Joe Trapani

{{Infobox basketball biography

|name = Joe Trapani

|image = Joe Trapani.jpg

|caption = Trapani playing for Boston College

|height_ft = 6

|height_in = 8

|weight_lb = 232

|nationality = American / Italian

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|7|1}}

|birth_place = Madison, Connecticut, U.S.

|high_school = Daniel Hand (Madison, Connecticut)

|college =

Vermont (2006–2007)
Boston College (2008–2011)

|draft_year = 2011

|career_start = 2011

|career_end = 2019

|career_number =

|career_position = Power forward / small forward

|years1 = 2011

|team1 = A.S. Junior Casale

|years2 = 2011–2012

|team2 = Fulgor Libertas Forlì

|years3 = 2012

|team3 = Maine Red Claws

|years4 = 2012–2013

|team4 = Medi Bayreuth

|years5 = 2013–2014

|team5 = Spirou Charleroi

|years6 = 2014–2015

|team6 = SPO Rouen Basket

|years7 = 2015–2016

|team7 = Cholet Basket

|years8 = 2016–2017

|team8 = ICL Manresa

|years9 = 2018–2019

|team9 = Orlandina Basket

|highlights =

2× Third-team All-ACC (2010, 2011)
America East All-Rookie team (2007)

}}

Joseph Charles Trapani (born July 1, 1988) is an American-Italian former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Vermont Catamounts and Boston College Eagles.

College career

Trapani played at Daniel Hand High School in Madison, Connecticut and initially chose to play college basketball at the University of Vermont after bigger-named schools such as Virginia and Boston College wanted him to spend a year in prep school.{{cite web|last=Blaudschun|first=Mark|title=Hard work paid off for Trapani at BC|work=Boston.com|date=March 9, 2011|url=http://archive.boston.com/sports/colleges/mens_basketball/articles/2011/03/09/hard_work_paid_off_for_trapani_at_bc/|accessdate=November 21, 2022}} He averaged 11.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game and was named to the America East Conference All-Rookie team in 2007. In the offseason, Trapani decided that he wanted to play at a higher level of competition and transferred to Boston College of the Atlantic Coast Conference.{{cite web|last=Sasso|first=Matt|title =A Basketball Career that Spans the Globe|work=SportsPageMagazine.com|date=December 27, 2012|url=http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/header/features/a-basketball-career-that-spans-the-globe.shtml?55286|accessdate=May 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920205748/http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/header/features/a-basketball-career-that-spans-the-globe.shtml?55286|archive-date=September 20, 2015|url-status=dead}} Trapani was a three-year starter for the Eagles, earning third-team All-ACC honors as a junior in 2009–10 and as a senior in 2010–11.{{cite web|title=Joe Trapani Earns All-ACC Third-Team Honors|publisher=Boston College Eagles|date=March 8, 2010|url=https://bceagles.com/news/2010/3/8/Joe_Trapani_Earns_All_ACC_Third_Team_Honors#:~:text=Boston%20College%20junior%20Joe%20Trapani,Atlantic%20Coast%20Sports%20Media%20Association.|accessdate=November 21, 2022}}{{cite web|title=Reggie Jackson, Joe Trapani Gain All-ACC Honors|publisher=Boston College Eagles|date=March 7, 2011|url=https://www.bcinterruption.com/2011/3/7/2035695/2011-all-acc-team-reggie-jackson-joe-trapani|accessdate=November 21, 2022}}

Professional career

Following the close of his college career, Trapani was not drafted in the 2011 NBA draft and the 2011 lockout prevented him attending an NBA training camp. He signed with A.S. Junior Casale of Italy's Lega Basket Serie A, but left the club early in the season due to contract issues, moving to Fulgor Libertas Forlì and then closing the 2011–12 season with the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League. After stints with Medi Bayreuth in Germany and Spirou Charleroi in Belgium, Trapani signed with SPO Rouen Basket of France's top division for the 2014–15 season. He averaged 10.2 points and 7.5 rebounds for the club before being lost for the season with a shoulder injury in March 2015.{{cite web|last=Carchia|first=E.|title=SPO Rouen forward Joe Trapani done for season|work=Sportando.com|date=March 27, 2015|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/156638/spo-rouen-forward-joe-trapani-done-for-season.html|accessdate=May 31, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924130125/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/156638/spo-rouen-forward-joe-trapani-done-for-season.html|archivedate=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}

On September 14, 2015, Trapani signed with Cholet Basket for the 2015–16 season.{{cite web|last=Carchia|first=E.|title=Joe Trapani signs with Cholet|work=Sportando.com|date=September 14, 2015|url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/france/pro-a/175802/joe-trapani-signs-with-cholet.html|accessdate=November 21, 2022}}

Trapani signed with ICL Manresa of Spain's Liga ACB on August 7, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=124711|title=El ala-pívot Joe Trapani suma talento en la pintura de la ICL Manresa|work=ACB.com|date=August 7, 2016|accessdate=November 21, 2022|language=es}}

References

External links

[http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200006/Joueurs/A55220/Joseph-Trapani LNB Pro A profile]
[http://195.56.77.208/player/TRA-JOE-88/trapani_joe Italian League profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20131114003601/http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/joe_trapani_296565.html Boston College Eagles bio]

Category:1988 births

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Category:Boston College Eagles men's basketball players