Gora Camara (born April 12, 2001) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Rinascita Basket Rimini of the Italian Serie A2. Due to his Italian upbringing, he is considered a "homegrown player" in the domestic championship.
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| No. 29 – Rinascita Basket Rimini | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Serie A2 |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 12, 2001 Dakar, Senegal |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Listed height | 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 114 kg (251 lb) |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2024 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2019–2021 | → Junior Casale |
| 2021–2022 | → Pesaro |
| 2023–2024 | → Universo Treviso |
| 2024–present | Rinascita Basket Rimini |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editVirtus Bologna (2018–present)
editAfter having played in the youth teams of Virtus Bologna for several years, Camara was added to the first team in the 2018–19 season, during which he won the Basketball Champions League.[1]
Loans to Casale and Pesaro (2019–2022)
editIn the 2019–20 season, Camara was loaned to Junior Casale Monferrato, a team of Italy's second league, Serie A2. Camara played in Monferrato also in the following season, until 2021.[2] In the 2021–22 season, he was loaned to Pesaro of the LBA; along with Pesaro, he reached the national playoffs. However, Pesaro was ousted 3–0 by Virtus in the first round.[3]
Return to Virtus (2022–2023)
editOn 3 August 2022, Camara returned to Virtus Bologna, where he played in the LBA and the EuroLeague.[4] On 29 September 2022, after having ousted Olimpia Milano in the semifinals, Virtus won its third Supercup, defeating 72–69 Banco di Sardegna Sassari and achieving a back-to-back, following the 2021 trophy.[5] However, despite good premises Virtus ended the EuroLeague season at the 14th place, thus it did not qualify for the playoffs.[6] Moreover, the team was defeated in the Italian Basketball Cup final by Brescia. In June, after having ousted 3–0 both Brindisi and Tortona, Virtus was defeated 4–3 by Olimpia Milan in the national finals, following a series which was widely regarded among the best in the latest years of Italian basketball.[7][8]
Loan to Treviso (2023–present)
editOn July 14, 2023, Camara was loaned once again to Universo Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A.
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Bologna | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
References
edit- ^ Gora Camara, Virtuspedia
- ^ Gora Camara resta a Casale Monferrato, Basket Universo
- ^ Vuelle Pesaro Virtus Bologna 55-75, le V nere volano in semifinale, Il Resto del Carlino
- ^ "Gora Camara è un nuovo giocatore di Virtus Segafredo Bologna!". virtus.it. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Supercoppa, trionfa la Virtus Bologna! Canestro decisivo di Mickey, Sassari cede 72-69". Gazzetta dello Sport. 29 September 2022.
- ^ Virtus, il punto a fine EuroLega. BolognaBasket
- ^ Basket, Milano batte Bologna nella decisiva gara 7 e vince il suo 30esimo scudetto. Gli highlights. la Repubblica
- ^ Basket, Milano batte Bologna 67-55 nella finalissima e si conferma campione per la trentesima volta. Rai News