The Italian international Gianfranco Sardagna was born 28 May, 1935 in Gorizia, Italy. The 190-centimeters-tall small forward played for three Italian teams during his career – Reyer Venezia (1955-1956), Olimpia Milano (1957-1959 & 1961-1964), and Virtus Bologna (1959-1961). On international level, Sardagna played in two Olympics (1960, 1964) and one EuroBasket edition in 1955.
Sardagna played 5 seasons in the EuroLeague, and in two of those seasons, he finished the season in the Top 20 in scoring. While playing in Milan, he also won 4 Italian Serie A titles.
The Italian forward retired in 1964, at the age of 29. In his EuroLeague and international games from 1955 to 1964, Sardagna scored a total of 396 points in 42 games.
ACCOLADES
Italian League (1958, 1959, 1962, 1963)
Italian League (1960, 1961, 1964)
EUROLEAGUE STATISTICS
Year
1958
58/59
60/61
62/63
63/64
TOT
Team
Age
23
24
26
28
29
GP
5
1
3
3
6
19
PPG
16.0
15.0
18.0
8.7
9.5
12.2
PTS
80
15
54
26
57
232
RNK
19th
91st
20th
68th
30th
ITALIAN LEAGUE STATISTICS
Year
57/58
58/59
59/60
60/61
61/62
62/63
63/64
TOT
Team
Age
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
GP
18
22
22
22
21
23
26
154
PPG
12.8
9.3
15.6
6.4
14.0
10.7
11.6
11.4
PTS
231
205
344
141
294
245
301
1761
TRK
OLYMPIC GAMES STATISTICS
Year
1960
1964
TOT
Team
Age
25
29
GP
8
7
15
PPG
6.8
4.6
6.4
PTS
64
32
96
RNK
67th
114th
EUROBASKET STATISTICS
Year
1955
TOT
Team
Age
20
GP
8
8
PPG
8.5
8.5
PTS
68
68
RNK
59th
Description for statistics
GP – Games played PPG – Points per game PTS – Total points RNK – Individual scoring ranking TRK – Team ranking
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