John Petrucelli

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John Petrucelli
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No. 11Basket Brescia Leonessa
Position Shooting guard
League Lega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1992-10-27) October 27, 1992 (age 31)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
High school Hicksville (Hicksville, New York)
College Molloy (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Iskra Svit
2016–2019 Erie BayHawks / Lakeland Magic
2019–2020 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2020–2021 ratiopharm Ulm
2021–present Brescia Leonessa
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

John Petrucelli (born October 27, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Brescia Leonessa of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for Molloy College before playing professionally in Slovakia, the NBA G League and Israel.

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Early life and college career

Petrucelli attended Hicksville High School in Hicksville, New York, where he earned All-County Accolades in 2009-10. Petrucelli was also named to the All-Conference Team as a junior. [1]

Petrucelli played college basketball at Molloy College, where he averaged 23 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3.6 steals per game in his senior year, leading the Lions to the conference semi-finals round of the playoffs. On March 4, 2014, Petrucelli was named East Coast Conference Player of the Year. [2]

On January 16, 2020, Petrucelli was inducted into Molloy's Athletic Hall of Fame. [3]

Professional career

Iskra Svit (2015–2016)

On November 1, 2014, Petrucelli was selected in Round 8 with Pick 3 in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft by the Bakersfield Jam. On January 29, 2015, Petrucelli started his professional career with Iskra Svit of the Slovak Basketball League. [4] On November 7, 2015, Petrucelli recorded a career-high 27 points, while shooting 11-of-16 from the field, along with five rebounds, seven assists and three steals in an 81–64 win over Karlovka Bratislava. [5] In 21 games played during the 2015–16 season, he averaged 16.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

Erie BayHawks / Lakeland Magic (2016–2019)

On June 6, 2016, Petrucelli was acquired by the Erie BayHawks, the NBA D-League affiliate of the Orlando Magic. [6]

On October 10, 2018, Petrucelli signed with the Orlando Magic, [7] but he was waived two days later after training camp. [8] In 47 games played for the Lakeland Magic during the 2018–19 season, he averaged 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while shooting 45.2 percent from three-point range.

On June 25, 2019, Petrucelli joined the Orlando Magic for the 2019 NBA Summer League. [9]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2019–2020)

On July 16, 2019, Petrucelli signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League. [10] Petrucelli averaged 13 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game. [11]

Ratiopharm Ulm (2020–2021)

On August 3, 2020, Petrucelli signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga. [12]

Brescia Leonessa (2021–present)

On July 16, 2021, Petrucelli signed in Italy for Brescia Leonessa of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and EuroCup Basketball. [13]

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