Michele Vitali
No. 13 – Pallacanestro Reggiana | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Brose Bamberg | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Reyer Venezia | ||||||||||||||
2022–present | Reggio Emilia | ||||||||||||||
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Michele Vitali (born October 31, 1991) is an Italian professional basketball player for Reggio Emilia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) as a shooting guard.
Personal life
His brother is fellow pro basketball player
Their parents were also basketball players, their mother Anna Maria Mazzoli and their father Roberto both played in the Italian lower divisions, peculiarly they met in 1978 whilst they were attending an event with their respective youth national teams.[1]
Professional career
Vitali progressed through the youth ranks of home town club
To gain experience he was loaned to new Virtus satellite club Gira Ozzano (in Italian) in the third division for 2010–11. It proved to be a fruitful loan as he played 27 games with 9,8 points on average for Gira.[4]
Following this positive experience he returned to Virtus but didn't manage to break into the first squad, playing only three games the whole season. This prompted him to rescind his contract with Virtus and join cross town side
His performances garnered interest from Serie A clubs, after Biancoblù lost in the promotion playoffs, he joined
In his first full top division season Vitali was an important player as Caserta finished just outside the playoff places, playing in all but one game, he was also selected for the All Star Game after other players proved unavailable.[7]
The 2014–15 season proved to be more complicated, Vitali missed the first part of the season with a knee injury[8] and - as a starter - could not stop Caserta's relegation, confirmed after a loss in the last game of the season.
On July 2, 2015, Vitali signed a two-year contract with Virtus Bologna of the Italian LBA.[9]
On August 4, 2016, Vitali signed a one-year deal with
On July 10, 2018, Vitali signed a two-year contract with the Spanish club MoraBanc Andorra.[13]
Vitali spent the 2019–20 season with
He returned in Italy on June 24, 2021, signing a multi-year contract with Reyer Venezia.[15]
On August 6, 2022, he has signed with Reggio Emilia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[16]
Career statistics
Domestic league
Regular season
Legend | ||||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | PPG | Points per game | |
2P% | Two-point field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | |||
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | BPG | Blocks per game | |||
SPG | Steals per game | TOPG | Turnovers per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | BPG | SPG | TOPG |
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2011-12[17] | Canadian Solar Bologna
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3 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0 | 100.0 | 66.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
2013-14[17] | Pasta Reggia Caserta
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29 | 8 | 23.7 | 8.3 | 46.5 | 30.9 | 70 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
2014-15[17] | Pasta Reggia Caserta | 22 | 21 | 25.4 | 7.5 | 42.9 | 25.4 | 78.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
Career | 54 | 29 | 14.9 | 5.8 | 44.5 | 28.9 | 73.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
Italian national team
He played in the under age categories of the
After falling off the radar for a period, he joined the senior team in 2014, playing a bit part in
References
- ^ "Vitali brothers against each other, a basketball destiny.", La Gazzetta dello Sport, Bologna, 3 February 2009. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.(in Italian)
- ^ "Legabasket Serie A - 2° Gionarta Ritorno (La Fortezza Bologna – Armani Jeans Milano).", Legabasket. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.(in Italian)
- ^ "Virtus, the small championship and the satellite club Gira.", La Gazzetta dello Sport, 8 June 2010. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.(in Italian)
- ^ a b c "Juve makes official the signature of Michele Vitali."Corriere dello Sport, Caserta, 29 July 2013. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.(in Italian)
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano. "Michele Vitali leaves Virtus Bologna, set to join Biancoblù."Sportando, 11 October 2012. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Pozzecco All Star James is MVP." Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback MachineCorriere dello Sport, Vigevano, 3 February 2013. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.(in Italian)
- ^ Valenti, Stefano. "Basketball, the All Star Game is here: Pianigiani with a youthful Italy."la Repubblica, Roma, 12 April 2014. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.(in Italian)
- Juvecaserta Basket, 15 October 2014. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.(in Italian)
- ^ "Virtus Bologna signs Michele Vitali to a two-year contract". Sportando.basketball. 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Michele Vitali joins his brother Luca in Brescia". Sportando.basketball. 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Brescia re-signs Michele Vitali". Sportando.basketball. 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Brescia saluta Michele Vitali al termine di due stagioni indimenticabili" [Brescia greets Michele Vitali at the end of two unforgettable seasons]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 10 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "MoraBanc Andorra sings Michele Vitali to a two-year contract". Sportando.basketball. 10 July 2018.
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (July 28, 2020). "Brose Bamberg signs Michele Vitali, Chase Fieler". Sportando. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Michele Vitali è un giocatore dell'Umana Reyer!" (in Italian). reyer.it. 24 June 2021.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 1, 2022). "Michele Vitali leaves Reyer Venezia, joins Pallacanestro Reggiana". Sportando. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Michele Vitali - Total statistics", Lega Basket. Retrieved on 29 April 2015.(in Italian)
- ^ "Michele Vitali", FIBA. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.
- ^ "U20 European Championship 2011 : Italy - Spain (Game Report).", FIBA Europe, 24 July 2011. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Michele Vitali (Italy)", FIBA Europe. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.
- Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.(in Italian)
External links
- "Michele Vitali at", Lega Basket. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.(in Italian)
- "Michele Vitali at.", Eurobasket.com. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.
- "Michele Vitali at.", RealGM. Retrieved on 11 May 2015.