Giovanni Pini

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Giovanni Pini (born 25 July 1992) is an Italian professional basketball player for Scafati Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He plays the power forward and center positions. The Carpi native played for local side Nazareno Basket Carpi before joining Pallacanestro Reggiana for the 2005-06 season. He then spent two seasons with the Under-16s and U-18s, then another two with the U-17s and U-19s, staying with the latter from thereon apart from two games on loan at Stella Azzurra Roma for the 2009 International Junior Tournament. Pini made his professional debut on 12 December 2010 against Casale Monferrato (for one rebound and missed shot apiece), making a handful more appearances in the second division later that season (also playing with U-19s) for averages of 2.7 points and 2.5 rebounds in 7.5 minutes per game. He signed his first professional contract with Pallacanestro Reggiana in March 2011, linking him with the club until 2015. The 2011-12 season saw him behind an array of players in the rotation despite playing both center and power forward positions (the former with more success), finishing the season with 2 points and 1.1 rebounds in 7.6 minutes on average. Reggio Emilia were promoted to the first division Serie A at the end of the season but Pini stayed in LegaDue, moving on loan to Biancoblù Bologna for 2012-13. Positioned as a center he enjoyed more game time with Bologna, playing 12.4 minutes on average for 4.5 points and 2.4 rebounds despite struggling with plantar fasciitis. Returning to Reggio Emilia the next season, he grappled a few minutes (7.7 per game) in the Serie A for 2 points and 1.7 rebounds, having more impact in the Italian Cup and also having a smaller part in the club's run to the European third-tier EuroChallenge title.