Bruno Fitipaldo Rodríguez (born August 2, 1991) is a Uruguayan-Italian[1] professional basketball player for Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at a height of 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in),[2] he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.[3][4][5]
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 2, 1991 Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Uruguayan / Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–2014 | Club Malvín | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Obras Sanitarias | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Orlandina | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Felice Scandone | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | San Pablo Burgos | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Lenovo Tenerife | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
editSouth America
editFitipaldo began his professional career in the 2006–07 season, with the Uruguayan League's Club Malvín, in the city of Montevideo. During his time in the Uruguayan League of basketball, he became the club's local idol, due to his great performances. In the 2010–11 season, Fitipaldo won the Uruguayan national league title with his team, as he averaged 8.0 points, 1.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, in 41 games played.
At only 20, he was in the starting five of the Uruguayan team, and at the end of the 2011–12 season, he had averaged 10.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, in 39 games played. In the 2013–14 season, Fitipaldo was named the MVP of the Uruguayan League. He later moved to the Argentine League club Obras Sanitarias, where he played during the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons.
Europe
editIn July 2016, the Italian LBA League side Orlandina Basket, announced the official the signing of Fitipaldo.[6] On November 5, 2016, Fitipaldo was the LBA's MVP for the Round 6 of games. The Uruguayan-Italian point guard finished the round 6 game, with 33 points scored, in an Orlandina overtime win against Brescia. Fitipaldo played 45 minutes, and also added 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 9 fouls drawn, and a 44 evaluation.[7]
However, in December of that same year, Fitipaldo left Orlandina, and signed with the Turkish Super League side Galatasaray, for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[8] On June 23, 2017, Fitipaldo returned to Italy, and signed with Scandone Avellino.[9] On August 1, 2018, Fitipaldo signed a one-yar deal with the Spanish League club San Pablo Burgos.[10]
Canarias (2020–present)
editHe signed with Canarias (then known as Iberostar Tenerife for sponsorship reasons) of the Liga ACB on July 11, 2020.[11]
In 2022, Fitipaldo won the 2021–22 Basketball Champions League with Canarias, his first continental title. Because of this, the team played in the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. Here, Fitipaldo guided Canarias to their third world title, as he had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in the semi-final against Monastir and 15 points and 6 assists in the final against São Paulo. After the tournament, Fitipaldo was named the Intercontinental Cup MVP.[12]
National team career
editFitipaldo is a member of the senior Uruguayan national basketball team. He won the bronze medal at the 2010 FIBA South American Championship, 2012 FIBA South American Championship, and 2016 FIBA South American Championships.
Honours and titles
edit- FIBA South American Championship
- 2010 Colombia:
Bronze
- 2012 Argentina:
- 2016 Venezuela:
- 2010 Colombia:
References
edit- ^ "Bruno Fitipaldo Rodríguez nacionalidad | licencia: ITA | EUR {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ FITIPALDO , BRUNO HEIGHT: 1.84 BORN: 2 AUGUST, 1991 NATIONALITY: ITALY.
- ^ "Bruno Fitipaldo Player Profile, Iberostar Tenerife, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM".
- ^ "Bruno Fitipaldo Player Profile, Iberostar Tenerife CB Canarias, News, Stats - Eurobasket".
- ^ "Legabasket Serie a Legabasket Serie A".
- ^ "Orlandina Basket announces Bruno Fitipaldo". sportando.com. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Bruno Fitipaldo of Orlandina Basket is Serie A Round 6 MVP". sportando.com. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Galatasaray signs Bruno Fitipaldo to a 1+1 contract". sportando.basketball. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Scandone Avellino announces Bruno Fitipaldo". sportando.basketball. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "San Pablo Burgos signs Bruno Fitipaldo". sportando.basketball. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Tenerife signs Bruno Fitipaldo". Sportando. July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ "Instant offense off the bench: Bruno Fitipaldo named MVP of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-02-13.