Tayavek Gallizzi (born February 8, 1993) is an Argentine professional basketball player who currently plays for Regatas Corrientes of the Argentine Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). He defends Argentina.
![]() Gallizi with Argentina, in 2015. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 83 – Club La Unión | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward / Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Argentine League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1993-02-08) February 8, 1993 (age 29) Santa Fe, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Argentine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 2012–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Quilmes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Quimsa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Club La Unión | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Regatas Corrientes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Gallizzi began his professional club basketball career with Quilmes Mar del Plata. He helped Quilmes earn a league promotion from the Argentine 2nd Division (TNA), to the Argentine 1st Division (LNB), in the 2012–13 season. He joined the Argentine club Quimsa, in 2016, and moved to the Argentine club, Club La Unión, in 2017.
Gallizzi suited up for Argentina at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.[1] He played for Argentina at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship bringing home a silver medal, and he also participated in the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.[2] He played for Argentina at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and brought home a silver medal after a loss in the tournament final against Spain at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[3]
In 2022, Galizzi won the gold medal in the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup held in Recife, Brazil. He was one of the Argentina´s squad centers in the tournament.
Argentina squad – 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup – Silver medal | ||
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