Joseph Charles Trapani (born July 1, 1988) is an American-Italian basketball player. He played college basketball for

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and

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College career

Trapani played at

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and initially chose to play college basketball at the

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after bigger-named schools such as Virginia and Boston College wanted him to spend a year in prep school. He averaged 11.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game and was named to the

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All-Rookie team in 2007. In the offseason, Trapani decided that he wanted to play at a higher level of competition and transferred to Boston College of the

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. Trapani was a three-year starter for the Eagles, earning third-team All-ACC honors as a junior in 2009–10 and as a senior in

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Professional career

Following the close of his college career, Trapani was not drafted in the

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and the 2011 lockout prevented him attending an NBA training camp. He signed with A.S. Junior Casale of Italy's

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, but left the club early in the season due to contract issues, moving to

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and then closing the 2011–12 season with the

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of the

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. After stints with

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in Germany and

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in Belgium, Trapani signed with SPO Rouen Basket of France's top division for the 2014–15 season. He averaged 10.2 points and 7.5 rebounds for the club before being lost for the season with a shoulder injury in March 2015. On September 14, 2015, Trapani signed with

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for the 2015–16 season. Trapani signed with

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of Spain's

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on August 7, 2016.

References

External links

LNB Pro A profileItalian League profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trapani, Joe 1988 births Living people A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale players American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Connecticut Bàsquet Manresa players Boston College Eagles men's basketball players Cholet Basket players Fulgor Libertas Forlì players Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain Italian men's basketball players Liga ACB players Maine Red Claws players Medi Bayreuth players Orlandina Basket players Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards Spirou Charleroi players Vermont Catamounts men's basketball players