- Vincenzo Esposito
Vincenzo Esposito (born
March 1 1969 inCaserta ,Campania ) is an Italian professionalbasketball player. In theUnited States , he is best known for being the very first player signed by theToronto Raptors , where he averaged 3.9 points in 9.4 mins per game in the 30 games he played. He is 194 cm (6'4") tall and plays as ashooting guard .In
Italy ,he played forJuvecaserta Basket (1984-1993, won the Italian League in 1991 and Italian Cup in 1988, played in theEuroleague final in 1989), Filodoro Bologna (1993-1995), Scavolini Pesaro (1996-1997), Mabo Pistoia (1997-1998),Andrea Costa Imola (1998-2001, 2002-2003, 2004-2005) where he was for 3 times the Italian League top scorer and 2 times the Italian League MVP, Snaidero Udine (2001-2002), Lottomatica Roma (2004) and UpeaCapo d'Orlando (2005-2006). After rescinding his contract with UpeaCapo d'Orlando he played for the Serie B1 team Original MarinesGragnano .In the season 2007-2008 he played for the serie B1 team GiraOzzano where he finished the season in the top 3 scorer of the B1 League .In
Europe , Esposito has been a mainstay on several international andEurobasket teams.With the Italian National Team he played several games and the European Championship in 1995 inGreece where he was the best scorer of the team.In theItalian Basketball League he is the 4th All Time leading scorer.
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