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Giampaolo Ricci (born September 27, 1991) is an Italian basketball professional player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) as a power forward. He has also played for the Italian national team.
Professional career
Ricci started playing for Basket Chieti, moving in 2009 to Stella Azzurra Roma and then to Assigeco Casalpusterlengo until 2015. In the season 2014/2015 he performed 11.2 ppg and 5.5 rpg in 26 games In 2016 he moved to Scaligera Basket Verona scoring 6 points and 3.8 rebounds of average and winning the price "Scaligero d'oro" as the most appreciated player of the year for the Scaligera Basket Verona team. He then played in 2016/2017 38 games with Derthona Basket where he performed 9.5ppg, 6.2rpg and 1.7apg in average. Ricci contributed to his team ending the regular season as at the second position in the league. He reaches in 2017 the first Italian category (Serie A) LBA under the guidance of the Italian National team coach Romeo Sacchetti. Ricci averaged in 2017/2018 season (32 matches) 4.5ppg and 2.9rpg helping his team to qualified for Italian Cup Semifinals.
On June 13, 2019, he has signed with Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
International career
Ricci was a member of Italian U20 National Team back in 2011. He also played for the Italian national team in 2018 on two occasions.
Player profile
Ricci is a player with great technical skills and court vision. He has improved his performing year after year and has added some good moves inside. His efficient three-point shot (30% shooting in seasons 2015-2018) and his defensive skills made him an appreciated player in the Italian panorama.
