Gabriele Procida

Gabriele Procida (born 1 June 2002) is an Italian professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague.

Gabriele Procida
Procida with Alba Berlin in 2022
No. 1 – Alba Berlin
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeagueBBL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002
Como, Italy
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2022: 2nd round, 36th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021Cantù
2021–2022Fortitudo Bologna
2022–presentAlba Berlin
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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 7 July he left Cantù, after the club was relegated to Serie A2,[6] and signed a multi-year contract with Fortitudo Bologna.[7]

In May 2022, Procida declared for the NBA draft for the second year in a row.[8] During the event itself, on 23 June 2022, he was subsequently selected by Portland Trail Blazers as their second-round pick and the 36th pick of the night overall, before being immediately traded to Detroit Pistons.[9][10]

On 8 July 2022 he signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13]

On 19 February 2021, Procida made his Italian senior national team debut, playing five minutes against Estonia during EuroBasket 2022 qualification.[14]

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. Archived from the original on 7 May 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. "24 early-entry candidates withdraw from NBA Draft 2022". NBA.com. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  9. "Trail Blazers Acquire Jerami Grant In Trade With Detroit". NBA.com. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  10. Neri, Lorenzo (2022-06-24). "Draft NBA 2022, la notte di Banchero scelta per scelta". L'Ultimo Uomo (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  11. Maggi, Alessandro (8 July 2022). "Alba Berlin announces Gabriele Procida". Sportando. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  12. "Gabriele Procida (ITA)'s profile – FIBA U16 European Championship 2018". FIBA. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  13. Milanti, Cesare (1 March 2021). "Gabriele Procida Capitale". Overtime (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  14. Moscardi, Massimo (20 February 2021). "Gabriele Procida in campo: debutto con la maglia della Nazionale". Corriere di Como (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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