Simone Zanotti

Simone Zanotti (born December 31, 1992) is an Italian basketball player for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

Simone Zanotti

No. 41 – Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Position	Power forward
League	Lega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born	(1992-12-01) December 1, 1992 (age 32) Turin, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2011	Pall. Reggiana
2011–2012	Ruvo di Puglia
2012–2013	Pall. Lucca
2013–2014	PMS Torino
2014–2015	Garcia Moreno 1947
2015–2016	Lions Bisceglie
2016	Pavia Basket
2016–2017	Nuova Pall. Monteroni
2017–2018	P.S.E. Basket
2018–2022	V.L. Pesaro
2022–2023	Napoli Basket
2023	Basket Torino
2023–2024	Vanoli Cremona
2024–present	Victoria Libertas Pesaro

Professional career

After playing in the youth team of Pallacanestro Reggiana, Zanotti played for Ruvo di Puglia in 2011-12 and later for Lucca and Bisceglie.^[1]

After playing with Monteroni, in the 2016-17 year and in Porto Sant'Elpidio, in 2017-2018, Zanotti makes his debut in Serie A with the Victoria Libertas Pesaro in the 2018-19 season when he signs with the team he will remain for four seasons with, conquering, over the years, the season'sCoppa Italia finals and the qualifications for the playoffs in the 2020-21 season.^[2]

On July 1, 2022 he signed with Napoli Basket.^[1][3] He made his debut on October 2, 2022 when he scored 2 points and got 5 rebounds in 11 minutes in a loss against Virtus Bologna.^[4]

On April 20, 2023, he signed with Basket Torino.^[5]

On July 16, 2023, he signed with Vanoli Cremona of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).^[6]

On June 26, 2024, he signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).^[7]

National team career

He played four games as a player of the Italy's national basketball team. He made every appearance in the EuroBasket 2022 qualifications.^[8]

19 February 2021 EuroBasket 2022 qualification	Italy	101–105OT	Estonia	Perm'
		Boxscore
Note: Points: 0

Italy  v  Estonia

21 February 2021 EuroBasket 2022 qualification	North Macedonia	87–81	Italy	Perm'
		Boxscore
Note: Points: 0

North Macedonia  v  Italy

19 June 2021 Exhibition game	Italy	83–71	Czech Republic	Hamburg
		Boxscore
Note: Points: 0

Italy  v  Czech Republic

20 June 2021 Exhibition game	Germany	91–79	Italy	Hamburg
		Boxscore
Note: Points: 0

Germany  v  Italy

References

1. "UFFICIALE - Gevi Napoli Basket, firmato Simone Zanotti". Basketinside.com (in Italian). 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
2. Generali, Monica. "Vuelle, ufficiale l'ingaggio di Simone Zanotti - Basket - ilrestodelcarlino.it". il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-11-29.
3. "Gevi Napoli Basket, Ufficiale l'arrivo di Simone Zanotti". Napoli Basket (in Italian). 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
4. "Simone Zanotti Dettaglio gare Serie A 2022". www.legabasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-11-29.
5. "Simone Zanotti lascia Napoli e firma in A2 con Torino". Basket Magazine (in Italian). 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
6. "Simone Zanotti è il primo nuovo acquisto della Vanoli Cremona 23/24". Sportando. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
7. "Simone Zanotti torna a Pesaro". victorialibertas.it (in Italian). June 26, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
8. "Simone Zanotti - Nazionale A MASCHILE". Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

External links

• Simone Zanotti, on Legabasket.it, Lega Basket.
• Simone Zanotti, on Basketball-reference.com, Sports Reference LLC.
• Simone Zanotti, on eurobasket.com, Eurobasket Inc.
• Simone Zanotti, on realgm.com, RealGM LLC.
• Simone Zanotti, on LegaPallacanestro.com, Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro.