Riccardo Moraschini (born January 8, 1991) is an Italian professional

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player who last played for

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of the Italian

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(LBA). Standing at , he can play as a

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, as well as a

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Professional career

After working his way through the youth ranks of

Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

he made his

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, and

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, debut in 2007–2008, however he only started to play consistent minutes from 2009 to 2010. Struggling to break into a strong team, he was loaned to fellow

side Angelico Biella for the second part of the 2010–11 season and then to

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side

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the following season in order to play more. After still not holding a starting place following these loans and the 2012–13 season he moved on to rival Acea Virtus Roma on a 1-year contract. With Virtus he would play in the Eurocup and reach the play-off semifinals, however he did not convince the team to extend his contract and became a free agent. He then moved to Serie A2 side Dinamica Mantova. On July 20, 2016, Moraschini signed with the Italian team

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. On July 13, 2018, Moraschini signed a deal with

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. On July 16, 2019, Moraschini signed a three-year contract with

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of the

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. On January 3, 2022, Moraschini received a one-year suspension by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal (TNA), after testing positive for clostebol metabolite, an anabolic steroid. On July 2, 2022, he has signed with

of the Italian

(LBA).

Italian national team

He started in the under age categories of the

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, most notably winning the silver medal at the

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where he was a starter, before joining the senior team first in 2011 and then on a regular basis from 2013, playing a marginal part in FIBA EuroBasket 2015 qualification in which they qualified for FIBA EuroBasket 2015.

Player profile

Athletic and strong, Moraschini is more oriented to drive than to shoot - his athletic abilities allow him to obtain fouls even against taller players or score close to the basket. His biggest weakness is his shot, which he needs to develop to have a career at the highest level.

Career statistics

Euroleague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;", VidiVici Bologna , 2 , , 2 , , 17.33 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.5 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , -1.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 2 , , 2 , , 17.33 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.5 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , -1.0

Eurocup

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Acea Virtus Roma , 10 , , 0 , , 14.28 , , 50.0 , , 27.3 , , 77.8 , , 1.9 , , 1.1 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 4.4 , , 4.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 10 , , 0 , , 14.28 , , 50.0 , , 27.3 , , 77.8 , , 1.9 , , 1.1 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 4.4 , , 4.4

Lega Basket Serie A"Riccardo Moraschini - Statistiche totali"
'' Legabasket''. Retrieved on 28 February 2015.

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2007-08 , style="text-align:left;",

, 12 , , 5 , , 3.2 , , 0.0 , , 100.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 0.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008-09 , style="text-align:left;",

, 5 , , 2 , , 1.5 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009-10 , style="text-align:left;",

, 26 , , 20 , , 9.9 , , 29.2 , , 35.7 , , 66.7 , , 0.8 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 2.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010-11 , style="text-align:left;",

, 15 , , 12 , , 10.6 , , 31.3 , , 16.7 , , 60.0 , , 1.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 1.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010-11 , style="text-align:left;", Angelico Biella , 14 , , 13 , , 11.4 , , 56.5 , , 25.0 , , 80.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.6 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 3.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012-13 , style="text-align:left;",

, 25 , , 22 , , 14.3 , , 45.8 , , 10.0 , , 70.5 , , 2.0 , , 0.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013-14 , style="text-align:left;", Acea Virtus Roma , 30 , , 27 , , 10.8 , , 41.5 , , 20.8 , , 92.9 , , 1.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 2.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 127 , , 101 , , 8.81 , , 29.18 , , 29.74 , , 52.87 , , 1.01 , , 0.42 , , 0.41 , , 0.02 , , 1.95

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2008-09 , style="text-align:left;",

, 2 , , 1 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009-10 , style="text-align:left;",

, 5 , , 5 , , 14.0 , , 25.0 , , 40.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.4 , , 0.2 , , 0.6 , , 0.2 , , 1.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013-14 , style="text-align:left;", Acea Virtus Roma , 8 , , 7 , , 10.9 , , 50.0 , , 50.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.1 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 1.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 15 , , 13 , , 8.63 , , 25.0 , , 30.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.83 , , 0.1 , , 0.23 , , 0.06 , , 1.0

References

External links

Riccardo Moraschini
at euroleague.net
Riccardo Moraschini
at RealGM.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moraschini, Riccardo 1991 births Living people 21st-century Italian sportsmen Aquila Basket Trento players Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Doping cases in basketball Italian men's basketball players Lega Basket Serie A players New Basket Brindisi players Olimpia Milano players Olympic basketball players for Italy Point guards Reyer Venezia players Sportspeople from the Province of Ferrara Shooting guards Virtus Bologna players Virtus Roma players