Will Artino
William Joseph Artino is a Taiwanese-American professional basketball player for the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots of the P. League+.
Early life
Artino 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, Artino scored 25 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocks in a game against West Des Moines Valley High School. Upon entering college, Artino played as a redshirt for Creighton University's 2010–11 season.Professional career
Artino began his professional career playing for AVIS UTILITAS Rapla in Rapla, Estonia for the 2015-2016 season. In his second professional season, he played for Horsens IC in Horsens, Denmark for the 2016-2017 season.In January 2018, Artino joined the Romanian Liga Națională team Phoenix Galați. On September 13 that year, he arrived in Taiwan to play for the Formosa Dreamers, a team competing in the ASEAN Basketball League at the time.
On July 3, 2019, Artino 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. On July 5, he opted to join the Bahraini Premier League's Al-Muharraq SC. On August 2, 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. On October 10, Artino joined returned to the ABL, this time playing for the Kuala Lumpur Dragons.
On March 13, 2020, the ABL announced that the 2019–20 season would be indefinitely postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, after which the Dragons terminated their contract with Artino.
On August 22, 2020, Artino joined the Panteras de Aguascalientes of the Mexican National Basketball League. The Panteras terminated their contract with Artino on September 28.
On December 24, 2021, Artino signed with Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. He was the T1 League's rebounds leader for the 2021–22 season.
Artino joined the Hsinchu Lioneers of the P. League+ for the 2022–23 season. His contract with the Hsinchu Lioneers expired in January 2024.
In September 2024, Artino joined the Macau Black Bears of the East Asia Super League for the 2024–25 season.
In November 2024, Artino joined the Kesatria Bengawan Solo of the Indonesian Basketball League for the 2025 season.