Jorge Racca

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Jorge Racca
Personal information
Born (1971-09-04) September 4, 1971 (age 51)
General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina
NationalityArgentine / Italian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
Playing career1992–2007
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
1992–1993 Regatas San Nicolás
1993–1994 Boca Juniors
1994–1997 Olimpia
1997–1998 Quilmes
1998–2000 Gran Canaria
2000–2001 PAOK
2001–2002 Pico
2002–2004 Breogán
2004–2005 Tenerife
2006 Viola Reggio Calabria
2007 Olimpia
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Argentina
FIBA South American Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Brazil

Jorge Oscar Racca (born September 4, 1971 in General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina) is an Argentine-Italian [1] retired male professional basketball player. At 6'6" (1.98 m) and 218 lbs. (99 kg), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Nicknamed "Pampa" during his career, Racca was a member of Argentina's national basketball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

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Professional career

Racca was named the MVP of the Argentine League Finals in 1996, and the season's league MVP of the Argentine League in 1996, and 1997, while he was playing with Olimpia de Venado Tuerto. In his most productive season, with Canarias Telecom in the Spanish professional league Liga ACB, Racca averaged 17.4 points per game over 32 games in 1999-2000. [2] Racca holds the Argentine national league record in field goals per game, with 23.24 (7,227 in 311 games). [3] He was also named the MVP of the FIBA South American League in 1996.

National team career

Racca played with the senior men's Argentine national basketball team at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. He won a gold medal with Argentina at the 1995 Pan American Games.

He also played with Argentina at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, where Argentina finished in ninth place in the overall standings. [4] Racca wore uniform number 9.

At the Summer Games in 1996, Argentina competed in seven games, finishing with a record of 3-4. [5]

20 Jul. 1996vs USA68-96
22 Jul. 1996vs LTU65-61
24 Jul. 1996vs CHN77-87
26 Jul. 1996vs CRO75-90
28 Jul. 1996vs ANG66-62
30 Jul. 1996vs KOR97-79
2 Aug. 1996vs PUR87-77

In a loss to the United States (The Dream Team) 96-68, Racca tallied 6 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists. [6] In six games at the Olympics, Racca averaged 7.2 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in 21.3 minutes per game.

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References

  1. ↑ "Jorge Racca nombre completo: Jorge Oscar Racca nacionalidad | licencia: ITA {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  2. ↑ "Jorge Racca International Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  3. ↑ Clarín.com (2018-08-28). "El debut de Manu y la frase más desacertada: 'No sé si está Ginóbili para la Liga'". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  4. ↑ Jorge Oscar RACCA (ARG).
  5. ↑ "FIBA Archive". FIBA. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  6. ↑ "Men's Olympics - United States at Argentina, Jul 20, 1996". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.


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