Alessandro Abbio

Alessandro Abbio (born 13 March 1971 in Racconigi, Province of Cuneo) is an Italian former professional basketball player.

Alessandro Abbio
Personal information
Born(1971-03-13)13 March 1971
Racconigi, Italy
NationalityItalian
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1993 / Undrafted
Playing career1988–2008
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1988–1994Auxilium Torino
1994–2001Virtus Bologna
2001–2004Pamesa Valencia
2004–2005CB Granada
2005–2006Basket Livorno
2006-2008Pallacanestro Firenze
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Italy
FIBA EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 1997 Spain National Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 France National Team
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 St. Petersburg National Team
European U-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place1990 NetherlandsU-18 Team

Professional career

Abbio was the MVP of the Italian SuperCup in 1998, and he also won the Euroleague twice; in 1997–98[1] and 2000–01,[2] with Virtus Bologna.

Italian national team

Abbio competed with Italy at the 1998 FIBA World Championship and at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.[3]

References

  1. "Euroleague 1997-98". linguasport.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  2. "Euroleague 2000-01". linguasport.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alessandro Abbio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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