Jorge Racca

Jorge Oscar Racca (born September 4, 1971 in General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina) is an Argentine-Italian retired male professional basketball player. At 6'6" (1.98 m), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was nicknamed "Pampa" during his career.

Professional career

Racca was named the MVP of the Argentine League Finals in 1996, and the season's league MVP of the Argentine League in 1997, while he was playing with Olimpia de Venado Tuerto. He was also named the MVP of the South American League in 1996.

Argentine national team

Racca played with the senior men's Argentine national basketball team at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. He won a gold medal with Argentina at the 1995 Pan American Games. He also played with Argentina at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, where Argentina finished in ninth place in the overall standings.

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External links

Argentina squad – 1994 FIBA World Championship – 9th place

4 Domine 5 Nicola 6 Pérez 7 Farabello 8 Campana 9 Milanesio 10 Espil 11 Osella 12 Uranga 13 Tourn 14 Racca 15 Wolkowyski Coach: Vecchio

Argentina squad – 1995 Pan American Games Gold Medal

Aragona Cocha de la Fuente Espil Maggi Milanesio Oberto Osella Pérez Racca Villar Wolkowyski Coach: Vecchio

Argentina squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – 9th place

4 Nicola 5 Farabello 6 Villar 7 de la Fuente 8 Michel 9 Milanesio 10 Espil 11 Osella 12 Oberto 13 Racca 14 Pérez 15 Wolkowyski Coach: Vecchio

South American League MVP Award

1st-Tier South America: 1996–2007	1996: Racca 1997: Dennis 1998: Oberto 1999: Byrd 2000: Vargas 2001: Farabello 2002: Cerutti 2003: No MVP Award 2004: Campana 2005: Valtinho 2006: L. Gutiérrez 2007: Brown

2nd-Tier South America: 2008–present	2008: Montecchia 2009 (I): Machado 2009 (II): Mázzaro 2010: Giovannoni 2011: J.P. Gutiérrez 2012: Quinteros 2013: Giovannoni 2014: Garcia 2015: Ramos

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