Davide Moretti

In addition to basketball, Moretti grew up in Bologna, Italy playing soccer, tennis, and volleyball.{{cite web |last1=Martinez |first1=Quinton |title=From soccer-crazed Italy to the Final Four, Moretti's journey has one constant: family |url=https://www.caller.com/story/sports/college/2019/04/05/family-constant-morettis-journey-texas-tech-final-four/3377193002/ |website=Corpus Christi Caller-Times |accessdate=April 6, 2019 |date=April 5, 2019}} In the 2013–14 season, he played for prominent Italian amateur club Stella Azzurra.{{cite web |title=Basketball runs in the family for Moretti |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2014/news/ITA-Basketball-runs-in-the-family-for-Moretti |publisher=FIBA |accessdate=April 5, 2019 |date=July 29, 2014}} In 2013, Moretti joined Stella Azzurra at the Città di Roma regional tournament for the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament.{{cite web |title=Moretti, Davide |url=https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=005404&seasoncode=JT13#!currentstats |publisher=EuroLeague |accessdate=April 6, 2019}} On July 9, 2014, he signed with Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) club Pistoia Basket 2000, where his father Paolo Moretti was head coach.{{cite web |title=Il Pistoia Basket ingaggia Davide Moretti |url=http://www.lavocedipistoia.it/a23689-il-pistoia-basket-ingaggia-davide-moretti.html |website=La Voce di Pistoia |accessdate=April 6, 2019 |language=Italian |date=July 9, 2014}} Through 12 games, Moretti averaged 1.3 points in 6.9 minutes per game. For the next two seasons, he joined Universo Treviso Basket of the Serie A2 Basket.{{cite web |title=Da Treviso agli Stati Uniti d'America: Davide Moretti giocherà con i Texas Tech |url=https://www.trevisotoday.it/sport/davide-moretti-treviso-basket-trasferimento-usa-11-giugno-2017.html |website=TrevisoToday |accessdate=April 6, 2019 |language=Italian |date=June 11, 2017}} In the 2016–17 season, Moretti was named the best under-22 player in the Serie A2 after averaging 12.6 points, 2.3 assists, and 0.9 steals per game.{{cite web |title=Davide Moretti |url=https://texastech.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6579 |publisher=Texas Tech University |accessdate=April 6, 2019}}

Moretti took his father's advice to improve as a basketball player through college basketball. On June 12, 2017, he signed an Athletic Scholarship Agreement to play for Texas Tech in the NCAA Division I.{{cite web |title=Men's Basketball Inks Davide Moretti to ASA |url=https://texastech.com/news/2017/6/12/mens-basketball-inks-davide-moretti-to-asa.aspx |publisher=Texas Tech University |accessdate=April 6, 2019 |date=June 12, 2017}} Moretti was drawn to the program in part because head coach Chris Beard had experience coaching the Swiss national team and was familiar with European styles of play. He chose Texas Tech over UConn, Indiana, and Utah.{{cite web |last1=Silva Jr. |first1=Carlos |title=Moretti grows into second family, enjoys success with No. 14 Texas Tech |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/sports/20180324/moretti-grows-into-second-family-enjoys-success-with-no-14-texas-tech |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |accessdate=April 6, 2019 |date=March 24, 2018}} Moretti mainly came off the bench in his freshman season, averaging 3.5 points, 1.1 assists and 0.8 rebounds per game. He was named to the 2018 All-Big 12 Conference Academic Rookie Team.

Moretti became a regular starter as a sophomore. On January 26, 2019, he scored a career-high 21 points in a 67–64 win over Arkansas.{{cite web |title=RECAP: No. 14 Red Raiders 67, Arkansas 64 |url=https://texastech.com/news/2019/1/26/mens-basketball-recap-no-14-red-raiders-67-arkansas-64.aspx |publisher=Texas Tech University |accessdate=April 6, 2019 |date=January 26, 2019}} By the end of the regular season, he was shooting 92.2 percent on free throws, which ranked second in the NCAA Division I. Moretti won the Elite 90 Award for academic excellence{{efn|The NCAA presents this award at each of its 90 annual championship events (hence the name) to the upperclass player, defined as an individual in at least his or her second season of play, with the highest grade point average among those competing at the final championship site.}} and earned third-team All-Big 12 recognition.{{cite web |title=Moretti Earns NCAA Elite 90 Award |url=http://www.kcbd.com/2019/04/05/moretti-earns-ncaa-elite-award/ |publisher=KCBD |accessdate=April 6, 2019 |date=April 4, 2019}} He averaged 11.5 points, 2.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. Coming into his junior season, Moretti was named to the Bob Cousy Award Watch List.{{cite web |title=Texas Tech's Davide Moretti Makes Bob Cousy Award Watch List |url=https://kkam.com/davide-moretti-named-to-bob-cousy-award-watch-list/ |website=KKAM |accessdate=November 14, 2019}} He was named Honorable Mention All-Big 12.{{cite web |title=Men's Basketball All-Big 12 Awards Announced |url=https://big12sports.com/documents/2020/3/8//All_Big_12_Release_19_20_.pdf |website=Big 12 Conference |accessdate=March 8, 2020 |date=March 8, 2020}} As a junior, Moretti averaged 13 points, 2.3 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game and started all 31 games.{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Jarret |title=Report: Moretti's leaning toward returning for senior season |url=https://247sports.com/college/texas-tech/Article/Texas-Tech-Red-Raiders-Basketball-Davide-Moretti-145775508/ |accessdate=April 10, 2020 |work=247 Sports |date=April 6, 2020}} On May 23, 2020, he decided to forego his senior season at Texas Tech to pursue a professional career in Europe, signing with agent Miško Raznatović of BeoBasket.{{cite web |title=Davide Moretti leaving Texas Tech and turning pro for Milan|url= https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1062700/davide-moretti-leaving-texas-tech-and-turning-pro/ |website=Sportando|accessdate=May 23, 2020 |date=May 23, 2020}}

On May 26, 2020, Moretti signed a multi-year contract with Olimpia Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A and the EuroLeague.{{cite web |title=Milano officially signs Moretti |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1063980/milano-officially-signs-moretti/ |publisher=EuroHoops |accessdate=May 26, 2020 |date=May 26, 2020}}

In the season 2021–22, he plays on a loan contract for V.L. Pesaro.{{cite web |title=Davide Moretti va in prestito alla Victoria Libertas Pesaro |url=http://www.olimpiamilano.com/davide-moretti-va-in-prestito-alla-victoria-libertas-pesaro/ |website=olimpiamilano.com |date=14 August 2021 |language=Italian }}{{cite web |title=Davide Moretti firma con la Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro! |url=http://www.victorialibertas.it/davide-moretti-firma-con-la-carpegna-prosciutto-basket-pesaro/ |website=victorialibertas.it |date=14 August 2021 |language=Italian }}

On July 4, 2023, he signed with Pallacanestro Varese of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{Cite web|url=https://www.pallacanestrovarese.it/news/nuova-firma-varese-ecco-davide-moretti|title=Nuova Firma Per Varese: Ecco Davide Moretti|last=|first=|date=July 4, 2023|website=pallacanestrovarese.it|publisher=|language=it|access-date=July 28, 2023}}

On June 29, 2024, he signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{Cite web|url=https://www.reyer.it/news/maschile/2024-06-29/ufficiale-davide-moretti-e-un-giocatore-dellumana-reyer/|title=Ufficiale: Davide Moretti È Un Giocatore Dell’umana Reyer|last=|first=|date=June 29, 2024|website=reyer.it|publisher=|language=it|access-date=August 17, 2024}}

Moretti has often represented Italy in FIBA junior tournaments. He averaged 10.4 points per game at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai, leading the Italian national under-17 team to ninth place.{{cite web |title=Davide Moretti |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Davide-Moretti/Summary/54312 |publisher=RealGM |accessdate=April 5, 2019}} Moretti guided the Italian under-19 team to a bronze medal at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Samsun, after averaging 14.8 points and five assists per game.{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Jarret |title=Texas Tech Lands Italian Hoops Star |url=https://247sports.com/college/texas-tech/Article/Texas-Tech-Lands-Italian-Hoops-Star-Guard-Davide-Moretti-74903180/ |publisher=247Sports |accessdate=April 5, 2019 |date=June 10, 2017}}

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18

| style="text-align:left;"| Texas Tech

| 37 || 1 || 12.3 || .336 || .317 || .857 || .8 || 1.1 || .4 || .0 || 3.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19

| style="text-align:left;"| Texas Tech

| 38 || 38 || 31.6 || .498 || .459 || style="background:#cfecec;"| .924* || 2.1 || 2.4 || 1.1 || .0 || 11.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| style="text-align:left;"| Texas Tech

| 31 || 31 || 34.1 || .419 || .383 || .902 || 1.7 || 2.3 || 1.2 || .0 || 13.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 106 || 70 || 25.6 || .436 || .399 || .906 || 1.5 || 1.9 || .9 || .0 || 9.1

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Moretti is the son of Paolo Moretti, who had a 15-year professional career in Europe and won a silver medal with the Italian national team at EuroBasket 1997. After retiring from playing during Davide's childhood, Paolo began coaching professionally and won the LBA Coach of the Year award with Pistoia in 2014.{{cite web |last1=Bloomquist |first1=Wes |title=Spotlight: Davide Moretti |url=https://texastech.com/news/2018/11/30/mens-basketball-spotlight-davide-moretti.aspx |publisher=Texas Tech University |accessdate=April 1, 2019 |date=November 30, 2018}} Moretti has a younger brother Niccolò, who plays basketball in Italy at the junior level.{{cite web |last1=Silva Jr. |first1=Carlos |title=Texas Tech's Moretti set to play for Team Italy |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/sports/20180702/texas-techs-moretti-set-to-play-for-team-italy |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |accessdate=April 5, 2019 |date=July 2, 2018}}

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