Alessandro Gentile
No. 5 – EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | |||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward | ||||||||||||
League | Serie A Euroleague |
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Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born | Maddaloni, Italy |
November 12, 1992 ||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 104.4 kg (230 lb) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53rd overall | ||||||||||||
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2009–present | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Benetton Treviso | ||||||||||||
2011–present | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | ||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
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Alessandro Gentile (born November 12, 1992) is an Italian professional basketball player who plays for EA7 Emporio Armani Milano of the Italian Serie A. Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft. 6¾ 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.
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Professional career
Early career
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, 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.[1]
Olimpia Milano
In December 2011, Gentile left Treviso Basket and signed a four-year deal with Olimpia Milano.[2] 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.[3]
On June 26, 2014, Gentile was selected with the 53rd overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.[4] He was later traded to the Houston Rockets on draft night.[5]
In July 2014, Gentile penned a new three-year contract with Milano.[6] A year later in 2015, the Milano captain extended his contract until 2018, with a new three-year deal.[7]
On October 6, 2015, he played against the Boston Celtics for the NBA Global Games.
International career
The Italian started in the under age categories of Italy, first for the Under 16's at the 2008 European Championship and then notably winning the silver medal with the U20's at the 2011 European Championship.
Gentile is a member of the senior men's Italian national basketball team. He played with Italy at EuroBasket 2013 and EuroBasket 2015.[8]
Career statistics
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
Bold | Career high |
Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Euroleague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2011–12 | Milano | 7 | 5 | 17.5 | .286 | .267 | 1.000 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .1 | .3 | 4.6 | .4 |
2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 12.5 | .439 | .400 | .800 | 1.4 | .9 | .4 | .3 | 6.3 | 3.5 | |
2013–14 | 21 | 16 | 25.0 | .443 | .333 | .641 | 2.4 | 2.3 | .8 | .1 | 11.4 | 8.6 | |
2014–15 | 20 | 16 | 27.5 | .429 | .306 | .777 | 3.0 | 2.5 | .7 | .0 | 14.3 | 11.5 | |
2015–16 | 6 | 6 | 30.0 | .502 | .280 | .714 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 19.3 | |
Career | 62 | 43 | 22.5 | .419 | .317 | .786 | 2.4 | 2.2 | .6 | .3 | 11.3 | 8.7 |
Personal
Gentile is the son of former senior men's Italian national basketball team player, Ferdinando Gentile, and the younger brother of professional basketball player Stefano Gentile.[9]
Awards and honors
Team
- Italian Cup winner: 2016
- Serie A champion: 2014
International
Individual
- Serie A Finals MVP: 2014
- 2× Serie A All-Star: 2011, 2013
- 2× Serie A Best Player Under 22: 2011, 2014
References
- ↑ Benetton Treviso extends with Alessandro Gentile.
- ↑ EA7 EMPORIO ARMANI signs scorer Gentile.
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- ↑ Europe Interview: Alessandro Gentile Of Benetton Treviso
External links
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- Alessandro Gentile at FIBA.com
- Alessandro Gentile at legabasket.it (Italian)
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- Living people
- Italian basketball players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Minnesota Timberwolves draft picks
- Olimpia Milano players
- Pallacanestro Treviso players
- People from the Province of Caserta
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards