Gabriele Procida

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Gabriele Procida
Gabriele Procida (cropped).jpg
Procida with Cantù in 2020
No. 9 – Fortitudo Bologna
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 19)
Como, Italy
NationalityItalian
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021Cantù
2021–presentFortitudo Bologna

Gabriele Procida (born 1 June 2002) is an Italian professional basketball player for Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

Early life and youth career[]

Procida grew up playing basketball for Pallacanestro Cantù at the youth level. He competed for the youth teams of Stella Azzurra and Virtus Bologna at the Next Generation Tournament.[1]

Professional career[]

On 13 October 2019, at age 17, Procida made his professional debut for Pallacanestro Cantù in a Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) game against Reyer Venezia.[2] On 19 June 2020, he signed a four-year contract with Cantù.[3] On 24 January 2021, Procida scored 24 points in a 107–83 loss to VL Pesaro. At 18 years, seven months and 23 days of age, he became the third-youngest player in league history to score at least 24 points in a game, behind Luigi Datome and Carlos Delfino.[4]

On 30 May 2021, Procida declared for the 2021 NBA Draft[5]

On July 7, 2021, he left Cantù[6] that was relegated to the Serie A2 and signed a multi year contract with Fortitudo Bologna of coach Jasmin Repeša.[7]

National team career[]

Procida represented Italy at the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship in Serbia, averaging 10.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.[8] He averaged 13.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game for Italy at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship in Greece.[9]

On 19 February 2021, Procida made his Italian senior national team debut, playing five minutes against Estonia during EuroBasket 2022 qualification.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Mastrogiacomo, Giorgio (24 June 2020). "Stelle che verranno: Gabriele Procida". Eurodevotion (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Procida e il debutto in A "Che bello, con Cantù"". La Provincia di Como (in Italian). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (19 June 2020). "Cantù firma Gabriele Procida con un quadriennale". Sportando (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Acqua S.Bernardo, Procida diventa il terzo giocatore più giovane nella storia con 24 o più punti segnati: meglio di lui solo Datome e Delfino" (in Italian). Lega Basket Serie A. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ @DraftExpress (30 May 2021). "Projected second round pick Gabriele Procida has declared for the 2021 NBA draft, a source told ESPN. The 18-year o…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "COMUNICATO STAMPA: GABRIELE PROCIDA". pallacanestrocantu.com (in Italian). 26 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Gabriele Procida è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo!". fortitudo103.it (in Italian). 26 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Gabriele Procida (ITA)'s profile – FIBA U16 European Championship 2018". FIBA. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. ^ Milanti, Cesare (1 March 2021). "Gabriele Procida Capitale". Overtime (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  10. ^ Moscardi, Massimo (20 February 2021). "Gabriele Procida in campo: debutto con la maglia della Nazionale". Corriere di Como (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.

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