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Giordano Bortolani

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Giordano Bortolani
No. 3 – Olimpia Milano
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 (age 23)
Sant'Agata di Militello, Sicily, Italy
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–presentOlimpia Milano
2017–2018→ Bernareggio 99
2018–2019→ Legnano Basket Knights
2019–2020→ Pallacanestro Biella
2020–2021→ Pallacanestro Brescia
2021–2022→ Universo Treviso Basket
2022→ Bàsquet Manresa
2022–2023→ Scaligera Basket Verona
Career highlights and awards

Giordano Bortolani (born 2 December 2000) is an Italian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.

Professional career

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Raised in the youth sector of the team, Bortolani made four appearances in Serie A with Olimpia Milano, while he was in double membership with Bernareggio in Serie B.

Subsequently, in July 2018, he was loaned to Serie A2 to the Legnano Knights,[1] with whom he averaged 12 points, while in July 2019 he went on loan to Pallacanestro Biella where he went on to average 15 points per game in the 25 matches played with the club.[2]

On 20 June 2020 he renewed for five years with Milan[3] to then be loaned again on July 1, this time in the Italian top league at Pallacanestro Brescia.[4] On 8 July 2021 he went again with the loan formula to Treviso Basket.[5] During his time there, he also played the Basketball Champions League with the team, winning the award for Best Young Player, while averaging 14.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.[6]

After going to Spain on 19 July 2022 to play with Bàsquet Manresa (once again with the loan formula),[7] where he averaged 10.1 points per game in 7 games with the team, on 24 November 2022, he returned in Italy where he was loaned this time to Scaligera Basket Verona.[8]

On 11 July 2023 Bortolani returned to the main squad of Olimpia Milano.

National team career

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Junior team career

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In the summer of 2018 he took part in the FIBA U18 European Championship in Ventspils, making his debut on 1 August against Russia.[9]

Senior team career

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He made his debut with the senior national team on 20 February 2020 in the match valid for the EuroBasket 2022 qualification, scoring 3 points in an 83–64 win against Russia.[10]

Career statistics

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Legend
  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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2023–24 Olimpia Milano 18 0 7.5 .424 .447 .923 .7 .3 .2 .1 4.4 3.4
Career 18 0 7.5 .424 .447 .923 .7 .3 .2 .1 4.4 3.4

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2020–21 Brescia 9 2 14.3 .478 .364 1.000 1.1 .6 .2 .1 6.4 3.0
Career 9 2 14.3 .478 .364 1.000 1.1 .6 .2 .1 6.4 3.0

Basketball Champions League

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Universo Treviso 14 3 22.4 .565 .569 .935 2.7 1.0 .2 — 14.7
2022–23 Manresa 2 1 16.6 .429 .300 .800 1.0 .5 1.0 — 9.5
Career 16 4 21.6 .551 .533 .917 2.5 .9 .3 — 14.1

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Italy Olimpia Milano LBA 4 2.0 .500 1.000 — — — — — 1.5
2017–18 Italy Bernareggio Serie B 24 20.7 .422 .380 .741 2.6 .9 .6 .1 10.3
2018–19 Italy Legnano Knights Serie A2 38 25.4 .448 .398 .747 2.5 1.1 .3 .1 11.8
2019–20 Italy Biella Serie A2 25 27.7 .392 .316 .830 3.0 1.0 .5 .2 14.9
2020–21 Italy Brescia LBA 26 11.8 .482 .441 .893 1.2 .5 .2 .1 6.2
2021–22 Italy Universo Treviso LBA 30 23.4 .404 .389 .855 2.5 1.3 .5 — 11.8
2022–23 Spain Manresa ACB 7 16.8 .386 .324 .938 1.7 .3 .7 — 10.1
2022–23 Italy Scaligera Verona LBA 22 17.8 .440 .357 .830 1.6 .5 .3 .0 9.9
2023–24 Italy Olimpia Milano LBA 29 10.0 .356 .339 .760 .8 .7 .1 .0 3.5

References

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  1. ^ "UFFICIALE - Legnano, arriva il giovane Bortolani". Basketinside.com (in Italian). 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  2. ^ "UFFICIALE - Giordano Bortolani firma con Pallacanestro Biella". Basketinside.com (in Italian). 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  3. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (2020-06-20). "Ufficiale | Giordano Bortolani firma un quinquennale con Olimpia Milano". RealOlimpiaMilano (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  4. ^ S.p.A, Società Editrice Athesis (2020-07-02). "Brescia a benzina verde: c'è il millennial Bortolani". Bresciaoggi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  5. ^ TVB, Uff Stampa (2021-07-08). "GIORDANO BORTOLANI, UN TALENTO GIOVANE PER LA NUOVA TVB 2021/22!". Treviso Basket (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  6. ^ "Champions League, Bortolani della TVB è il "Best Young Player" della stagione". TrevisoToday (in Italian). 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  7. ^ Grosso, Andrea (2022-07-19). "UFFICIALE: Giordano Bortolani firma in Spagna con il BAXI Manresa". SuperBasket (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  8. ^ "Giordano Bortolani firma con la Tezenis Verona". Tezenis Scaligera Basket (in Italian). 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  9. ^ Tarallo, Alessandro (2018-08-01). "Basket, Europei U18 2018: l'Italia si arrende alla Russia. Azzurri eliminati agli ottavi". OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  10. ^ "Bortolani, tre punti "rossoblù" nell'esordio con la Nazionale". La Stampa (in Italian). 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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