Roberto Gallinat (born December 29, 1996) is an

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professional basketball player for

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of the

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(BSL). After playing four years of

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and

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, Gallinat entered the

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, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

During high school, Gallinat attended

South Gwinnett High School South Gwinnett High School (SGHS) is a public high school for students in grades 9–12. The school is located in Snellville, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Gwinnett County Public Schools system, one of the 15 largest public school sys ...

, in

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College career

After high school, Gallinat played

South Plains College South Plains College (SPC) is a public community college in Levelland, Texas. It also has five locations in Plainview, at the Reese Technology Center (formerly Reese Air Force Base), in western Lubbock, the Lubbock Downtown Center and th ...

, from 2015 to 2017. In his last year at South Plains, Gallinat averaged 12.2 points per game. The following year, he transferred to

. As a senior, he averaged 15.2 points and 3 rebounds per game.

Professional career

After failing to be drafted in the

, Gallinat signed with

Horsens Horsens () is a city on the east coast of the Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 64,418 (1 January 2025) and the municipality's population is 97,921 (), making it the List of cities and ...

of the

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. In the end of the season he was named the league's MVP. On July 9, 2020, he joined

Eurobasket Roma Serie A2, known for sponsorship reasons as Serie A2 Old Wild West, is a men's basketball league in Italy. It constitutes the second-tier of the Italian league pyramid, below the first division LBA and above the third division Serie B, with p ...

in Italy. The following season, Gallinat played in Turkey for

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. On June 27, 2022, Gallinat joined

SLUC Nancy Stade Lorrain Université Club Nancy Basket, commonly referred to as SLUC Nancy Basket, is a French professional basketball club based in Nancy. The club currently competes in the LNB Pro A, the top league in France, and holds two league titles. S ...

in France. On January 5, he left Nancy and 15 days later, he joined

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of the

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. On September 4, 2023, Gallinat joined

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki (), is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club founded on 25 March 1914 in Thessaloniki. Nicknamed ''God of War'', Aris was one of the strongest Greek clubs during t ...

of the

. On January 17, 2024, Gallinat scored a game winning put-back dunk against Budućnost in the EuroCup. On February 5, 2025, he signed with

of the

(BSL).

References

External links

Pacific Tigers bio
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