Giordano Bortolani will play for BAXI Manresa next season

One of the most promising players on the European scene will arrive at the Nou Congost. It will be in the form of a transfer. Giordano Bortolani will play for BAXI Manresa in the 2022-2023 season. He is the one who was named Best Young Player in the Basketball Champions League. Bortolani also left very good feelings in his visit to the Nou Congost, on March 7, in which he scored 20 points.

Giordano Bortolani (born in Messina, Sicily, Italy, on December 2, 2000) has begun to stand out clearly among young players in Europe. He will arrive in the Endesa League at the hands of BAXI Manresa, who have reached an agreement for his transfer with EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, the club to which the player belongs. Bortolani was born in Sicily and trained in the lower categories of Milan, and in recent seasons has been transferred to several Italian teams.

He is a player with a great projection, able to shoot from very different distances. At just 21, he has been voted the Best Young Player in the Basketball Champions League. Last season he played 46 matches with Nutribullet Treviso, who was one of BAXI Manresa's rivals in the BCL. His averages at 23.2 minutes of play were 12.7 points scored, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists. He has been international with the Italian team, both the U20 and the absolute.

According to the Sports Director of BAXI Manresa, Xevi Pujol, Bortolani is «a young player who has already tasted the first European level; we are very happy to add him to the squad for next season; has a very clear threat from beyond 6.75; we hope with their ability to work and their day-to-day work will help us to be competitive on both sides of the track ».

Trajectory of Giordano Bortolani
Until 2017 - lower categories Milano
2017-2018 - Pallacanestro Bernareggio (cedit)
2018-2019 - Legnano Basket (cedit)
2019-2020 - Basketball Biella (ceded)
2020-2021 - Brescia (ceded)
2021-2022 - Nutribullet Treviso (ceded)