Alessandro Gentile
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| No. 25 – Panathinaikos | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward | ||||||||||||
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Greek Basket League EuroLeague |
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| Born |
November 12, 1992 Maddaloni, Italy |
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 104.4 kg (230 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53rd overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2009–2011 | Benetton Treviso | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | ||||||||||||
| 2016–present | → Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||
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Alessandro Gentile (born November 12, 1992) is an Italian professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft. 7 in.), he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 53rd overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
From 2007 to 2009, Gentile played with the junior teams of Treviso Basket. In 2009, he signed to play with Treviso's senior men's team and in the 2009–10 season, he played in 24 games in Italy's top-tier level LBA league, averaging 3.4 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. In 2011, he won the Italian League's Best Player Under 22 award. On June 14, 2011, he signed a three-year contract extension with Treviso Basket.
In December 2011, Gentile left Treviso Basket and signed a four-year deal with Olimpia Milano. In 2013–14, Gentile had a break-out season, averaging 11.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists over 21 games in the EuroLeague. In June 2014, after Milano won their 26th Italian League championship, Gentile was named the Italian League Finals MVP.
In July 2014, Gentile penned a new three-year contract with Milano. A year later in 2015, the Milano captain extended his contract until 2018, with a new three-year deal.
On October 6, 2015, Gentile played against the NBA's Boston Celtics, in the NBA Global Games tournament.
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