Andrea Zerini

Andrea Zerini
No. 29 – Basket Brescia Leonessa
Position Power forward / Center
League LBA
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1988-10-25) October 25, 1988
Florence, Italy
Nationality Italian
Listed height 205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight 110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2005–present
Career history
2005–2006 Firenze Basket
2006–2009 Castelfiorentino
2009–2011 Ruvo di Puglia Basket
2011–2016 New Basket Brindisi
2016–2018 Sidigas Avellino
2018–present Germani Basket Brescia
Career highlights and awards

Andrea Zerini (born October 25, 1988) is an Italian professional basketball player for Germani Basket Brescia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.05 m (6 ft. 9 in.), he plays at the forward-center positions.

Professional career

Clubs

Andrea Zerini grew up with Firenze Basket in Florence of the Serie B Basket league. For the 2005-06 season he entered in the senior-team roster. He went to Castelfiorentino for the next three seasons.

At 21 years old he signed a contract with Ruvo di Puglia Basket where he got 9 points per match, with 55% from 2 and 31% from 3 shots. During the 2010-11 season he was the best blocker and the 8th best rebounder of the league.[1]

For the 2011-2012 season he signed a contract with New Basket Brindisi.[2] He achieved the promotion to the top-tier. So he was confirmed also for the next season.[3] The 2011-12 LBA season was Zerini's first time in the top-tier of the Italian basketball league system.

In June 20, 2016, Andrea Zerini signed a contract with the LBA club Sidigas Avellino.[4] He was confirmed also for the next season.[5]

In June 25, 2018, Zerini went to Germani Basket Brescia.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "UFFICIALE - Andrea Zerini ha firmato con la Scandone" [Official - Andrea Zerini signed with Scandone]. tuttoavellino.it (in Italian). 24 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Brindisi, continuano gli arrivi: Maestrello e Zerini" [Brindisi, Maestrello and Zerini new players]. sportando.com (in Italian). 29 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Enel Brindisi, ufficiale il rinnovo di Andrea Zerini" [Enel Brindisi, Andrea Zerini is confirmed]. sportando.com (in Italian). 9 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Andrea Zerini è il terzo tassello della nuova Sidigas Avellino" [Andrea Zerini is the third player of the new Sidigas Avellino]. Legabasket.it (in Italian). 20 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sidigas Avellino, Zerini di nuovo in biancoverde" [Sidigas Avellino, Andrea Zerini is sill white-and-green]. Legabasket.it (in Italian). 27 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Leonessa Brescia signs Andrea Zerini". sportando.basketball. 25 June 2018.
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