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Vincenzo Esposito

Vincenzo Esposito (born March 1, 1969 in Caserta, Campania) is an Italian professional basketball player. He is 1.94 m (6'4") tall and plays as a shooting guard. In the NBA, he is best known for playing with the Toronto Raptors, for whom he averaged 3.9 points in 9.4 mins per game in the 30 games he played.

Career

Also knowkn as "El Diablo" for his impromptu way of playing but also for his fiery temperament, he is the fifth scorer of all times in the Italian professional league and was the first Italian to sign in the NBA. He debuted at only 15 in the team of his hometown, Caserta, where he played from 1984 to 1993, winning an Italian title in 1991 and an Italian National Cup in 1988. In 1993 he moved to Fortitudo Bologna for the next two seasons, where he averaged 25.7 and 24.2 ppg respectively.

In 1995 he signed for the NBA with Toronto Raptors, where he played 30 games averaging 3.9 points in 9.4 minutes per game: his high-score was 18 against the New York Knicks at the Madison Square Garden.

In 1996 he moved back to Italy signing with Pesaro, where he averaged 25.3 ppg. Next season Vincenzo had some problems with the team and in November 1997 he was waived after 8 games in which he had averaged only 13.4 ppg; he signed with Pistoia, helping the team to stay in the First League with 22.3 ppg. From 1998 to 2001 he played in the little town of Imola, in the First League, where he become a real hero: he was the best scorer of the league for three consecutive years (24.5 ppg, 30.9 ppg and 28.0 ppg respectively), being also awarded twice as the league's MVP.

In 2001 he moved to Udine for an unsuccessful experience that ended prematurely in January despite his 20.5 ppg; then he signed for the Spanish team of Gran Canaria for the rest of the season.

In 2002 he signed back with Imola, now relegated in the Italian Second League, where he averaged 24.9 ppg, and then in 2003 he signed with ambitious second league team of Scafati, for another unsuccessful experience that ended in February (22.4 ppg), when he stepped up to the Italian contender Rome as a sixth man (4.9 ppg in only 15 mins).

But Vincenzo was not used to start from the bench, so for the 2004-05 season he preferred to descend to the Second League and moved back to Imola for the third time in his career: he was the leading scorer of the Italian Second League with 26.9 ppg. At the end of the season, he spent a while in the Spanish second league, in Murcia.

In 2005 he signed with Casale Monferrato, but again he has some problems with teammates, coach and fans, so he was released when he was averaging only 12.1 ppg and in March he signed with Orlandina Basket Capo d'Orlando, for his last experience in the Italian First League (8.8 ppg). He was confirmed also for the 2006-07 season and named team's captain, but a week before the start of the championship some problems emerged and he cancelled the contract by mutual consent. In December 2007 he signed with Gragnano, in the third league, but soon he has some problems with the team and did not finish the season (15.3 ppg in 13 games).

In July 2007 he decieded that he would only have played in Emilia-Romagna, where he had already bought a house, and he signed with Sporting Gira Ozzano, the third team of Bologna, once in the first league and now in the third. At the end of the season, he ranked third among the scoring leaders of the league with 18.8 ppg. He remained in Ozzano for the 2008-09 season, and with 21.4 points per game was the leading scorer of the league.

External links

Vincent Esposito player statistics at basketballreference.com

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 ==Career==
-Also knowkn as ''"El Diablo"'' for his impromptu way of playing but also for his fiery temperament, he was the first [[Italy|Italian]] in the [[NBA]] and the fifth scorer of all times in the Italian professional league. He debuted at only 15 in the team of his hometown, [[Caserta]], where he played from [[1984]] to [[1993]], winning an Italian title in [[1991]] and an Italian National Cup in [[1988]]. In [[1993]] he moved to Fortitudo  [[Bologna]] for the next two seasons.
+Also knowkn as ''"El Diablo"'' for his impromptu way of playing but also for his fiery temperament, he is the fifth scorer of all times in the Italian professional league and was the first [[Italy|Italian]] to sign in the [[NBA]]. He debuted at only 15 in the team of his hometown, [[Caserta]], where he played from [[1984]] to [[1993]], winning an Italian title in [[1991]] and an Italian National Cup in [[1988]]. In [[1993]] he moved to Fortitudo  [[Bologna]] for the next two seasons, where he averaged 25.7 and 24.2 ppg respectively.
 In [[1995]] he signed for the [[NBA]] with [[Toronto Raptors]], where he played 30 games averaging 3.9 points in 9.4 minutes per game: his high-score was 18 against the [[New York Knicks]] at the [[Madison Square Garden]].
-In [[1996]] he moved back to [[Italy]] signing with [[Pesaro]], but in [[november]] [[1997]] he was traded to [[Pistoia]]. From [[1998]] to [[2001]] he played in [[Imola]] and was the leading scorer of the Italian League for three consecutive years, being also awarded twice as the league's [[MVP]].
+In [[1996]] he moved back to [[Italy]] signing with [[Pesaro]], where he averaged 25.3 ppg. Next season Vincenzo had some problems with the team and in [[November]] [[1997]] he was waived after 8 games in which he had averaged only 13.4 ppg; he signed with [[Pistoia]], helping the team to stay in the First League with 22.3 ppg. From [[1998]] to [[2001]] he played in the little town of [[Imola]], in the First League, where he become a real hero: he was the best scorer of the league for three consecutive years (24.5 ppg, 30.9 ppg and 28.0 ppg respectively), being also awarded twice as the league's [[MVP]].
-In [[2001]] he moved to [[Udine]] for an unsuccessful experience that ended prematurely in [[Januray]], when he signed for the [[Spain|Spanish]] team of [[Gran Canaria]].
+In [[2001]] he moved to [[Udine]] for an unsuccessful experience that ended prematurely in [[January]] despite his 20.5 ppg; then he signed for the [[Spain|Spanish]] team of [[Gran Canaria]] for the rest of the season.
-In [[2002]] he signed back with [[Imola]], now relegated in the Italian Second League, and then in [[2003]] he signed with ambitious second league team of [[Scafati]], for another unsuccessful experience that ended in [[February]], when he stepped up to the Italian contender [[Rome]] as a [[sixth man]].
+In [[2002]] he signed back with [[Imola]], now relegated in the Italian Second League, where he averaged 24.9 ppg, and then in [[2003]] he signed with ambitious second league team of [[Scafati]], for another unsuccessful experience that ended in [[February]] (22.4 ppg), when he stepped up to the Italian contender [[Rome]] as a [[sixth man]] (4.9 ppg in only 15 mins).
-But Vincenzo is not used to start from the bench, so for the [[2004]]-[[2005|05]] season he moved back to [[Imola]] for the third time in his career: he was the leading scorer of the Italian Second League. At the end of the season, he spent a while in the [[Spain|Spanish]] second league, in [[Murcia]].
+But Vincenzo was not used to start from the bench, so for the [[2004]]-[[2005|05]] season he preferred to descend to the Second  League and moved back to [[Imola]] for the third time in his career: he was the leading scorer of the Italian Second League with 26.9 ppg. At the end of the season, he spent a while in the [[Spain|Spanish]] second league, in [[Murcia]].
-In [[2005]] he signed with [[Casale Monferrato]], but again he has some problems with teammates, coach and fans, so he was released and then signed in March with Orlandina Basket [[Capo d'Orlando]]. He was confirmed also for the [[2006]]-[[2007|07]] season and named team's captain, but a week before the start of the championship some problems emerged and he cancelled the contract by mutual consent. In [[December]] [[2007]] he signed with [[Gragnano]], in the third league, but soon he has some problems with the team and did not finish the season.
+In [[2005]] he signed with [[Casale Monferrato]], but again he has some problems with teammates, coach and fans, so he was released when he was averaging only 12.1 ppg and in [[March]] he signed with Orlandina Basket [[Capo d'Orlando]], for his last experience in the Italian First League (8.8 ppg). He was confirmed also for the [[2006]]-[[2007|07]] season and named team's captain, but a week before the start of the championship some problems emerged and he cancelled the contract by mutual consent. In [[December]] [[2007]] he signed with [[Gragnano]], in the third league, but soon he has some problems with the team and did not finish the season (15.3 ppg in 13 games).
-In [[July]] [[2007]] he decieded that he would only have played in [[Emilia-Romagna]], where he bought a house, and he signed with Sporting Gira Ozzano, the third team of [[Bologna]], once in the first league and now in the third. At the end of the season, he ranked third among the scoring leaders of the league. He remained in Ozzano for the [[2008]]-[[2009|09]] season, and with 21.4 points per game was the leading scorer of the league.
+In [[July]] [[2007]] he decieded that he would only have played in [[Emilia-Romagna]], where he had already bought a house, and he signed with Sporting Gira Ozzano, the third team of [[Bologna]], once in the first league and now in the third. At the end of the season, he ranked third among the scoring leaders of the league with 18.8 ppg. He remained in Ozzano for the [[2008]]-[[2009|09]] season, and with 21.4 points per game was the leading scorer of the league.
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