Andrea Zerini (born 25 October 1988) is an Italian professional

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player for

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of the Italian LBA. Standing at 2.05 m (6 ft. 9 in.), he plays at the

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positions.

Professional career

Clubs

Andrea Zerini grew up with Firenze Basket in

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of the

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league. For the 2005–06 season he entered in the senior-team roster. He went to

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for the next three seasons. At 21 years old he signed a contract with Ruvo di Puglia Basket where he got 9 points per match, with 55% from 2 and 31% from 3 shots. During the 2010–11 season he was the best blocker and the 8th best rebounder of the league. For the 2011–2012 season he signed a contract with

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. He achieved the promotion to the top-tier. So he was confirmed also for the next season. The 2011-12 LBA season was Zerini's first time in the top-tier of the Italian basketball league system. On 20 June 2016 Andrea Zerini signed a contract with the LBA club

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. He was confirmed also for the next season. On 25 June 2018 Zerini went to

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. On 28 July 2020 Zerini signed with

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in the Italian second league Serie A2. On July 1, 2023, he signed with

of the Italian LBA.

References

External links

Andrea Zerini
at legabasket.it

at fibaeurope.com
Andrea Zerini
at legaduebasket.it {{DEFAULTSORT:Zerini, Andrea 1988 births Living people Pallacanestro Brescia players Centers (basketball) Derthona Basket players Italian men's basketball players Lega Basket Serie A players Napoli Basket players New Basket Brindisi players Power forwards Sportspeople from Florence S.S. Felice Scandone players