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Marco Spissu

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Marco Spissu
Spissu in the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Finals
Casademont Zaragoza
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1995-02-05) February 5, 1995 (age 29)
Sassari, Italy
NationalityItalian
Listed height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011Torres
2011–2021Dinamo Sassari
2012–2013→Sant'Orsola
2013–2014→CUS Bari
2014–2015→Casalpusterlengo
2015→Viola Reggio Calabria
2015–2016→Derthona
2016–2017→Virtus Bologna
2021–2022UNICS Kazan
2022–2024Reyer Venezia Mestre
2024–presentCasademont Zaragoza
Career highlights and awards

Marco Spissu (born February 5, 1995) is an Italian professional basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB. Spissu usually plays as point guard.

Professional career

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In July 2016, Spissu was sent on loan to Virtus Bologna of the Serie A2 Basket.[1] With Bologna, he won the Italian LNP Cup and he was named the LNP Cup Finals MVP.[2]

After 11 years with Dinamo Sassari, from 2011, Spissu moved in Spain to Unicaja Málaga, signing a two years contract.[3][4] On August 12, 2021, Unicaja Malaga voids Marco Spissu’s contract after Italian player fails physicals.[5] The Italian Basketball Federation intervened in his favour by stating that his physical conditions were adequate and no injuries has compromised his condition, such that he was called for the Tokyo Olympics.[6] Standing to Gazzetta dello sport, the Italian sport newspaper, the Malaga management team had second thoughts about the deal and used his physical condition as a justification for voiding the contract.[7]

In the end, on August 19, 2021, Spissu signed with the Russian team UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and newly promoted to the EuroLeague.[8]

He left the team in early 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9][10]

On July 20, 2022, he has signed with Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[11]

On June 21, 2024, he signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[12]

Spissu with the Italian national team

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2021–22 UNICS 25 0 14.4 .524 .529* .875 1.6 2.6 .5 .0 5.1 6.7
Career 25 0 14.4 .524 .529 .875 1.6 2.6 .5 .0 5.1 6.7

Honours

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Virtus Bologna
Dinamo Sassari

References

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  1. ^ Virtus Bologna, ufficiale l'arrivo di Marco Spissu in prestito da Sassari
  2. ^ "Turkish Airlines Cup, la Virtus vince la Coppa Italia" [Turkish Airlines Cup, Virtus wins the Italian Cup]. sportando.com (in Italian). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. ^ "La Dinamo saluta e ringrazia Marco Spissu". dinamobasket.com (in Italian). 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Spissu, new playmaker for Unicaja". unicajabaloncesto.com. 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 12, 2021). "Unicaja Malaga voids Marco Spissu's contract after Italian player fails physicals". Sportando. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Marco Spissu. Una nota della Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro". fip.it (in Italian). 13 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Spissu e i test falliti con Malaga. La Fip: "Marco ha l'idoneità"" (in Italian). No. 14 August 2021. Gazzetta Dello Sport. RCS. p. 35.
  8. ^ "Marco Spissu Is A New UNICS Playmaker". unics.ru. 19 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Unics Kazan reportedly suing Jarrell Brantley for $250,000". Eurohoops. March 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "More than 50 people. Which of the foreigners left the Russian sports clubs: RBC Sport". March 5, 2022.
  11. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 20, 2022). "Marco Spissu officially signs with Reyer Venezia". Sportando. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  12. ^ "Marco Spissu officially signs with Casademont Zaragoza". Sportando. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
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