Diego Osella

Diego Marcelo Osella (born September 4, 1969) is a retired Argentine professional basketball player.

Professional career Osella spent the majority of his career in Argentina with three brief spells in Spain and Italy. He was the Argentine League Finals MVP in 1999, while his featured in 9 Argentine All-Star Games (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999).

National team career With the senior Argentine national basketball team, Osella competed at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, where his team finished in ninth place in the overall-rankings. A year earlier, he helped claim Argentina's first ever gold medal in senior men's basketball, at the 1995 Pan American Games, after defeating the United States in the final, in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Titles

Clubs Liga Nacional de Básquet: 1988, 1990, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2008–09 Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes: 1993, 1994 Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes: 1996 Liga Sudamericana de Clubes: 1997, 1998, 2004 All club championships were won playing with Atenas.

National team Sudamericano Juvenil: 1988 Pan American Games gold medal: 1995 Sudamericano Mayores gold medal: 2001

Personal honours Liga Nacional de Básquet Statistical Leaders: Most games played in the Liga Nacional at the time he retired (1,096) Most rebounds in the Liga Nacional (6,804). Most blocks in the Liga Nacional (989). 5th all-time top scorer in the Liga Nacional (12,358). Number 11 jersey retired by Atenas: (2011)