Giordano Bortolani Explained

Giordano Bortolani
Position:Point guard / Shooting guard
Height M:1.93
Weight Kg:85
League:Lega Basket Serie A
EuroLeague
Team:Olimpia Milano
Number:3
Birth Date:2 December 2000
Birth Place:Sant'Agata di Militello, Sicily, Italy
Career Start:2016
Years1:2016–present
Team1:Olimpia Milano
Years2:2017–2018
Team2:→ Bernareggio 99
Years3:2018–2019
Team3:Legnano Basket Knights
Years4:2019–2020
Team4:Pallacanestro Biella
Years5:2020–2021
Team5:Pallacanestro Brescia
Years6:2021–2022
Team6:Universo Treviso Basket
Years7:2022
Team7:Bàsquet Manresa
Years8:2022–2023
Team8:Scaligera Basket Verona
Highlights:

Giordano Bortolani (born 2 December 2000) is an Italian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.

Professional career

Raised in the youth sector of the team, Bortolani made four appearances in Serie A with Olimpia Milano, while he was in double membership with Bernareggio in Serie B.

Subsequently, in July 2018, he was loaned to Serie A2 to the Legnano Knights,[1] with whom he averaged 12 points, while in July 2019 he went on loan to Pallacanestro Biella where he went on to average 15 points per game in the 25 matches played with the club.[2]

On 20 June 2020 he renewed for five years with Milan[3] to then be loaned again on July 1, this time in the Italian top league at Pallacanestro Brescia.[4] On 8 July 2021 he went again with the loan formula to Treviso Basket.[5] During his time there, he also played the Basketball Champions League with the team, winning the award for Best Young Player, while averaging 14.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.[6]

After going to Spain on 19 July 2022 to play with Bàsquet Manresa (once again with the loan formula),[7] where he averaged 10.1 points per game in 7 games with the team, on 24 November 2022, he returned in Italy where he was loaned this time to Scaligera Basket Verona.[8]

On 11 July 2023 Bortolani returned to the main squad of Olimpia Milano.

National team career

Junior team career

In the summer of 2018 he took part in the FIBA U18 European Championship in Ventspils, making his debut on 1 August against Russia.[9]

Senior team career

He made his debut with the senior national team on 20 February 2020 in the match valid for the EuroBasket 2022 qualification, scoring 3 points in an 83–64 win against Russia.[10]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023-24| style="text-align:left;"| Olimpia Milano| 18 || 0 || 7.5 || .424 || .447 || .923 || .7 || .3 || .2 || .1 || 4.4 || 3.4|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 18 || 0 || 7.5 || .424 || .447 || .923 || .7 || .3 || .2 || .1 || 4.4 || 3.4

EuroCup

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020-21| style="text-align:left;"| Brescia| 9 || 2 || 14.3 || .478 || .364 || 1.000 || 1.1 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 6.4 || 3.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 9 || 2 || 14.3 || .478 || .364 || 1.000 || 1.1 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 6.4 || 3.0

Basketball Champions League

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021-22| style="text-align:left;"| Universo Treviso| 14 || 3 || 22.4 || .565 || .569 || .935 || 2.7 || 1.0 || .2 || || 14.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022-23| style="text-align:left;"| Manresa| 2 || 1 || 16.6 || .429 || .300 || .800 || 1.0 || .5 || 1.0 || || 9.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 16 || 4 || 21.6 || .551 || .533 || .917 || 2.5 || .9 || .3 || || 14.1

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeague
4 2.0 .500 1.000 1.5
24 20.7 .422 .380 .741 2.6 .9 .6 .1 10.3
38 25.4 .448 .398 .747 2.5 1.1 .3 .1 11.8
25 27.7 .392 .316 .830 3.0 1.0 .5 .2 14.9
26 11.8 .482 .441 .893 1.2 .5 .2 .1 6.2
30 23.4 .404 .389 .855 2.5 1.3 .5 11.8
7 16.8 .386 .324 .938 1.7 .3 .7 10.1
22 17.8 .440 .357 .830 1.6 .5 .3 .0 9.9
29 10.0 .356 .339 .760 .8 .7 .1 .0 3.5

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-07-08 . UFFICIALE - Legnano, arriva il giovane Bortolani . 2023-04-21 . Basketinside.com . it-IT.
  2. Web site: 2019-07-18 . UFFICIALE - Giordano Bortolani firma con Pallacanestro Biella . 2023-04-21 . Basketinside.com . it-IT.
  3. Web site: Maggi . Alessandro . 2020-06-20 . Ufficiale Giordano Bortolani firma un quinquennale con Olimpia Milano . 2023-04-21 . RealOlimpiaMilano . it-IT.
  4. Web site: S.p.A . Società Editrice Athesis . 2020-07-02 . Brescia a benzina verde: c’è il millennial Bortolani . 2023-04-21 . Bresciaoggi.it . it.
  5. Web site: TVB . Uff Stampa . 2021-07-08 . GIORDANO BORTOLANI, UN TALENTO GIOVANE PER LA NUOVA TVB 2021/22! . 2023-04-21 . Treviso Basket . it-IT.
  6. Web site: 2022-05-07 . Champions League, Bortolani della TVB è il "Best Young Player" della stagione . 2023-04-21 . TrevisoToday . it.
  7. Web site: Grosso . Andrea . 2022-07-19 . UFFICIALE: Giordano Bortolani firma in Spagna con il BAXI Manresa . 2023-04-21 . SuperBasket . it-IT.
  8. Web site: 2022-11-24 . Giordano Bortolani firma con la Tezenis Verona . 2023-04-21 . Tezenis Scaligera Basket . it-IT.
  9. Web site: Tarallo . Alessandro . 2018-08-01 . Basket, Europei U18 2018: l’Italia si arrende alla Russia. Azzurri eliminati agli ottavi . 2023-04-21 . OA Sport . it-IT.
  10. Web site: 2020-02-21 . Bortolani, tre punti "rossoblù" nell’esordio con la Nazionale . 2023-04-21 . . it.