Antonello Riva
Personal information
Born (1962-02-28) February 28, 1962
Rovagnate, Italy
NationalityItalian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career1977–2004, 2014
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
1977–1989Cantù
1989–1994Olimpia Milano
1994–1996V.L. Pesaro
1996–1998Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia
1998–2002Cantù
2002–2004NSB Rieti
2014Leopandrillo Cantù
Career highlights and awards

Italian League career stats leaders

Medals
Representing  Italy
Men’s Basketball
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1983 France
Silver medal – second place 1991 Italy
European Championship for Cadets
Silver medal – second place1979 SyriaUnder-16 Team

Antonello Riva (born 28 February 1962) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At 1.96 m (6'5"), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "Nembo Kid" (Italian version of Superman). Riva was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 2004, he was given an award to mark his being the top scorer of all-time in the top two Italian club league competitions, with a total of 14,397 points scored.[1] He was named to the FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team in 2007. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.

Professional career

Riva started playing pro club basketball in the 1977–78 season. He played most of his career with Cantù (1977–1989, 1998–2002), with whom he won the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague) twice, in the seasons 1981–82 and 1982–83. He also won an Italian League championship in 1981.

He also played with Olimpia Milano (1989–1994, with whom he won the FIBA Korać Cup in the 1992–93 season), Victoria Libertas Pesaro (1994–1996), Dinamica Gorizia (Italian 2nd Division, 1996–1998), and Sebastiani Rieti (Italian 2nd Division, 2004).

Riva finished his club playing career with a total of 14,397 points scored in 797 games played in Italian league competitions,[2] for a career scoring average of 18.1 points per game. He also scored a total of 2,066 points in 97 EuroLeague games, for a career scoring average of 21.3 points per game.

National team career

Riva was a member of the senior Italian national team. He is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the senior men's Italian national team, with 3,785 points scored, in 213 games played,[3] for a career scoring average of 17.8 points per game. With Italy, he played at the following major FIBA tournaments: the 1983 EuroBasket, the 1984 Summer Olympics, the 1986 FIBA World Championship, the 1987 EuroBasket, the 1989 EuroBasket, the 1990 FIBA World Championship, and the 1991 EuroBasket.

He won a gold medal at EuroBasket 1983, and a silver medal at EuroBasket 1991.[4]

Post-playing career

Riva founded a new basketball team in 2002. He won a career trophy for being the best scorer of all-time, of the top two level Italian leagues, with 14,397 total points scored, in 2004.

References

  1. ↑ - RECALCATI BACK TO COACHING; RIVA AT CASERTA.
  2. ↑ "CLASSIFICHE STORICHE (dal 1948/49) " (PDF) (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  3. ↑ ITA - Scoring machine legend Riva at Caserta.
  4. ↑ Antonello RIVA (ITA).
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