Tayavek Gallizzi

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Tayavek Gallizzi
Tayavek Gallizi 2015 (cropped).jpg
Gallizi with Argentina, in 2015.
No. 83–Flamengo
Position Power forward / center
League NBB
Personal information
Born (1993-02-08) February 8, 1993 (age 32)
Santa Fe, Argentina
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2016 Quilmes
2016–2017 Quimsa
2017–2018 Club La Unión
2018–2021 Regatas Corrientes
2021–2024 Instituto
2024–present Flamengo
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 China
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Brazil
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Mexico City
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima

Tayavek Gallizzi (born February 8, 1993) is an Argentine professional basketball player who currently plays for Flamengo of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). He also represents the Argentina national team.

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Professional career

Gallizzi began his professional club basketball career with Quilmes Mar del Plata. He helped Quilmes earn a league promotion from the Argentine 2nd Division (TNA) to the Argentine 1st Division (LNB), in the 2012–13 season. He joined the Argentine club Quimsa in 2016 and moved to the Argentine club, Club La Unión, in 2017.

National team career

Gallizzi suited up for Argentina at the 2014 FIBA World Cup. [1] He played for Argentina at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship bringing home a silver medal, and he also participated in the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup. [2] He played for Argentina at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and brought home a silver medal after a loss in the tournament final against Spain at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. [3]

In 2022, Galizzi won the gold medal in the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup held in Recife, Brazil. He was one of Argentina's centers in the tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "Tayavek Gallizzi Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Tayavek GALLIZZI (ARG).
  3. ↑ "Spain seal second FIBA World Cup with win over Argentina". MARCA in English. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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