The Italian basketball legend Riccardo Pittis was born 18 December, 1968 in Milan, Italy. The 203-centimeter-tall small forward had a long and successful career, playing a total of 20 seasons for two renowned Italian teams – Olimpia Milano (1984-1993) and Benetton Treviso (1993-2004).
Pittis began his career with the famous Olimpia Milano team in 1984/85 season, at the age of 16. Together with Olimpia, Pittis enjoyed plenty of success, winning 4 out of his 7 Italian League titles, as well as two consecutive EuroLeague titles in 1987 and 1988. The Milan-born forward, however, did not play an important role in these successful runs, being a role player and enjoying limited minutes. With Olimpia, he also won a FIBA Korac Cup in 1993, averaging 13.3 points per game.
After this title, Pittis moved to Treviso and joined the Benetton team. The Italian forward played the next 11 seasons in Treviso, winning three Italian League titles, and regularly playing in the EuroLeague. He also helped Benetton to win two FIBA Saporta Cup titles, as well as reach the EuroLeague Final in 2003. A year later, Pittis retired from basketball at the age of 36.
As a member of the Italian national team, Pittis played in one FIBA World Cup (1990) and 4 Eurobasket editions (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997). He helped the Italian team to reach two Eurobasket finals in 1991 and 1997.
In total, Pittis played 12 seasons in the EuroLeague, scoring 1744 points in 205 games, averaging 8.5 points per game. In his EuroLeague, Saporta Cup, Korac Cup, and international games from 1987 to 2004, Pittis scored 2634 points in 305 games.
ACCOLADES
EuroLeague champion (1987, 1988)
EuroLeague (2003)
EuroLeague (1992, 1998, 2002) Eurobasket (1991, 1997)
FIBA Saporta Cup (1995, 1999) FIBA Korac Cup (1993) FIBA Korac Cup (1997) Italian League (1985-1987, 1989, 1997, 2002, 2003) Italian League (1988, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000) Italian League (1996, 2001, 2004)
EUROLEAGUE STATISTICS
Year
86/87
87/88
89/90
91/92
93/94
95/96
97/98
99/00
00/01
01/02
02/03
03/04
TOT
Team
A
19
20
21
24
26
28
30
32
33
34
35
36
GP
6
14
18
19
13
19
23
18
13
21
22
19
205
PPG
2.7
3.1
12.0
15.1
15.5
11.1
6.8
7.6
9.0
6.2
6.6
4.5
8.5
PTS
16
43
216
286
202
210
157
136
117
131
145
85
1744
RNK
–
–
23rd
19th
36th
37th
84th
104th
87th
135th
99th
165th
FIBA SAPORTA CUP STATISTICS
Year
94/95
98/99
TOT
Team
Age
27
31
GP
16
18
34
PPG
11.0
4.5
7.6
PTS
176
81
257
TRK
FIBA KORAC CUP STATISTICS
Year
92/93
96/97
TOT
Team
Age
25
29
GP
15
14
29
PPG
13.3
10.7
12.0
PTS
199
150
349
TRK
ITALIAN LEAGUE STATISTICS
Year
84/85
85/86
86/87
87/88
88/89
89/90
90/91
91/92
92/93
93/94
94/95
95/96
96/97
97/98
98/99
99/00
00/01
01/02
02/03
03/04
TOT
Team
Age
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
GP
4
7
38
39
42
33
40
33
33
35
41
40
38
31
37
43
41
45
47
39
706
PPG
0.0
0.3
1.1
3.7
8.5
12.5
14.5
15.7
15.6
12.9
11.8
11.6
10.8
8.4
6.5
9.4
10.9
7.5
6.0
4.8
9.2
PTS
0
2
42
146
356
412
580
517
515
453
482
464
412
259
241
406
445
339
281
187
6539
TRK
R16
QF
QF
QF
QF
FIBA WORLD CUP STATISTICS
Year
1990
TOT
Team
Age
22
GP
8
8
PPG
9.4
9.4
PTS
75
75
RNK
65th
EUROBASKET STATISTICS
Year
1991
1993
1995
1997
TOT
Team
Age
23
25
27
29
GP
5
6
9
9
29
PPG
9.4
9.2
8.1
3.8
7.2
PTS
47
55
73
34
209
RNK
27th
62nd
42nd
105th
Description for statistics
FIBA Saporta Cup is the same competition, as FIBA European Cup Winners’ Cup and ULEB Cup, a 2nd-tier European Cup competition. A – Age GP – Games played PPG – Points per game PTS – Total points RNK – Individual scoring ranking TRK – Team ranking
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