In June, Luigi Suigo withdrew from the NBA Draft to sign with Villanova. “Knowing I’d have a year of development, and done well, I could be much higher in the 2027 Draft,” he said. “And also, above all, it’s a question of experience. The money part too, of course, but that’s the least important thing right now. I’m very confident in myself. I know what my qualities are. The important thing is to work hard. Villanova will be a place where I can do that very well.”
This afternoon, Suigo will make his college basketball career debut in Rome, in a game against Notre Dame as part of the Eternal City Tip-Off. As he takes the court, get to know the 7’3” center nicknamed the “Italian Wemby” and “the new hope of Italian basketball.”
He’s from Tradete, Varese.
Suigo is from Tradete, in Northern Italy. He started playing basketball when he was 5 years old, after his father hung up a hoop in their garden. His mom passed away when he was 11, and his father Massimo has been “a pillar” for him.
Suigo played professionally in Europe.
He played for KK Mega Basket in Serbia during the 2025-26 season, which got him invited to NBA Draft Camp this past May. “It was easy to adjust being in another count...