Aldo Ossola

Aldo Ossola (born 13 March 1945) is an Italian former basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 34"), he was a point guard with a great ability to set the offensive rhythm and game tempo for his team. He is a member of the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, inducted in 2008. His older brother, Luigi Ossola, played football professionally, in the Serie A, and another older half-brother Franco Ossola, was one of the highest all-time scorers of the Torino F.C.

Aldo Ossola
Personal information
Born (1945-03-13) 13 March 1945
Varese, Italy
NationalityItalian
Listed height6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
Playing career1964–1980
PositionPoint guard
Number10
Career history
1964–1965Varese
1965–1968Milano 1958
1968–1980Varese
Career highlights and awards
Medals
European Championship for Juniors
Bronze medal – third place1964 ItalyTeam

On 3 February 2008, Ossola was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors, over the previous half-century, by the EuroLeague Basketball Experts Committee.[1]

Club playing career

Ossola won, with the great Italian League club Ignis Varese of the 1970s, 5 FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) titles (1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, and 1976), and he also played in ten consecutive EuroLeague Finals (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979), a record that is almost impossible to be broken.

Italy national team

Ossola was a member of the senior Italy national basketball team. With Italy's senior national team, he played at the EuroBasket 1969.[2]

Awards and accomplishments

References

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