Tayavek Gallizzi Explained

Tayavek Gallizzi
Position:Power forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:225
League:Argentine League
Team:Instituto
Number:83
Birth Date:8 February 1993
Birth Place:Santa Fe, Argentina
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–2016
Team1:Quilmes
Years2:2016–2017
Team2:Quimsa
Years3:2017–2018
Team3:Club La Unión
Years4:2018–2021
Team4:Regatas Corrientes
Years5:2021–present
Team5:Instituto

Tayavek Gallizzi (born February 8, 1993) is an Argentine professional basketball player who currently plays for Instituto of the Argentine Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). He defends Argentina.

Professional career

Gallizzi began his professional club basketball career with Quilmes Mar del Plata. He helped Quilmes earn a league promotion from the Argentine 2nd Division (TNA) to the Argentine 1st Division (LNB), in the 2012–13 season. He joined the Argentine club Quimsa in 2016 and moved to the Argentine club, Club La Unión, in 2017.

National team career

Gallizzi suited up for Argentina at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.[1] He played for Argentina at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship bringing home a silver medal, and he also participated in the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.[2] He played for Argentina at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and brought home a silver medal after a loss in the tournament final against Spain at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[3]

In 2022, Galizzi won the gold medal in the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup held in Recife, Brazil. He was one of Argentina's centers in the tournament.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tayavek Gallizzi Player Profile. RealGM.com. 4 September 2014.
  2. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Tayavek%20Gallizzi/pid//_//players.html Tayavek GALLIZZI (ARG).
  3. Web site: Spain seal second FIBA World Cup with win over Argentina. 15 September 2019. MARCA in English. en. 19 September 2019.