Davide Pascolo (born 14 December 1990) is an Italian professional

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player for Assigeco Piacenza of the Italian Serie A2, second tier national league, on a loan contract from

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. At a height of 2.03 m (6'8") tall, his primary position is

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, but he can also be used as a small ball

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, if needed.

Professional career

Pascolo began his professional career with his home town team of Snaidero Cucine Udine, in the Italian First Division, in the 2008–09 season. Pascolo initially struggled to become a regular rotation player in the team. That continued even after the club was

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to the Italian Second Division, where Pascolo played with the team for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons. Pascolo then left Udine, and he then joined

, which was playing in the Italian 3rd Division, for the 2011–12 season. That proved to be a wise move for Pasdcolo, as the

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moved up in the ranks of the

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. They achieved that by first gaining a

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to the Italian 2nd Division, where they also won the Italian 2nd-tier national cup, in 2012–13; and by then gaining a promotion to the top-tier level Italian league, the LBA, after the 2013–14 season, in which Pascolo was named the league MVP of the Italian 2nd-tier level. He was named to the European 2nd-tier level EuroCup's All-EuroCup First Team, for the 2015–16 season. On 17 June 2016 Pascolo signed a multi-year deal with the Italian club

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. On 1 July 2018 Pascolo left

after 2 seasons, where he won one

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, one

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and one ''

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''. On 24 July 2018 Pascolo officially announced the return to

with a three-year deal. On 17 June 2020 he extended his contract until 2023. On 29 September 2021 he played for the 2021–2022 season with Assigeco Piacenza in the Serie A2 second tier national league, on a loan contract basis.

International career

Pascolo was called up to the senior men's

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in 2014, and he played a marginal part in the team's EuroBasket 2015 qualification tournament, in which they qualified for the actual main tournament, the

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."Davide Pascolo"
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''. Retrieved on 26 February 2015.

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Legabasket.it Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pascolo, Davide 1990 births Living people Aquila Basket Trento players Centers (basketball) Italian men's basketball players Lega Basket Serie A players Olimpia Milano players Pallalcesto Amatori Udine players Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Udine