Stefano Tonut (born 7 November 1993) is an Italian professional

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player for

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of the Italian

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(LBA) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 1.94 m (6 ft. 4 in.), he plays at the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Tonut came through the youth ranks of Monfalcone and

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, before transferring again to Monfalcone, where he made his debut for the club’s men’s team in the amateur Italian third division during the 2010–11 campaign. Tonut later returned to

where he played for the first time in the Serie A2 during the 2012-13 season. During the next two seasons, he was ranked as the fourth-best scorer in the league and the best Italian player of Serie A2 with averaging 19.2 points per game. Tonut then joined

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of the

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Italian top-flight level league LBA in July 2015. In his first season with the team, he saw the court in 34 games in the LBA, scoring 2.8 points per outing. In the 2015–16 season, he marked his debut on the European club stage, participating in the European second tier EuroCup competition with Venezia. In 2017 and 2019, Tonut won the LBA championship with Reyer. In the 2020–21 season, Tonut won the LBA Most Valuable Player Award after averaging 15.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists. On June 25, 2022, Tonut signed with

of the Italian

(LBA) and the EuroLeague.

International career

Tonut made his debut with the under-20

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during

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on 9 July 2013, scoring 10 points with 2 steals in the winning game against

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Under-20 Team. In 2015 he officially entered into the Italian senior national basketball team.

Professional career

International career

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