Gabriele Procida

Gabriele Procida (born 1 June 2002) is an Italian professional basketball player for Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

Gabriele Procida
Procida with Cantù in 2020
No. 9 – Fortitudo Bologna
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002
Como, Italy
NationalityItalian
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021Cantù
2021–presentFortitudo Bologna

Early life and youth career

Procida grew up playing basketball for Pallacanestro Cantù at the youth level. He competed for the youth teams of Stella Azzurra and Virtus Bologna at the Next Generation Tournament.[1]

Professional career

On 13 October 2019, at age 17, Procida made his professional debut for Pallacanestro Cantù in a Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) game against Reyer Venezia.[2] On 19 June 2020, he signed a four-year contract with Cantù.[3] On 24 January 2021, Procida scored 24 points in a 107–83 loss to VL Pesaro. At 18 years, seven months and 23 days of age, he became the third-youngest player in league history to score at least 24 points in a game, behind Luigi Datome and Carlos Delfino.[4]

On 30 May 2021, Procida declared for the 2021 NBA Draft[5]

On July 7, 2021, he left Cantù[6] that was relegated to the Serie A2 and signed a multi year contract with Fortitudo Bologna of coach Jasmin Repeša.[7]

National team career

Procida represented Italy at the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship in Serbia, averaging 10.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.[8] He averaged 13.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game for Italy at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship in Greece.[9]

On 19 February 2021, Procida made his Italian senior national team debut, playing five minutes against Estonia during EuroBasket 2022 qualification.[10]

References
  1. Mastrogiacomo, Giorgio (24 June 2020). "Stelle che verranno: Gabriele Procida". Eurodevotion (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. "Procida e il debutto in A "Che bello, con Cantù"". La Provincia di Como (in Italian). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. Carchia, Emiliano (19 June 2020). "Cantù firma Gabriele Procida con un quadriennale". Sportando (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. "Acqua S.Bernardo, Procida diventa il terzo giocatore più giovane nella storia con 24 o più punti segnati: meglio di lui solo Datome e Delfino" (in Italian). Lega Basket Serie A. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. @DraftExpress (30 May 2021). "Projected second round pick Gabriele Procida has declared for the 2021 NBA draft, a source told ESPN. The 18-year o…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. "COMUNICATO STAMPA: GABRIELE PROCIDA". pallacanestrocantu.com (in Italian). 26 July 2021.
  7. "Gabriele Procida è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo!". fortitudo103.it (in Italian). 26 July 2021.
  8. "Gabriele Procida (ITA)'s profile – FIBA U16 European Championship 2018". FIBA. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. Milanti, Cesare (1 March 2021). "Gabriele Procida Capitale". Overtime (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  10. Moscardi, Massimo (20 February 2021). "Gabriele Procida in campo: debutto con la maglia della Nazionale". Corriere di Como (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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