John Petrucelli

John Petrucelli

No. 11 – Trapani Shark
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
League	LBA
Personal information
Born	(1992-10-27) October 27, 1992 (age 32)
Nationality	American / Italian
Listed height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
High school	Hicksville (Hicksville, New York)
College	Molloy (2010–2014)
NBA draft	2014: undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	Iskra Svit
2016–2019	Erie BayHawks / Lakeland Magic
2019–2020	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2020–2021	ratiopharm Ulm
2021–2024	Brescia Leonessa
2024–present	Trapani Shark
Career highlights and awards
Italian Cup winner (2023) 2× LBA Best Defender (2023, 2024) ECC Player of the Year (2014) 2× First-team All-ECC (2013, 2014)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

John Petrucelli (born October 27, 1992) is an American-born naturalized Italian professional basketball player for Trapani Shark of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for Molloy College before playing professionally in Slovakia, the NBA G League and Israel.

Early life and college career

Petrucelli attended Hicksville High School in Hicksville, New York, where he earned All-County Accolades in 2009–10. Petrucelli was also named to the All-Conference Team as a junior.^[1]

Petrucelli played college basketball at Molloy College, where he averaged 23 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3.6 steals per game in his senior year, leading the Lions to the conference semi-finals round of the playoffs. On March 4, 2014, Petrucelli was named East Coast Conference Player of the Year.^[2]

On January 16, 2020, Petrucelli was inducted into Molloy's Athletic Hall of Fame.^[3]

Professional career

Iskra Svit (2015–2016)

On November 1, 2014, Petrucelli was selected in Round 8 with Pick 3 in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft by the Bakersfield Jam. On January 29, 2015, Petrucelli started his professional career with Iskra Svit of the Slovak Basketball League.^[4] On November 7, 2015, Petrucelli recorded a career-high 27 points, while shooting 11-of-16 from the field, along with five rebounds, seven assists and three steals in an 81–64 win over Karlovka Bratislava.^[5] In 21 games played during the 2015–16 season, he averaged 16.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

Erie BayHawks / Lakeland Magic (2016–2019)

On June 6, 2016, Petrucelli was acquired by the Erie BayHawks, the NBA D-League affiliate of the Orlando Magic.^[6]

On October 10, 2018, Petrucelli signed with the Orlando Magic,^[7] but he was waived two days later after training camp.^[8] In 47 games played for the Lakeland Magic during the 2018–19 season, he averaged 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while shooting 45.2 percent from three-point range.

On June 25, 2019, Petrucelli joined the Orlando Magic for the 2019 NBA Summer League.^[9]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2019–2020)

On July 16, 2019, Petrucelli signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League.^[10] Petrucelli averaged 13 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game.^[11]

Ratiopharm Ulm (2020–2021)

On August 3, 2020, Petrucelli signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga.^[12]

Brescia Leonessa (2021–2024)

On July 16, 2021, Petrucelli signed in Italy for Brescia Leonessa of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and EuroCup Basketball.^[13]

Trapani Shark (2024–present)

On July 1, 2024, he signed with Trapani Shark of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).^[14]

References

1. "John Petrucelli - Molloy College Athletics". MolloyLions.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
2. "Petrucelli Named ECC Player of the Year". MolloyLions.com. March 4, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
3. "Department of Athletics Announces 2020 Hall of Fame Class". MolloyLions.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
4. "John Petrucelli Lands in Slovakia for Professional Career". MolloyLions.com. January 29, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
5. "VSEMVS Karlovka Bratislava 64 at BK Iskra Svit 81". RealGM.com. November 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
6. "John Petrucelli signed to Erie BayHawks". MolloyLions.com. June 6, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
7. "Magic Sign John Petrucelli". NBA.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
8. "Orlando has requested waivers on forward Devin Davis and guard John Petrucelli". Orlando Magic PR on Twitter. October 12, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
9. "Magic Announce 2019 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. June 25, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
10. "John Petrucelli inks with Hapoel Beer Sheva". Sportando.basketball. July 16, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
11. "John Petrucelli to join Ratiopharm Ulm". Sportando. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
12. "Petrucelli and Landers join Ulm". Sportando. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
13. "Un altro tassello per la Germani: ufficiale l'acquisto di John Petrucelli". basketbrescialeonessa.it (in Italian). 16 July 2021.
14. "Un Top Player A Trapani: E' John Petrucelli". trapanishark.it (in Italian). July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.

External links

• Molloy Lions bio
• RealGM profile