Giordano Bortolani (born 2 December 2000) is an Italian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.
| No. 3 – Olimpia Milano | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League | Lega Basket Serie A EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 December 2000 Sant'Agata di Militello, Sicily, Italy |
| Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–present | Olimpia Milano |
| 2017–2018 | → Bernareggio 99 |
| 2018–2019 | → Legnano Basket Knights |
| 2019–2020 | → Pallacanestro Biella |
| 2020–2021 | → Pallacanestro Brescia |
| 2021–2022 | → Universo Treviso Basket |
| 2022 | → Bàsquet Manresa |
| 2022–2023 | → Scaligera Basket Verona |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Professional career edit
Raised in the youth sector of the team, Bortolani made four appearances in Serie A with Olimpia Milano, while he was in double membership with Bernareggio in Serie B.
Subsequently, in July 2018, he was loaned to Serie A2 to the Legnano Knights,[1] with whom he averaged 12 points, while in July 2019 he went on loan to Pallacanestro Biella where he went on to average 15 points per game in the 25 matches played with the club.[2]
On 20 June 2020 he renewed for five years with Milan[3] to then be loaned again on July 1, this time in the Italian top league at Pallacanestro Brescia.[4] On 8 July 2021 he went again with the loan formula to Treviso Basket.[5] During his time there, he also played the Basketball Champions League with the team, winning the award for Best Young Player, while averaging 14.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.[6]
After going to Spain on 19 July 2022 to play with Bàsquet Manresa (once again with the loan formula),[7] where he averaged 10.1 points per game in 7 games with the team, on 24 November 2022, he returned in Italy where he was loaned this time to Scaligera Basket Verona.[8]
On 11 July 2023 Bortolani returned to the main squad of Olimpia Milano.
National team career edit
Junior team career edit
In the summer of 2018 he took part in the FIBA U18 European Championship in Ventspils, making his debut on 1 August against Russia.[9]
Senior team career edit
He made his debut with the senior national team on 20 February 2020 in the match valid for the EuroBasket 2022 qualification, scoring 3 points in an 83–64 win against Russia.[10]
References edit
- ^ "UFFICIALE - Legnano, arriva il giovane Bortolani". Basketinside.com (in Italian). 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ "UFFICIALE - Giordano Bortolani firma con Pallacanestro Biella". Basketinside.com (in Italian). 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (2020-06-20). "Ufficiale | Giordano Bortolani firma un quinquennale con Olimpia Milano". RealOlimpiaMilano (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ S.p.A, Società Editrice Athesis (2020-07-02). "Brescia a benzina verde: c'è il millennial Bortolani". Bresciaoggi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ TVB, Uff Stampa (2021-07-08). "GIORDANO BORTOLANI, UN TALENTO GIOVANE PER LA NUOVA TVB 2021/22!". Treviso Basket (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ "Champions League, Bortolani della TVB è il "Best Young Player" della stagione". TrevisoToday (in Italian). 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Grosso, Andrea (2022-07-19). "UFFICIALE: Giordano Bortolani firma in Spagna con il BAXI Manresa". SuperBasket (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ "Giordano Bortolani firma con la Tezenis Verona". Tezenis Scaligera Basket (in Italian). 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Tarallo, Alessandro (2018-08-01). "Basket, Europei U18 2018: l'Italia si arrende alla Russia. Azzurri eliminati agli ottavi". OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ "Bortolani, tre punti "rossoblù" nell'esordio con la Nazionale". La Stampa (in Italian). 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2023-04-21.