Alessandro Gentile (born November 12, 1992) is an Italian professional

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player who plays for

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of the Serie A2. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays at the

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and

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positions. He was selected by the

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with the 53rd overall pick in the

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Professional career

Early career (2009–2011)

From 2007 to 2009, Gentile played with the junior teams of

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. In 2009, he signed to play with Treviso's senior men's team and in the 2009–10 season, he played in 24 games in Italy's top-tier level LBA league, averaging 3.4 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. In 2011, he won the Italian League's Best Player Under 22 award. On June 14, 2011, he signed a three-year contract extension with Treviso Basket.

Olimpia Milano (2011–2016)

In December 2011, Gentile left Treviso Basket and signed a four-year deal with

Olimpia Milano Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...

. In 2013–14, Gentile had a break-out season, averaging 11.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists over 21 games in the EuroLeague. In June 2014, after Milano won their 26th

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championship, Gentile was named the Italian League Finals MVP. In July 2014, Gentile penned a new three-year contract with Milano. A year later in 2015, the Milano

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extended his contract until 2018, with a new three-year deal. On October 6, 2015, Gentile played against the

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, in the

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tournament. Gentile was sent on

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to the Greek club

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in December 2016. However, Milano retained his rights through the 2017–18 season. He was released by Panathinaikos in March 2017, and he finished the 2016–17 season by playing on loan for

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in the

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, and preparing for the upcoming

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tournament.

Panathinaikos (2016–2017)

On December 5, 2016, Gentile reached an agreement with his Italian team, and he left

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to conclude his season on

in a non-Italian team. On December 19, 2016, Gentile then joined the Greek club

, on a loan from Olimpia Milano, for the rest of the season. He was with Panathinaikos, as they won the

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Final against

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. He was then released by Panathinaikos in March 2017. With Panathinaikos, he averaged 3.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 0.6 assists, and 0.3 steals per game with them in the EuroLeague, and 5.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 0.6 steals per game in the

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Hapoel Jerusalem (2017)

On April 3, 2017, Gentile signed with the Israeli club

, of the

for the remainder of the Israeli Super League 2016–17 season. However, he was released by the club before their season ended. In 8 games with the club (6 regular season games and 2 playoff games), he averaged 4.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game.

Virtus Bologna (2017–2018)

On July 18, 2017, Gentile signed with Italian club

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, for the 2017–18 season.

Movistar Estudiantes (2018–2019)

On October 30, 2018, Gentile signed a one-year deal with Spanish club

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Aquila Basket Trento (2019–2020)

On September 26, 2019, he has signed with

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of the Italian

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(LBA).

Movistar Estudiantes (2020–2021)

On September 29, 2020, he has signed a 3 months deal for returning to

of the

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Pallacanestro Varese (2021–2022)

On June 25, 2021, Gentile signed with

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of the Italian

(LBA). He averaged 14.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. On January 27, 2022, Gentile parted ways with the team.

New Basket Brindisi (2022)

On January 28, 2022, he has signed with

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of the

NBA draft rights

On June 26, 2014, Gentile was selected with the 53rd overall pick in the

by the

. His NBA draft rights were later traded to the

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on draft night. On August 19, 2018，Gentile was reported to have intention to join the

, but no news was announced since then. Later Gentile was waived by

on October 12.

National team career

Gentile started in the youth age categories of Italy's junior national teams, first for the Under-16's at the

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, and then notably winning the silver medal with the Under-20s at the

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. Gentile then became a member of the senior men's

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. He played with Italy at

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and

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. He also played at the Turin 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 7 , , 5 , , 17.5 , , .286 , , .267 , , 1.000 , , 1.9 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , .3 , , 4.6 , , .4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 8 , , 0 , , 12.6 , , .439 , , .400 , , .800 , , 1.4 , , .9 , , .4 , , .3 , , 6.3 , , 3.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 21 , , 16 , , 25.0 , , .443 , , .333 , , .641 , , 2.4 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , .1 , , 11.4 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , 20 , , 16 , , 27.5 , , .429 , , .306 , , .777 , , 3.0 , , 2.5 , , .7 , , .0 , , 14.3 , , 11.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , 6 , , 6 , , 30.1 , , .449 , , .280 , , .714 , , 3.5 , , 4.2 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 20.0 , , 19.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 9 , , 8 , , 22.9 , , .458 , , .214 , , .563 , , 3.0 , , 2.4 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 10.8 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

, 9 , , 8 , , 13.2 , , .342 , , .200 , , .222 , , 2.2 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , .2 , , 3.2 , , 1.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , Career , 80 , , 59 , , 22.5 , , .427 , , .307 , , .690 , , 2.6 , , 2.1 , , .7 , , .2 , , 10.7 , , 8.2

Personal

Gentile is the son of the Italian basketball icon

Nando Gentile Ferdinando Gentile, commonly known as Nando Gentile (born 1 January 1967), is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. Playing as a point guard, Gentile had a successful pro club playing career, amassing a slew of team trophies ...

. He is also the younger brother of Italian professional basketball player

Stefano Gentile Stefano Gentile (born 20 September 1989) is an Italian professional basketball player for Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). At a height of 1.91 m (6'3") tall, he plays at the point guard position. Professional career Gentil ...

. Alessandro moved around Italy and Europe, following his father during his playing career. Along with his older brother Stefano, he played with the youth teams of

in Greece, while his father played with the club's senior team.Aita, Alessandro
"The Gentile family: Stefano catches up with Alessanro and won't let him go."
'Dailybasket'', 17 December 2014. Retrieved on 27 February 2015. He has played with his brother in the senior

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and

Awards and honors

Pro clubs

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(Italian League) champion:

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winner:

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winner:

Italian junior national team

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: ** 2011 Bilbao:

Individual

* 2× Serie A All-Star: 2011, 2013 * 2× Serie A Best Player Under 22:

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* Serie A Finals MVP:

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: 2014 (Best Male Italian Player)