▁Euro Le ague ), ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁Pan ath ina ik os ▁lost ▁to ▁Mac c abi . ▁ ▁Gent ile ▁returned ▁to ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁briefly ▁playing ▁with ▁S na ider o ▁U d ine , ▁before ▁finishing ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Italian ▁second ▁division ▁side ▁Pal la can estro ▁Reg g iana . ▁Following ▁that , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁brief ▁stay ▁at ▁Monte pas chi ▁S ien a ▁in ▁the ▁Serie ▁A , ▁playing ▁with ▁them ▁in ▁ 5 ▁games . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Ju ve C as erta , ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁third ▁division ▁Serie ▁B , ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 ▁season . ▁After ▁playing ▁with ▁the ▁Italian ▁amateur ▁side , ▁Art us ▁M add al oni , ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁National ▁team ▁career ▁Gent ile ▁played ▁with ▁the ▁Italian ▁Under - 1 8 ▁junior ▁national ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁FI BA ▁Europe ▁Under - 1 8 ▁Championship ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Italian ▁Under - 1 9 ▁junior ▁national ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁FI BA ▁Under - 1 9 ▁World ▁Cup . ▁ ▁After ▁having ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁senior ▁men ' s ▁Italian ▁national ▁basketball ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Euro B asket ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Euro B asket ▁ 1