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词条 Mason Rocca
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  1. Club career

  2. Italian League career statistics

  3. Italian national team

  4. Awards and accomplishments

  5. Personal life

  6. References

  7. External links

{{Infobox basketball biography
| image = RichardMasonRocca.JPG
| caption = Mason Rocca in his famous hook shot.
| image_size = 200px
| name = Mason Rocca
| nickname =
| position = Power forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lbs = 216
| league = Legadue Basket
| team = Aurora Jesi
| team_link = Aurora Basket Jesi
| number = 11
| nationality = American / Italian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|6}}
| birth_place = Evanston, Illinois
| highschool = Evanston Township
(Evanston, Illinois)
| college = Princeton (1996–2000)
| draft_year = 2000
| career_start = 2000
| career_end =
| years1 = 2000–2001
| team1 = Trenton Shooting Stars
| years2 = 2001–2004
| team2 = Aurora Jesi
| years3 = 2004–2008
| team3 = Basket Napoli
| years4 = 2008–2012
| team4 = Olimpia Milano
| years5 = 2012–2013
| team5 = Virtus Bologna
| years6 = 2013–2015
| team6 = Aurora Jesi
| awards =
| medal_templates ={{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}}{{MedalCountry | {{ITA}} }}{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}{{MedalGold | 2005 Almería | Team Competition}}
}}

Richard Mason Rocca (born November 6, 1977) is an American born Italian retired professional basketball who played for the Italian National Basketball Team.

Born in Evanston, Illinois, his father is of Italian descent. He stands 203 cm tall, weighs 98 kg, and he plays as a forward-center.

Club career

Rocca played collegiately at Princeton University while achieving a degree in engineering. Following his college career in 2000, he played basketball for the Trenton Shooting Stars, of the International Basketball League.

In 2001, he moved to Europe joining Aurora Jesi of the Italian LegADue. Rocca's skills developed through hard work during this span and in 2004 he moved to Naples.

In the following three years, he became an integral part of the team and an idol of the local supporters. In 2006, he was a member of the Italian Cup Championship Napoli squad that reached the Playoff semifinal (lost against Fortitudo Bologna).

In 2007, his team participated in the Euroleague and lost in the Italian Supercup match against Benetton Treviso.

In 2008, he joined Armani Jeans Milano where he helped the team make it to the second round (round of 16) in the Euroleague, and to the semi-finals of the Italian Lega A where they lost to Siena. He continued in 2009 to play with Armani Jeans Milano.

On July 23, 2012, Rocca signed with Virtus Bologna.[1] In July 2013, he returned to his former club Aurora Basket Jesi.

Italian League career statistics

{{NBA player statistics legend}}{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Napoli
| 37 || 16 || 22.8 || .559 || .000 || .557 || 7.1 || .8 || 1.5 || .1 || 10.1
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Napoli
| 42 || 2 || 22.2 ||.599|| .000 || .679 || 7.1 || .6 || 1.9 || .2 || 10.7
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Napoli
| 37 || 24 || 26.1 || .615 || .000 || .549 || 7.0 || .8 || 1.8 || .1 ||11.6
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Napoli
| 33 || 30 || 27.5 || .583 || .000 || 480 ||7.9||1.1||2.3 || .1 || 11.2
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | Milano
| 40 || 11 || 13.9 || .533 ||.000|| .611 || 4.3 || .3 || 1.3 || .1 || 5.4
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Milano
| 18 || 12 || 22.6 || 590 || .000 ||.642|| 5.4 || .4 || 1.3 || .1 || 8.4
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 209 || 95 || 22.2 || .583 || .000 || .581 || 6.5 || .7 || 1.6 || .1 || 9.6{{s-end}}

Italian national team

Rocca was a member of the Italian senior roster at World Championship in 2006.

Awards and accomplishments

  • Italian Cup (2006)

Personal life

Rocca is married to his high school sweetheart and has five children. Growing up he had two dogs, Rosie and Wizzer. {{citation needed|date=October 2015}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Virtus Bologna officially signs Mason Rocca|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/41470/virtus-bologna-officially-signs-mason-rocca.html|work=Sportando|accessdate=24 September 2012}}

External links

  • Euroleague.net Player Profile
  • Basketpedya.com Player Profile
{{Italy Squad 2006 FIBA World Championship}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Rocca, Mason}}

17 : 1977 births|Living people|American people of Italian descent|Basketball players from Illinois|Centers (basketball)|Evanston Township High School alumni|Italian men's basketball players|Olimpia Milano players|Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois|Power forwards (basketball)|Princeton Tigers men's basketball players|Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna players|Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy|Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games|2006 FIBA World Championship players|American men's basketball players|Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball

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