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| Born | (1987-11-27)27 November 1987 (age 37) Montebelluna, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2009:undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward /power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13, 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Montepaschi Siena | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Scafati | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Virtus Roma | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Olimpia Milano | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 188 (3.4 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 75 (1.4 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 20 (0.4 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Luigi "Gigi"Datome (born 27 November 1987) is an Italian former professionalbasketball player. Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in),[1] he played at thesmall forward andpower forward positions. Datome was anAll-EuroLeague Second Team selection in2016.
Born inMontebelluna to Sardinian parents fromOlbia, Datome moved toOlbia inSardinia, where he started playing junior basketball. He joinedMontepaschi Siena of the first divisionSerie A in 2003. He played three and a half seasons for Montepaschi before joiningScafati Basket in February 2007.
In 2008, Datome signed withVirtus Roma where he went on to earn the league'sBest Under 22 player award for the 2008–09 season. In 2012–13, he was named theLega Basket Serie A MVP, after averaging 16.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.[2]
On 16 July 2013, Datome signed a two-year, $3.5 million contract with theDetroit Pistons.[3][4] On 23 December 2013, he scored a season-high 13 points in a 115–92 win over theCleveland Cavaliers.[5]
On 14 January 2015, Datome was assigned by the Pistons to theGrand Rapids Drive of theNBA Development League.[6] On 20 January, he was recalled by the Pistons.[7]
On 19 February 2015, Datome was traded, along withJonas Jerebko, to theBoston Celtics, in exchange forTayshaun Prince.[8] On 15 April, in the Celtics' final regular season game, he earned his first career NBA start; Datome responded with a career- and game-high 22 points, leading Boston to a narrow victory over theMilwaukee Bucks.[9]
On 14 July 2015, Datome signed a two-year contract with the Turkish clubFenerbahçe.[10] In his first season with the team, Datome won theTurkish Cup with a 67–65 win overDarüşşafaka. Fenerbahçe also reachedthe final game of the2016 Euroleague Final Four, but fell short of winning the EuroLeague championship, after anovertime 96–101 loss toCSKA Moscow.[11] Over 29 EuroLeague games, he averaged 12.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. At the end of the season, Fenerbahçe also won theTurkish League championship.
On 5 July 2017, Datome signed a three-year contract extension with Fenerbahçe.[12] In2017–18 EuroLeague, Fenerbahçe made it to the2018 EuroLeague Final Four, its fourth consecutive Final Four appearance. Eventually, they lost toReal Madrid with 80–85 in the final game.[13] Over 35 EuroLeague games, he averaged 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
On 2 July 2019, Datome signed another contract extension with the Turkish club through the 2021–22 season. On 30 June 2020, Datome and the Turkish club parted ways after five quite successful seasons.
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On 30 June 2020, Datome signed withOlimpia Milano of theLega Basket Serie A (LBA).[14] On July 7, 2023, Datome announced his retirement from professional basketball after the2023 FIBA World Cup. Subsequently, in October, Datome was inducted into the Olimpia Milano Hall of Fame along with six other players associated with the Armani era.[15]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Detroit | 34 | 0 | 7.0 | .351 | .179 | .800 | 1.4 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 2.4 |
| 2014–15 | Detroit | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | .417 | .250 | .000 | 1.3 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 3.7 |
| 2014–15 | Boston | 18 | 1 | 10.7 | .494 | .472 | 1.000 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | .4 | 5.2 |
| Career | 55 | 1 | 8.1 | .414 | .361 | .818 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 3.4 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Boston | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | .333 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Career | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | .333 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 | |
| † | Denotes season in which Datome won theEuroLeague |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Mens Sana | 6 | 0 | 5.5 | .583 | .000 | — | 1.3 | .2 | .3 | — | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 2005–06 | 11 | 2 | 11.2 | .538 | .579 | 1.000 | 2.3 | .4 | .7 | .2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | |
| 2008–09 | Roma | 13 | 2 | 16.8 | .417 | .348 | .895 | 3.7 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 2009–10 | 2 | 0 | 10.9 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 | 2.0 | .5 | — | — | 6.0 | 4.5 | |
| 2010–11 | 13 | 12 | 24.5 | .438 | .367 | 1.000 | 4.3 | .7 | 1.1 | .4 | 9.1 | 7.5 | |
| 2015–16 | Fenerbahçe | 29 | 23 | 27.0 | .516 | .462 | .867 | 4.4 | 1.9 | .4 | .3 | 12.4 | 13.3 |
| 2016–17† | 33 | 21 | 23.6 | .442 | .466 | .944 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .5 | .1 | 9.2 | 8.8 | |
| 2017–18 | 35 | 15 | 23.9 | .486 | .444 | .917 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .4 | .6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | |
| 2018–19 | 34 | 15 | 21.0 | .477 | .415 | .917 | 3.6 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 9.0 | 8.4 | |
| 2019–20 | 28* | 15 | 22.4 | .478 | .431 | .929 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .8 | .3 | 8.3 | 7.4 | |
| 2020–21 | Milano | 37 | 7 | 16.5 | .484 | .511 | .897 | 2.8 | .8 | .2 | .1 | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| 2021–22 | 26 | 13 | 15.3 | .442 | .390 | .867 | 1.4 | .3 | .5 | .0 | 7.0 | 4.4 | |
| 2022–23 | 6 | 1 | 9.3 | .364 | .417 | 1.000 | .8 | — | .2 | — | 3.7 | 1.7 | |
| Career | 273 | 126 | 20.2 | .473 | .439 | .908 | 3.2 | .9 | .5 | .2 | 8.3 | 7.8 | |
| Year | Competition | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | EuroBasket | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 | .0 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2011 | EuroBasket | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | .500 | .333 | .0 | .8 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
| 2013 | EuroBasket | 11 | 11 | 31.2 | .470 | .429 | .909 | 4.9 | 1.4 | .8 | .5 | 13.8 |
| 2015 | EuroBasket | 2 | 2 | 16.5 | .462 | .200 | .500 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 7.0 |
| 2017 | EuroBasket | 7 | 7 | 29.0 | .528 | .419 | .867 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .6 | .7 | 15.0 |
| Career | 25 | 20 | 17.4 | 39.2 | 27.6 | 45.5 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.4 | |
Datome played with the senior men'sItalian national team at the2007 EuroBasket, theEuroBasket 2011, and the2013 EuroBasket.[16] He was also a part of the Italian squad that would take part in the2015 EuroBasket.[17] However, after injuring a muscle during Italy's second game of the tournament, againstIceland, Datome had to pull out of the rest of the tournament.[18]
Datome also represented Italy at the2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and at the2017 EuroBasket.
His last career game was also played for the national team in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. In the classification game, Italy lost toSlovenia, 85–89. Datome finished the game with 1 point.
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