Luigi Datome

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Luigi Datome
No. 13 – Detroit Pistons
Datome in 2013
Position	Small forward / Power forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1987-11-27) November 27, 1987 Montebelluna, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
Pro playing career	2003–present
Career history
2003–2007	Mens Sana Basket Siena (Italy)
2007–2008	Scafati Basket (Italy)
2008–2013	Virtus Roma (Italy)
2013–present	Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Italian League champion (2004) Italian Supercup champion (2004) Italian League Best Player Under 22 (2009) Italian League MVP (2013)

Luigi "Gigi" Datome (born November 27, 1987) is an Italian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. At 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) tall,^[1] he plays the small forward position.

Professional career

Datome was named the Italian League's Best Player Under 22 in 2009, while a member of the Italian League club Virtus Roma.

In the 2012–13 season, Datome was named the MVP of the Lega Basket Serie A, averaging 16.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.^[2]

NBA career

On July 16, 2013, Datome signed a two-year, $3.5 million contract with the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[3]

Italian national team

Datome has been a member of the senior men's Italian national basketball team. He played at EuroBasket 2007, EuroBasket 2009, and EuroBasket 2013.

Honors

Titles

Italian League Championship: 2004
Italian Supercup: 2004

Awards

Italian League Best Player Under 22: 2009
Italian League MVP: 2013

References

↑ Luigi Datome Stats, Video, Bio, Profile
↑ Farrell, Perry (July 14, 2013). "Italian League MVP Luigi Datome will help Pistons' versatility". freep.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
↑ "Detroit Pistons Sign Forward Luigi Datome". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.

External links

v t e Detroit Pistons current roster

0 Drummond 1 Billups 3 Stuckey 5 Caldwell-Pope 6 Smith 7 Jennings 9 Mitchell 10 Monroe 12 Bynum 13 Datome 25 Singler 31 Villanueva 33 Jerebko 34 Siva 55 Harrellson

Head coach: vacant Assistant coaches: Bibby Loyer Smith Trakh Wallace

v t e Italian Basket League MVP Award

1994: Myers 1995: Rusconi 1996: Williams 1997: Myers 1998: Danilović 1999: Esposito 2000: Esposito 2001: Ginóbili 2002: Ginóbili 2003: Bulleri 2004: Basile 2005: Bulleri 2006: Greer 2007: McIntyre 2008: Gallinari 2009: McIntyre 2010: Sato 2011: Thomas 2012: McCalebb 2013: Datome

v t e Italy squad – EuroBasket 2007 – 9th place

4 Belinelli 5 Basile 6 Mancinelli 7 Soragna 8 Marconato 9 Mordente 10 Bargnani 11 Crosariol 12 Bulleri 13 Di Bella 14 Datome 15 Gigli Coach: Recalcati

v t e Italy squad – EuroBasket 2011 – 17th place

4 Maestranzi 5 Carraretto 6 Mancinelli 7 Bargnani 8 Gallinari 9 Mordente 10 Cinciarini 11 Belinelli 12 Cusin 13 Datome 14 Renzi 15 Hackett Coach: Pianigiani

v t e Italy squad – EuroBasket 2013 – 8th place

4 Aradori 5 Gentile 6 Rosselli 7 Vitali 8 Poeta 9 Melli 10 Belinelli 11 Diener 12 Cusin 13 Datome 14 Magro 15 Cinciarini Coach: Pianigiani

Persondata
Name	Datome, Luigi
Alternative names	Datome, Gigi
Short description	Italian basketball player
Date of birth	November 27, 1987
Place of birth	Montebelluna, Italy
Date of death
Place of death

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