REGGIO EMILIA – First red and white smoke of this summer. There Reggiana Basketball has in fact reached a four-year agreement – with exit options at the end of the first two years – with Philip Gallo.
A 20-year-old point guard, 194 centimeters tall, he took his first steps in Azzurra Basket Trieste and then continued his youth career at Vanoli Cremona with whom he made his debut in the top division in the 2020-2021 season. Subsequently, he played with the Orzinuovi jerseys and, last season, in Serie A2 in Piacenza, qualifying for the playoffs. For him, over 20 minutes per game with 6.6 points and 3.1 assists on average and a maximum of 17 points in the victory against Luiss Roma.
For two years Gallo has been a regular member of the U20 of the Italbasket, with whom he played in the European Championships of the category in 2022 and with whom he is currently on retreat in Domegge di Cadore (Belluno) to prepare for the European Championships that will take place from 13 to 21 July in Poland. This is coach Dimitris Prifits presented the new red and white: “Filippo is a young and talented boy. We followed him carefully throughout last season and we are proud that he is now a member of our squad. He is a point guard who will certainly give us more size on the perimeter. As a club it is well known that our intention is to continue to invest and produce young players and we think that Filippo could be an excellent prospect for the future.”
“First of all, I want to thank the club for this opportunity,” said Gallo. “I am honored to wear this jersey. I have only tasted Serie A as a ‘child’ and I am aware that it is a difficult and high-level championship. I will therefore have a lot of work to do, but I am very motivated. A long journey begins, where I will have time to learn many things and get help from the staff and my more experienced teammates: the goal is to give a hand to the team right away, both in the championship and in the cup. I am very happy and impatient to begin this new adventure.”
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