Massimo Bulleri
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Born | Cecina, Italy | September 10, 1977|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 1999 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1996–2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2017–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As player: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Sporting Club Gira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Bears Mestre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | Benetton Treviso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Libertas Forlì | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2005 | Benetton Treviso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Olimpia Milano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Virtus Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Olimpia Milano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Benetton Treviso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Olimpia Milano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Benetton Treviso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Reyer Venezia Mestre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | New Basket Brindisi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Ferentino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Pallacanestro Varese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017–2019 | Pallacanestro Varese (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Ravenna Piero Manetti (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Pallacanestro Varese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Massimo "Bullo" Bulleri (born September 10, 1977) is an Italian former professional basketball player and last covered the role of head coach for Pallacanestro Varese. During his playing career, standing at a height of 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Professional playing career[]
During his pro club career, Bulleri won the European-wide secondary level FIBA Saporta Cup's 1998–99 season championship, and two Italian League championships, in 2002 and 2003. He also won four Italian Cup titles, (2000, 2003, 2004, and 2005), and two Italian Super Cup titles, in 2001 and 2002. He was the voted the Italian League's MVP, in both 2003 and 2005. He was also voted the MVP of the Italian Cup, in 2005.
In 2017, Bulleri retired from playing professional club basketball.
National team playing career[]
Bulleri was a member of the senior men's Italian national basketball team. With Italy, he played at the 2003 EuroBasket, where he won a bronze medal, at the 2005 EuroBasket, and at the 2007 EuroBasket. He also won the silver medal with the senior Italian national team at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games.
Coaching career[]
After he retired from playing pro club basketball, Bulleri began working as a basketball coach. In 2017, he became an assistant coach with the Italian League club Varese. On July 6, 2019, Bulleri signed with the Italian 2nd Division club Ravenna Piero Manetti, to work with the team as an assistant coach.[1]
On September 08, 2020, Bulleri was called by Pallacanestro Varese to replace Attilio Caja as head coach; he signed for the 2020–21 season with an option for the next year.[2] Even though he managed to save the team from the relegation to the Serie A2, the option was not used and Buller left the Varese.[3]
Honors and awards as a player[]
Pro clubs[]
- FIBA Saporta Cup Champion: 1999
- 4× Italian Cup Winner: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005
- 2× Italian Supercup Winner: 2001, 2002
- 2× Italian League Champion: 2002, 2003
- 3× Italian League All-Star: 2004, 2005, 2006
- Italian League All-Star Game MVP: 2006
Italian national team[]
- 2001 Mediterranean Games:
Bronze
- 2003 EuroBasket:
Bronze
- 2004 Summer Olympic Games:
Silver
Individual[]
- 2× Italian League MVP: 2003, 2005
- Italian Cup MVP: 2005
- Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic - Rome, 27 September 2004. The initiative of the President of the Republic.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Basket Ravenna. Massimo Bulleri nuovo assistant coach". Basketinside (in Italian). July 6, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ "Massimo Bulleri è il nuovo allenatore della OpenJobMetis" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 8 September 2019.
- ^ "SI SEPARANO LE STRADE DI VARESE E MASSIMO BULLERI" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 19 May 2021.
- ^ Ufficiale Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana Sig. Massimo Bulleri (in Italian).
External links[]
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Basket Ferentino players
- Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
- Italian basketball coaches
- Italian men's basketball players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
- New Basket Brindisi players
- Olimpia Milano players
- Olympic basketball players of Italy
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Pallacanestro Treviso players
- Pallacanestro Varese players
- People from the Province of Livorno
- Point guards
- Reyer Venezia players
- Shooting guards
- Virtus Bologna players