Luca Garri

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Luca Garri
Luca Garri - Aquila Basket Trento 2012.JPG
Garri with Trento in 2012
Personal information
Born (1982-01-03) 3 January 1982 (age 42)
Asti, Italy
NationalityItalian
Listed height207 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2004: undrafted
Playing career2000–2021
Position Center / power forward
Career history
2000–2004 Mabo Livorno
2004–2007 Lottomatica Roma
2005–2006→Angelico Biella
2007–2008 Virtus Bologna
2008–2010Angelico Biella
2010–2011 Pepsi Caserta
2011–2012 Cimberio Varese
2012–2013 Bitumcalor Trento
2013–2014 FMC Ferentino
2014–2015 Sigma Basket Barcellona
2015–2019 Derthona Basket
2019–2021 Fabriano Basket
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Team Competition

Luca Garri (born 3 January 1982) is an Italian former professional basketball player.

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Professional career

Garri moved to Don Bosco Livorno aged 15, loaned to Zucchetti Montecatini in 1999-00, he played for their youth team before returning to Livorno. He made his professional debut with Mabo Livorno (Don Dosco's parent club) during the 2000-01 season, in the second division Serie A2, helping the side earn a promotion. He then spent the next three seasons in the Serie A with the side.

After that successful spell, he signed a three-year deal with fellow Serie A side Lottomatica Roma, however he didn't manage to crack the first team and a mid-season transfer to Spanish side Etosa Alicante was nearly completed before it was scrapped following an injury to his substitute Vassil Evtimov. [1] He was loaned to Angelico Biella for 2005-06, refinding his form to average more than 11 points per game in leading Biella to the title playoffs. [2] He returned to Roma afterwards but his 2006-07 season with the side was no more successful than his first.

Garri then signed a three-year contract with Virtus Bologna in August 2007. After one season in Bologna, he returned to Biella in 2008 on another three-year deal, playing two more seasons with the club. [3]

In July 2010, he moved to Pepsi Caserta on a two-year deal. [4] After spending the 2011-12 season with Cimberio Varese, Garri returned to the second division (now LegaDue), spending three seasons with respectively Bitumcalor Trento, FMC and Sigma Basket Barcellona.

In June 2015, Garri joined Derthona Basket of the Serie A2 (second division). [5]

International career

Garri played for the Italian under-age teams at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship (averaging 8.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in around 18 minutes per game) [6] and at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (15 points and 7.6 rebounds in more than 28 minutes per game).

He made his debut for the senior Italian national team on 1 June 2002, scoring five points against Latvia, gradually working his way into the Italy fold over the next two seasons. [7]

Garri was the youngest member - at 22 - of the Italian squad that won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, [1] contributing 4.5 points and 2.4 rebounds in more than 12 minutes per game, including 2 points (on 1-for-5 shooting), 6 rebounds and 2 blocks over 17 minutes during the final against Argentina. [8]

The following year, he was in the Italy experimental squad that won the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almeria, [7] but was not included in the Italy squad for EuroBasket 2005. [9] Garri was recalled for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, [9] averaging 4.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in around 12 minutes per game over the tournament. [10]

He was the last player dropped from Carlo Recalcati's squad for EuroBasket 2007, he stayed in contention for Italy subsequently, [11] but did not take part in the EuroBasket 2009 additional qualifying round, playing his last international game on 26 July 2009 against New Zealand. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Italy: Garri awaits fate". FIBAEurope.com. 4 March 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "ITA - Climamio stung by defeat". FIBA.com. 23 May 2006. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Luca Garri torna all'Angelico Biella" [Luca Garri returns to Angelico Biella]. LegaBasket.it (in Italian). Pallacanestro Biella. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pepsi Caserta lands Luca Garri". Euroleague.net. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Brocchetti, Stefano (8 June 2015). "Derthona piazza il primo colpo arriva il pivot Luca Garri" [Derthona land the first strike, center Luca Garri arrives]. laProvinciaPavese.gelocal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Italy #11 - Luca Garri". FIBA.com. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "Nazionale Maschile - Luca Garri" [Men's national team - Luca Garri]. FIP.it (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Italy #15 - Luca Garri". FIBA.com. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  9. 1 2 "ITA - Recalcati names Italy squad for FIBA World Championship". FIBA.com. 4 August 2015. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Italy #14 - Luca Garri". FIBA.com. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Garri gets thumbs-up from Recalcati". FIBAEurope.com. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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