By Luca Virgilio

 

The EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won the Lega Basket Title over the Montepaschi Siena and Alessandro Gentile has been named the MVP. Let’s take a look of the best players of the ‘90s generations that played in the first Italian Division this season:

Games: Gs - Minutes per game: mpg - Points per game: ppg - Rebounds per game: rpg - Assists per game: apg

-Riccardo Moraschini (G, 191 cm, 80 kg, Virtus Roma, ITA, 1991)
Regular Season(27 Gs): 10.8 mpg, 2.7 ppg (92.9 FT; 41% 2; 20.8% 3), 1.4 rpg, 0.6 apg.
Playoffs (7 Gs): 10.9 mpg, 1.4 ppg (50% 2; 50% 3), 1.1 rpg, 0.1 apg.

-Abass Awudu (G, 198 cm, 100 kg, Vitasnella Cantù, ITA, 1993)
Regulars Season (27 Gs): 10.6 mpg, 3.5 ppg (78.6% FT, 54.6% 2, 37.5% 3), 2.1 rpg, 0.3 apg.
Playoffs (3 Gs): 7.7 mpg, 1.3 ppg (50% FT, 100% 2) 1.6 rpg, 1 apg.

-Roberto Rullo (G, 192 cm, 94 kg, Vitasnella Cantù, ITA, 1990)
Regular Season (27 Gs): 8.6 mpg, 2.5 ppg (100% FT, 41.2% 2, 38.6% 3) 0.4 rpg, 0.4 apg.
Playoffs (2 Gs): 5 mpg, 3 ppg (50% 3).

-Curtis Nwohucha (C, 200 cm, 98 kg, Vitasnella Cantù, ITA, 1998)
Regular Season (2 Gs): 6.5 mpg, 2 ppg (66.7% 2), 1.5 rpg.

-Amedeo Tessitori -at the pic- (C, 208 cm, 97 kg, Dinamo Sassari, ITA, 1994)
Regular Season (15 Gs): 9.4 mpg, 4.3 ppg (66.7% FT, 52.8% 2), 2 rpg
Playoffs (1 G):  6 mpg, 2 ppg

-Achille Polonara (PF, 203 cm, 90 kg, Cimberio Varese, ITA, 1991)
Regular Season (30 Gs): 26.6 mpg, 10.5 ppg (74.6% FT, 59.4% 2, 33.6% 3), 4.8 rpg, 1.1 apg

-Alessandro Gentile (G, 200 cm, 100 kg, EA7 Emporio Armani, ITA, 1992)
Regulars Season (27 Gs): 24.1 mpg, 11.2 ppg (76.3% FT, 51.2 % 2, 37.7% 3), 3.5 rpg, 2.9 apg.
Playoffs (17Gs): 24.8 mpg, 13.8 ppg (75.4% FT, 59.3% 2, 35.9% 3), 4.1 rpg, 2.2 apg.

-Nicolò Melli (PF, 205 cm, 100 kg, EA7 Emporio Armani, ITA, 1991)
Regular Season (30 Gs): 22.6 mpg, 7.8 ppg (79.4% FT, 54.6% 2, 40.9% 3), 5.6 rpg, 0.9 apg
Playoffs (17 Gs): 18.8 mpg, 5.4 ppg (66.7% FT, 55.6% 2, 31% 3), 3.8 rpg, 0.7 apg

-Viktor Gaddefors (F, 201 cm, 91 kg, Virtus Bologna, SWE, 1992)
Regular Season (30 Gs): 22.8 mpg, 6.8 ppg (64.9% FT, 64.8% 2, 32.4% 3), 3.3 rpg, 1.4 apg.

-Matteo Imbrò (PG, 189 cm, 82 kg, Virtus Bologna, ITA, 1994)
Regular Season (17 Gs): 13.2 mpg, 2.7 ppg (75% FT, 18.2% 2, 48.2 % 3), 1.6 rpg, 0.9 apg.

-Simone Fontecchio (F, 199 cm, 91 kg, Virtus Bologna, ITA, 1995)
Regular Season (25 Gs): 15.4 mpg, 2.7 ppg (75% FT, 50% 2, 34.5% 3), 1 rpg, 0.2 apg

-Ojars Silins (F, 200 cm, 95 kg, Reggio Emilia, LATV, 1993)
Regular Season (30 Gs): 23.7 mpg, 7.1 ppg (77.3% FT, 55.7% 2, 37.1% 3), 2.6 rpg, 0.6 apg.
Playoffs (5Gs): 27 mpg, 9 ppg (100% FT, 63.6% 2, 50% 3), 1 rpg, 0.4 apg.

-Michele Vitali (G, 196 cm, 86 kg, Juve Caserta, ITA, 1991)
Regular Season (29 Gs): 23.7 mpg, 8.3 ppg (70% FT, 46.5 % 2, 30.9% 3), 3.4 rpg, 1 apg.

-Nicola Akele (G, 200 cm, 98 kg, Reyer Venezia, ITA, 1995)
Regular Season (22 Gs): 10.3 mpg, 2 ppg (100% FT, 43.5% 2, 63.6% 3), 1 rpg

Honourable mention in Italian Second Division (Lega Gold):

-Matteo Chillo (PF, 203 cm, Angelico Biella, ITA 1993)
Regular Season (29 Gs): 16 mpg, 4.8 ppg (47% FT, 51.8% 2, 20% 3), 2.8 rpg, 1 apg

-Eric Lombardi (PF, 200 cm, Angelico Biella, ITA, 1993)
Regular Season (30 Gs): 15 mpg, 4.9 ppg (68.1% FT, 53.6% 2, 28.6% 3), 4rpg.

-Marco Laganà (G, 197 cm, Angelico Biella, ITA, 1993)
Regular Season (23Gs): 23 mpg, 10.5 ppg (73% FT, 45.7% 2, 23.4% 3), 3.5 rpg, 2.8 apg

-Tommaso Laquintana (G, 188 cm, Capo D’Orlando, ITA, 1995)
Regular Season (30 Gs): 14.3 mpg, 4.4 ppg (70% TL, 42.4% 2, 31.1% 3), 2.4 rpg

-Andrea Amato (PM, 190 cm Casale Monferrato, ITA, 1994)
Regular Season (30 Gs): 14.6 mpg, 4 ppg (71.4% FT, 36.8% 2, 30.7% 3), 1 rpg, 1.2 apg.

-Stefano Tonut (G, 192 cm, Trieste, ITA, 1993)
Regular Season (29 Gs): 21 mpg, 6.7 ppg (80% FT, 47.3% 2, 32.5% 3), 1.8 rpg, 1.1 apg.

-Michele Ruzzier (PM, 185 cm, Trieste, ITA, 1993)
Regular Season (30 Gs): 25 mpg, 8.5 ppg (69% FT, 49.3% 2, 35.3% 3), 2.5 rpg, 2.7 apg

 

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