1. John Gianelli played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association with the New York Knicks, Buffalo Braves, Milwaukee Bucks, and Utah Jazz.
10 Facts About John Gianelli
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John Gianelli matriculated at the University of the Pacific where he was a three-year letterman with the Tigers men's basketball team in 1970,1971 and 1972.
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John Gianelli averaged 21.5 points and 17.2 rebounds in his senior year, the latter ranked second in the nation.
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John Gianelli was inducted into the university's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.
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John Gianelli was involved in four other transactions during his NBA career, the first two within a year of each other.
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John Gianelli was traded along with $3.3 million from the Knicks to the Braves for Bob McAdoo and Tom McMillen on December 9,1976.
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John Gianelli was sent from the Braves to the Bucks for a first-round pick in the 1979 NBA draft and cash nine months later on September 2,1977.
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John Gianelli was traded along with the eighth overall selection in the first round of the 1979 NBA draft from the Bucks to the New Jersey Nets for Harvey Catchings on May 31,1979.
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John Gianelli averaged 7.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in his NBA career, and won a league championship with New York in 1973.
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John Gianelli played professionally in Italy for three years, with Olimpia Milano.