Quick Facts
Biography
Gianluca Basile (born January 24, 1975) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is 192 cm (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) tall and he weighs 95 kg. 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. He was also the captain of the senior men's Italian national team.
Player profile
Basile excels in the role of shooting guard, or point forward, and is a very effective three-point shooter. He invented and named the "tiro ignorante" ("ignorant shot"), a three-pointer shot in difficult conditions which surprises the opponent.
Professional career
Basile played four years with Pallacanestro Reggiana and seven years with Fortitudo Bologna, with whom he won two Italian League championships as the team captain. In 2005, he moved to Barcelona. In July 2011, he signed a two-year deal with Pallacanestro Cantù.
On July 6, 2012 Emporio Armani Milano officially announced the signing of Gianluca Basile to a one-year contract. His contract with the team expired on June 30, 2013, and he became a free agent.
Euroleague career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| † | Denotes seasons in which Basile's team won the Euroleague |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Bologna | 18 | 14 | 27.3 | .417 | .311 | .729 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .2 | 9.9 | 9.5 |
| 2001–02 | Bologna | 17 | 14 | 32.3 | .442 | .430 | .732 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | .4 | 11.8 | 12.4 |
| 2002–03 | Bologna | 19 | 17 | 33.6 | .404 | .359 | .860 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 | .2 | 13.8 | 11.7 |
| 2003–04 | Bologna | 17 | 12 | 29.3 | .396 | .387 | .833 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .0 | 12.1 | 11.5 |
| 2004–05 | Bologna | 20 | 18 | 30.4 | .401 | .358 | .902 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.0 | .1 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| 2005–06 | Barcelona | 23 | 6 | 23.5 | .364 | .294 | .814 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .2 | 8.7 | 7.9 |
| 2006–07 | Barcelona | 22 | 12 | 26.6 | .465 | .440 | .741 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .1 | 9.6 | 8.5 |
| 2007–08 | Barcelona | 22 | 18 | 26.1 | .379 | .283 | .771 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .0 | 9.9 | 8.3 |
| 2008–09 | Barcelona | 23 | 13 | 23.3 | .500 | .506 | .889 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .0 | 7.8 | 8.6 |
| 2009–10† | Barcelona | 18 | 0 | 17.3 | .289 | .294 | .750 | 1.9 | .8 | .4 | .0 | 4.1 | 2.1 |
| 2011–12 | Cantù | 15 | 5 | 21.9 | .422 | .430 | .833 | 1.9 | 3.1 | .1 | .0 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| 2012–13 | Milano | 9 | 0 | 11.7 | .409 | .316 | 1.000 | .6 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 3.3 | 1.6 |
| Career | 223 | 129 | 25.9 | .408 | .366 | .811 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .1 | 9.7 | 8.9 |
Italian national team
Basile was the leader of the senior men's Italian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the best result ever for Italy after 1980. He also helped Italy beat Team USA by a score of 95-78, by scoring 25 points in a friendly game against the US. His medals with the national team also include a gold medal at the EuroBasket 1999, a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2003 and a silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.
Honors and awards
Fortitudo Bologna
- 2x Italian League Champion: (2000, 2005)
FC Barcelona
- 2x Spanish League Champion: (2008–09, 2010–11)
- 3x Spanish Cup Champion: (2007, 2010, 2011)
- 2x Spanish Super Cup Champion: (2009, 2010)
- Euroleague Champion: (2009–10)
Italian national team
- 1997 Mediterranean Games:
Silver - EuroBasket 1999:
Gold - EuroBasket 2003:
Bronze - 2004 Summer Olympic Games: Silver
Silver
Gold
BronzeIndividual
- Italian League MVP: (2004)
- Italian League Finals MVP: (2005)