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Gianfranco Pieri (born 6 February 1937) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2007, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.

Gianfranco Pieri

Pieri, in 1967.
Personal information
Born	6 February 1937 (1937-02-06) (age 85) Trieste, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1950–1970
Position	Point guard
Career history
1950–1955	Trieste
1955–1968	Olimpia Milano
1968–1970	UG Goriziana
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague champion (1966) FIBA European Selection (1964) 9× Italian League champion (1957–1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967) Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2007)

Professional career

Pieri was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1964. He also won the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) 1965–66 season championship.

Italian national team

Pieri was a member of the senior Italian national basketball team that finished fourth and fifth, at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and the 1964 Summer Olympics, respectively.[1]

References

External links

• FIBA Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile

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