
2009–10† | 18 | 0 | 17.3 | .289 | .294 | .750 | 1.9 | .8 | .4 | — | 4.1 | 2.1 | |
2011–12 | Cantù | 15 | 5 | 21.9 | .422 | .430 | .833 | 1.9 | 3.1 | .1 | — | 10.0 | 9.5 |
2012–13 | Milano | 9 | 0 | 11.7 | .409 | .316 | 1.000 | .6 | .7 | .2 | — | 3.3 | 1.6 |
Career | 223 | 129 | 25.9 | .408 | .366 | .811 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .1 | 9.7 | 8.9 |
Honors and awards
[edit]Fortitudo Bologna
[edit]- 2× Italian League Champion: (2000, 2005)
FC Barcelona
[edit]- 2× Spanish League Champion: (2008–09, 2010–11)
- 3× Spanish Cup Winner: (2007, 2010, 2011)
- 2× Spanish Super Cup Winner: (2009, 2010)
- EuroLeague Champion: (2009–10)
Italy national team
[edit]- 1997 Mediterranean Games:
Silver
- 1999 EuroBasket:
Gold
- 2003 EuroBasket:
Bronze
- 2004 Summer Olympic Games:
Silver
Individual
[edit]- Italian League MVP: (2004)
- Italian League Finals MVP: (2005)
- Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic - Rome, 27 September 2004. The initiative of the President of the Republic.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ EuroLeague player profile 1.92 m in height.
- ^ NGC Cantu tabs Basile.
- ^ Olimpia Milano officially announced Gianluca Basile.
- ^ "Capo d'Orlando interested in Gianluca Basile". Sportando. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ Gianluca Basile announces his retirement.
- ^ Sports.ESPN.com - Italians' 3-point shooting nets 45 points.
- ^ Ufficiale Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana Sig. Gianluca Basile (in Italian).
External links
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- FIBA Archive Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Italian League Profile Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
- 1975 births
- Living people
- 1998 FIBA World Championship players
- 2006 FIBA World Championship players
- Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
- FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
- FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
- Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players
- Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Italian men's basketball players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Liga ACB players
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Olympic basketball players for Italy
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Orlandina Basket players
- Pallacanestro Cantù players
- Olimpia Milano players
- Pallacanestro Reggiana players
- People from Ruvo di Puglia
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Bari