Liliana Ronchetti Explained

Liliana Ronchetti
Height M:1.71
Position:Shooting guard
Birth Date:15 February 1927
Birth Place:Como, Italy
Nationality:Italian
Career Start:1947
Career End:1973
Years1:1947–1955
Team1:Società Ginnastica Comense
Years2:1955–1956
Team2:Bernocchi Legnano
Years3:1956–1957
Team3:Autonomi Torino
Years4:1957–1958
Team4:Chlorodont Milano
Years5:1958–1965
Team5:Standa Milano
Years6:1965–1966
Team6:Zaiss Milano
Years7:1966–1971
Team7:Ri.Ri Mendrisio
Years8:1971–1973
Team8:Ignis Varese
Fiba Hof Player:Liliana-Ronchetti

Liliana Ronchetti (15 September 1927 – 4 February 1974) was an Italian basketball player.

Background

On club level, Ronchetti played for Società Ginnastica Comense (1947–55, won the Italian League in 1950, 1951 (undefeated season), 1952 (undefeated season) and 1953, was the league's top scorer in 1952, 1953 and 1954), Bernocchi Legnano (1955–1956), Autonomi Torino (1956–57), Chlorodont Milano (1957–1958), Standa Milano (1958–65, was the league's top scorer in 1960), Zaiss Milano (1965–66), Ri.Ri Mendrisio (1966–71, won the Swiss League in 1967, 1968 and 1969) and Ignis Varese (1971–73).

SRonchettihe scored 51 points in a game once while playing for Comense, that is the record high for an Italian women's league. She played 83 games for the Italy women's national basketball team, participating in Eurobasket Women in 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960 and 1962.

After her sudden death only a year after Ronchetti retired, the FIBA named the Ronchetti Cup in her honour. In 2007, she was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.halloffame.fiba.com/pages/eng/hof/indu/p/lid_9024_newsid/18014/playBio.html FIBA Hall of Fame page on Ronchetti