Ivan Bisson (born 21 April 1946) is a retired Italian professional basketball player.

Professional career

Bisson was a member of the

FIBA European Selection The FIBA Europe All-Star Game was the all-star basketball exhibition game, which was also known as the "FIBA Europe Festival". The "FIBA Europe Festival All-Star Game" was held from 1964 to 1995. It was organized by FIBA Europe. The FIBA Europe ...

, in 1975. He was a four time

EuroLeague The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...

champion (1972, 1973, 1975, 1976).

National team career

Bisson was a part of the senior

Italian national basketball team The Italy men's national basketball team () represents Italy in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). Italy has qualified for 38 EuroBasket tournaments, winning two gold medals ( ...

s that won bronze medals at the

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 ...

, and the

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 C � ...

. He also competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

, and the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

, finishing in fourth and fifth place, respectively.

References

External links

FIBA ProfileItalian League Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bisson, Ivan 1946 births Living people Italian men's basketball players 1970 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for Italy Pallacanestro Varese players Power forwards Pallalcesto Amatori Udine players Sportspeople from Macerata 20th-century Italian sportsmen