Federico Mussini Explained

Federico Mussini
Position:Point guard
Height M:1.88
Weight Kg:82
League:Serie A2
Team:Pallalcesto Amatori Udine
Birth Date:1996 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Reggio Emilia, Italy
Nationality:Italian
College:St. John's (2015–2017)
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–2015
Team1:Reggiana
Years2:2017–2019
Team2:Reggiana
Years3:2018
Team3:Trieste
Years4:2019–2020
Team4:VL Pesaro
Years5:2020
Team5:Trieste
Years6:2021-present
Team6:APU Udine
Awards:

Federico Mussini (born March 12, 1996) is an Italian basketball player for Pallalcesto Amatori Udine of the Italian Serie A2 Basket, second tier national championship.

Career

Federico Mussini made his debut for Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in May 2013 against Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, but only played one minute.

In the 2013-14 season, Mussini only played in 9 total games for Reggio Emilia,[1] but he played 11.6 minutes per game on the way to Reggio Emilia winning the 2013–14 EuroChallenge.[2] [3]

Mussini was loaned to Stella Azzurra Roma for the 2013-14 Nike International Junior Tournament, where he was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 19.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 2.5 steals.[4]

In the 2014-15 season, Mussini saw increased role for Reggio Emilia as a back-up point guard to Andrea Cinciarini.

With Mussini drawing strong interest from the NCAA, Reggio Emilia reportedly offered him a 5-year contract.[5] Mussini said that he planned to decide his future by the end of April 2015 with Gonzaga, St. John's, and Davidson among the colleges he would most likely choose if he decides to leave Reggio Emilia.[6] [7]

On June 29, 2015, Mussini committed to play college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm.[8]

On June 6, 2017, Mussini officially left St. John's to return in Italy and signed a three-year deal with Pallacanestro Reggiana.[9]

On March 30, 2018, Mussini officially joined Pallacanestro Trieste on loan for 2017–18 Serie A2 season.[10]

On July 10, 2018, Mussini returned to Reggiana. He finished last season on loan in Trieste conquering the promotion in LBA.[11]

On July 5, 2019, he has signed with VL Pesaro of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[12]

On October 9, 2020, while the season had just started, Mussini signed a short-term contract with Trieste, which was facing many injury problems.[13]

On January 7, 2021, he signed for Pallalcesto Amatori Udine in the Serie A2 Basket, second tier national championship.[14]

International career

Mussini was invited to play in the 2012 Jordan Brand Classic where he led the White International team to victory over the Blue International team with a game-high 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals.[15]

Mussini joined the Under-16 Italian national team in 2012, where he led Italy to fourth place and was named to the All-Tournament team.[16] Mussini averaged 14.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.8 steals, along with a tournament high 52.2% 3-point field goal percentage.[17]

Mussini was a member of the 2014 Italian Under-18 team that played in the Albert Schweitzer Tournament, where he led Italy to first place over USA. Mussini had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists in the championship game.[18] Mussini was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 20.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.4 steals.[19]

Mussini played for the Under-18 Italian national team in 2014, where he led Italy to sixth place and was named to the All-Tournament team.[20] Mussini averaged 22.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.4 steals, and 42.9% 3-point field goal percentage. Mussini led the tournament field in points per game, field goals made per game (7.6), 3 point field goals made per game (3.0), field goals attempted per game (16.2), and 3 point field goals attempted per game (7.0).[21]

In 2015, Mussini was invited to play for the World Select Team in the Nike Hoop Summit[22] where he scored 9 points and dished out 3 assists in a winning effort offer the USA Select Team.[23]

Statistics

College statistics

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16| style="text-align:left;"| St. John's| 32 || 23 || 29.3 || .338 || .304 || .862 || 2.4 || 2.2 || 1.2 || 0.1 || 10.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| St. John's| 30 || 2 || 19.3 || .410 || .427 || .854 || 1.7 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 8.2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-2014 Federico Mussini Fiba profile. June 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170131193403/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid//ot//pid/6058519/season/2014/tid/0/tidstat/-1/playerView.html. January 31, 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: 2014 EuroChallenge Profile. April 27, 2014.
  3. Web site: Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia wins 2014 FIBA Eurochallenge. April 27, 2014.
  4. Web site: 2013-2014 Stella Azzurra Junior Team Roster. January 10, 2014.
  5. Web site: Reggio Emilia reportedly offered a 5-year contract to Federico Mussini. December 19, 2014.
  6. Web site: Federico Mussini: I will decide my future by the end of the month. April 1, 2015.
  7. Web site: HOOP SUMMIT: WORLD TEAM STORYLINES. https://archive.today/20150410233354/http://scouthoops.scout.com/story/1535916-hoop-summit-world-team-storylines. dead. April 10, 2015. April 9, 2015.
  8. https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/212997/federico-mussini Federico Mussini Recruiting
  9. Web site: Federico Mussini officially leaves St. John's, signs a three-year deal with Reggio Emilia . June 6, 2017.
  10. Web site: Federico Mussini officially joins Pallacanestro Trieste . March 30, 2018.
  11. Web site: Federico Mussini returns to Pallacanestro Reggiana . July 10, 2018.
  12. News: VL Pesaro sign Federico Mussini. July 5, 2019. Sportando. En. August 23, 2019.
  13. Web site: Mussini entra nel roster . pallacanestrotrieste.it . 9 October 2020 . Italian .
  14. Web site: Ufficiale: ingaggiato Federico Mussini . apudine.it . 7 January 2021 . Italian .
  15. Web site: 2012 Jordan Brand Classic Recap and Box Score. April 16, 2012.
  16. Web site: 2012 YEAR IN REVIEW: U16 MEN. December 21, 2012.
  17. Web site: Federico Mussini 2012 U16 national team profile. December 21, 2012.
  18. Web site: Albert Schweitzer Tournament 2014: Finals. April 26, 2014.
  19. Web site: MUSSINI, TEAM GAME KEY FOR ITALY. July 11, 2014.
  20. Web site: MVP GÜVEN HEADS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM. August 3, 2014. December 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141220080928/http://u18men.fibaeurope.com/en/coid_MBf2dxg3HaoTGMCI2slz31.articleMode_on.html. dead.
  21. Web site: Federico Mussini 2014 U18 national team profile. August 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141031173557/http://u18men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_2bqXUaQOJwYn9c2ymJyFx0.teamID_307.compID_8aYeHlfuGF-mF5IqO8aFH1.season_2014.roundID_10067.playerID_100608.html. October 31, 2014. dead.
  22. Web site: World Select Team Announced For 2015 Nike Hoop Summit. March 11, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150414004343/http://www.nikehoopsummit.com/world-select-team-announced-for-2015-nike-hoop-summit/. April 14, 2015. dead.
  23. Web site: 2015 Nike Hoop Summit Boxscore. April 11, 2015.