{{short description|Italian basketball player and coach}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Augusto Binelli | image = | image_size = | caption = | position = | height_ft = 7 | height_in = 0.75 | weight_lbs = 260 | height_order= flip | weight_order= flip | league = | team = | number = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|9|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Carrara, Italy | high_school = Long Island Lutheran<br>(Brookville, New York) | college = | draft_year = 1986 | draft_round = 2 | draft_pick = 40 | draft_team = Atlanta Hawks | career_start = 1983 | career_end = 2010 | career_number = | career_position = Center | coach_start = 2011 | coach_end = 2013 | years1 = 1983–2000 | team1 = Virtus Bologna | years2 = 2000–2001 | team2 = Progresso Castelmaggiore | years3 = 2001–2002 | team3 = Sutor Montegranaro | years4 = 2002–2004 | team4 = Trapani | years5 = 2004–2007 | team5 = Benedetto XIV Cento | years6 = 2007–2009 | team6 = Anzola | years7 = 2009–2010 | team7 = Salus Bologna | cyears1 = 2011–2013 | cteam1 = Anzola | highlights = '''As player:''' *EuroLeague champion (1998) *2× FIBA European Selection (1995, 1996) *FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1990) *5× Italian League champion (1984, 1993–1995, 1998) *5× Italian Cup winner (1984, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1999) *Italian Supercup winner (1995) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Men's basketball}} {{MedalCountry | {{bk|ITA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|EuroBasket}} {{MedalBronze| 1985 West Germany | }}}}
'''Augusto "Gus" Binelli''' (born 23 September 1964) is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. At a height of {{convert|7|ft|0.75|in|m|2|abbr=on|order=flip}} tall, and a weight of {{convert|118|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, he played at the center position. Binelli was drafted in the second round, of the 1986 NBA draft, by the Atlanta Hawks, though he never played in the NBA. The Hawks still own his draft rights, as of December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-09 |title=The best draft-and-stash players in NBA history |url=https://hoopshype.com/lists/the-best-draft-and-stash-players-in-nba-history/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=HoopsHype |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA Draft Rights Retained - Unsigned Draft Selections - ReaLGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/draft-rights |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=basketball.realgm.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Professional career== Binelli played with the senior men's team of Virtus Bologna from 1980 to 2000. With Virtus Bologna, he won 5 Italian League championships (1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998), 5 Italian Cups (1984, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1999), the EuroLeague championship (1998), and the FIBA European Cup Cup Winner's Cup (FIBA Saporta Cup) (1990). He was also a 2-time McDonald's Open finalist (1993, 1995).
He was a member of the FIBA European Selection team in 1995 and 1996.
==National team career== Binelli played with the senior Italy national basketball team at the EuroBasket 1985, where he won a bronze medal. He also played at the 1986 FIBA World Championship and at the EuroBasket 1989.
==Awards and Accomplishments==
===Clubs=== * 5× Italian League Champion: (1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998) * 5× Italian Cup Winner: (1984, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1999) * FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (FIBA Saporta Cup) Champion: (1990) * Italian Supercup Winner: (1995) * 2× FIBA European Selection: (1995, 1996) * EuroLeague Champion: (1998)
===Italian senior national team=== * 1985 EuroBasket: {{bronze medal}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20180311021446/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Augusto%20Binelli/pid//_//players.html FIBA profile] * [http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_GSf9wrCdHBkDZZk9UQoqE3.season_2000.roundID_2532.playerID_7675.teamID_1315.html FIBA Europe profile] * [http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=BIN-AUG-64 Italian League profile] {{in lang|it}}
{{1986 NBA draft}} {{Virtus Bologna 1997–98 Euroleague champions}}
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