Diego Flaccadori
| No. 12 – Aquila Basket Trento | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Italian League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 5 April 1996 Seriate, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m) |
| Listed weight | 177 lb (80 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–present | Aquila Basket Trento |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Diego Flaccadori (born 5 April 1996) is an Italian professional basketball player for Aquila Basket Trento. He stands 195 cm (6’4¾") tall, and he can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, with shooting guard being his primary position.
Professional career
Flaccadori came through the youth ranks of Excelsior Pallacanestro Bergamo,[1] before transferring to Basket Treviglio, where he made his debut for the club’s men’s team in the amateur Italian third division during the 2013–14 campaign. He played 26 games in his first year in men's basketball, averaging 2.5 points a contest.[2]
Flaccadori then joined Dolomiti Energia Trento of the professional Italian top-flight level league Serie A in August 2014.[3] In his first season with the team, he saw the court in 34 games in the Italian League, scoring 2.8 points per outing.[4] In the 2015–16 season, he marked his debut on the European club stage, participating in the European 2nd tier Eurocup competition with Trento.[5]
He was an early entry candidate for the 2016 NBA draft, but later removed his name from the list.[6]
National team
Flaccadori was part of the Italian junior national teams on several occasions. He competed in the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship,[7] guided the Italian Under-18 national team to gold at the 2014 Albert Schweitzer Tournament,[8] he was picked by the website Eurobasket.com for their unofficial 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship's Second Team the same year,[9] was named to Eurobasket.com's unofficial 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship All-Second Team,[10] and also played at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[11]
References
- ^ "Arriva Flaccadori, il roster è al completo". Aquila Basket Trento. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Diego Flaccadori | Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro". www.legapallacanestro.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Colpo Aquila: in arrivo il golden boy Flaccadori - Sport - Trentino Corriere Alpi". Trentino Corriere Alpi. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Legabasket". 195.56.77.208. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "FLACCADORI, DIEGO - Welcome to Eurocup". www.eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Thirty-three international early-entry candidates withdraw from Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "Diego Flaccadori profile, U16 European Championship Men 2012 | FIBA.COM". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Albert Schweitzer Tournament ends after plenty of treats". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "European Championships U18 Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "World Championships U19 Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Diego Flaccadori profile, U20 European Championship Men 2015 | FIBA.COM". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
External links
- Diego Flaccadori at eurocupbasketball.com
- Diego Flaccadori at fiba.com
- Diego Flaccadori at fibaeurope.com
- Diego Flaccadori at draftexpress.com
- Diego Flaccadori at eurobasket.com
- Diego Flaccadori at legabasket.it Template:It icon
- Diego Flaccadori at nbadraft.net