Gianluca Basile
Basile with FC Barcelona, in 2009.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
January 24, 1975 Ruvo di Puglia, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| 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 | FC Barcelona |
| 2011–2012 | Cantù |
| 2012–2013 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2013–2016 | Orlandina Basket |
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Gianluca Basile (born January 24, 1975) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.92m (6 ft 3¾ in) tall and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he mainly played at the shooting guard position. He is considered to be one of the best 1990s and 2000s era Italian basketball players. He won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and the gold medal at the EuroBasket 1999. He was also the captain of the senior men's Italian national team.
Basile excelled in the role of shooting guard, or point forward, and was a very effective three-point shooter. He invented and named the "tiro ignorante" ("ignorant shot"), a three-point shot taken under difficult conditions, and which would surprise his opponents.
Basile played four years with Italian club Pallacanestro Reggiana, and seven years with Fortitudo Bologna, with whom he won two Italian League championships, as the team's captain. In 2005, he moved to Spanish club FC Barcelona. In July 2011, he signed a two-year deal with Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù.
On July 6, 2012, Italian club Emporio Armani Milano, officially announced the signing of Basile, to a one-year contract. His contract with the team expired on June 30, 2013, and he became a free agent.
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