Giacomo Devecchi

Giacomo Devecchi (born April 2, 1985), also called Jack Devecchi, is an Italian professional basketball player for Dinamo Sassari in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He is a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) small forward and shooting guard.

Giacomo Devecchi

Devecchi with Dinamo in 2019
No. 8 – Dinamo Basket Sassari
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
League	LBA
Personal information
Born	(1985-04-02) April 2, 1985 (age 40) Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Lodi, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Listed height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2001–present
Career history
2001–2004	Olimpia Milano
2004–2006	Sutor Montegranaro
2006–present	Dinamo Sassari
Career highlights
FIBA Europe Cup champion (2019) Lega Basket Serie A winner (2015) 2× Italian Basketball Cup winner (2014, 2015) Italian Basketball Supercup winner (2014) 2× Serie A2 Basket winner (2006, 2009)

Professional career

Giacomo Devecchi made his debut in Lega Basket Serie A with Olimpia Milano in 2001. In 2004 he went to Sutor Montegranaro, but he was later loaned to Dinamo Sassari in 2006 in the second-tier of the Italian league pyramid, Serie A2.^[1] With Dinamo Sassari he achieved the promotion to LBA beating 3–1 Veroli Basket in the playoffs.

Devecchi in 2009

In July 2010 he signed a contract with Sassari for one season.^[2] At the end of the 2011-12 season his team got the 4th place in the League table, and they were eliminated just at the playoffs' semifinals. So in July 2012 the Club decided to renew the contract with Devecchi for three more seasons.^[3] In 2016 he became the new team captain.^[4]

Honours

Dinamo Sassari

• Lega Basket Serie A: 2014–15
• Italian Basketball Cup (2): 2014, 2015
• Italian Basketball Supercup: 2014
• FIBA Europe Cup: 2018–19

Sutor Montegranaro

• Serie A2 Basket (2): 2005–06, 2008–09

Personal life

Devecchi is a first cousin of NBA player Danilo Gallinari.