Roberto Gallinat (born December 29, 1996)[1] is an American professional basketball player for Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League. After playing four years of college basketball at South Plains and Pacific, Gallinat entered the 2019 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

Roberto Gallinat
Gallinat in action with Pacific
No. 44 – Aris Thessaloniki
PositionShooting guard
LeagueGreek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1996-12-29) December 29, 1996 (age 27)
Atlanta, Georgia, US
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Horsens
2020–2021Eurobasket Roma
2021–2022Yalovaspor
2022–2023SLUC Nancy
2023Karditsa
2023Jiangxi Ganchi
2023–presentAris Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards

High school career edit

During high school, Gallinat attended South Gwinnett High School, in Snellville, Georgia.[2]

College career edit

After high school, Gallinat played college basketball at South Plains College, from 2015 to 2017.[3] In his last year at South Plains, Gallinat averaged 12.2 points per game. The following year, he transferred to Pacific.[4][5] As a senior, he averaged 15.2 points and 3 rebounds per game.

Professional career edit

After failing to be drafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Gallinat signed with Horsens of the Basketligaen.[6] In the end of the season he was named the league's MVP.[7]

On July 9, 2020, he joined Eurobasket Roma in Italy.[8] The following season, Gallinat played in Turkey for Yalovaspor.[9]

On June 27, 2022, Gallinat joined SLUC Nancy in France.[10] On January 5, he left Nancy[11] and 15 days later, he joined Karditsa of the Greek Basket League.[12]

On September 4, 2023, Gallinat joined Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League.[13] On January 17, 2024, Gallinat scored a game winning put-back dunk against Budućnos in the EuroCup. [14]

References edit

  1. ^ "Roberto Gallinat". www.octagonbe.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  2. ^ "DraftExpress - Roberto Gallinat DraftExpress Profile". DraftExpress. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  3. ^ "Roberto Gallinat". South Plains College. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  4. ^ Williams, Don. "South Plains men sending 8 players, maybe more, to NCAA Division I programs". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  5. ^ "Time to Get To Know Roberto Gallinat - One of the Newest Tigers". Caravan News. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  6. ^ Lupo, Nicola (2019-07-23). "Roberto Gallinat signs with Horsens IC". Sportando. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  7. ^ "Kåringer i BL". Basketligaen. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  8. ^ Skerletic, Dario (2020-07-09). "Roberto Gallinat joins Eurobasket Roma". Sportando. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  9. ^ "Roberto Gallinat | League Career". TBLStat.net. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  10. ^ "Nancy sign Roberto Gallinat, ex Yalova". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  11. ^ "Gallinat left Nancy". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  12. ^ Κεφάλας, Σωτήρης (2023-01-20). "Καρδίτσα: Ανακοίνωσε τον Roberto Gallinat! (pic)". Basketblog (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  13. ^ "Aris inks scoring threat Roberto Gallinat | EuroCup". Euroleague Basketball. 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  14. ^ https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/last-second-game-winner-lifts-aris-over-buducnost-76-75/

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