Augusto Binelli
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| Born | 23 September 1964 Carrara, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.15 m (7 ft 0.75 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 118 kg (260 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, New York) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1986: 2nd round, 40th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1983–2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2011–2013 | ||||||||||||||
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| 1983–2000 | Virtus Bologna | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Progresso Castelmaggiore | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Sutor Montegranaro | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Trapani | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Benedetto XIV Cento | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Anzola | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Salus Bologna | ||||||||||||||
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| 2011–2013 | Anzola | ||||||||||||||
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Augusto "Gus" Binelli (born 23 September 1964) is a retired Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.15 m (7 ft 0.75 in) tall, and a weight of 118 kg (260 lb), he played at the center position. Binelli was drafted in the second round, of the 1986 NBA draft, by the Atlanta Hawks, though he never played in the NBA. The Hawks still own his draft rights, as of December 2024.[1][2]
Professional career
[edit]Binelli played with the senior men's team of Virtus Bologna, from 1980 to 2000. With Virtus Bologna, he won 5 Italian League championships (1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998), 5 Italian Cups (1984, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1999), the EuroLeague championship (1998), and the FIBA European Cup Cup Winner's Cup (FIBA Saporta Cup) (1990). He was also a 2-time McDonald's Open finalist (1993, 1995).
He was a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1995.
Italy national team
[edit]Binelli played with the senior Italy national basketball team, at the EuroBasket 1985, where he won a bronze medal. He also played at the 1986 FIBA World Championship, and at the EuroBasket 1989.
Awards and Accomplishments
[edit]Clubs
[edit]- 5× Italian League Champion: (1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998)
- 5× Italian Cup Winner: (1984, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1999)
- FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (FIBA Saporta Cup) Champion: (1990)
- Italian Supercup Winner: (1995)
- FIBA European Selection: (1995)
- EuroLeague Champion: (1998)
Italian senior national team
[edit]- 1985 EuroBasket:
Bronze
External links
[edit]- FIBA Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- Italian League Profile (in Italian)
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Atlanta Hawks draft picks
- Centers (basketball)
- Italian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Italian men's basketball coaches
- Italian men's basketball players
- Pallacanestro Trapani players
- Sutor Basket Montegranaro players
- Virtus Bologna players
- 1986 FIBA World Championship players
- Sportspeople from Carrara
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