Giordano Bortolani

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Giordano Bortolani
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No. 3Olimpia Milano
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Lega 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–present Olimpia Milano
2017–2018→ Bernareggio 99
2018–2019Legnano Basket Knights
2019–2020Pallacanestro Biella
2020–2021Pallacanestro Brescia
2021–2022Universo Treviso Basket
2022Bàsquet Manresa
2022–2023Scaligera 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.

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Professional career

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

Junior team career

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

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

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2023–24 Olimpia Milano 1807.5.424.447.923.7.3.2.14.43.4
Career1807.5.424.447.923.7.3.2.14.43.4

EuroCup

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2020–21 Brescia 9214.3.478.3641.0001.1.6.2.16.43.0
Career9214.3.478.3641.0001.1.6.2.16.43.0

Basketball Champions League

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 Universo Treviso 14322.4.565.569.9352.71.0.214.7
2022–23 Manresa 2116.6.429.300.8001.0.51.09.5
Career16421.6.551.533.9172.5.9.314.1

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Flag of Italy.svg Olimpia Milano LBA 42.0.5001.0001.5
2017–18 Flag of Italy.svg Bernareggio Serie B 2420.7.422.380.7412.6.9.6.110.3
2018–19 Flag of Italy.svg Legnano Knights Serie A2 3825.4.448.398.7472.51.1.3.111.8
2019–20 Flag of Italy.svg Biella Serie A2 2527.7.392.316.8303.01.0.5.214.9
2020–21 Flag of Italy.svg Brescia LBA 2611.8.482.441.8931.2.5.2.16.2
2021–22 Flag of Italy.svg Universo Treviso LBA 3023.4.404.389.8552.51.3.511.8
2022–23 Flag of Spain.svg Manresa ACB 716.8.386.324.9381.7.3.710.1
2022–23 Flag of Italy.svg Scaligera Verona LBA 2217.8.440.357.8301.6.5.3.09.9
2023–24 Flag of Italy.svg Olimpia Milano LBA 2910.0.356.339.760.8.7.1.03.5

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