Liliana Ronchetti

Liliana Ronchetti (15 September 1927, Como – 4 February 1974) was an Italian basketball player. On club level, she played for Società Ginnastica Comense (1947-55, won the Italian League in 1950, 1951 (undefeated season), 1952 (undefeated season) and 1953, was the league's top scorer in 1952, 1953 and 1954), Bernocchi Legnano (1955-1956), Autonomi Torino (1956-57), Chlorodont Milano (1957-1958), Standa Milano (1958-65, was the league's top scorer in 1960), Zaiss Milano (1965-66), Ri.Ri Mendrisio (1966-71, won the Swiss League in 1967, 1968 and 1969) and Ignis Varese (1971-73).

Liliana Ronchetti
Liliana Ronchetti in 60s
Personal information
Born(1927-02-15)15 February 1927
Como, Italy
Died4 February 1974(1974-02-04) (aged 46)
NationalityItalian
Listed height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Career information
Playing career1947–1973
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1947–1955Società Ginnastica Comense
1955–1956Bernocchi Legnano
1956–1957Autonomi Torino
1957–1958Chlorodont Milano
1958–1965Standa Milano
1965–1966Zaiss Milano
1966–1971Ri.Ri Mendrisio
1971–1973Ignis Varese
FIBA Hall of Fame as player

She scored 51 points in a game once while playing for Comense, that is the record high for an Italian women's league. She played 83 games for the Italy women's national basketball team, participating in Eurobasket Women in 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960 and 1962.

After her sudden death only a year after she retired, the FIBA named the Ronchetti Cup in her honour. In 2007, she was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame.[1]

References
  1. FIBA Hall of Fame page on Ronchetti Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, halloffame.fiba.com; accessed 16 August 2015.
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