Jeffrey Viggiano
American-born Italian basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American-born Italian basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeffrey Donald Viggiano (born July 24, 1984) is a retired American-born Italian professional basketball player who last played for Umana Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Serie A.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1984 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | Italian / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Suffield (West Suffield, Connecticut) |
| College | UMass (2002–2006) |
| NBA draft | 2006: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–2017 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2007 | Norrköping Dolphins |
| 2007–2008 | Soproni Sördögök |
| 2008–2009 | Nuova Pallacanestro Pavia |
| 2009–2010 | Armani Jeans Milano |
| 2010–2011 | Angelico Biella |
| 2011 | Emporio Armani Milano |
| 2011–2012 | Benetton Treviso |
| 2012–2013 | Enel Brindisi |
| 2013–2014 | Montepaschi Siena |
| 2014–2017 | Umana Reyer Venezia |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Viggiano played high school basketball at Suffield, in West Suffield, Connecticut. In high school, Viggiano won the 2000 Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Connecticut, as well as the Connecticut State Championship alongside teammate Dan Presser. He then played 4 seasons of college basketball at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with the UMass Minutemen.[1]
After he played in Sweden and Hungary with Norrköping Dolphins and Soproni Sördögök KC, in 2008 Jeff was signed by Italian LegADue team Nuova Pallacanestro Pavia. That year he averaged 14.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game and gained the call of powerhouse Armani Jeans Milano.[2] In August 2010, he goes on one-year loan to Angelico Biella.[3] In December 2011 he signed with Benetton Treviso.[4] In July 2012, he signed a one-year deal with Enel Brindisi.[5]
On August 30, 2013, he signed with Montepaschi Siena for the 2013–14 season.[6] On July 1, 2014, he signed with Umana Reyer Venezia for the 2014–15 season.[7] On July 16, 2015, he re-signed with Venezia for one more season.[8] On July 1, 2016, he again re-signed with Venezia.[9]
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