Gianluca Basile (born January 24, 1975 in Ruvo di Puglia, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball player. He is 192 cm tall (6 ft 3 ¾ in) [1] and he weighs about 95 kg. He is considered to be one of the best 1990s and 2000s era Italian basketball players. He won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics. He was also the captain of the Italian national team. He is currently playing for Pallacanestro Cantù.
[edit] Player profile
Basile excels in the role of point forward, and is a very effective three-point shooter. He invented and named the "tiro ignorante" ("ignorant shot"), a three-pointer shot in difficult conditions which surprises the opponent.
[edit] Pro career
Basile played four years with Pallacanestro Reggiana and seven years with Fortitudo Bologna, with whom he won two Italian Championships as the team captain. In 2005, he moved to Barcelona. In July 2011 he signed a two-year deal with Pallacanestro Cantù.[2]
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[edit] Italian national team
Basile was the leader of the Italian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the best result ever for Italy after 1980. He also helped Italy beat Team USA by a score of 95-78, by scoring 25 points in the game against the US.[3] His medals with the national team also include a gold medal at the 1999 FIBA European Championship and a bronze medal at the 2003 FIBA European Championship.
[edit] Honors and awards
[edit] Fortitudo Bologna
[edit] FC Barcelona
[edit] Individual
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Basile, Gianluca |
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| Short description |
Basketball player |
| Date of birth |
January 24, 1975 |
| Place of birth |
Ruvo di Puglia, Italy |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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Italy
