Marco Spissu Explained

Marco Spissu
Position:Point guard
Height M:1.84
Weight Kg:80
Nationality:Italian
League:Liga ACB
Team:Casademont Zaragoza
Birth Date:5 February 1995
Birth Place:Sassari, Italy
Career Start:2010
Years1:2010–2011
Team1:Torres
Years2:2011–2021
Team2:Dinamo Sassari
Years3:2012–2013
Team3:→Sant'Orsola
Years4:2013–2014
Team4:→CUS Bari
Years5:2014–2015
Team5:→Casalpusterlengo
Years6:2015
Team6:Viola Reggio Calabria
Years7:2015–2016
Team7:→Derthona
Years8:2016–2017
Team8:Virtus Bologna
Years9:2021–2022
Team9:UNICS Kazan
Years10:2022–2024
Team10:Reyer Venezia Mestre
Years11:2024–present
Team11:Casademont Zaragoza
Highlights:

Marco Spissu (born February 5, 1995) is an Italian professional basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB. Spissu usually plays as point guard.

Professional career

In July 2016, Spissu was sent on loan to Virtus Bologna of the Serie A2 Basket.[1] With Bologna, he won the Italian LNP Cup and he was named the LNP Cup Finals MVP.[2]

After 11 years with Dinamo Sassari, from 2011, Spissu moved in Spain to Unicaja Málaga, signing a two years contract.[3] [4] On August 12, 2021, Unicaja Malaga voids Marco Spissu’s contract after Italian player fails physicals.[5] The Italian Basketball Federation intervened in his favour by stating that his physical conditions were adequate and no injuries has compromised his condition, such that he was called for the Tokyo Olympics.[6] Standing to Gazzetta dello sport, the Italian sport newspaper, the Malaga management team had second thoughts about the deal and used his physical condition as a justification for voiding the contract.[7]

In the end, on August 19, 2021, Spissu signed with the Russian team UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and newly promoted to the EuroLeague.[8]

He left the team in early 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9] [10]

On July 20, 2022, he has signed with Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[11]

On June 21, 2024, he signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[12]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Led the league

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| UNICS| 25 || 0 || 14.4 || .524 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|.529* || .875 || 1.6 || 2.6 || .5 || .0 || 5.1 || 6.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career| 25 || 0 || 14.4 || .524 || .529 || .875 || 1.6 || 2.6 || .5 || .0 || 5.1 || 6.7

Honours

Virtus Bologna

2017

Dinamo Sassari

2018–19

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sportando.com/it/italia/serie-a2-est/208183/virtus-bologna-ufficiale-l-arrivo-di-marco-spissu-in-prestito-da-sassari.html Virtus Bologna, ufficiale l'arrivo di Marco Spissu in prestito da Sassari
  2. Web site: Turkish Airlines Cup, la Virtus vince la Coppa Italia . . 5 March 2017 . sportando.com . 5 March 2017 . Italian . Turkish Airlines Cup, Virtus wins the Italian Cup.
  3. Web site: La Dinamo saluta e ringrazia Marco Spissu . dinamobasket.com . 28 July 2021 . Italian .
  4. Web site: Spissu, new playmaker for Unicaja . unicajabaloncesto.com . 28 July 2021 .
  5. News: Unicaja Malaga voids Marco Spissu's contract after Italian player fails physicals. August 12, 2021. Sportando. En. August 13, 2021. Carchia . Emiliano .
  6. Web site: Marco Spissu. Una nota della Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro . fip.it . 13 August 2021 . Italian .
  7. News: Spissu e i test falliti con Malaga. La Fip: "Marco ha l'idoneità" . RCS . 14 August 2021 . Gazzetta Dello Sport . 35 . Italian.
  8. Web site: Marco Spissu Is A New UNICS Playmaker . unics.ru . 19 August 2021 .
  9. Web site: Unics Kazan reportedly suing Jarrell Brantley for $250,000. March 4, 2022. Eurohoops.
  10. Web site: More than 50 people. Which of the foreigners left the Russian sports clubs: RBC Sport. March 5, 2022.
  11. News: Marco Spissu officially signs with Reyer Venezia. July 20, 2022. Sportando. En. August 7, 2022. Maggi . Alessandro .
  12. Web site: Marco Spissu officially signs with Casademont Zaragoza. June 21, 2024. Sportando. En. June 21, 2024.