Riccardo Moraschini (born January 8, 1991) is an Italian professional basketball player who last played for Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in), he can play as a combo guard, as well as a small forward.
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| Position | Guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 8, 1991 Cento, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2013 | Virtus Bologna | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | →Angelico Biella | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | →Pallacanestro Sant'Antimo | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Acea Virtus Roma | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Dinamica Mantova | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Aquila Basket Trento | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | New Basket Brindisi | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Olimpia Milano | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Reyer Venezia Mestre | ||||||||||||||
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Professional career edit
After working his way through the youth ranks of Virtus Bologna he made his Serie A, and Euroleague, debut in 2007–2008, however he only started to play consistent minutes from 2009 to 2010. Struggling to break into a strong team, he was loaned to fellow Serie A side Angelico Biella for the second part of the 2010–11 season and then to Legadue side Sant'Antimo the following season in order to play more.[1]
After still not holding a starting place following these loans and the 2012–13 season he moved on to rival Acea Virtus Roma on a 1-year contract.[2] With Virtus he would play in the Eurocup and reach the play-off semifinals, however he did not convince the team to extend his contract and became a free agent.
He then moved to Serie A2 side Dinamica Mantova.[3]
On July 20, 2016, Moraschini signed with the Italian team Aquila Basket Trento.[4]
On July 13, 2018, Moraschini signed a deal with New Basket Brindisi.[5]
On July 16, 2019, Moraschini signed a three-year contract with Olimpia Milano of the EuroLeague.[6] On January 3, 2022, Moraschini received a one-year suspension by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal (TNA), after testing positive for clostebol metabolite, an anabolic steroid.[7]
On July 2, 2022, he has signed with Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[8]
Italian national team [9] edit
He started in the under age categories of the Italian national basketball team, most notably winning the silver medal at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship where he was a starter, before joining the senior team first in 2011 and then on a regular basis from 2013, playing a marginal part in FIBA EuroBasket 2015 qualification in which they qualified for FIBA EuroBasket 2015.
Player profile edit
Athletic and strong, Moraschini is more oriented to drive than to shoot - his athletic abilities allow him to obtain fouls even against taller players or score close to the basket. His biggest weakness is his shot, which he needs to develop to have a career at the highest level.[10]
Career statistics edit
| 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 |
Euroleague [11] edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | VidiVici Bologna | 2 | 2 | 17.33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| Career | 2 | 2 | 17.33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
Eurocup [12] edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Acea Virtus Roma | 10 | 0 | 14.28 | 50.0 | 27.3 | 77.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Career | 10 | 0 | 14.28 | 50.0 | 27.3 | 77.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Lega Basket Serie A[13] edit
Regular season edit
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | Virtus Bologna | 12 | 5 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| 2008-09 | Virtus Bologna | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009-10 | Virtus Bologna | 26 | 20 | 9.9 | 29.2 | 35.7 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 2010-11 | Virtus Bologna | 15 | 12 | 10.6 | 31.3 | 16.7 | 60.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| 2010-11 | Angelico Biella | 14 | 13 | 11.4 | 56.5 | 25.0 | 80.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| 2012-13 | Virtus Bologna | 25 | 22 | 14.3 | 45.8 | 10.0 | 70.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| 2013-14 | Acea Virtus Roma | 30 | 27 | 10.8 | 41.5 | 20.8 | 92.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Career | 127 | 101 | 8.81 | 29.18 | 29.74 | 52.87 | 1.01 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.02 | 1.95 |
Playoffs edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2008-09 | Virtus Bologna | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009-10 | Virtus Bologna | 5 | 5 | 14.0 | 25.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 2013-14 | Acea Virtus Roma | 8 | 7 | 10.9 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Career | 15 | 13 | 8.63 | 25.0 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 0.83 | 0.1 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 1.0 |
References edit
- ^ "Virtus loans Moraschini to Sant'Antimo"Corriere dello Sport, Bologna, 28 October 2011. Retrieved on 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Virtus Roma even more blue, Riccardo Moraschini comes"Virtus Roma, 26 August 2013. Retrieved on 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Official: Big deal for Mantova, who sign Riccardo Moraschini!"Basketinside, 9 August 2014. Retrieved on 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Aquila Basket Trento lands Riccardo Moraschini". 20 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Brindisi firma Riccardo Moraschini" [Brindisi signs Riccardo Moraschini] (in Italian). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Olimpia Milan signs Riccardo Moraschini to a three-year deal". eurohoops.net. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Doping, Moraschini squalificato per un anno: "Sentenza ingiusta, farò appello"" [Doping, Moraschini disqualified for one year: "Unjust sentence, I will appeal"]. gazzetta.it (in Italian). 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Riccardo Moraschini riparte dalla Reyer Venezia". basketinside.com (in Italian). July 2, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ "Riccardo Moraschini", Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro. Retrieved on 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Adidas Eurocamp 2012: the next generation."European Prospects, 24 June 2012. Retrieved on 28 February 2015.
- ^ " Moraschini, Riccardo - Current Stats", Euroleague. Retrieved on 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Moraschini, Riccardo - Current Stats", Eurocup. Retrieved on 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Riccardo Moraschini - Statistiche totali", Legabasket. Retrieved on 28 February 2015.
External links edit
- Riccardo Moraschini at euroleague.net
- Riccardo Moraschini at RealGM.com
- Riccardo Moraschini on Instagram