Marco Belinelli

Marco Belinelli

No. 8   New Orleans Hornets
Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth	March 25, 1986 (1986-03-25) (age 25)
Place of birth	San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Pro career	2001–present
Career history
Virtus Bologna (Italy) (2001–2003) Fortitudo Bologna (Italy) (2003–2007) Golden State Warriors (2007–2009) Toronto Raptors (2009–2010) New Orleans Hornets (2010–present)
Career highlights and awards
Italian Supercup MVP (2005)
Stats at NBA.com

Marco Stefano Belinelli (born March 25, 1986, in San Giovanni in Persiceto) is an Italian professional basketball player currently with the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA. He is 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall and plays as a shooting guard. He was selected 18th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors.

Career

Europe

Prior to his NBA career, Belinelli played for Italy's Virtus Bologna and Fortitudo Bologna in the Italian Lega A and the Euroleague. At the age of nineteen, in the 2005, he won the Italian League in the series against Olimpia Milano,ended 3–1 for Fortitudo Bologna.

National team

Belinelli playing for Italy

Belinelli has also played for the Italian national team. He competed at the 2006 FIBA World Championship and scored 25 points against the United States national team in preliminary round play, and averaged 13.5 points per game for the rest of the tournament.

NBA

Golden State Warriors

After being selected #18 in the first round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, Belinelli scored 37 points in his first NBA Summer League game against the New Orleans Hornets, going 14-on-20 from the field, including 5-on-7 from behind the arc,^[1] adding 5 boards, 2 assists and 1 steal to help the Warriors earn a 110–102 win. His performance is tied for second for the highest scoring game ever in Vegas summer league history, behind Keith Bogans' 38 scored as a member of the Orlando Magic in 2004. Belinelli finished his Summer League scoring an average of 22.8 points per game in 4 games with the Warriors, before flying back to Italy to be part of the Italian national team for EuroBasket 2007. In his sophomore year in NBA, he has been improving his presence in terms of minutes per game, points per game, and assists. On December 19, 2008, he scored 27 points, his personal best, in a match the Warriors lost to Atlanta Hawks.

Toronto Raptors

On July 30, 2009, he was traded to the Toronto Raptors for Devean George,^[2] joining Italian national squad teammate Andrea Bargnani. He played his first NBA game as a starter for Toronto on February 2, 2010 against the Indiana Pacers.

New Orleans Hornets

On August 11, 2010, he was traded to the New Orleans Hornets for Julian Wright.^[3]

NBA career statistics

Legend
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	Bold	Career high

(Correct as of 28 April 2011)^[4]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Golden State	33	0	7.3	.387	.390	.778	.4	.5	.2	.0	2.9
2008–09	Golden State	42	23	21.0	.442	.397	.769	1.7	2.1	.9	.0	8.9
2009–10	Toronto	66	1	17.0	.406	.380	.835	1.4	1.3	.6	.1	7.1
2010–11	New Orleans	80	69	24.5	.437	.414	.784	1.9	1.1	.5	.1	10.4
Career		221	93	19.0	.427	.401	.801	1.5	1.3	.6	.0	8.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010-11	New Orleans	6	6	28.8	.365	.308	1.000	.8	.7	.8	.0	9.7
Career		6	6	28.8	.365	.308	1.000	.8	.7	.8	.0	9.7

References

1. ^ NBA.com : Summer League 2007
2. ^ "Raptors Acquire Belinelli From Golden State". NBA.com. 2009-07-30. http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/belinelli_trade073009.html. Retrieved 2009-07-30. 
3. ^ "HORNETS ACQUIRE BELINELLI". NBA.com. 2010-08-11. http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornets_acquire_belinelli_2010_08_11.html. Retrieved 2010-08-11. 
4. ^ Marco Belinelli Info Page - Career Stats and Totals, nba.com, accessed 17 April 2010.

External links

• Marco Belinelli at NBA.com
• Official site (Italian)
• ESPN Profile - Marco Belinelli
• Marco Belinelli profile @ nbadraft.net
• Marco Belinelli NBA Draft profile
• Marco Belinelli web page (Italian)

Persondata
Name	Belinelli, Marco
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Date of birth	March 25, 1986
Place of birth	San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy
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