Gianluca Basile

Gianluca Basile

Basile withFC Barcelona,in 2009.
Personal information
Born	(1975-01-24)24 January 1975 Ruvo di Puglia,Italy
Listed height	6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
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
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeaguechampion (2010) 2×Spanish Leaguechampion (2009,2011) 3×Spanish Cupwinner (2007,2010,2011) 2×Spanish Supercupwinner (2009,2010) 2×Italian Leaguechampion (2000,2005) Italian League MVP(2004) Italian League Finals MVP(2005) Order of Merit of the Italian Republic(2004)
Medals RepresentingItaly Men'sBasketball Summer Olympic Games Athens 2004 EuroBasket France 1999 Sweden 2003 Mediterranean Games Italy 1997

Gianluca Basile(born 24 January 1975) is an Italian former professionalbasketballplayer. At a height of 1.92 m (6'33⁄4") talland a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he mainly played at theshooting guardposition. He is considered one of the best 1990s and 2000s era Italian basketball players. He won thesilver medalat the2004 Summer Olympic Games,and the gold medal at the1999 EuroBasket.He was also thecaptainof the men'sItaly national team.

Professional career

Basile played four years with Italian clubPallacanestro Reggiana,and seven years withFortitudo Bologna,with whom he won twoLBAchampionships, as the team'scaptain.In 2005, he moved to Spanish clubFC Barcelona.In July 2011, he signed a two-year deal with Italian clubPallacanestro Cantù.

On 6 July 2012 Italian clubEmporio Armani Milano,officially announced the signing of Basile, to a one-year contract.His contract with the team expired on 30 June 2013 and he became afree agent.

He finished his career with Italian clubOrlandina Basket,and last played in the 2015–16 season.

National team career

Basile was the leader of the men'sItaly national basketball teamthat won the silver medal at the2004 Summer OlympicsinAthens,which was the best result for Italy since they took the silver medal at the1980 Summer Olympics.He also helped Italy beatTeam USA,by a score of 95-78, by scoring 25 points in a pre-Olympicfriendlygame against the US in 2004.His medals with the Italy national team also include a gold medal at theEuroBasket 1999,a bronze medal at theEuroBasket 2003,and a silver medal at the1997 Mediterranean Games.

Player profile

Basile excelled in the role ofshooting guard,orpoint forward,and was a very effectivethree-pointshooter. He invented and named the"tiro ignorante"( "ignorant shot" ), athree-pointshot taken under difficult conditions, and which would surprise his opponents.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goalpercentage	3P%	3-point field-goalpercentage	FT%	Free-throwpercentage
RPG	Reboundsper game	APG	Assistsper game	SPG	Stealsper game
BPG	Blocksper game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

†	Denotes season in which Basile won theEuroLeague
*	Led the league

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
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

Fortitudo Bologna

• 2×Italian LeagueChampion: (2000,2005)

FC Barcelona

• 2×Spanish LeagueChampion: (2008–09,2010–11)
• 3×Spanish CupWinner: (2007,2010,2011)
• 2×Spanish Super CupWinner: (2009,2010)
• EuroLeagueChampion: (2009–10)

Italy national team

• 1997 Mediterranean Games:Silver
• 1999 EuroBasket:Gold
• 2003 EuroBasket:Bronze
• 2004 Summer Olympic Games:Silver

Individual

• Italian League MVP:(2004)
• Italian League Finals MVP:(2005)
• Officer of theOrder of Merit of the Italian Republic-Rome,27 September 2004. The initiative of thePresident of the Republic.

External links

• FIBA Archive Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Italian League ProfileArchived2012-01-26 at theWayback Machine(in Italian)
• Spanish League Profile(in Spanish)