Luca Vitali
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| No. 7 – Vanoli Cremona | |
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | Serie A |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 9, 1986 San Giorgio di Piano, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Listed height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Pro career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| 2003 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2003–2004 | Montepaschi Siena |
| 2004–2008 | Sutor Montegranaro |
| 2008–2009 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2009–2011 | Virtus Roma |
| 2011–2012 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2012–2013 | Vanoli Cremona |
| 2013–2014 | Reyer Venezia Mestre |
| 2014–present | Vanoli Cremona |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Luca Vitali (born May 9, 1986) is an Italian professional basketball player who currently plays for Vanoli Cremona of the Serie A as a Point guard.
He comes from a basketball family as his brother is fellow player Michele Vitali with whom he played one season for Virtus Bologna and presently for the Italian national basketball team, their parents were also players.[1]
He's a tall point guard that can also play the guard and forward position. He's a true point guard in the sense that he's not afraid to take his responsibilities to help his team through his passing skills, notably on pick-and-roll situations, beside some good scoring consistency and three-point accuracy. But thanks to his size and his wingspan, Vitali can be a versatile defender too, as he can also match up against forwards.[2]
Professional career
Progressing through the youth ranks of home town club Virtus Bologna he unusually made his debut for the team in the Euroleague, playing a few minutes in 2003.
He would make his first division debut the next year after moving to Montepaschi Siena, then the strongest side in Italy. After playing little part in their championship winning season he dropped down a division to join Legadue club Sutor Montegranaro.
This proved to be a fruitful move for both sides, he became a starter, helped promote the club to the first division in 2006 and then on to the play offs, his good performances even led to a call up to the league All star game.
In 2008 he was recruited by ambitious club Armani Jeans Milano with who he rediscovered the Euroleague, he was instrumental in the progress of Milano to the Top 16, scoring a team european record 32 points against Panionios to finish third in their group.[3] However Vitali's time at Armani Jeans ended on a sour note when the club cancelled the last 2 years of his contract, he then joined rivals Lottomatica Roma.
After two years in Rome followed by a brief return to former youth side Virtus Bologna he joined Vanoli Cremona. There he flourished, becoming an undisputed starter for the team and having career best figures in nearly all areas, helping his team escpae relegation.[4]
Wanting to play for a stronger side he joined ambitious Umana Venezia, there he had a mixed season, his talent obvious but his play not always consistent. This brought him to return to the club where he had the most personal success, Cremona, where he was appointed captain.[5]
Career statistics
Euroleague [6]
| 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.
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Virtus Bologna | 2 | 0 | 3.30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 2003–04 | Montepaschi Siena | 2 | 0 | 2.15 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,5 | -1 |
| 2008–09 | AJ Milano | 13 | 8 | 24.19 | 44.8 | 44.4 | 91.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 8 |
| 2009–10 | Lottomatica Roma | 6 | 1 | 19.55 | 33.3 | 29.4 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | Lottomatica Roma | 10 | 0 | 19.08 | 38.9 | 40.0 | 63.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0 | 6 | 4.7 |
| Career | 33 | 9 | 13.65 | 23.4 | 42.32 | 51.0 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 0.34 | 0.04 | 4.72 | 2.34 |
Lega Basket Serie A[7]
Regular season
| 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 | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | Montepaschi Siena | 16 | 6 | 2.2 | 25.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| 2006-07 | Premiata Montegranaro | 34 | 33 | 20.6 | 34.3 | 39.0 | 85.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
| 2007-08 | Premiata Montegranaro | 34 | 34 | 26.0 | 42.5 | 32.7 | 85.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 10.4 |
| 2008-09 | AJ Milano | 27 | 27 | 25.1 | 40.3 | 36.1 | 88.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8.4 |
| 2009-10 | Lottomatica Roma | 23 | 23 | 18.7 | 38.7 | 39.1 | 82.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.1 |
| 2010-11 | Lottomatica Roma | 22 | 20 | 14.3 | 28.2 | 37.8 | 72.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| 2011-12 | Virtus Bologna | 26 | 26 | 17.3 | 40.7 | 21.2 | 89.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| 2012-13 | Vanoli Cremona | 27 | 27 | 28.0 | 50.0 | 45.2 | 86.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 13.3 |
| 2013-14 | Umana Venezia | 29 | 29 | 28.0 | 41.5 | 28.8 | 85.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 10.1 |
| Career | 238 | 202 | 20.02 | 37.91 | 37.98 | 75.02 | 2.11 | 2.18 | 0.91 | 0.08 | 7.16 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | Montepaschi Siena | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| 2007-08 | Premiata Montegranaro | 5 | 5 | 27.0 | 80.0 | 28.6 | 93.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 9.6 |
| 2008-09 | AJ Milano | 12 | 12 | 19.6 | 35.3 | 24.4 | 75.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| 2009-10 | Lottomatica Roma | 3 | 2 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| 2011-12 | Virtus Bologna | 3 | 3 | 16.7 | 57.1 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Career | 28 | 25 | 15.56 | 34.48 | 22.26 | 53.66 | 1.74 | 1.24 | 0.58 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
Italian national team [8]
After a period with the under age categories of the Italian national basketball team he joined the senior team from 2007. He was regularly called up from there on but remained a fringe player, he was part of Italy's FIBA EuroBasket 2013 squad, playing sparingly. He started commanding more game time in the FIBA EuroBasket 2015 qualification in which they qualified for FIBA EuroBasket 2015.
References
- ↑ "Luca Vitali - Profilo", Legabasket. Retrieved on 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "Luca Vitali - Profile", Eurobasket. Retrieved on 16 March 2015.
- ↑ Skountis, Vassilis. "Panionios On Telecoms - AJ Milan / Report."Euroleague, Athens, 14 January 2009. Retrieved on 16 March 2015.
- ↑ Valenti, Stefano. "Basket, the rebirth of Vitali: "At Cremona I'm enjoying myself and winning"."la Repubblica, 18 March 2013. Retrieved on 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "Basket Serie A, Cremona retake Luca Vitali."Corriere dello Sport, Roma, 18 July 2014. Retrieved on 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "Vitali, Luca - Stats", Euroleague. Retrieved on 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Luca Vitali - Statistiche totali", Legabasket. Retrieved on 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Luca Vitali", Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro. Retrieved on 15 March 2015.
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