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Gora Camara (born April 12, 2001) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Due to his Italian upbringing, he is considered a "homegrown player" in the domestic championship.

Gora Camara

No. 29 – Virtus Bologna
Position	Center
League	LBA EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(2001-04-12) April 12, 2001 (age 21) Dakar, Senegal
Nationality	Senegalese
Listed height	2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight	114 kg (251 lb)
Career history
2018–present	Virtus Bologna
2019–2021	→ Junior Casale
2021–2022	→ Pesaro
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Champions League champion (2019) Italian Supercup winner (2022)

Professional career

Virtus Bologna (2018–present)

After having played in the youth teams of Virtus Bologna for several years, Camara was added to the first team in the 2018–19 season, during which he won the Basketball Champions League.[1]

Loans to Casale and Pesaro (2019–2022)

In the 2019–20 season, Camara was loaned to Junior Casale Monferrato, a team of Italy's second league, Serie A2. Camara played in Monferrato also in the following season, until 2021.[2] In the 2021–22 season, he was loaned to Pesaro of the LBA; along with Pesaro, he reached the national playoffs. However, Pesaro was ousted 3–0 by Virtus in the first round.[3]

Return to Virtus (2022–present)

On 3 August 2022, Camara returned to Virtus Bologna, where he played in the LBA and the EuroLeague.[4] On 29 September 2022, after having ousted Olimpia Milano in the semifinals, Virtus won its third Supercup, defeating 72–69 Banco di Sardegna Sassari and achieving a back-to-back, following the 2021 trophy.[5]

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