Vincenzo Esposito
| Pistoia Basket 2000 | |
|---|---|
| League | Serie A |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 1, 1969 Caserta, Campania, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Listed height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1991 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1984–2014 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1984–1993 | Juvecaserta Basket |
| 1993–1995 | Fortitudo Bologna |
| 1995–1996 | Toronto Raptors |
| 1996–1997 | Scavolini Pesaro |
| 1997–1998 | Mabo Pistoia |
| 1998–2001 | Andrea Costa Imola |
| 2001–2002 | Snaidero Udine |
| 2002 | Telecom Gran Canaria |
| 2002–2003 | Andrea Costa Imola |
| 2003–2004 | Scafati Basket |
| 2004 | Lottomatica Roma |
| 2004–2005 | Andrea Costa Imola |
| 2005 | Polaris World Murcia |
| 2005–2006 | Casale Monferrato |
| 2006 | Capo d'Orlando |
| 2006–2007 | Gragnano |
| 2007–2009 | Gira Ozzano |
| 2013–2014 | Imola |
| As coach: | |
| 2009–2010 | Aquila Basket Trento |
| 2010–2011 | Fortitudo Agrigento |
| 2013–2014 | Imola |
| 2014–2015 | Juvecaserta |
| 2015–present | Pistoia Basket 2000 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Vincenzo Esposito (born March 1, 1969) is an Italian professional basketball coach for Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia of the Serie A. He was formally a player, playing as a shooting guard.
Esposito is most notable internationally for being the first player signed by the Toronto Raptors of the NBA, also making him the first Italian signed by an NBA team.
The majority of his career took place in Italy, where he was named Serie A MVP in 1999 and 2000, having earlier won the league with Juvecaserta in 1991.
The Caserta native started his career with hometown club Juvecaserta Basket during the 1984-85 Serie A season, at only 15.
With the Campanian club he would win the 1988 Italian Basketball Cup and the 1990-91 Serie A championship, the club's first (and as of 2015 only) national championship, during that time the team also played in the 1991–92 FIBA European League and the 1992–93 FIBA Korać Cup.
Esposito would move on to Fortitudo Bologna in 1993, playing there for two years.
Esposito had been noticed by NBA teams, the Cleveland Cavaliers through scout Rudy D'Amico and the Toronto Raptors through Bob Zuffelato. Though he had agreed terms with the Cavaliers, complications related to the NBA lockout meant he could only sign with the Raptors.
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