Will Artino

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Will Artino
No. 31–Hsinchu Lioneers
PositionCenter
League P. LEAGUE+
Personal information
Born (1992-06-27) June 27, 1992 (age 31)
Des Moines, Iowa
Nationality
  • Flag of the United States.svg United States
  • Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan [1]
Listed height2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High school
College Creighton University
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present

William Joseph Artino (born June 27, 1992) is a Taiwanese-American professional basketball center for the Hsinchu Lioneers of the Taiwanese P. League+.

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Early life

Atino was born in Des Moines, Iowa. In July 2008, he transferred to the public high school in nearby Waukee because his parents could no longer afford the tuition at Des Moines Christian School. Altino played baseball for three years in high school. On February 5, 2010, Atino scored 25 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocks in a game against West Des Moines Valley High School. Upon entering college, Atino played as a redshirt for Creighton University's 2010–11 season. [2]

Professional career

In January 2018, Atino joined the Romanian Liga Națională team Phoenix Galați. [3] On 13 September that year, he arrived in Taiwan to play for the Formosa Dreamers, a team competing in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at the time. [4]

On 3 July 2019, Atino was confirmed to be leaving the Dreamers due to the front office failing to properly secure his work visa, meaning he would be unable to work in Taiwan for the next three years. [5] [6] On 5 July, he opted to join the Bahraini Premier League's Al-Muharraq SC. [7] On 2 August, he helped al-Muharraq to win the 2019 season-opening Zain Super Cup with a 28-point, 21-rebound double-double, and was voted the game's Most Valuable Player. [8] On 10 October, Atino joined returned to the ABL, this time playing for the Kuala Lumpur Dragons. [9] [10]

On 13 March 2020, the ABL announced that the 2019–20 season would be indefinitely postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, [11] after which the Dragons terminated their contract with Atino. [12] On the 22nd of that month, Atino joined the Panteras de Aguascalientes of the Mexican National Basketball League (LNBP). [13] The Panteras terminated their contract with Atino on 28 September. [14]

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