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Achille Polonara
Achille  Polonara
Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Position: PF
Height: 203 cm
Weight: 93 kg
Age: 32 yo (1991 November 23)
Citizenship: Italian
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MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
EuroLeague 11:42 42.9%
9/21
27.8%
5/18
33.3%
1/3
2.4
1.6/0.8
1.1 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 1.4 0.6 2.1 3.3 16 »

Last 10 games
Date Opponent MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
11 0%
0/1
0%
0/1
-
0/0
5
5/0
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
8 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
25 100%
1/1
20%
1/5
-
0/0
4
2/2
3 1 0 1 0 3 1 5 8
5 100%
1/1
100%
1/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 2
16 100%
3/3
0%
0/2
-
0/0
0
0/0
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 6
14 0%
0/3
0%
0/1
-
0/0
3
2/1
1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 -3
22 33.3%
1/3
-
0/0
-
0/0
9
5/4
2 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 9
16 100%
1/1
100%
1/1
-
0/0
3
2/1
0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 8
7 -
0/0
50%
1/2
50%
1/2
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
11 50%
1/2
-
0/0
0%
0/1
6
4/2
2 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
2024-02-02
On October 6, 2023, Achille Polonara received an email from the anti-doping prosecutor for some unusual signs in his latest blood tests.
2023-12-04
Virtus Segafredo Bologna's forward Achille Polonara returned to the basketball court after overcoming a serious illness. The Italian player was diagnosed with testicular cancer in October. Following the news, Polonara underwent chemotherapy and was sidelined for more than a month. The 32-year-old came back on Sunday to play his first game in almost two months.
2023-10-21
Virtus Segafredo Bologna have officially announced that Achille Polonara is set to commence a cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy in the coming days. This necessary step will keep him away from competitions for a minimum of four weeks.
Personal records
EuroLeague
Efficiency 36 2021-03-30
Points 23 2021-01-22
Assists 6 2020-12-10
Steals 4 2020-10-16
Rebounds 13 2021-03-26
Blocks 5 2020-12-10

2024-02-02
On October 6, 2023, Achille Polonara received an email from the anti-doping prosecutor for some unusual signs in his latest blood tests.
2023-12-04
Virtus Segafredo Bologna's forward Achille Polonara returned to the basketball court after overcoming a serious illness. The Italian player was diagnosed with testicular cancer in October. Following the news, Polonara underwent chemotherapy and was sidelined for more than a month. The 32-year-old came back on Sunday to play his first game in almost two months.
2023-10-21
Virtus Segafredo Bologna have officially announced that Achille Polonara is set to commence a cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy in the coming days. This necessary step will keep him away from competitions for a minimum of four weeks.
2023-10-09
Achille Polonara will have to undergo surgery to remove a testicular neoplasm, also known as testicular cancer, Virtus Segafredo Bologna announced. Currently, there's no timetable for Polonara's return. Polonara played in the EuroLeague opener against Zalgiris Kaunas, finishing the game with 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, and 2 PIR in 10 minutes of play.
2023-07-19
Italian national team head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco has unveiled the lineup of 16 players who will start the preparations for the FIBA World Cup 2023, which is set to proceed from August 25 to September 10. The first camp (Folgaria Training Camp) is scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 2.
2023-07-06
Italian forward Achille Polonara is officially coming back to play in his home country. Virtus Segafredo Bologna have announced that the 31-year-old has joined the organization on a two-year deal. The news of the two sides was earlier reported by BasketNews' Donatas Urbonas.
2023-07-06
Achille Polonara is edging closer to making a comeback in his home country. BasketNews sources indicate that the 31-year-old power forward is close to signing with Virtus Bologna. According to BasketNews sources, Polonara nearing a two-year contract with the historical Italian club. The initial report on the progressing negotiations came from Alberto Marzagalia of EuroDevotion.
2023-06-15
Zalgiris Kaunas confirmed that Achille Polonara will not return to the team for the 2023-24 season. Polonara joined Zalgiris in January on a deal until the end of the 2022-23 season, and the cooperation was not extended. Polonara didn't finish the season due to a torn thigh muscle.
2023-05-27
Matteo Andreani from Basket Inside recently interviewed Zalgiris Kaunas power forward Achille Polonara, discussing his experiences in Lithuania, future plans, and the coaches who have made a significant impact on the Italian player's career. Polonara describes living in Lithuania as an excellent situation for a basketball player.
2023-05-24
Zalgiris Kaunas started the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) semi-final series with a win but lost Achille Polonara due to injury in the first game of the best-of-five series. The Italian forward felt pain in his thigh in the second quarter of the game against Lietkabelis Panevezys and was unable to continue the match.
2023-02-03
Achille Polonara's basketball career could - quite superficially - be viewed as a typical rags-to-riches story. He went all the distance from being a solid EuroCup, BCL, and even FIBA Europe Cup player to being considered a key piece at European powerhouses. 
2023-02-01
When Achille Polonara made his EuroLeague debut with Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in 2019, he was almost 28.  The Spanish club needed a power forward that could complement their starting man, Tornike Shengelia, and the Italian international looked like a good choice. But for Polonara himself, the ticket to the EuroLeague served as a vindication for his effort to get to Europe's top level. 
2023-01-19
After a difficult start of the season with Anadolu Efes Istanbul, Achille Polonara transferred to Zalgiris Kaunas two weeks ago, marking a new beginning in the Italian's career.
2023-01-07
Zalgiris Kaunas strengthened its roster with the second newcomer in two days. The 31-old forward Achille Polonara is joining the club with a deal that will keep him in Zalgiris until the end of the season. BasketNews earlier reported about the two sides being in the final stages of the negotiations.
2023-01-06
With the EuroLeague Final Four being held in Kaunas this year, Zalgiris Kaunas are making one more move in the players' market. After agreeing to a deal with Isaiah Taylor, the Lithuanian club is on the verge of signing another player from Anadolu Efes Istanbul - Achille Polonara, BasketNews sources say.
2023-01-06
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade president Nebojsa Covic was a guest on TV Pink on Friday morning, where he explained the situation the Serbian club is facing at the given moment.
2023-01-05
With the deadline to register players who have already played in EuroLeague in the 2022-23 season looming, Virtus Bologna are pushing to finalize a deal with power forward Achille Polonara, sources have told BasketNews. 
2022-12-29
Anadolu Efes Istanbul forward Achille Polonara has not played since December 16 in the EuroLeague, meanwhile, Ergin Ataman hinted about his possible departure from the club last week. Following Thursday's loss in Tel Aviv, Ataman provided an update regarding Polonara saying that the Italian player was injured and that was the primary reason why he has not played recently.
2022-12-23
Achille Polonara did not play a single second against Panathinaikos Athens today despite the team having a substantial lead throughout the majority of the game. On top of that, there have been rumors recently about the Italian player leaving the Turkish club and possibly joining Virtus Segafredo Bologna. After the game, head coach Ergin Ataman commented on the issue.
2022-12-22
The EuroLeague doesn't have as exciting deadlines as the NBA. But the current transfer window that will open on December 30 could result in some moves in the market. EuroLeague rules allow players to switch teams between the regular season Rounds 16 and 18 until Wednesday at 18:00 CET (January 9). BasketNews has compiled a list of players that other EuroLeague teams could target.
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EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
23/24 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 11:15 42.9%
9/21
27.8%
5/18
33.3%
1/3
2.4
1.6/0.8
1.1 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 1.4 0.6 2.1 3.3 16 »
22/23 All Teams 14:42 54.2%
26/48
37.9%
22/58
65.4%
17/26
3.4
2.8/0.5
0.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.1 3.9 6.6 35 »
22/23 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 10:52 62.5%
10/16
42.9%
6/14
57.1%
4/7
2.2
1.8/0.4
0.3 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.9 0.9 2.8 4.4 15 »
22/23 Zalgiris Kaunas 17:36 50%
16/32
36.4%
16/44
68.4%
13/19
4.3
3.6/0.7
1.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.3 4.7 8.3 20 »
21/22 Fenerbahce Istanbul 21:52 61%
50/82
30.2%
32/106
60%
24/40
4.3
3/1.3
1.1 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.4 1.4 7.3 9 30 »
20/21 TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 29:20 57.2%
99/173
44.3%
54/122
60.3%
41/68
6.6
4.3/2.3
1.9 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 2.3 2.4 12.2 16.5 33 »
19/20 TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 12:00 40.8%
20/49
22.5%
9/40
64.3%
18/28
2.8
1.6/1.1
0.2 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.1 3.1 4.2 27 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2023 Italy 18:45 52.2%
12/23
0%
0/22
87%
20/23
4.6
2.8/1.9
1.1 0.4 0.9 0.1 - 1.1 - 5.5 6.4 8 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 Italy 13:00 40%
2/5
16.7%
1/6
100%
2/2
2.5
2.5/0
2 0 0 0.5 - 0.5 - 4.5 5 2 »

FIBA EuroBasket

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2022 Italy 25:51 53.8%
14/26
48.1%
13/27
80%
12/15
6.9
4.7/2.1
2.3 1.3 0.6 0.3 - 1.7 - 11.3 15.6 7 »
2015 Italy 4:24 66.7%
2/3
0%
0/2
-
0/0
0.2
0.2/0
0.2 0.2 0 0.2 0 0.4 0 0.8 0.6 5 »

Olympic Games

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2021 Italy 23:00 69.2%
9/13
28.6%
6/21
66.7%
4/6
5.8
3.8/2
1.3 0.3 1.8 0.8 - 1.5 - 10 9.5 4 »

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2021 Italy 29:00 87.5%
7/8
61.1%
11/18
71.4%
5/7
9.3
7.3/2
1.3 1 1 0.7 0 2 - 17.3 23.3 3 »

Basketball Champions League

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
17/18 Dinamo Sassari 24:25 72.4%
21/29
31.5%
17/54
60%
9/15
4.8
4.3/0.5
1.6 0.8 0.5 0.9 - 2.1 - 7.3 9 14 »

EuroCup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
15/16 UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 25:37 57.9%
44/76
36.1%
22/61
61.5%
24/39
6.9
5.3/1.7
1.4 0.6 0.8 0.6 0 2.7 2.8 11.1 14.7 16 »
14/15 UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 31:00 52.2%
24/46
28.9%
13/45
76.7%
23/30
6.4
3.9/2.5
1.3 1.1 0.6 0.6 0 2.1 3.2 11 14.8 10 »
Seasons:   23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 17/18 | 15/16 | 14/15

Type: Average | Totals

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Virtus Segafredo Bologna 11:15 42.9%
9/21
27.8%
5/18
33.3%
1/3
2.4
1.6/0.8
1.1 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 1.4 0.6 2.1 3.3 16 »
Home game 12:00 44.4%
4/9
37.5%
3/8
-
0/0
2.9
1.6/1.3
1 0.4 0.7 0.4 0 1.7 0.4 2.4 3.7 7 »
Away game 10:40 41.7%
5/12
20%
2/10
33.3%
1/3
2.1
1.7/0.4
1.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.7 1.9 2.9 9 »
Wins 12:08 40%
4/10
25%
2/8
0%
0/1
3.3
2/1.3
1.9 0.9 0.4 0.4 0 2.1 0.3 2 4.3 7 »
Losses 10:33 45.5%
5/11
30%
3/10
50%
1/2
1.8
1.3/0.4
0.4 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.8 2.2 2.4 9 »
Last 5 games 13:00 83.3%
5/6
22.2%
2/9
-
0/0
2
1.6/0.4
0.8 0.2 0.4 0.6 0 1.6 0.8 3.2 4 5 »
October 10:00 0%
0/2
-
0/0
-
0/0
3
1/2
1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 »
December 6:45 25%
1/4
0%
0/4
-
0/0
0.8
0.5/0.3
1.8 0.8 0.3 0.3 0 1.3 0 0.5 0.8 4 »
January 13:25 50%
6/12
42.9%
3/7
33.3%
1/3
3.3
2.1/1.1
0.9 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 1.6 0.7 3.1 4.7 7 »
February 15:00 100%
2/2
33.3%
2/6
-
0/0
2.5
1.5/1
1.5 0.5 1 0.5 0 2.5 0.5 5 5 2 »
March 9:30 0%
0/1
0%
0/1
-
0/0
2.5
2.5/0
0 0 0 0.5 0 1 1 0 2 2 »
Versus Real Madrid 8:00 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 »
Versus Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 14:00 0%
0/3
0%
0/1
-
0/0
3
2/1
1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 -3 1 »
Versus Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 7:00 -
0/0
50%
1/2
50%
1/2
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 »
Versus Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 6:00 0%
0/2
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 1 »
Versus Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 7:00 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
4 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 1 »
Versus AS Monaco 5:00 100%
1/1
100%
1/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 1 »
Versus LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 22:00 33.3%
1/3
-
0/0
-
0/0
9
5/4
2 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 9 1 »
Versus ALBA Berlin 11:00 50%
1/2
-
0/0
0%
0/1
6
4/2
2 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 6 1 »
Versus Valencia Basket 16:30 100%
1/1
14.3%
1/7
-
0/0
2
1/1
2 0.5 0 0.5 0 1.5 0.5 2.5 3.5 2 »
Versus Zalgiris Kaunas 10:00 0%
0/2
-
0/0
-
0/0
3
1/2
1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 »
Versus Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 11:00 0%
0/1
0%
0/1
-
0/0
5
5/0
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 »
Versus FC Barcelona 16:00 100%
3/3
0%
0/2
-
0/0
0
0/0
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 6 1 »
Versus Anadolu Efes Istanbul 16:00 100%
1/1
100%
1/1
-
0/0
3
2/1
0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 8 1 »
Versus FC Bayern Munich 8:00 -
0/0
100%
1/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 »
Versus Olympiacos Piraeus 6:00 50%
1/2
0%
0/1
-
0/0
2
1/1
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 »

Achille  Polonara
Achille Polonara
Height: 203 cm
Weight: 93 kg
Born: 1991-11-22, Italy



Seasons:   23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 17/18 | 15/16 | 14/15

Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
109-66 33 66.7%
6/9
50%
3/6
75%
3/4
10
7/3
2 1 2 0 0 1 4 24 31
72-84 26 28.6%
2/7
100%
4/4
50%
2/4
7
4/3
1 0 1 0 0 4 3 18 17
89-76 18 0%
0/1
33.3%
1/3
75%
3/4
6
5/1
2 1 1 0 0 2 2 6 10
82-76 24 50%
2/4
25%
1/4
60%
3/5
3
1/2
1 0 0 0 0 3 8 10 12
88-81 21 66.7%
2/3
0%
0/4
50%
1/2
5
2/3
1 0 1 0 0 2 2 5 4
82-63 23 100%
4/4
0%
0/2
50%
1/2
4
4/0
0 1 1 1 0 3 1 9 9
73-78 23 33.3%
1/3
0%
0/1
-
0/0
5
2/3
0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 2
71-87 26 100%
3/3
100%
1/1
50%
1/2
10
7/3
6 1 1 2 0 4 1 10 24
69-68 20 75%
3/4
50%
1/2
-
0/0
4
4/0
1 0 1 2 0 1 2 9 14
74-71 23 25%
1/4
0%
0/3
75%
3/4
15
10/5
2 1 1 1 0 3 4 5 17
87-81 30 62.5%
5/8
14.3%
1/7
100%
2/2
5
4/1
1 1 1 0 0 3 2 15 11
76-67 32 33.3%
2/6
66.7%
2/3
-
0/0
6
6/0
1 0 0 1 0 1 2 10 14
93-82 31 50%
4/8
40%
2/5
-
0/0
10
10/0
3 2 0 1 0 3 3 14 23
65-76 21 66.7%
4/6
50%
2/4
-
0/0
3
2/1
1 1 0 0 0 5 3 14 13
82-76 31 100%
3/3
66.7%
4/6
33.3%
1/3
8
6/2
0 0 0 1 0 4 2 19 22
82-79 28 66.7%
2/3
0%
0/6
57.1%
4/7
10
10/0
1 1 2 1 0 1 4 8 12