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2011-12 Statistics

PPG
11.8
RPG
2.60
APG
1.5
EFF
+ 9.23
Born: Mar 25, 1986
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight: 195 lbs. / 88.5 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Fortitudo Bologna / Italy
Years Pro: 4

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Background

Draft Position: Golden State Warriors, 2007 first round (18th pick overall)

How Acquired: Acquired from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Julian Wright on August 11, 2010

Transactions: Traded by Golden State for forward Devean George and cash considerations July 30, 2009…acquired from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Julian Wright on August 11, 2010.

2010-11 Season: Averaged career-highs of 10.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 24.5 minutes in 80 games, 69 of which were starts (both career marks as well)…shot 43.7% from the field and a career-best 41.1% from beyond the arc...also averaged 1.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.5 steals…led the team in scoring once this season and tied for the team lead three times…surpassed the 20-point mark four times this year…tied for the team lead with 80 games played this season, missing only two contests when he was inactive with a sprained right ankle…scored 16 first quarter points (tied for the most by a Hornet in a quarter this season) and finished with 18 4/10 at MEM…tallied 14 points, four assists, two rebounds and two steals 3/24 at UTA…on 8-13 shooting (5-8 3pt. fg), scored 23 points 3/19 vs. BOS…recorded 21 points and five rebounds 3/9 vs. DAL…scored 17 points and had a season-high nine rebounds in 44 minutes 3/7 at CHI …had 15 points, three rebounds, three assists and one steal 2/7 vs. MIN…scored 22 points on 8-12 shooting 12/8 vs. DET…notched 20 points and five assists 11/19 vs. CLE …had 18 points, six rebounds and two assists in his Hornets debut 10/27 vs. MIL.

Professional: Has posted a career average of 6.6 points, 1.4 assists and 15.9 minutes in 141 games…played five seasons in Italy from 2002-07; Virtus Bologna (2002-04) and Fortitudo Bologna (2004-07).

2009-10 Season: Averaged 7.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 66 games…shot a career-high .835 (101-121) from the charity stripe…scored in double figures on 21 occasions…led the bench in scoring a team-high 22 times…missed six games due to injury – 11/22 (sore left groin), 1/17 (flu like symptoms), 2/7 (sore left ankle) and three games 3/20-3/24 (sore lower back)…placed on the inactive list for six games and drew 10 DNP-CDs…scored a season-high 21 points 2/2 at IND during his lone start of the season…paced the bench in scoring during consecutive games 1/24 vs.LAL (15) and Jan. 1/22 vs. MIL (16)…matched his career-high with three steals 12/30 vs. CHA…set career highs with eight free throws made and 10 free throw attempts 11/24 vs. IND… averaged 15.3 points in a four-game stretch from 11/13-11/18…was 4-for-4 from three-point range for 12 points 11/9 at SAS…had a fourth-year team option exercised 11/29.

2008-09: Appeared in 42 games (23 starts), averaging a career-high 8.9 points and 2.1 assists in 21.0 minutes…in 23 starts, averaged 11.3 points and 2.9 assists…when playing 20-plus minutes, averaged 13.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists (21 games)...converted 46-of-113 (.407) three-pointers in final 28 games of the year…scored 10-plus points 18 times and 20-plus points four times…missed 23 games with a sprained right ankle (3/20 – 4/1 and 1/14 – 2/12)…grabbed a career-high seven rebounds 3/7 at MIL…equalled his career-high with six assists 1/2 at MIN…scored 23 points on 5-of-8 from three-point range 12/29 vs. TOR…recorded 22 points in a career-high 46 minutes 12/26 vs. BOS…scored in double-figures a career-best six-straight games from 12/13-12/22 (averaged 17.7 points during this stretch)…netted a career-high 27 points and a career-high 11 field goals made 12/19 at ATL…scored 20-plus points in back-to-back games for the first time in his career with 27 12/19 vs. ATL and 21 at IND on 12/17.

2007-08: Appeared in 33 games, averaging 2.9 points in 7.3 minutes ... Scored in double-figures two times (twice in the last seven games of the season)...averaged 7.6 points when logging 10-plus minutes (nine times) and 11.3 points when logging 19-plus minutes (three times)…was on the inactive list for 22 games and drew a DNP-CD 27 times...netted a season-high 17 points, including a career high-tying five three-point field goals in the season finale 4/16 vs. SEA…had a high of four rebounds 4/4 at MEM…shot .532 from the floor (25-for-47) from 1/1 until the end of the regular season…dished out a season-best three assists 11/2 at LAC.

2006-07: In Serie A play, appeared in 33 games with Fortitudo Bologna, averaging a career-high 16.4 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.2 steals, while shooting .544 from the field, .338 from three-point range and .760 from the line…in 13 Euroleague contests, averaged 12.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists.

2005-06: Appeared in 47 Serie A contests with Fortitudo Bologna, averaging 13.2 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals in 27.9 minutes…in 19 Euroleague contests, averaged a personal Euroleague-best 13.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.42 steals in 27.7 minutes…shot .530 from the field and a career-best .439 from long range.

2004-05: In 45 Serie A games, averaged 6.5 points…helped lead Fortitudo Bologna to an Italian League title and the Italian Cup…appeared in 20 Euroleague contests, averaging 4.2 points, while shooting .606 from the field. 2003-04: Appeared in 34 Serie A games for Virtus, averaging 4.5 points, with a career-high .646 accuracy from the field...saw action in 16 Euroleague contests, averaging 3.0 points. 2002-03: In first professional season, appeared in 16 Serie A games, averaging 2.6 points...averaged 5.6 points in eight Euroleague outings.


Personal

Was given the nickname “Beli” by his childhood friends…attended the 2007 NBA Draft in New York, marking his first trip to the United States…obtained a driver’s license for the first time in his life in the summer of 2008…did not drive in Italy or during his rookie season in the NBA…says he wasn’t playing professional basketball he would work in the fashion industry... handed out Thanksgiving baskets to Recovery School district children and their families at Rouses Supermarket for the 2010 holiday …has a personal website, www.belinelli.it...Twitter account is @marcobelinelli.


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