Gabriele Procida
No. 1 – Alba Berlin | |
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Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
League | BBL EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born | Como, Italy | 1 June 2002
Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2022: 2nd round, 36th overall pick |
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2021 | Cantù |
2021–2022 | Fortitudo Bologna |
2022–present | Alba Berlin |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Gabriele Procida (born 1 June 2002) is an Italian professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague.
Early life and youth career
[edit]Procida grew up playing basketball for Pallacanestro Cantù at the youth level. He competed for the youth teams of Stella Azzurra and Virtus Bologna at the Next Generation Tournament.[1]
Professional career
[edit]On 13 October 2019, at age 17, Procida made his professional debut for Pallacanestro Cantù in a Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) game against Reyer Venezia.[2] On 19 June 2020, he signed a four-year contract with Cantù.[3] On 24 January 2021, Procida scored 24 points in a 107–83 loss to VL Pesaro. At 18 years, seven months and 23 days of age, he became the third-youngest player in league history to score at least 24 points in a game, behind Luigi Datome and Carlos Delfino.[4]
On 30 May 2021, Procida declared for the 2021 NBA draft.[5] On 7 July he left Cantù, after the club was relegated to Serie A2,[6] and signed a multi-year contract with Fortitudo Bologna.[7]
On 8 July 2022, Procida signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.[8]
On 16 February 2023, Procida was announced as one of the candidates for the EuroLeague Rising Star award,[9] which was ultimately won by Yam Madar. Procida won the award the following year after averaging 8.3 points and 1.4 steals in the 2023–24 EuroLeague season.[10]
NBA rights
[edit]In May 2022, Procida declared for the NBA draft for the second year in a row.[11] During the event itself, on 23 June 2022, he was subsequently selected by Portland Trail Blazers as their second-round pick and the 36th pick of the night overall, before being immediately traded to Detroit Pistons.[12][13]
On 8 February 2024, the draft rights to Procida were traded to the Utah Jazz alongside Kevin Knox and a future second round pick for Simone Fontecchio.[14]
National team career
[edit]Procida represented Italy at the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship in Serbia, averaging 10.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.[15] He averaged 13.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game for Italy at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship in Greece.[16]
On 19 February 2021, Procida made his Italian senior national team debut, playing five minutes against Estonia during EuroBasket 2022 qualification.[17]
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
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022–23 | Alba Berlin | 27 | 4 | 14.6 | .399 | .241 | .758 | 1.8 | .5 | .5 | .3 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
2023–24 | 25 | 3 | 17.4 | .424 | .290 | .756 | 1.6 | .9 | 1.4 | .4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | |
Career | 52 | 7 | 15.9 | .413 | .267 | .756 | 1.7 | .7 | .9 | .3 | 6.9 | 5.9 |
Domestic leagues
[edit]Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Cantù | LBA | 7 | 4.0 | .429 | .500 | — | .4 | — | — | — | 1.3 |
2020–21 | Cantù | LBA | 28 | 15.5 | .445 | .388 | .630 | 2.5 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 6.3 |
2021–22 | Fortitudo Bologna | LBA | 26 | 18.5 | .522 | .383 | .784 | 3.0 | .7 | .8 | .3 | 7.0 |
2022–23 | Alba Berlin | BBL | 26 | 16.9 | .417 | .303 | .800 | 2.6 | .7 | .9 | .1 | 6.8 |
2023–24 | Alba Berlin | BBL | 13 | 17.1 | .475 | .405 | .791 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .1 | 9.6 |
References
[edit]- ^ Mastrogiacomo, Giorgio (24 June 2020). "Stelle che verranno: Gabriele Procida". Eurodevotion (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Procida e il debutto in A "Che bello, con Cantù"". La Provincia di Como (in Italian). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (19 June 2020). "Cantù firma Gabriele Procida con un quadriennale". Sportando (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Acqua S.Bernardo, Procida diventa il terzo giocatore più giovane nella storia con 24 o più punti segnati: meglio di lui solo Datome e Delfino" (in Italian). Lega Basket Serie A. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ @DraftExpress (30 May 2021). "Projected second round pick Gabriele Procida has declared for the 2021 NBA draft, a source told ESPN. The 18-year o…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "COMUNICATO STAMPA: GABRIELE PROCIDA". pallacanestrocantu.com (in Italian). 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Gabriele Procida è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo!". fortitudo103.it (in Italian). 26 July 2021.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (8 July 2022). "Alba Berlin announces Gabriele Procida". Sportando. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "EuroLeague announces candidates to win Rising Star award". BasketNews. February 16, 2023.
- ^ "ALBA's Gabriele Procida secures 2023-24 EuroLeague Rising Star award". EuroLeague. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "24 early-entry candidates withdraw from NBA Draft 2022". NBA.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Trail Blazers Acquire Jerami Grant In Trade With Detroit". NBA.com. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Neri, Lorenzo (2022-06-24). "Draft NBA 2022, la notte di Banchero scelta per scelta". L'Ultimo Uomo (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "Utah Jazz Acquire Kevin Knox II, Future Draft Pick, and Draft Rights from Detroit Pistons". NBA.com. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Gabriele Procida (ITA)'s profile – FIBA U16 European Championship 2018". FIBA. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Milanti, Cesare (1 March 2021). "Gabriele Procida Capitale". Overtime (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Moscardi, Massimo (20 February 2021). "Gabriele Procida in campo: debutto con la maglia della Nazionale". Corriere di Como (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- 2002 births
- Living people
- Alba Berlin players
- Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players
- Italian expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Italian men's basketball players
- Pallacanestro Cantù players
- Portland Trail Blazers draft picks
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Como
- 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen