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William Joseph Artino (born June 27, 1992) is a Taiwanese-American professional basketball center for the Hsinchu Lioneers of the Taiwanese P. League+.

Early life
Atino 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, Atino scored 25 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocks in a game against West Des Moines Valley High School. Upon entering college, Atino played as a redshirt for Creighton University's 2010–11 season.

Professional career
In January 2018, Atino joined the Romanian Liga Națională team Phoenix Galați. On 13 September that year, he arrived in Taiwan to play for the Formosa Dreamers, a team competing in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at the time.

On 3 July 2019, Atino 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 5 July, he opted to join the Bahraini Premier League's Al-Muharraq SC. On 2 August, 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 10 October, Atino joined returned to the ABL, this time playing for the Kuala Lumpur Dragons.

On 13 March 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 Atino. On the 22nd of that month, Atino joined the Panteras de Aguascalientes of the Mexican National Basketball League (LNBP). The Panteras terminated their contract with Atino on 28 September.

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Living people
1992 births
P. League+ imports
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers players
Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team players
Tainan TSG GhostHawks players
Taiwanese people of American descent
Taiwanese men's basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay
American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
Panteras de Aguascalientes players
American expatriate basketball people in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Dragons players
American expatriate basketball people in Bahrain
Al-Muharraq SC basketball players
ASEAN Basketball League players
Formosa Dreamers players
American expatriate basketball people in Romania
American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
American expatriate basketball people in Denmark
Horsens IC players
American expatriate basketball people in Estonia
Rapla KK players
Creighton Bluejays men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Centers (basketball)
Basketball players from Des Moines, Iowa
Naturalised citizens of Taiwan
Naturalised basketball players
Basketball players at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Chinese Taipei