No. 31 – Hsinchu Lioneers | |
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Position | Center |
League | P. League+ |
Personal information | |
Born | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | June 27, 1992
Nationality |
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Listed height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | Creighton (2010-2014) |
NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015-2016 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla |
2016-2017 | Horsens IC |
2017-2018 | APOP Paphos B.C. |
2018-2019 | CS Phoenix Galați |
2019 | Al-Muharraq SC |
2019-2020 | Kuala Lumpur Dragons |
2020-2021 | Panteras de Aguascalientes |
2021-2022 | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |
2022-present | Hsinchu Lioneers |
Career highlights and awards | |
William Joseph Artino (born June 27, 1992) is a Taiwanese-American professional basketball player for the Hsinchu Lioneers of the Taiwanese P. League+.
Atino was born in Des Moines, Iowa. In July 2008, he transferred to the public high school in nearby Waukee because his parents could no longer afford the tuition at Des Moines Christian School. Altino played baseball for three years in high school. On February 5, 2010, Atino scored 25 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocks in a game against West Des Moines Valley High School. Upon entering college, Atino played as a redshirt for Creighton University's 2010–11 season.[2]
In January 2018, Atino joined the Romanian Liga Națională team Phoenix Galați.[3] On 13 September that year, he arrived in Taiwan to play for the Formosa Dreamers, a team competing in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at the time.[4]
On 3 July 2019, Atino was confirmed to be leaving the Dreamers due to the front office failing to properly secure his work visa, meaning he would be unable to work in Taiwan for the next three years.[5][6] On 5 July, he opted to join the Bahraini Premier League's Al-Muharraq SC.[7] On 2 August, he helped al-Muharraq to win the 2019 season-opening Zain Super Cup with a 28-point, 21-rebound double-double, and was voted the game's Most Valuable Player.[8] On 10 October, Atino joined returned to the ABL, this time playing for the Kuala Lumpur Dragons.[9][10]
On 13 March 2020, the ABL announced that the 2019–20 season would be indefinitely postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic,[11] after which the Dragons terminated their contract with Atino.[12] On the 22nd of that month, Atino joined the Panteras de Aguascalientes of the Mexican National Basketball League (LNBP).[13] The Panteras terminated their contract with Artino on 28 September.[14]
On December 24, 2021, Artino has signed with Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League.[15] He was the league's rebounds leader for the 2021–22 season.[16][17]