The Italy men's national basketball team ( it, Nazionale di pallacanestro dell'Italia) represents

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in international

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tournaments. They are administered by the

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(FIP). Italy has qualified for 38

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tournaments, winning two gold medals (

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), four silver medals (

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), and four bronze medals (

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) as achievements. While Italy has made nine trips to the

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, the closest they have come to winning a medal was in 1970 and

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, where they finished fourth. In 12 attempts at the

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, Italy has earned two silver medals, in

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and

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. Currently, Italy is ranked 10th in the

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History

The Early Years (1926–39)

The first match of the Italian national basketball team was played on 4 April 1926 in

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, and it ended with a victory over France 23–17. Italy's first participation in the Olympic Games was at the

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in Berlin, placing seventh out of twenty-one teams. At the

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Italy placed second behind Lithuania, after being beaten by just one point in the final game. The silver medal was repeated at EuroBasket 1946.

The Difficult Postwar Period (1946–69)

Following the end of World War II, the Azzurri went through difficult times and not only failed to qualify for two Summer Olympics and three consecutive world championships but struggled in Europe as well. This was also reflected at the technical level with the alternation of several head coaches within only a few years. Of special importance was Italy's decision not to compete at the EuroBasket 1949, in order to mourn for the victims of the Superga air disaster. It was the first time that the squad missed a

. In 1957, as Nello Paratore took the head coach position (which he held for 11 years) Italy made only slight improvements from the previous decade. At the

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in Rome, Italy showed its most impressive performance to this point where it placed fourth, only behind USA, USSR and Brazil. Curiously, the organizational expenses of the Olympics in Rome resulted in the decision not to participate in the

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The Decade of Giancarlo Primo (1969–79)

In 1969,

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became Italy's coach, focusing the game strategies on defense. Under his leadership the Italian national team grew stronger, claiming a place among the world's elite. Under Primo, the Azzuri won two European bronze medals and earned two fourth-place finishes at the

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. Further, Italy finished fourth at the

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where it lost the match for third place to

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by only one point.
Among the leading players of the national team were the young Meneghin, Marzorati, Villalta and Bariviera.

The Successful Years of Gamba (1979–85)

In 1979

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replaced Primo, leading Italy to its biggest triumphs till then: a silver at the

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in Moscow, a gold at

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in Nantes, and a bronze at the

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in Stuttgart. As in the years before, Meneghin, Marzorati and Villalta were the cornerstones of the team, complemented by players such as Riva and Brunamonti. This episode in time stands out to this day as the most successful in the history of the Italian national team.

The National Crisis of 1983: Bianchini and leg-a (1985–92)

Following these outstanding accomplishments was another period of crisis, first under Coach Valerio Bianchini (replaced in 1985), and then another six years of modest success where the biggest accomplishment was silver at the EuroBasket 1991 in

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, which was called to end Ettore Messina, who took over in 1992. In the same year Enrico Vinci stepped down as President of the Italian Basketball Federation after 16 years. The place was taken over by Giovanni Petrucci.

The Messina-Tanjevic Era (1992–2001)

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became Italy's coach in 1992, winning a silver medal at EuroBasket 1997 in Barcelona. This medal was the main accomplishment of coach Messina, who served the team for five years. Yet, he failed to qualify for the

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and the

. A great disappointment was suffered at the

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in Athens, when a team with Fučka, Myers and Meneghin was believed to aspire to the podium but only finished sixth.
Bogdan Tanjević replaced Messina and led Italy to the triumph at the EuroBasket 1999, the first gold medal in 16 years. The second gold medal at a European Basketball Championship arrived after beating Spain in the final game. After a ninth place at

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, held in Turkey, Carlo Recalcati was called to replace Tanjević. Recalcati could count on Italy's top talents Gregor Fučka and

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, as well as valuable contributors such as Basile, Abbio and Chiacig.

The Recalcati Era (2001–09)

At the

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, Italy showed a strong performances and defeated

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and

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but was later kicked out by

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in the semifinals. The victory against France in the bronze medal game guaranteed the team's qualification at the

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in Athens. Italy won a silver medal in that event and was stopped only in the final game by

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. Most important, this silver seemed to be worth much more than that of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow where several top teams, including the

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and

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were absent for a boycott.
Since then, the Azzurri experienced years of only skimpy satisfaction: after the Summer Olympics in Greece, the team collected three ninth-place finishes, two at the EuroBasket and one at the 2006 World Cup. Subsequently, the team failed to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the EuroBasket 2009 and the

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.
Despite the increasing internationalization of the NBA (especially towards European players) and a steady presence of Italian players, (including the historic first overall pick

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of the 2006 NBA Draft) the national team performed poorly in these years. The reasons for this phenomenon are simple: low contribution of NBA athletes, ageing guards (

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and Gianluca Basile, who were the highlights of Athens already in their thirties) and the lack of young talent. The reason for the seeming lack of talent were caused by the difficulty that Italian talents had in the national championships

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. There, they faced strong competition especially from American and European players. It comes as no coincidence that the team that absolutely dominated in the last years,

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rarely had Italians in the starting lineup.
During these years, the

went through some changes at the top executives level. Fausto Maifredi (in office since 1999) left and the Federation's first commissioner

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changed the rules by mandating for the commissioner to be the league's president as well.
Meanwhile, Italy failed to qualify for the European Championship in 2009, for the first time since

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. Curiously, 2009 is the first year where the Azzurri failed to qualify for sports-related reasons. Both absences (

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and 1961) were due to non-sporting reasons. Following the disappointment

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left and was replaced by

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. Pianigiani coached both the national team and Mens Sana Basket, which for years dominated the

Coach Pianigiani (2009–2015)

The team with Coach Pianigiani was able to qualify for the

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due to an

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decision to expand the tournament. Later, Coach Pianigiani was able to secure Italy a spot at the

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Ettore Messina, the return (2015–2017)

From 5 November 2015,

returned to be head coach of the Italian national team simultaneously with his appointment as assistant-coach of the NBA club

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. On 9 July 2016, Italy was defeated by

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in the Finals of the

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, failing the qualification for the Olympics in

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. Prior to

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, Ettore Messina announced he would leave the bench of Italy's national team after the tournament. At the EuroBasket 2017, Coach Messina and his players were able to lock up third place in Group B of the preliminary phase and set up a Round of 16 date with

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. There they reached the

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, after a supreme performance from Marco Belinelli to lead the Azzurri. However, Italy would fall against

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83–67, failing to setup an semifinals clash against

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Romeo Sacchetti Era (2017–2022)

Italy named Romeo Sacchetti new head coach of the national team after the

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. Sacchetti, who is also coach of

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, began his new job during the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

Gianmarco Pozzecco Era (2022–present)

Gianmarco Pozzecco took over in 2022, coaching the team to the EuroBasket 2022, co-hosted by Italy. After a 3–2 record in Group C of the preliminary round, Italy upset favoured

in the round of 16. Despite 29 points from reigning NBA MVP

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and coach Pozzecco being ejected, Italy managed to win the game after overtime. The game was deemed as one of the greatest upsets in EuroBasket history, and coach Pozzecco proclaimed the game to be "probably the best match in the history of Italian basketball". In the quarter-finals, Italy lost after overtime to

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Competitive record

FIBA World Cup

Olympic Games

EuroBasket

Results and fixtures

2021

2022

2023

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2022.

Depth chart

Head coach history

Individual records

Players with the most caps (games played)

*Players in bold, are players that are still active.

Players with the most points scored

*Players in bold, are players that are still active.

Highest individual scoring games

* 46 Antonello Riva – 29 October 1987 vs. * 45

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– 15 September 1956 vs. * 41 Antonello Riva – 8 August 1990 vs. * 40 Claudio Malagoli – 25 May 1978 vs. * 40 Antonello Riva – 10 August 1984 vs. * 39 Antonello Riva – 18 July 1986 vs. * 37 Antonello Riva – 24 June 1992 vs. * 36

– 2 September 2011 vs. * 36

– 3 December 1997 vs. * 35

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– 30 August 2015 vs. * 35 Antonello Riva – 9 August 1990 vs.

Past rosters

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: finished 7th among 10 teams 3

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, 4 Bruno Caracoi, 5

Livio Franceschini Livio Franceschini (14 April 1913 – 20 November 1975) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northe ...

, 6

Emilio Giassetti Emilio Giassetti (February 11, 1906 – July 4, 1957) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern ...

, 7

Giancarlo Marinelli Giancarlo Marinelli (4 December 1915 – 12 May 1987) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and al ...

, 8

Sergio Paganella Sergio Paganella (August 1, 1911 – June 2, 1992) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Mantua (Lombardy) and died in Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in n ...

, 9

Egidio Premiani Egidio Premiani (16 February 1909 – 18 May 2002) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It ...

, 10 Ezio Varisco (Coach: Attilio De Filippi) ---- 1936 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 21 teams 1

Ambrogio Bessi Ambrogio Bessi (born 1 July 1915, date of death unknown) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the ...

, 2

Galeazzo Dondi Galeazzo Dondi (19 March 1915 – 23 October 2004) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the ...

, 3

, 4

, 5

Enrico Castelli Enrico Castelli (February 22, 1909 – September 21, 1983) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics ( German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of th ...

, 6

, 7

, 8

, 9

, 10

Adolfo Mazzini Adolfo Mazzini (1 September 1909 – 16 February 2006) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as t ...

, 11

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, 12

Michele Pelliccia Mike Pelliccia (born 27 October 1910, date of death unknown) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as ...

, 13

Remo Piana Remo Piana (6 September 1908 – 7 April 1943) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games ...

(Coach:

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) ----

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: finished 2nd among 8 teams 3

, 4

, 5

, 6

, 7

, 8 Camillo Marinone, 9

, 10 Mino Pasquini, 11

, 12 Ezio Varisco (Coach: Guido Graziani) ----

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: finished 6th among 8 teams 3

, 4 Mino Pasquini, 5

, 7

, 8 Gelsomino Girotti, 9

, 10 Giuseppe Bernini, 11 Aldo Tambone, 12 Bruno Renner, 13 Giovanbattista Pellegrini, 14 Venzo Vannini (Coach:

) ----

1946 EuroBasket The 1946 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1946, was the fourth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA and the first since 1939 due to World War II. Ten national teams affiliated with the Interna ...

: finished 2nd among 10 teams 3

, 5 Mario Cattarini, 6 Venzo Vannini, 7 Tullio Pitacco, 8 Armando Fagarazzi, 9

Cesare Rubini Cesare, the Italian version of the given name Caesar, may refer to: Given name * Cesare, Marquis of Beccaria (1738–1794), an Italian philosopher and politician * Cesare Airaghi (1840–1896), Italian colonel * Cesare Arzelà (1847–1912), It ...

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Sergio Stefanini Sergio Stefanini (18 February 1922 – 7 August 2009) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; ...

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Valentino Pellarini Valentino Pellarini (26 October 1919 – 15 May 1992) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known a ...

, 13 Albino Bocciai, 14 Marcello de Nardus, 20 Giuseppe Stefanini (Coach: ?) ----

1947 EuroBasket The 1947 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1947, was the fifth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Fourteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took ...

: finished 9th among 14 teams 3

, 4 Marcello de Nardus, 5 Mario Cattarini, 6 Guido Garlato, 7 Giovanni Miliani, 8 Armando Fagarazzi, 10

Sergio Ferriani Sergio Ferriani (30 November 1925 – 30 November 2001) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952 ...

, 11 Severino Radici, 12

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Carlo Cerioni Carlo Cerioni (11 November 1925 – 29 December 2009) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; ...

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Vittorio Tracuzzi Vittorio Tracuzzi (2 January 1923 – 21 October 1986) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known ...

, 16 Massimo Lucentini, 23 Enrico Garbosi (Coach: Elliott van Zandt) ---- 1948 Olympic Games: finished 17th among 23 teams 3

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Gianfranco Bersani Gianfranco Bersani (2 January 1919 – 19 December 1965) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also know ...

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Romeo Romanutti Romeo Romanutti (6 August 1926 – 31 December 2007) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as ...

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Luigi Rapini Luigi Rapini (21 July 1924 – 18 September 2013) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, ...

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Federico Marietti Federico Marietti (9 December 1925 – 9 July 1995) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; s ...

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Giovanni Nesti Giovanni Nesti (23 September 1922 – 20 March 2011) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as ...

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Ezio Mantelli Ezio Mantelli (10 February 1924 – 27 June 2002) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as Lo ...

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Renzo Ranuzzi Renzo Ranuzzi (15 July 1924 – 16 March 2014) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Ol ...

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(Coach: Elliott van Zandt) ----

1951 EuroBasket The 1951 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1951, was the seventh FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) en ...

: finished 5th among 17 teams 3

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Dino Zucchi Dino may refer to: Prefix * dino-, a common prefix in taxonomy, meaning "terrible", "formidable" **Dinosaur People * Dino (given name), a masculine given name and a nickname * Dino (surname), a surname found in Albania and Turkey * Diño, a sur ...

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Giorgio Bongiovanni Giorgio Bongiovanni (born 4 March 1926) is an Italian former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), offici ...

, 9

, 10 Giuseppe Sforza, 11

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Enrico Pagani Enrico Pagani (7 September 1929 – 2 October 1998) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 195 ...

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, 14 Mario de Carolis, 15 Enzo Ferretti, 33

(Coach: Elliott van Zandt) ---- 1952 Olympic Games: finished 17th among 23 teams 3

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Sergio Marelli Sergio Marelli (24 May 1926 – 22 July 2006) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), of ...

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Fabio Presca Fabio Presca (4 December 1930 – 16 February 2008) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 195 ...

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Giordano Damiani Giordano Damiani (27 June 1930 – 13 March 1999) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952) ...

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Achille Canna Achille Canna (born 24 July 1932) is a retired Italian basketball player. He was part of the Italian team that finished 17th and fourth at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), offi ...

(Coach:

) ----

1953 EuroBasket The 1953 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1953, was the eighth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) en ...

: finished 7th among 17 teams 3 Tonino Zorzi, 4

, 5

, 6 Stelio Posar, 7 Alberto Margheritini, 8

Alessandro Riminucci Alessandro "Sandro" Riminucci (born 26 June 1935) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. His nickname as a player, was "The Blonde Angel", due to his leaping ability. In 2006, he was induced into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame ...

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Antonio Calebotta Antonio Calebotta (30 June 1930 – 23 February 2002) was an Italian basketball player. He was part of the Italian team that finished fourth at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officiall ...

, 12 Nicola Porcelli, 13 Giuseppe Lomazzi, 14 Romano Forastieri, 15

Mario Alesini Mario Alesini (17 December 1931 – 2 August 2001) was an Italian basketball player. He was part of the Italian team that finished fourth at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially k ...

, 16 Rino di Cera (Coach:

) ---- 1955 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 18 teams 3

, 4 Adelino Cappelletti, 5 Vinicio Nesti, 6 Adelino Costanzo, 7 Alberto Margheritini, 8

Alessandro Gamba Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (born 3 June 1932) is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. Gamba was a finalist for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005, and was elected as a member in 2006. He ...

, 9 Silvio Lucev, 10

, 11 Elvio Bizzaro, 13 Germano Gambini, 14 Stelio Posar, 15

Gianfranco Sardagna Gianfranco Sardagna (born 28 May 1935) is a retired Italian basketball player. He was part of Italian teams that finished fourth and fifth at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東 ...

, 16 Sergio Macoratti (Coach: Jim McGregor) ----

1957 EuroBasket The 1957 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1957, was the tenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIB ...

: finished 10th among 16 teams 4 Gianni Zagatti, 5 Marcello Motto, 6 Cesare Volpato, 7 Stelio Posar, 8

, 10

Paolo Conti Paolo Conti (; born 1 April 1950) is a former Italian football goalkeeper. Club career Throughout his club career, Conti played for 9 seasons (193 games) in the Italian Serie A for A.S. Roma (1973–80), U.C. Sampdoria (1981–83), and ACF Fior ...

, 11 Rolando Rocchi, 12 Vittorio Pomilio, 13 Sergio Macoratti, 14 Antonio Costanzo, 15

, 16 Giancarlo Sarti (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore) ----

1959 EuroBasket The 1959 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1959, was the eleventh FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 21 May 1959 and concluded wi ...

: finished 10th among 17 teams 3

, 4 Cesare Volpato, 5 Silvio Lucev, 6

Gabriele Vianello Gabriele Vianello (born 6 May 1938) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2011, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Vianello was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1964. Nati ...

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Gianfranco Pieri Gianfranco Pieri (born 6 February 1937) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2007, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Pieri was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1964. He a ...

, 8 Enrico de Carli, 9

, 10

, 11

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Giovanni Gavagnin Giovanni Angelo Gavagnin (15 September 1936 – 3 March 2013) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach. In 2009, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Club career During his pro club career, Gavagnin won the ...

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Gianfranco Lombardi Gianfranco "Franco" Lombardi (20 March 1941 – 22 January 2021) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, his nickname was "Dado". In 2006, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Pr ...

, 14 Claudio Velluti (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore) ---- 1960 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 16 teams 3

Augusto Giomo Augusto Giomo (3 February 1940 – 27 January 2016) was an Italian basketball player. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in fourth and fifth place, respectively. His younger brother Giorgio played for Italy at the 1972 Games. ...

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Sandro Riminucci Alessandro "Sandro" Riminucci (born 26 June 1935) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. His nickname as a player, was "The Blonde Angel", due to his leaping ability. In 2006, he was induced into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame ...

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Paolo Vittori Paolo Vittori (born 31 May 1938) is a retired Italian professional basketball player and coach. In 2006, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Vittori was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1964. ...

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(Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore) ---- 1963 FIBA World Cup: finished 7th among 13 teams 4

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Giusto Pellanera Giusto Pellanera (or Corrado Pellanera, born 12 March 1938) is a retired Italian basketball player. He won a gold medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games and finished fifth and eighth at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, respectively. His team placed four ...

, 6

, 7 Giambattista Cescutti, 8

Franco Bertini Gianfranco "Franco" Bertini (born 28 August 1938) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2012, he was induced into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Club career During his pro club career, Bertini won the Italian League c ...

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Guido Carlo Gatti Guido Carlo Gatti (born 29 April 1938) is a retired Italian basketball player. He was part of Italian teams that won a gold medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games and finished eighth at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, ...

, 12 Massimo Masini, 13

, 14

, 15 Vittorio dal Pozzo (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore) ----

1963 EuroBasket The 1963 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1963, was the thirteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation ...

: finished 12th among 16 teams 4 Ettore Zuccheri, 5

, 6 Valerio Vatteroni, 7 Massimo Masini, 8 Claudio Velluti, 9

, 10 Stefano Albanese, 11 Antonio Frigerio, 12 Alfredo Barlucchi, 13

Sauro Bufalini Sauro Bufalini (28 April 1941 – 1 April 2012) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2011. Career Bufalini was a member of the FIBA European Selection team, i ...

, 14 Santo Rossi, 15 Massimo Cosmelli (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore) ---- 1964 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 16 teams 4

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Ottorino Flaborea Ottorino Flaborea (born 5 March 1940) is a retired Italian professional basketball player and coach. His nickname as a player, was "Captain Hook", due to his great hook shot. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2008. Cl ...

, 12 Massimo Masini, 13

, 14

, 15

(Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore) ----

1965 EuroBasket The 1965 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1965, was the fourteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Venues Results First round Group A – Moscow Group B – Tbilisi ...

: finished 4th among 16 teams 4 Giambattista Cescutti, 5

, 6

, 7 Massimo Cosmelli, 8

, 9 Tonino Zorzi, 10

, 11

, 12 Massimo Masini, 13

, 14 Sandro Spinetti, 15

(Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore) ----

1967 FIBA World Cup The 1967 FIBA World Championship was the 5th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Montevideo, Uruguay from 27 May to 11 June 1967. Venues Competing nations Competition form ...

: finished 9th among 13 teams 4 Massimo Villetti, 5

, 6

, 7 Carlo Recalcati, 8 Alberto Merlati, 9 Fernando Fattori, 10

Gianluigi Jessi Gianluigi Jessi (born 7 July 1945) is a retired Italian basketball player. He was part of the Italian team that finished eighth at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known ...

, 11 Gianfranco Fantin, 12 Giuseppe Rundo, 13

, 14 Massimo Cosmelli, 15

Enrico Bovone Enrico Bovone (30 March 1946 – 2 May 2001) was an Italian basketball player. He was part of the Italian team that finished eighth at 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known ...

(Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore) ---- 1967 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams 4 Livio Paschini, 5 Giulio Iellini, 6 Carlo Recalcati, 7 Alberto Merlati, 8

, 9 Fernando Fattori, 10

, 11 Gianfranco Fantin, 12 Massimo Masini, 13

, 14 Massimo Cosmelli, 15

(Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore) ---- 1968 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 16 teams 4 Carlo Recalcati, 5

, 6

, 7

, 8 Massimo Masini, 9

, 10

, 11

, 12

, 13

, 14 Massimo Cosmelli, 15

(Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore) ---- 1969 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams 4

Renzo Bariviera Renzo Bariviera (born 16 February 1949) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2012, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. His elder brother, Vendramino, was an Olympic cyclist. Professional career Barivier ...

, 5 Aldo Ossola, 6 Carlo Recalcati, 7

, 8 Massimo Masini, 9 Paolo Bergonzoni, 10 Marino Zanatta, 11

, 12 Giuseppe Brumatti, 13

Ivan Bisson Ivan Bisson (born 21 April 1946) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. Professional career Bisson was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1975. He was a four time EuroLeague champion (1972, 1973, 1975, 1976). National ...

, 14 Massimo Cosmelli, 15

(Coach:

) ----

1970 FIBA World Cup The 1970 FIBA World Championship was the 6th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Yugoslavia in Sarajevo, Split, Karlovac, Skopje and Ljubljana, from 10 to 24 May 1970. It was ...

: finished 4th among 13 teams 4 Eligio de Rossi, 5

, 6 Carlo Recalcati, 7

, 8 Massimo Masini, 9

, 10 Marino Zanatta, 11

, 12

, 13 Antonio Errico, 14 Massimo Cosmelli, 15 Edoardo Rusconi (Coach:

) ----

1971 EuroBasket The 1971 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1971, was the seventeenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Venues First round Group A – Essen Group B – Böblingen Knock ...

: finished 3rd among 12 teams 4

Giorgio Giomo Giorgio Giomo (born 24 May 1949) is a retired Italian basketball player who won a bronze medal at the 1971 European Championships and finished fourth at the 1972 Olympics. His elder brother Augusto competed for Italy at the 1960 and 1964 Games. ...

, 5

, 6 Carlo Recalcati, 7 Giulio Iellini, 8 Massimo Masini, 9

, 10 Marino Zanatta, 11

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Pierluigi Marzorati Pierluigi "Pierlo" Marzorati (born 12 September 1952) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is considered to have been one of the best point guards of all time in Europe, and was named the Mister Europa, in 1976. He was named o ...

, 13 Luigi Serafini, 14 Massimo Cosmelli, 15

(Coach:

) ---- 1972 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 16 teams 4

, 5 Giuseppe Brumatti, 6

, 7

Mauro Cerioni Mauro Cerioni (born 3 August 1948) is a retired Italian basketball player. He was part of the Italian team that finished fourth at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and ...

, 8 Massimo Masini, 9

, 10 Marino Zanatta, 11

, 12

, 13 Luigi Serafini, 14

, 15 Giulio Iellini (Coach:

) ---- 1973 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams 4 Fabrizio della Fiori, 5 Giulio Iellini, 6

Gianni Bertolotti Gianni Bertolotti (born 12 February 1950) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. Professional career During his club career, Bertolotti was the FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer, in 1978. Italian national team As a member of t ...

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Vittorio Ferracini Vittorio Ferracini (born 8 November, 1951) is a retired Italian basketball player. He was part of Italian teams that won bronze medals at the 1975 European championships and finished fourth in 1977. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferracini, Vit ...

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, 10 Marino Zanatta, 11

, 12

, 13 Luigi Serafini, 14

, 15 Giuseppe Brumatti (Coach:

) ----

1975 EuroBasket The 1975 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1975, was the nineteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Venues First round Group A – Split Group B – Karlovac Group ...

: finished 3rd among 12 teams 4 Lorenzo Carraro, 5 Giulio Iellini, 6 Carlo Recalcati, 7

, 8 Fabrizio della Fiori, 9

, 10 Marino Zanatta, 11

, 12

, 13

Renato Villalta Renato Villalta (born 3 February 1955 in Maserada sul Piave, province of Treviso) is a former professional basketball player from Italy. At a height of 2.04 m (6'8 ") tall, and a weight of 102 kg (225 lbs), he played at the power fo ...

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(Coach:

) ---- 1976 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams 4 Giuseppe Brumatti, 5 Giulio Iellini, 6 Carlo Recalcati, 7

Luciano Vendemini Luciano Vendemini (11 July 1952 – 20 February 1977) was an Italian basketball player. He was a member of the Italian team that finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Ec ...

, 8 Fabrizio della Fiori, 9

, 10 Marino Zanatta, 11

, 12

, 13 Luigi Serafini, 14

, 15

(Coach:

) ---- 1977 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams 4

Carlo Caglieris Carlo Caglieris (born 2 July 1951) is an Italian former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Caglieris is widely regarded as one of the greatest Italian point guards of his generation, having won th ...

, 5 Giulio Iellini, 6 Lorenzo Carraro, 7

Renzo Vecchiato Renzo Vecchiato (born August 8, 1955 in Trieste) is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Мос ...

, 8 Fabrizio della Fiori, 9

, 10

Marco Bonamico Marco Bonamico (born 18 January 1957 in Genoa) is a former professional basketball player from Italy. At a height of 2.01 m (6'7") tall, he played at the small forward and power forward positions. During his playing career, his nickname was, "il ...

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, 13 Luigi Serafini, 14

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(Coach:

) ---- 1978 FIBA World Cup: finished 4th among 14 teams 4

, 5 Giulio Iellini, 6 Lorenzo Carraro, 7

, 8 Fabrizio della Fiori, 9

, 10

, 11

, 12

, 13

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(Coach:

) ----

1979 EuroBasket The 1979 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1979, was the 21st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Twelve national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation enter ...

: finished 5th among 12 teams 4

, 5

, 6 Lorenzo Carraro, 7 Domenico Zampolini, 8

Enrico Gilardi Enrico Gilardi (born 20 January 1957) is a former professional basketball player from Italy. Gilardi was born in Rome. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2016. Professional career Gilardi won the EuroLeague champions ...

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Roberto Brunamonti Roberto Brunamonti (born 14 April 1959 in Spoleto) is a retired Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 191 cm (6'3") tall, he played at the point guard position. He was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Grea ...

, 10

, 11

, 12

, 13 Luigi Serafini, 14

, 15

(Coach:

) ---- 1980 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 12 teams 4

Meo Sacchetti Romeo "Meo" Sacchetti (born August 20, 1953) is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently a head coach for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Serie A2. Standing at a height of 1.99 m (6 ft. 6 in.), he played ...

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, 6

Mike Sylvester Michael "Mike" Joseph Sylvester (born December 10, 1951) is an American and Italian retired basketball player who is currently coach at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. Due to the United States boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics, he was the ...

, 7

, 8 Fabrizio della Fiori, 9

Marco Solfrini Marco Solfrini (30 January 1958 – 24 March 2018)

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Pietro Generali Pietro Generali (born Mercandetti Generali; 23 October 1773 – 3 November 1832) was an Italian composer primarily of operas and vocal music. Generali was born in Masserano. He studied counterpoint with Giovanni Masi in Rome and spent a few ...

(Coach:

) ---- 1981 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams 4

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, 7

, 8

Ario Costa Ario Costa (born 26 September 1961) is an Italian retired basketball player of Basket Brescia, Victoria Libertas Pesaro and Fabriano Basket, and the current president of Victoria Libertas Pesaro since 2013. Professional career Player career Ario ...

, 9

, 10

, 11

, 12 Domenico Zampolini, 13

, 14

, 15

, 16 Franco Boselli (Coach:

) ----

1983 EuroBasket The 1983 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1983, was the 23rd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It took place from 26 May to 4 June 1983 in France. Italy defeated Spain in the fina ...

: finished 1st among 12 teams 4

, 5 Alberto Tonut, 6

, 7

, 8

, 9

, 10

, 11

, 12 Antonello Riva, 13

, 14

, 15 Romeo Sacchetti (Coach:

) ---- 1984 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams 4

, 5

Roberto Premier Roberto Premier (born 1958) is an Italian former professional basketball player and basketball coach. At a height of 1.97 m (6 ft 5 in) tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the FIBA Saporta Cup Finals To ...

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Walter Magnifico Walter Magnifico (born June 18, 1961 in San Severo, Italy) is a former Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.09 m (6'10 ") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. He is considered to be one of the ...

, 9

, 10

, 11

, 12 Antonello Riva, 13

, 14

, 15

(Coach:

) ----

1985 EuroBasket The 1985 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1985, was the 24th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It took place from 5 to 16 June 1985 in West Germany. The Soviet Union defeated Czec ...

: finished 3rd among 12 teams 4 Giampiero Savio, 5 Beppe Bosa, 6

, 7

, 8

, 9

, 10

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Augusto Binelli Augusto "Gus" Binelli (born 23 September 1964) is a retired Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of tall, and a weight of , he played at the center position. Binelli was drafted in the second round, of the 1986 NBA dr ...

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1986 FIBA World Cup The 1986 FIBA World Championship was the 10th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Spain and was held from 5 to 20 July 1986. The final phase of the tournament was held at the ...

: finished 6th among 24 teams 4

, 5

, 6

, 7

, 8 Fulvio Polesello, 9

, 10

, 11

, 12 Antonello Riva, 13

Sandro Dell'Agnello Sandro Dell'Agnello (born 20 October 1961 in Livorno) is a former professional basketball player, and current basketball coach from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the Eurobasket 1991 in Italy. Standing at a height of 2 ...

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, 15

(Coach:

Valerio Bianchini Valerio Bianchini (born July 22, 1943) is an Italian professional basketball coach. He was the first coach in the history of Italian basketball who won three championship titles with three clubs (Cantù, Virtus Roma and Victoria Libertas Pesaro) ...

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1987 EuroBasket The 1987 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1987, was the 25th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Greece between 3 and 14 June 1987. Twelve national teams entered the ev ...

: finished 5th among 12 teams 4 Piero Montecchi, 5

Ferdinando Gentile Ferdinando Gentile, commonly known as Nando Gentile (born 1 January 1967), is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. Playing as a point guard, Gentile had a successful pro club playing career, amassing a slew of team trophies ...

, 6

, 7 Alberto Tonut, 8 Massimo Iacopini, 9

, 10

, 11 Angelo Gilardi, 12 Antonello Riva, 13 Riccardo Morandotti, 14

, 15 Flavio Carera (Coach:

) ---- 1989 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 8 teams 4 Andrea Gracis, 5

Mike D'Antoni Michael D'Andrew D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951) is an Italian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is a coaching advisor for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While head coach of the Ph ...

, 6

, 7

, 8 Beppe Bosa, 9

, 10 Massimo Iacopini, 11

, 12 Antonello Riva, 13 Riccardo Morandotti, 14

, 15 Flavio Carera (Coach:

) ----

1990 FIBA World Cup The 1990 FIBA World Championship was the 11th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Argentina from 8 to 19 August 1990. The final phase of the competition was held at the Luna Pa ...

: finished 9th among 16 teams 4 Alberto Rossini, 5

Riccardo Pittis Riccardo Pittis (born 18 December 1968 in Milan, Italy) is a former Italian professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the small forward position. During his basketball playing career, he was nicknamed Acciughino (English: ...

, 6 Andrea Niccolai, 7

, 8 Giuseppe Bosa, 9

, 10 Gustavo Tolotti, 11 Francesco Vescovi, 12 Antonello Riva, 13 Davide Pessina, 14 Alberto Vianini, 15 Davide Cantarello (Coach:

) ----

1991 EuroBasket The 1991 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1991, was the 27th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Italy between 24 and 29 June 1991. Eight national teams entered the even ...

: finished 2nd among 8 teams 4 Alessandro Fantozzi, 5

, 6

, 7

, 8 Andrea Gracis, 9

, 10

, 11

, 12 Antonello Riva, 13 Davide Pessina, 14

, 15 Stefano Rusconi (Coach:

) ---- 1993 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams 4

Claudio Coldebella Claudio Coldebella (born 25 June 1968) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Playing as point guard, he had a successful club career in Italy, where he won three Italian LBA titles, and Greece, where he reached a EuroLeague Final, ...

, 5

, 6 Massimo Iacopini, 7 Alberto Tonut, 8 Beppe Bosa, 9

, 10

, 11

Paolo Moretti Paolo Moretti (born 30 June 1970 in Arezzo) is a former professional basketball player, and current basketball coach from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the Eurobasket 1997 in Spain. Standing at a height of 2,00 m ( ...

, 12 Alberto Rossini, 13

) ----

1995 EuroBasket The 1995 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1995, was the 29th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to ea ...

: finished 5th among 14 teams 4

, 5

, 6

, 7

, 8 Vincenzo Esposito, 9 Paolo Conti, 10

Alessandro Abbio Alessandro Abbio (born 13 March 1971 in Racconigi, Province of Cuneo) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Professional career Abbio was the MVP of the Italian SuperCup in 1998, and he also won the Euroleague twice; in 1997–9 ...

, 11 Gregor Fučka, 12 Federico Pieri, 13

) ----

1997 EuroBasket The 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997, was the 30th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1998 FIBA World Championship, giving a be ...

: finished 2nd among 16 teams 4

, 5

Davide Bonora Davide Bonora (born February 5, 1973) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Professional career Bonora played his whole career in Italy with the following clubs: Virtus Bologna, Scaligera Verona, Pallacanestro Treviso, Virtus Ro ...

, 6 Gregor Fučka, 7

, 8

Denis Marconato Denis Marconato (born July 29, 1975) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.11 m (6'11") tall, he played at the center position. Professional career Marconato joined Benetton Treviso's youth team in 1990, and with t ...

, 9

Giacomo Galanda Giacomo "Jack" Galanda (born 30 January 1975) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. He was a forward-center of 2.10 m. (6 ft. 10¾ in.) and 110 kg. (243 lbs.). Professional career Galanda was born in Udine, Friuli. H ...

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, 11

, 12

, 13

Alessandro Frosini Alessandro Frosini (born 22 September 1972) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Italian national basketball team.Ettore Messina Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded a ...

) ----

1998 FIBA World Cup The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. The tournament was contested by 16 n ...

: finished 6th among 16 teams 4

, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6 Alessandro De Pol, 7 Gregor Fučka, 8 Gianmarco Pozzecco, 9

, 10

, 11

Andrea Meneghin Andrea Meneghin (born February 20, 1974) is an Italian retired professional basketball player and active coach. Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft. 6 in.), Meneghin was an offense oriented shooting guard-small forward. Professional career Meneghi ...

, 12

, 13

Alessandro Frosini Alessandro Frosini (born 22 September 1972) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Italian national basketball team.Roberto Chiacig Roberto Chiacig (born 1 December 1974 in Cividale del Friuli, Italy) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Playing as a center, his most notable achievement was the silver medal obtained by the Italian national team, of which he ...

, 15

Marcelo Damiao Marcelo Dilglay Damiao (born 19 March 1975 in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian-Italian basketball player. A member of the Italian men's national team, Damiao competed with the squad at the 1998 FIBA World Championship and the 2 ...

(Coach: Bogdan Tanjević) ---- 1999 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams 4

, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6

, 7 Gregor Fučka (

MVP In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...

), 8

, 9 Alessandro De Pol, 10

, 11

, 12

, 13

Michele Mian Michele Mian (born July 18, 1973 in Gorizia) is an Italian basketball shooting guard. Mian was born in Gorizia, Italy, and won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He also c ...

, 14

Roberto Chiacig Roberto Chiacig (born 1 December 1974 in Cividale del Friuli, Italy) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Playing as a center, his most notable achievement was the silver medal obtained by the Italian national team, of which he ...

, 15

(Coach: Bogdan Tanjević) ----

2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

: finished 5th among 12 teams 4 Germán Scarone, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6

, 7 Gregor Fučka, 8

, 9

Agostino Li Vecchi Agostino Li Vecchi (born 24 October 1970) is an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ...

, 10

, 11

, 12

, 13

, 14

, 15

(Coach: Bogdan Tanjević) ----

2001 EuroBasket The 2001 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2001, was the 32nd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2002 FIBA World Championship, giving a b ...

: finished 9th among 16 teams 4

Nikola Radulović Nikola Radulović (born 26 April 1973) is a Croatian-born Italian former professional basketball player. He was born in Croatia but later gained Italian citizenship and played for the Italian national basketball team. Professional career Radulo ...

, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6

, 7 Gregor Fučka, 8

, 9 Alessandro De Pol, 10 Andrea Pecile, 11

, 12

Alex Righetti Alessandro "Alex" Righetti (born August 14, 1977) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Righetti won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήν ...

, 13

, 14

, 15 Andrea Camata (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević) ---- 2003 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 16 teams 4

, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6

, 7 Matteo Soragna, 8

, 9 Alessandro De Pol, 10

, 11 Davide Lamma, 12

, 13

, 14

, 15 Alessandro Cittadini (Coach: Carlo Recalcati) ----

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

: finished 2nd among 12 teams 4

, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6

(C), 7 Matteo Soragna, 8

, 9 Gianmarco Pozzecco, 10

, 11

Rodolfo Rombaldoni Rodolfo Rombaldoni (born 15 December 1976) is a basketball player from Sant'Elpidio a Mare, Italy, who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athí ...

, 12

, 13

, 14

, 15

Luca Garri Luca Garri (born 3 January 1982) is an Italian professional basketball player who plays for Derthona Basket of the Italian Serie A2. Professional career Garri moved to Don Bosco Livorno aged 15, loaned to Zucchetti Montecatini in 1999-00, he p ...

(Coach: Carlo Recalcati) ----

2005 EuroBasket The 2005 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2005, was the 34th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. It also served as Europe qualifier for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth ...

: finished 10th among 16 teams 4

Dante Calabria Dante John Calabria (born November 8, 1973) is an Italian-American former professional basketball player and coach. He is currently the head coach of Bethel Park High School in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. College career Calabria played college ba ...

, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6

, 7 Matteo Soragna, 8

, 9 Gianmarco Pozzecco, 10

, 11

Stefano Mancinelli Stefano Mancinelli (born March 17, 1983) is an Italian professional basketball player for Fortitudo Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A. He also represented the Italian national basketball team. Standing at , he plays at the small forward and powe ...

, 12

, 13

Marco Mordente Marco Mordente (born January 7, 1979) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He also represented the Italian national basketball team. He played at the point guard position. Career In 1998 while he was playing for Olimpia Milano ...

, 14

, 15

Angelo Gigli Angelo Gigli (born June 4, 1983) is an Italian professional basketball player who plays for Basket Ferentino of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. He has also represented the Italian national team internationally. Standing at , he is a left-handed p ...

(Coach: Carlo Recalcati) ----

2006 FIBA World Cup The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by ...

: finished 9th among 24 teams 4 Fabio Di Bella, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6

, 7 Matteo Soragna, 8

, 9 Marco Belinelli, 10 Andrea Pecile, 11 Andrea Michelori, 12

Mason Rocca Richard Mason Rocca (born November 6, 1977) is an American born Italian retired professional basketball player who played for the Italy national basketball team, Italian National Basketball Team. Born in Evanston, Illinois, his father is of Italia ...

, 13

, 14

, 15

(Coach: Carlo Recalcati) ----

2007 EuroBasket The 2007 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2007, was the 35th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to th ...

: finished 9th among 16 teams 4 Marco Belinelli, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6

, 7 Matteo Soragna, 8

, 9

, 10

, 11

Andrea Crosariol Andrea Crosariol (born November 11, 1984) is a former Italian professional basketball player and who last played for Pistoia Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).Massimo Bulleri Massimo "Bullo" Bulleri (born 10 September 1977) is an Italian former professional basketball player and last covered the role of head coach for Pallacanestro Varese. During his playing career, standing at a height of tall, he played at the poi ...

, 13 Fabio Di Bella, 14

Luigi Datome Luigi "Gigi" Datome (born 27 November 1987) is an Italian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the small forward and power forward positions. Datome was ...

, 15

(Coach: Carlo Recalcati) ---- 2011 EuroBasket: finished 20th among 24 teams 4 Antonio Maestranzi, 5

Marco Carraretto Marco Carraretto (born October 27, 1977) is an Italian former professional basketball player for Fortitudo Bologna and other teams in Italy. He is a 1.97 m (6 ft 5¾ in) tall, 95 kg shooting guard-small forward. Professional career Car ...

, 6

, 7

, 8

, 9

(C), 10

Andrea Cinciarini Andrea Cinciarini (born 21 June 1986) is an Italian professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Professional career In 2012 he signed with Pallacanestro Reggiana. On 27 April 2014 Cinciarin ...

, 11 Marco Belinelli, 12

Marco Cusin Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish c ...

, 13

, 14 Andrea Renzi, 15 Daniel Hackett (Coach:

) ----

2013 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2013 was the 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It took place from 4 September until 22 September 2013 in Slovenia. The number of participating teams was 24. France defeated Lithuania in t ...

: finished 8th among 24 teams 4

Pietro Aradori Pietro Aradori (born 9 December 1988) is an Italian professional basketball player for Fortitudo Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at , he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Professional career The Brescia n ...

, 5

Alessandro Gentile Alessandro Gentile (born November 12, 1992) is an Italian professional basketball player who plays for Udine of the Serie A2. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was selected by the Minne ...

, 6

Guido Rosselli Guido Rosselli (born May 25, 1983) is an Italian professional basketball player. He plays as shooting guard or small forward The small forward (SF), also known as the three or swingman, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball ga ...

, 7

Luca Vitali Luca Vitali (born May 9, 1986) is an Italian professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Italian Serie A2. He's a versatile player who can play as a point guard, shooting guard or small forward, defending on nearly any oppon ...

, 8

Giuseppe Poeta Giuseppe "Peppe" Poeta (born September 12, 1985) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He played the point guard position. Professional career Poeta joined local club Pallacanestro Salerno in the lower divisions, playing 5 seasons ...

, 9 Nicolò Melli, 10 Marco Belinelli, 11 Travis Diener, 12

, 13

, 14

Daniele Magro Daniele Magro (born April 14, 1987) is an Italian professional basketball player for Eurobasket Roma in the Italian Serie A2 Basket, second tier national league, as a center. Career The Padua native first played for local side Pallacanestro Piov ...

, 15

(Coach:

) ----

2015 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 S ...

: finished 6th among 24 teams 00

Amedeo Della Valle Amedeo Della Valle (born April 11, 1993) is an Italian professional basketball player for Basket Brescia Leonessa of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. He attended Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada before spending two seasons playing college baske ...

, 3 Marco Belinelli, 4

, 5

, 8

, 9

, 12

, 13

(C), 17 Nicolò Melli, 20

, 23 Daniel Hackett, 33

Achille Polonara Achille Polonara (born November 23, 1991) is an Italian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He primarily plays at the power forward position. Professional career Teramo ...

(Coach:

) ----

2017 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar ...

: finished 7th among 24 teams 0 Daniel Hackett, 3 Marco Belinelli, 4

, 5

Ariel Filloy Ariel Filloy (born March 11, 1987) is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player for Derthona Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He also plays for the Italian national basketball team. Professional career After a period in ...

, 6

Paul Biligha Paul Stephane Lionel Biligha (born 31 May 1990) is an Cameroonian-Italian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft. 7 in.), he plays at the center ...

, 9 Nicolò Melli, 12

, 20

, 23

Awudu Abass Awudu Abass Abass (born 27 January 1993) is a naturalized Italian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the small forward position. Professional ca ...

, 24

Filippo Baldi Rossi Filippo Baldi Rossi (born October 26, 1991) is an Italian professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.07 m (6 ft. 9 in.), he plays at the Power forward and center position ...

, 32

Christian Burns Christian Anthony Burns (born 18 January 1974) is an English singer. He is the son of Tony Burns of The Signs, a Liverpool-based rock band signed to Decca Records in the 1960s. Career Burns was a member of the popular British band BBMak, ...

, 70

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2019 FIBA World Cup The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 FIBA World Ch ...

: finished 10th among 32 teams 00

, 3 Marco Belinelli, 5

, 6

, 7

, 8

, 10 Daniel Hackett, 12

, 15 Jeff Brooks, 16

Amedeo Tessitori Amedeo Vittorio Tessitori (born 7 October 1994) is an Italian professional basketball player for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the Italian National Basketball. Professional career Tessitori was raised in the youth t ...

, 23

, 70

2020 Olympic Games The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

: finished 5th among 12 teams 0

Marco Spissu Marco Spissu (born February 5, 1995) is an Italian professional basketball player for Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroCup. Spissu usually plays as point guard. Professional career In July 2016, Spissu w ...

, 1

Nico Mannion Niccolò "Nico" Mannion (born March 14, 2001) is an Italian-American professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. He attende ...

, 7

Stefano Tonut Stefano Tonut (born 7 November 1993) is an Italian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 1.94 m (6 ft. 4 in.), he plays at the shooting guard and point guar ...

, 8

, 9 Nicolò Melli (C), 13

Simone Fontecchio Simone Fontecchio (born 9 December 1995) is an Italian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays at the small forward position. Youth career Fontecchio participated in an array of you ...

, 16

, 17 Giampaolo Ricci, 24

Riccardo Moraschini Riccardo Moraschini (born January 8, 1991) is an Italian professional basketball player for Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroCup. Standing at , he can play as a combo guard, as well as a small forward. Pr ...

, 31 Michele Vitali, 33

, 54

Alessandro Pajola Alessandro Pajola (born 9 November 1999) is an Italian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He is also a member of the senior Italian national team. Standing at , he plays ...

(Coach: Romeo Sacchetti) ----

2022 EuroBasket The EuroBasket 2022 was the 41st edition of the EuroBasket championship organized by FIBA Europe. It was the first since it was agreed it would take place every four years, with a similar system of qualification as for the FIBA Basketball World C ...

: finished 8th among 24 teams 0

, 3

, 6

, 7

, 9 Nicolò Melli, 13

, 16

, 17 Giampaolo Ricci, 25

Tommaso Baldasso Tommaso Baldasso (born 29 January 1998) is an Italian basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He mainly plays at the point guard The point guard (PG), also called the one or the poin ...

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Kit

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References and notes

External links

*
Italy FIBA profile

Italy National Team – Men
at Eurobasket.com

at FIBA Archive

Videos

Serbia v Italy – Highlights – EuroBasket 2022 (Round of 16)
Youtube.com video {{DEFAULTSORT:Italy National Basketball Team M Men's national basketball teams FIBA EuroBasket-winning countries 1932 establishments in Italy

History

The Early Years (1926–39)

The Difficult Postwar Period (1946–69)

The Decade of Giancarlo Primo (1969–79)

The Successful Years of Gamba (1979–85)

The National Crisis of 1983: Bianchini and leg-a (1985–92)

The Messina-Tanjevic Era (1992–2001)

The Recalcati Era (2001–09)

Coach Pianigiani (2009–2015)

Ettore Messina, the return (2015–2017)

Romeo Sacchetti Era (2017–2022)

Gianmarco Pozzecco Era (2022–present)

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup

Olympic Games

EuroBasket

Results and fixtures

2021

2022

2023

Team

Current roster

Depth chart

Head coach history

Individual records

Players with the most caps (games played)

Players with the most points scored

Highest individual scoring games

Past rosters

Kit

Manufacturer

Sponsor

See also

References and notes

External links

Videos