Gora Camara

Gora Camara

No. 29–Universo Treviso Basket
Position	Center
League	LBA
Personal information
Born	(2001-04-12) April 12, 2001 (age 23) Dakar, Senegal
Nationality	Senegalese
Listed height	2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight	114 kg (251 lb)
Career history
2018–present	Virtus Bologna
2019–2021	→ Junior Casale
2021–2022	→ Pesaro
2023–present	→ Universo Treviso
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Champions League champion (2019) Italian Supercup winner (2022)

Gora Camara (born April 12, 2001) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Universo Treviso Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Due to his Italian upbringing, he is considered a "homegrown player" in the domestic championship.

Professional career

Virtus Bologna (2018–present)

After having played in the youth teams of Virtus Bologna for several years, Camara was added to the first team in the 2018–19 season, during which he won the Basketball Champions League. ^[1]

Loans to Casale and Pesaro (2019–2022)

In the 2019–20 season, Camara was loaned to Junior Casale Monferrato, a team of Italy's second league, Serie A2. Camara played in Monferrato also in the following season, until 2021. ^[2] In the 2021–22 season, he was loaned to Pesaro of the LBA; along with Pesaro, he reached the national playoffs. However, Pesaro was ousted 3–0 by Virtus in the first round. ^[3]

Return to Virtus (2022–2023)

On 3 August 2022, Camara returned to Virtus Bologna, where he played in the LBA and the EuroLeague. ^[4] On 29 September 2022, after having ousted Olimpia Milano in the semifinals, Virtus won its third Supercup, defeating 72–69 Banco di Sardegna Sassari and achieving a back-to-back, following the 2021 trophy. ^[5] However, despite good premises Virtus ended the EuroLeague season at the 14th place, thus it did not qualify for the playoffs. ^[6] Moreover, the team was defeated in the Italian Basketball Cup final by Brescia. In June, after having ousted 3–0 both Brindisi and Tortona, Virtus was defeated 4–3 by Olimpia Milan in the national finals, following a series which was widely regarded among the best in the latest years of Italian basketball. ^{[7] [8]}

Loan to Treviso (2023–present)

On July 14, 2023, Camara was loaned once again to Universo Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A.

Career statistics

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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2022–23	Bologna	2	0	1.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0
Career		2	0	1.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0

References

1. Gora Camara, Virtuspedia
2. Gora Camara resta a Casale Monferrato, Basket Universo
3. Vuelle Pesaro Virtus Bologna 55-75, le V nere volano in semifinale, Il Resto del Carlino
4. "Gora Camara è un nuovo giocatore di Virtus Segafredo Bologna!". virtus.it. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
5. "Supercoppa, trionfa la Virtus Bologna! Canestro decisivo di Mickey, Sassari cede 72-69". Gazzetta dello Sport. 29 September 2022.
6. Virtus, il punto a fine EuroLega. BolognaBasket
7. Basket, Milano batte Bologna nella decisiva gara 7 e vince il suo 30esimo scudetto. Gli highlights. la Repubblica
8. Basket, Milano batte Bologna 67-55 nella finalissima e si conferma campione per la trentesima volta. Rai News