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League
  
Legadue Basket

Listed height
  
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)

College
  
Princeton (1996–2000)

Role
  
Basketball Player

Pro career
  
2000

Nationality
  
American / Italian

Listed weight
  
216 lb (98 kg)

Name
  
Mason Rocca

Weight
  
98 kg

Position
  
Power forward


Born
  
November 6, 1977 (age 46) Evanston, Illinois (
1977-11-06
)

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Richard Mason Rocca (born November 6, 1977) is an American born Italian professional basketball player for Aurora Jesi of the Legadue Basket. Born in Evanston, Illinois, his father is of Italian descent. He stands 204 cm tall, weighs 98 kg, and he plays as a forward-center.

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Mason Rocca Dunk Shot


Club career

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Rocca played collegiately at Princeton University while achieving a degree in engineering. Following his college career in 2000, he played basketball for the Trenton Shooting Stars, of the International Basketball League.

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In 2001, he moved to Europe joining Aurora Jesi of the Italian LegADue. Rocca's skills developed through hard work during this span and in 2004 he moved to Naples.

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In the following three years, he became an integral part of the team and an idol of the local supporters. In 2006 he was a member of the Italian Cup Championship Napoli squad that reached the Playoff semifinal (lost against Fortitudo Bologna).

In 2007, his team participated in the Euroleague and lost in the Italian Supercup match against Benetton Treviso.

In 2008 he joined Armani Jeans Milano where he helped the team make it to the second round (round of 16) in the Euroleague, and to the semi-finals of the Italian Lega A where they lost to Siena. He continued in 2009 to play with Armani Jeans Milano.

On July 23, 2012, Rocca signed with Virtus Bologna. In July 2013, he returned to his former club Aurora Basket Jesi.

Italian national team

Rocca was a member of the Italian senior roster at World Championship in 2006.

Awards and accomplishments

  • Italian Cup (2006)
  • Personal life

    Rocca is married to his high school sweetheart and has four children. Growing up he had two dogs, Rosie and Wizzer.

    References

    Mason Rocca Wikipedia