Alessandro Abbio (born 13 March 1971 in Racconigi, Province of Cuneo) is an Italian former professional basketball player.

Alessandro Abbio
Personal information
Born(1971-03-13)13 March 1971
Racconigi, Italy
NationalityItalian
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1993: undrafted
Playing career1988–2008
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1988–1994Auxilium Torino
1994–2001Virtus Bologna
2001–2004Pamesa Valencia
2004–2005CB Granada
2005–2006Basket Livorno
2006–2008Pallacanestro Firenze
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Italy
FIBA EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 1997 Spain
Gold medal – first place 1999 France
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 St. Petersburg
European U-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1990 Netherlands U-18

Professional career

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Abbio was the MVP of the Italian SuperCup in 1998, and he also won the Euroleague twice; in 1997–98[1] and 2000–01,[2] with Virtus Bologna.

National team career

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Abbio competed with Italy at the 1998 FIBA World Championship and at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Euroleague 1997-98". linguasport.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  2. ^ "Euroleague 2000-01". linguasport.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alessandro Abbio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.