Bruno Cerella Explained

Bruno Cerella
Position:Shooting guard / Small forward
Height M:1.94
Weight Kg:93
Birth Date:30 July 1986
Birth Place:Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Nationality:Argentinian / Italian
League:Serie A2
Team:Blu Basket 1971
Draft Year:2008
Career Start:2004
Years1:2004–2005
Team1:Massafra
Years2:2005–2006
Team2:Senise
Years3:2006–2007
Team3:Salerno
Years4:2007–2008
Team4:Potenza
Years5:2008–2012
Team5:Teramo
Years6:2010–2011
Team6:Casalpusterlengo
Years7:2012–2013
Team7:Varese
Years8:2013–2018
Team8:Olimpia Milano
Years9:2017–2018
Team9:Reyer Venezia
Years10:2018–2022
Team10:Reyer Venezia
Years11:2022–present
Team11:Blu Basket 1971
Highlights:

Bruno Cerella (born July 30, 1986) is an Italian-Argentine professional basketball player for Blu Basket 1971 of the Italian Serie A2.

Hailing from Bahía Blanca, a city seeped in basketball tradition, where players such as Manu Ginóbili were born and raised. Having come to Italy as a teenager, he slowly established himself, and moved up the league levels to join Emporio Armani Milano, where he became a fan favourite, due to his dynamism and dedication to the team.[1] In August 2017, Cerella was sent on loan to Reyer Venezia of the LBA.[2]

Professional career

After playing junior youth basketball for Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca and Pueyrredon in his birth country of Argentina, Cerella moved to Italy at age 17, to play professional basketball. After playing for a succession of teams in the Italian lower level divisions, he joined Banca Tercas Teramo in the Italian first division in 2008.

Along with David Moss, he helped the team reach the semifinals of the 2009 Italian Cup, and to a third place finish in the Italian League's regular season, before being eliminated in the playoffs by Emporio Armani Milano. After a few LBA seasons, he joined Emporio Armani Milano in 2013, and with them he participated in Europe's premier basketball competition, the EuroLeague, for the first time in his career.

In August 2017, Cerella was sent on loan to Umana Reyer Venezia, the defending Italian champions.[3] While playing for Reyer Venezia in the 2017–18 season, Cerella won the FIBA Europe Cup.[4] He re-signed with Reyer Venezia on June 13, 2020.[5]

National team career

Cerella was a member of the senior men's Italian national basketball team in 2008, although he never played in an official competition.[6]

Player profile

Although rarely a starter, and not a prolific scorer, Cerrella is known on his teams as a luxury bench option, who will reliably perform his defensive duties, contribute with steals, and rarely turnover the ball on offense.

Personal life

Of Italian heritage, though his paternal grandfather, he became an Italian citizen when he was 15.[7]

He created with fellow player Tommaso Marino, and others, the charity project “Slums Dunk”, that he operates during the off-season in Kenya and Zambia. It aims to provide basketball coaching, facilities, and education to underprivileged youngsters in slums.[8]

In his free time, he enjoys scuba diving and tourism.[9]

One of his good friends is fellow Bahía Blanca native Rodrigo Palacio, who also lives in Milan, and is a basketball fan.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Brega, Giordano. "Cerella star: the followers of Olimpia Armani praise their new idol", Affaritaliani, 3 March 2014. Retrieved on 24 February 2015.
  2. http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/244793/olimpia-milano-expected-to-loan-bruno-cerella-to-reyer-venezia.html
  3. https://www.reyer.it/infortunio-bruno-cerella/ Infortunio Bruno Cerella | UMANA REYER – BASKET VENEZIA MESTRE
  4. http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/reyer-venezia-conquer-fiba-europe-cup-after-defeating-sidigas-avellino Reyer Venezia conquer FIBA Europe Cup after defeating Sidigas Avellino
  5. News: Bruno Cerella re-signs with Reyer Venezia . Sportando . June 13, 2020 . June 13, 2020. Lupo . Nicola .
  6. http://www.fip.it/giocatori.asp?IDGiocatore=89&Tipo=M "Bruno Cerella"
  7. http://web.legabasket.it/player/CER-BRU-86/cerella_bruno Bruno Cerella
  8. https://slumsdunk.wordpress.com/about-slums-dunk
  9. Cerella, Bruno. "Bruno Cerella : Slums Dunk and how I spent my summer", EuroLeague, Milan,15 October 2014. Retrieved on 24 February 2015.
  10. Liotta, Christian. "Cerella reveals: "Palacio wants to see the EA7 away"", fcinternews.it, 1 March 2014. Retrieved on 24 February 2015.