Alessandro Gentile

Professional career

Gentile played for Treviso Basket's junior teams from 2007 to 2009, then joined the senior team in 2009. In the 2009–10 season, he played 24 games in Italy's top LBA league, averaging 3.4 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. He won the Italian League's Best Player Under 22 award in 2011 and signed a three-year contract extension with Treviso on June 14, 2011. In December 2011, he left Treviso and signed a four-year deal with Olimpia Milano.

Olimpia Milano (2011–2016)

During the 2013–14 season, he averaged 11.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists over 21 EuroLeague games. After Milano won their 26th Italian League championship in June 2014, Gentile was named Italian League Finals MVP. He signed a new three-year contract with Milano in July 2014, and as captain extended his contract until 2018 with a three-year deal in 2015. On October 6, 2015, he played against the NBA's Boston Celtics in the NBA Global Games.

Panathinaikos (2016–2017)

In December 2016, Gentile was sent on loan to Greek club Panathinaikos, with Milano retaining his rights through the 2017–18 season. He reached an agreement with his Italian team on December 5, 2016, and joined Panathinaikos on loan on December 19, 2016, for the rest of the season. With Panathinaikos, he won the 2017 Greek Cup Final against Aris. He was released by Panathinaikos in March 2017, having averaged 3.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 0.6 assists, and 0.3 steals per game in the EuroLeague, and 5.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 0.6 steals per game in the Greek Basket League.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2017)

On April 3, 2017, he signed with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem for the remainder of the 2016–17 Israeli Super League season, but was released before the season ended; in 8 games (6 regular season, 2 playoff) he averaged 4.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game. He signed with Italian club Virtus Bologna for the 2017–18 season on July 18, 2017. On October 30, 2018, he signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Movistar Estudiantes. On September 26, 2019, he signed with Aquila Basket Trento of the Italian LBA.

Pallacanestro Varese (2021–2022)

On September 29, 2020, he signed a three-month deal with Movistar Estudiantes, returning to the Liga ACB. On June 25, 2021, he signed with Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian LBA, averaging 14.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. He parted ways with Varese on January 27, 2022. On January 28, 2022, he signed with New Basket Brindisi of the LBA.

Did You Know?

• Gentile was selected 53rd overall in the 2014 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, and his draft rights were traded to the Houston Rockets on draft night.
• He is the son of Italian basketball icon Nando Gentile and the younger brother of professional player Stefano Gentile.