Gianluigi Porelli

Gianluigi "Gigi" Porelli (10 June 1930 – 4 September 2009) was an Italian basketball executive. Porelli was one of the greatest contributors to the growth and development of the sport of basketball in Italy and Europe. In 2007, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.[1][2]

Gianluigi Porelli
Personal information
Born(1930-06-10)June 10, 1930
Mantua, Kingdom of Italy
DiedSeptember 4, 2009(2009-09-04) (aged 79)
Bologna, Italy
NationalityItalian
PositionPresident
Career history
1968–1991Virtus Bologna
Career highlights and awards

Basketball management career

Porelli was the President of the Italian basketball club Virtus Bologna, from 1968 to 1989, but de facto owned the club until 1991. At the time of his death, he was also the club's honorary president.

In 1970, he was also one of the founders of the Lega Basket, the governing body of the top-tier level professional Italian basketball league. In 1991, he was also one of the founders of ULEB,[3] the Union of European Leagues of Basketball, along with Eduardo Portela. He also served as ULEB's first President, from 1991 to 1998. He was also the honorary president of ULEB.

In 2014, the Euroleague Basketball Company, which organizes the top-tier European-wide professional club basketball competition (the EuroLeague), named its Executive of the Year Award after Porelli, in his honor.[4]

References
  1. "1984, personaggio dell'anno: Gianluigi Porelli". SuperBasket (in Italian). 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  2. www.lexicon.it. "Gian Luigi Porelli". FIP sito ufficiale Italia Basket Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  3. Euroleague mourns ULEB founder Gianluigi Porelli.
  4. Euroleague Executive of the Year award named in memory of Gianluigi Porelli.


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