John Petrucelli

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John Petrucelli
No. 11 – Basket Brescia Leonessa
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1992-10-27) October 27, 1992 (age 31)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
High schoolHicksville (Hicksville, New York)
CollegeMolloy (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Iskra Svit
2016–2019Erie BayHawks / Lakeland Magic
2019–2020Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2020–2021ratiopharm Ulm
2021–presentBrescia Leonessa
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

John Petrucelli (born October 27, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Brescia Leonessa of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for Molloy College before playing professionally in Slovakia, the NBA G League and Israel.

Early life and college career[edit]

Petrucelli attended Hicksville High School in Hicksville, New York, where he earned All-County Accolades in 2009-10. Petrucelli was also named to the All-Conference Team as a junior.[1]

Petrucelli played college basketball at Molloy College, where he averaged 23 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3.6 steals per game in his senior year, leading the Lions to the conference semi-finals round of the playoffs. On March 4, 2014, Petrucelli was named East Coast Conference Player of the Year.[2]

On January 16, 2020, Petrucelli was inducted into Molloy's Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]

Professional career[edit]

Iskra Svit (2015–2016)[edit]

On November 1, 2014, Petrucelli was selected in Round 8 with Pick 3 in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft by the Bakersfield Jam. On January 29, 2015, Petrucelli started his professional career with Iskra Svit of the Slovak Basketball League.[4] On November 7, 2015, Petrucelli recorded a career-high 27 points, while shooting 11-of-16 from the field, along with five rebounds, seven assists and three steals in an 81–64 win over Karlovka Bratislava.[5] In 21 games played during the 2015–16 season, he averaged 16.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

Erie BayHawks / Lakeland Magic (2016–2019)[edit]

On June 6, 2016, Petrucelli was acquired by the Erie BayHawks, the NBA D-League affiliate of the Orlando Magic.[6]

On October 10, 2018, Petrucelli signed with the Orlando Magic,[7] but he was waived two days later after training camp.[8] In 47 games played for the Lakeland Magic during the 2018–19 season, he averaged 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while shooting 45.2 percent from three-point range.

On June 25, 2019, Petrucelli joined the Orlando Magic for the 2019 NBA Summer League.[9]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2019–2020)[edit]

On July 16, 2019, Petrucelli signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League.[10] Petrucelli averaged 13 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game.[11]

Ratiopharm Ulm (2020–2021)[edit]

On August 3, 2020, Petrucelli signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[12]

Brescia Leonessa (2021–present)[edit]

On July 16, 2021, Petrucelli signed in Italy for Brescia Leonessa of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and EuroCup Basketball.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "John Petrucelli - Molloy College Athletics". MolloyLions.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Petrucelli Named ECC Player of the Year". MolloyLions.com. March 4, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Department of Athletics Announces 2020 Hall of Fame Class". MolloyLions.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "John Petrucelli Lands in Slovakia for Professional Career". MolloyLions.com. January 29, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "VSEMVS Karlovka Bratislava 64 at BK Iskra Svit 81". RealGM.com. November 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "John Petrucelli signed to Erie BayHawks". MolloyLions.com. June 6, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Magic Sign John Petrucelli". NBA.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "Orlando has requested waivers on forward Devin Davis and guard John Petrucelli". Orlando Magic PR on Twitter. October 12, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "Magic Announce 2019 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. June 25, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "John Petrucelli inks with Hapoel Beer Sheva". Sportando.basketball. July 16, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  11. ^ "John Petrucelli to join Ratiopharm Ulm". Sportando. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "Petrucelli and Landers join Ulm". Sportando. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  13. ^ "Un altro tassello per la Germani: ufficiale l'acquisto di John Petrucelli". basketbrescialeonessa.it (in Italian). 16 July 2021.

External links[edit]

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