Will Artino

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Will Artino
No. 2–Macau Black Bears
Position Center
League East Asia Super League
Personal information
Born (1992-06-27) June 27, 1992 (age 32)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Nationality
  • American / Taiwanese [1]
Listed height2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High school
College Creighton (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla
2016–2017 Horsens IC
2017–2018 APOP Paphos
2018 Phoenix Galați
2018–2019 Formosa Dreamers
2019 Al-Muharraq
2019–2020 Kuala Lumpur Dragons
2020–2021 Panteras de Aguascalientes
2021–2022 Tainan TSG GhostHawks
2022–2023 Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers
2024–Present Macau Black Bears
Career highlights and awards

William Joseph Artino (born June 27, 1992) is a Taiwanese-American professional basketball player who is a free agent.

Contents

Early life

Artino 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, Artino scored 25 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocks in a game against West Des Moines Valley High School. Upon entering college, Artino played as a redshirt for Creighton University's 2010–11 season. [2]

Professional career

In January 2018, Artino 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, Artino 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, Artino 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 Artino. [12] On the 22nd of that month, Artino joined the Panteras de Aguascalientes of the Mexican National Basketball League (LNBP). [13] The Panteras terminated their contract with Artino on 28 September. [14]

On December 24, 2021, Artino signed with Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. [15] He was the league's rebounds leader for the 2021–22 season. [16] [17]

Artino joined the P. League+ Hsinchu Lioneers for the 2022–23 season. [18] When his contract expired in January 2024, he returned to the United States. [19]

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