Liliana Ronchetti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Como, Lombardy, Italy
About 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).
- 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.
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