Liliana Ronchetti (15 September 1927 – 4 February 1974) was an Italian basketball player.

Background

On club level, Ronchetti played for Società Ginnastica Comense (1947–55, won the Italian League in 1950, 1951 (undefeated season), 1952 (undefeated season) and 1953, was the league's top scorer in 1952, 1953 and 1954), Bernocchi Legnano (1955–1956), Autonomi Torino (1956–57), Chlorodont Milano (1957–1958),

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(1958–65, was the league's top scorer in 1960), Zaiss Milano (1965–66), Ri.Ri Mendrisio (1966–71, won the Swiss League in 1967, 1968 and 1969) and

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(1971–73). SRonchettihe scored 51 points in a game once while playing for Comense, that is the record high for an Italian women's league. She played 83 games for the

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, participating in Eurobasket Women in 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960 and 1962. After her sudden death only a year after Ronchetti retired, the

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named the

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in her honour. In 2007, she was enshrined in the

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.FIBA Hall of Fame page on Ronchetti
, halloffame.fiba.com; accessed 16 August 2015.

References

1927 births 1974 deaths Deaths from cancer in Italy FIBA Hall of Fame inductees Italian women's basketball players Place of death missing Shooting guards Sportspeople from Como {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub