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Italy men's national basketball team

The Italy men's national basketball team (Italian: Nazionale di pallacanestro dell'Italia) represents Italy in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP).

Italy
FIBA ranking13 3 (15 September 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1932 (co-founders)
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationFIP
CoachGianmarco Pozzecco
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
Olympic Games
Appearances13
Medals Silver: (1980, 2004)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances10
MedalsNone
EuroBasket
Appearances38
Medals Gold: (1983, 1999)
Silver: (1937, 1946, 1991, 1997)
Bronze: (1971, 1975, 1985, 2003)
First international
 Italy 23–17 France 
(Milan, Italy; 4 April 1926)
Biggest win
 Italy 128–49 Ireland 
(Edinburgh, Scotland; 3 May 1976)
Biggest defeat
 Italy 62–108 Croatia 
(Zaragoza, Spain; 3 July 1992)

Italy has qualified for 38 EuroBasket tournaments, winning two gold medals (1983, 1999), four silver medals (1937, 1946, 1991, 1997), and four bronze medals (1971, 1975, 1985, 2003) as achievements. While Italy has made ten trips to the World Cup, the closest they have come to winning a medal was in 1970 and 1978, where they finished fourth. In 13 attempts at the Summer Olympics, Italy has earned two silver medals, in 1980 and 2004.

Currently, Italy is ranked 13th in the FIBA World Ranking.[2]

History Edit

The Early Years (1926–39) Edit

 
The Italian squad in 1939.

The first match of the Italian national basketball team was played on 4 April 1926 in Milan, and it ended with a victory over France 23–17. Italy's first participation in the Olympic Games was at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, placing seventh out of twenty-one teams. At the EuroBasket 1937 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) Edit

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 EuroBasket.

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 1960 Summer Olympics 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 EuroBasket 1961.

The Decade of Giancarlo Primo (1969–79) Edit

In 1969, Giancarlo Primo 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 FIBA World Cup. Further, Italy finished fourth at the 1972 Summer Olympics where it lost the match for third place to Cuba 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) Edit

 
Italy versus Yugoslavia (1980).

In 1979 Sandro Gamba replaced Primo, leading Italy to its biggest triumphs till then: a silver at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, a gold at EuroBasket 1983 in Nantes, and a bronze at the EuroBasket 1985 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) Edit

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 Rome, 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) Edit

Ettore Messina 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 Olympic Games and the World Cup. A great disappointment was suffered at the 1998 World Cup 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 EuroBasket 2001, held in Turkey, Carlo Recalcati was called to replace Tanjević. Recalcati could count on Italy's top talents Gregor Fučka and Carlton Myers, as well as valuable contributors such as Basile, Abbio and Chiacig.

The Recalcati Era (2001–09) Edit

 
Marco Belinelli during a game

At the EuroBasket 2003, Italy showed a strong performances and defeated Germany and Greece but was later kicked out by Spain in the semifinals. The victory against France in the bronze medal game guaranteed the team's qualification at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Italy won a silver medal in that event and was stopped only in the final game by Argentina. Most important, this silver seemed to be worth much more than that of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow where several top teams, including the United States and Canada 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 2010 World Cup.
Despite the increasing internationalization of the NBA (especially towards European players) and a steady presence of Italian players, (including the historic first overall pick Andrea Bargnani 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 (Massimo Bulleri 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 Serie A. 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, Montepaschi Siena rarely had Italians in the starting lineup.
During these years, the Serie A went through some changes at the top executives level. Fausto Maifredi (in office since 1999) left and the Federation's first commissioner Dino Meneghin 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 1961. Curiously, 2009 is the first year where the Azzurri failed to qualify for sports-related reasons. Both absences (1949 and 1961) were due to non-sporting reasons. Following the disappointment CT Recalcati left and was replaced by Simone Pianigiani. Pianigiani coached both the national team and Mens Sana Basket, which for years dominated the Serie A.

Coach Pianigiani (2009–2015) Edit

 
Team Italy in 2011

The team with Coach Pianigiani was able to qualify for the EuroBasket 2011 due to an FIBA decision to expand the tournament.

Later, Coach Pianigiani was able to secure Italy a spot at the EuroBasket 2015.

Ettore Messina, the return (2015–2017) Edit

From 5 November 2015, Ettore Messina returned to be head coach of the Italian national team simultaneously with his appointment as assistant-coach of the NBA club San Antonio Spurs.[3]

On 9 July 2016, Italy was defeated by Croatia in the Finals of the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Turin, failing the qualification for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4]

Prior to EuroBasket 2017, Ettore Messina announced he would leave the bench of Italy's national team after the tournament.[5]

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 Finland.[6] There they reached the Quarterfinals, after a supreme performance from Marco Belinelli to lead the Azzurri.[7] However, Italy would fall against Serbia 83–67, failing to setup an semifinals clash against Russia.[8][9]

Romeo Sacchetti Era (2017–2022) Edit

Italy named Romeo Sacchetti new head coach of the national team after the Eurobasket 2017. Sacchetti, who was also coach of Vanoli Cremona, began his new job during the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.[10]

Gianmarco Pozzecco Era (2022–present) Edit

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 Serbia in the round of 16. Despite 29 points from reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokić and coach Pozzecco being ejected, Italy managed to win the game after overtime.[11] The game was deemed as one of the greatest upsets in EuroBasket history,[12] and coach Pozzecco proclaimed the game to be "probably the best match in the history of Italian basketball".[11] In the quarter-finals, Italy lost after overtime to France.

Competitive record Edit

Results and fixtures Edit

  Win   Loss

2023 Edit

23 February 2023 Italy   85–75   Ukraine Livorno, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 20–22, 15–14, 27–18
Pts: Mannion 28
Rebs: Severini 7
Asts: Spissu 7
Boxscore Pts: Sanon 15
Rebs: Gerun 7
Asts: four players 3
Arena: Modigliani Forum
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Martin Vulić (CRO)
26 February 2023 Spain   68–72   Italy Cáceres, Spain
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 13–20, 15–19, 24–20
Pts: Pérez
Rebs: Núñez, Pérez 8
Asts: three players 3
Boxscore Pts: Caruso 19
Rebs: Severini 9
Asts: Flaccadori, Spissu 4
Arena: Multiusos Ciudad de Cáceres
Attendance: 5,400
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Martin Horozov (BUL), Péter Praksch (HUN)
25 August 2023 Angola   67–81   Italy Bocaue, Philippines
16:00 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 23–20, 17–18, 10–20
Pts: Dundão 19
Rebs: five players 5
Asts: Gonçalves 4
Boxscore Pts: Fontecchio 19
Rebs: Polonara 7
Asts: Spissu
Arena: Philippine Arena
Attendance: 21,214
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Kerem Baki (TUR), Martin Vulić (CRO)
27 August 2023 Italy   82–87   Dominican Republic Quezon City, Philippines
16:00 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 20–25, 17–31, 26–18
Pts: Spissu 17
Rebs: Melli 7
Asts: Spissu 4
Boxscore Pts: Feliz, Towns 24
Rebs: Towns 11
Asts: Montero 9
Arena: Araneta Coliseum
Attendance: 6,298
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Luis Castillo (ESP), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE)
29 August 2023 Philippines   83–90   Italy Quezon City, Philippines
20:00 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 16–28, 21–25, 23–17
Pts: Clarkson 23
Rebs: Edu 8
Asts: Clarkson 6
Boxscore Pts: Fontecchio 18
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Spissu 9
Arena: Araneta Coliseum
Attendance: 11,821
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Leandro Zalazar (ARG), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)
1 September 2023 Serbia   76–78   Italy Quezon City, Philippines
16:00 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 23–17, 20–19, 14–19
Pts: Bogdanović 18
Rebs: Milutinov 12
Asts: Bogdanović 4
Boxscore Pts: Fontecchio 30
Rebs: Fontecchio 7
Asts: Pajola 6
Arena: Araneta Coliseum
Attendance: 3,117
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Luis Castillo (ESP), Martin Vulić (CRO)
3 September 2023 Italy   73–57   Puerto Rico Quezon City, Philippines
16:00 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 14–21, 12–11, 22–10
Pts: Ricci, Tonut 15
Rebs: Fontecchio, Melli 12
Asts: Pajola 9
Boxscore Pts: Waters 13
Rebs: Piñeiro 7
Asts: Waters 9
Arena: Araneta Coliseum
Attendance: 4,379
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO)
5 September 2023 Italy   63–100   United States Pasay, Philippines
20:40 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 10–22, 20–37, 19–17
Pts: Fontecchio, 18
Rebs: Melli, 9
Asts: Tonut, 5
Boxscore Pts: Bridges, 24
Rebs: Bridges, Portis Jr., 7
Asts: Haliburton, 5
Arena: Mall of Asia Arena
Attendance: 9,764
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Juan Fernández (ARG)
7 September 2023 Italy   82–87   Latvia Pasay, Philippines
16:45 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 16–28, 18–21, 22–20
Pts: Datome 20
Rebs: Melli 9
Asts: Spissu 7
Boxscore Pts: Gražulis 28
Rebs: Gražulis 6
Asts: Šķēle 9
Arena: Mall of Asia Arena
Attendance: 4,579
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Takaki Kato (JPN), Blanca Burns (USA)
9 September 2023 Italy   85–89   Slovenia Pasay, Philippines
16:45 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 23–27, 19–28, 25–19
Pts: Spissu 22
Rebs: Polonara 7
Asts: Melli 5
Boxscore Pts: Dončić 29
Rebs: Dončić 10
Asts: Dončić 8
Arena: Mall of Asia Arena
Attendance: 10,775
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO)

2024 Edit

22 February 2024 Italy   vs.   Turkey Italy
Boxscore
25 February 2024 Hungary   vs.   Italy Hungary
Boxscore
22 November 2024 Iceland   vs.   Italy Iceland
Boxscore
25 November 2024 Italy   vs.   Iceland Italy
Boxscore

2025 Edit

20 February 2025 Turkey   vs.   Italy Turkey
Boxscore
23 February 2025 Italy   vs.   Hungary Italy
Boxscore

Team Edit

Current roster Edit

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[13][14]

Italy men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 0 Marco Spissu 28 – (1995-02-05)5 February 1995 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Reyer Venezia  
G 7 Stefano Tonut 29 – (1993-11-07)7 November 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Olimpia Milano  
F 9 Nicolò Melli 32 – (1991-01-26)26 January 1991 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Olimpia Milano  
F 13 Simone Fontecchio 27 – (1995-12-09)9 December 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Utah Jazz  
PF 17 Giampaolo Ricci 31 – (1991-09-27)27 September 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Olimpia Milano  
G 18 Matteo Spagnolo 20 – (2003-01-10)10 January 2003 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Alba Berlin  
F 33 Achille Polonara 31 – (1991-11-23)23 November 1991 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Virtus Bologna  
C 35 Mouhamet Diouf 21 – (2001-09-10)10 September 2001 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Río Breogán  
PF 40 Luca Severini 27 – (1996-06-20)20 June 1996 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Derthona Basket  
SF 50 Gabriele Procida 21 – (2002-06-01)1 June 2002 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Alba Berlin  
G 54 Alessandro Pajola 23 – (1999-11-09)9 November 1999 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Virtus Bologna  
F 70 Luigi Datome (C) 35 – (1987-11-27)27 November 1987 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Olimpia Milano  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 August 2023

Depth chart Edit

Head coach history Edit

Individual records Edit

Highest individual scoring games Edit

Past rosters Edit

1935 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 10 teams

3 Gino Basso, 4 Bruno Caracoi, 5 Livio Franceschini, 6 Emilio Giassetti, 7 Giancarlo Marinelli, 8 Sergio Paganella, 9 Egidio Premiani, 10 Ezio Varisco (Coach: Attilio De Filippi)


1936 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 21 teams

1 Ambrogio Bessi, 2 Galeazzo Dondi, 3 Livio Franceschini, 4 Emilio Giassetti, 5 Enrico Castelli, 6 Giancarlo Marinelli, 7 Sergio Paganella, 8 Egidio Premiani, 9 Gino Basso, 10 Adolfo Mazzini, 11 Mario Novelli, 12 Michele Pelliccia, 13 Remo Piana (Coach: Decio Scuri)


1937 EuroBasket: finished 2nd   among 8 teams

3 Ambrogio Bessi, 4 Galeazzo Dondi, 5 Livio Franceschini, 6 Emilio Giassetti, 7 Giancarlo Marinelli, 8 Camillo Marinone, 9 Sergio Paganella, 10 Mino Pasquini, 11 Michele Pelliccia, 12 Ezio Varisco (Coach: Guido Graziani)


1939 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 8 teams

3 Giancarlo Marinelli, 4 Mino Pasquini, 5 Mario Novelli, 7 Michele Pelliccia, 8 Gelsomino Girotti, 9 Ambrogio Bessi, 10 Giuseppe Bernini, 11 Aldo Tambone, 12 Bruno Renner, 13 Giovanbattista Pellegrini, 14 Venzo Vannini (Coach: Decio Scuri)


1946 EuroBasket: finished 2nd   among 10 teams

3 Giancarlo Marinelli, 5 Mario Cattarini, 6 Venzo Vannini, 7 Tullio Pitacco, 8 Armando Fagarazzi, 9 Cesare Rubini, 11 Sergio Stefanini, 12 Valentino Pellarini, 13 Albino Bocciai, 14 Marcello de Nardus, 20 Giuseppe Stefanini (Coach: ?)


1947 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 14 teams

3 Cesare Rubini, 4 Marcello de Nardus, 5 Mario Cattarini, 6 Guido Garlato, 7 Giovanni Miliani, 8 Armando Fagarazzi, 10 Sergio Ferriani, 11 Severino Radici, 12 Valentino Pellarini, 13 Giancarlo Primo, 14 Carlo Cerioni, 15 Vittorio Tracuzzi, 16 Massimo Lucentini, 23 Enrico Garbosi (Coach: Elliott van Zandt)


1948 Olympic Games: finished 17th among 23 teams

3 Giancarlo Marinelli, 4 Gianfranco Bersani, 5 Vittorio Tracuzzi, 6 Giancarlo Primo, 7 Romeo Romanutti, 8 Luigi Rapini, 9 Carlo Cerioni, 10 Sergio Ferriani, 11 Federico Marietti, 12 Valentino Pellarini, 13 Giovanni Nesti, 14 Ezio Mantelli, 15 Renzo Ranuzzi, 33 Sergio Stefanini (Coach: Elliott van Zandt)


1951 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 17 teams

3 Giancarlo Primo, 4 Gianfranco Bersani, 5 Vittorio Tracuzzi, 6 Dino Zucchi, 7 Romeo Romanutti, 8 Giorgio Bongiovanni, 9 Cesare Rubini, 10 Giuseppe Sforza, 11 Federico Marietti, 12 Enrico Pagani, 13 Carlo Cerioni, 14 Mario de Carolis, 15 Enzo Ferretti, 33 Sergio Stefanini (Coach: Elliott van Zandt)


1952 Olympic Games: finished 17th among 23 teams

3 Giorgio Bongiovanni, 4 Carlo Cerioni, 5 Renzo Ranuzzi, 6 Sergio Marelli, 7 Luigi Rapini, 8 Fabio Presca, 9 Enrico Pagani, 10 Sergio Ferriani, 11 Federico Marietti, 12 Dino Zucchi, 13 Sergio Stefanini, 15 Giordano Damiani, 16 Achille Canna (Coach: Vittorio Tracuzzi)


1953 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 17 teams

3 Tonino Zorzi, 4 Carlo Cerioni, 5 Giorgio Bongiovanni, 6 Stelio Posar, 7 Alberto Margheritini, 8 Alessandro Riminucci, 9 Cesare Rubini, 10 Achille Canna, 11 Antonio Calebotta, 12 Nicola Porcelli, 13 Giuseppe Lomazzi, 14 Romano Forastieri, 15 Mario Alesini, 16 Rino di Cera (Coach: Vittorio Tracuzzi)


1955 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 18 teams

3 Giordano Damiani, 4 Adelino Cappelletti, 5 Vinicio Nesti, 6 Adelino Costanzo, 7 Alberto Margheritini, 8 Alessandro Gamba, 9 Silvio Lucev, 10 Alessandro Riminucci, 11 Elvio Bizzaro, 13 Germano Gambini, 14 Stelio Posar, 15 Gianfranco Sardagna, 16 Sergio Macoratti (Coach: Jim McGregor)


1957 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams

4 Gianni Zagatti, 5 Marcello Motto, 6 Cesare Volpato, 7 Stelio Posar, 8 Alessandro Gamba, 10 Paolo Conti, 11 Rolando Rocchi, 12 Vittorio Pomilio, 13 Sergio Macoratti, 14 Antonio Costanzo, 15 Mario Alesini, 16 Giancarlo Sarti (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)


1959 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 17 teams

3 Paolo Conti, 4 Cesare Volpato, 5 Silvio Lucev, 6 Gabriele Vianello, 7 Gianfranco Pieri, 8 Enrico de Carli, 9 Mario Alesini, 10 Achille Canna, 11 Antonio Calebotta, 12 Giovanni Gavagnin, 13 Gianfranco Lombardi, 14 Claudio Velluti (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)


1960 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 16 teams

3 Augusto Giomo, 4 Gabriele Vianello, 5 Sandro Riminucci, 6 Gianfranco Lombardi, 7 Gianfranco Pieri, 8 Alessandro Gamba, 9 Mario Alesini, 10 Achille Canna, 11 Antonio Calebotta, 12 Paolo Vittori, 13 Giovanni Gavagnin, 14 Gianfranco Sardagna (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)


1963 FIBA World Cup: finished 7th among 13 teams

4 Augusto Giomo, 5 Giusto Pellanera, 6 Gianfranco Lombardi, 7 Giambattista Cescutti, 8 Franco Bertini, 9 Paolo Vittori, 10 Sandro Riminucci, 11 Guido Carlo Gatti, 12 Massimo Masini, 13 Giovanni Gavagnin, 14 Gabriele Vianello, 15 Vittorio dal Pozzo (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)


1963 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams

4 Ettore Zuccheri, 5 Giusto Pellanera, 6 Valerio Vatteroni, 7 Massimo Masini, 8 Claudio Velluti, 9 Paolo Vittori, 10 Stefano Albanese, 11 Antonio Frigerio, 12 Alfredo Barlucchi, 13 Sauro Bufalini, 14 Santo Rossi, 15 Massimo Cosmelli (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)


1964 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 16 teams

4 Augusto Giomo, 5 Giusto Pellanera, 6 Gianfranco Lombardi, 7 Gianfranco Pieri, 8 Franco Bertini, 9 Paolo Vittori, 10 Gianfranco Sardagna, 11 Ottorino Flaborea, 12 Massimo Masini, 13 Sauro Bufalini, 14 Gabriele Vianello, 15 Giovanni Gavagnin (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)


1965 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 16 teams

4 Giambattista Cescutti, 5 Giusto Pellanera, 6 Gianfranco Lombardi, 7 Massimo Cosmelli, 8 Franco Bertini, 9 Tonino Zorzi, 10 Gabriele Vianello, 11 Guido Carlo Gatti, 12 Massimo Masini, 13 Sauro Bufalini, 14 Sandro Spinetti, 15 Ottorino Flaborea (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)


1967 FIBA World Cup: finished 9th among 13 teams

4 Massimo Villetti, 5 Giusto Pellanera, 6 Gianfranco Lombardi, 7 Carlo Recalcati, 8 Alberto Merlati, 9 Fernando Fattori, 10 Gianluigi Jessi, 11 Gianfranco Fantin, 12 Giuseppe Rundo, 13 Sauro Bufalini, 14 Massimo Cosmelli, 15 Enrico Bovone (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)


1967 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams

4 Livio Paschini, 5 Giulio Iellini, 6 Carlo Recalcati, 7 Alberto Merlati, 8 Gianluigi Jessi, 9 Fernando Fattori, 10 Gabriele Vianello, 11 Gianfranco Fantin, 12 Massimo Masini, 13 Sauro Bufalini, 14 Massimo Cosmelli, 15 Ottorino Flaborea (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)


1968 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 16 teams

4 Carlo Recalcati, 5 Giusto Pellanera, 6 Gianfranco Lombardi, 7 Enrico Bovone, 8 Massimo Masini, 9 Paolo Vittori, 10 Gabriele Vianello, 11 Guido Carlo Gatti, 12 Ottorino Flaborea, 13 Sauro Bufalini, 14 Massimo Cosmelli, 15 Gianluigi Jessi (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)


1969 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams

4 Renzo Bariviera, 5 Aldo Ossola, 6 Carlo Recalcati, 7 Enrico Bovone, 8 Massimo Masini, 9 Paolo Bergonzoni, 10 Marino Zanatta, 11 Dino Meneghin, 12 Giuseppe Brumatti, 13 Ivan Bisson, 14 Massimo Cosmelli, 15 Gianluigi Jessi (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)


1970 FIBA World Cup: finished 4th among 13 teams

4 Eligio de Rossi, 5 Ottorino Flaborea, 6 Carlo Recalcati, 7 Ivan Bisson, 8 Massimo Masini, 9 Renzo Bariviera, 10 Marino Zanatta, 11 Dino Meneghin, 12 Augusto Giomo, 13 Antonio Errico, 14 Massimo Cosmelli, 15 Edoardo Rusconi (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)


1971 EuroBasket: finished 3rd   among 12 teams

4 Giorgio Giomo, 5 Ottorino Flaborea, 6 Carlo Recalcati, 7 Giulio Iellini, 8 Massimo Masini, 9 Renzo Bariviera, 10 Marino Zanatta, 11 Dino Meneghin, 12 Pierluigi Marzorati, 13 Luigi Serafini, 14 Massimo Cosmelli, 15 Ivan Bisson (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)


1972 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 16 teams

4 Ottorino Flaborea, 5 Giuseppe Brumatti, 6 Giorgio Giomo, 7 Mauro Cerioni, 8 Massimo Masini, 9 Renzo Bariviera, 10 Marino Zanatta, 11 Dino Meneghin, 12 Pierluigi Marzorati, 13 Luigi Serafini, 14 Ivan Bisson, 15 Giulio Iellini (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)


1973 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams

4 Fabrizio della Fiori, 5 Giulio Iellini, 6 Gianni Bertolotti, 7 Mauro Cerioni, 8 Vittorio Ferracini, 9 Renzo Bariviera, 10 Marino Zanatta, 11 Dino Meneghin, 12 Pierluigi Marzorati, 13 Luigi Serafini, 14 Ivan Bisson, 15 Giuseppe Brumatti (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)


1975 EuroBasket: finished 3rd   among 12 teams

4 Lorenzo Carraro, 5 Giulio Iellini, 6 Carlo Recalcati, 7 Vittorio Ferracini, 8 Fabrizio della Fiori, 9 Renzo Bariviera, 10 Marino Zanatta, 11 Dino Meneghin, 12 Pierluigi Marzorati, 13 Renato Villalta, 14 Ivan Bisson, 15 Gianni Bertolotti (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)


1976 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

4 Giuseppe Brumatti, 5 Giulio Iellini, 6 Carlo Recalcati, 7 Luciano Vendemini, 8 Fabrizio della Fiori, 9 Renzo Bariviera, 10 Marino Zanatta, 11 Dino Meneghin, 12 Pierluigi Marzorati, 13 Luigi Serafini, 14 Ivan Bisson, 15 Gianni Bertolotti (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)


1977 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams

4 Carlo Caglieris, 5 Giulio Iellini, 6 Lorenzo Carraro, 7 Renzo Vecchiato, 8 Fabrizio della Fiori, 9 Renzo Bariviera, 10 Marco Bonamico, 11 Dino Meneghin, 12 Vittorio Ferracini, 13 Luigi Serafini, 14 Pierluigi Marzorati, 15 Gianni Bertolotti (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)


1978 FIBA World Cup: finished 4th among 14 teams

4 Carlo Caglieris, 5 Giulio Iellini, 6 Lorenzo Carraro, 7 Vittorio Ferracini, 8 Fabrizio della Fiori, 9 Renzo Bariviera, 10 Marco Bonamico, 11 Dino Meneghin, 12 Renato Villalta, 13 Renzo Vecchiato, 14 Pierluigi Marzorati, 15 Gianni Bertolotti (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)


1979 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams

4 Carlo Caglieris, 5 Renato Villalta, 6 Lorenzo Carraro, 7 Domenico Zampolini, 8 Enrico Gilardi, 9 Roberto Brunamonti, 10 Marco Bonamico, 11 Dino Meneghin, 12 Vittorio Ferracini, 13 Luigi Serafini, 14 Renzo Vecchiato, 15 Gianni Bertolotti (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)


1980 Olympic Games: finished 2nd   among 12 teams

4 Meo Sacchetti, 5 Roberto Brunamonti, 6 Mike Sylvester, 7 Enrico Gilardi, 8 Fabrizio della Fiori, 9 Marco Solfrini, 10 Marco Bonamico, 11 Dino Meneghin, 12 Renato Villalta, 13 Renzo Vecchiato, 14 Pierluigi Marzorati, 15 Pietro Generali (Coach: Sandro Gamba)


1981 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams

4 Roberto Brunamonti, 6 Mike Sylvester, 7 Enrico Gilardi, 8 Ario Costa, 9 Vittorio Ferracini, 10 Renato Villalta, 11 Dino Meneghin, 12 Domenico Zampolini, 13 Renzo Vecchiato, 14 Pierluigi Marzorati, 15 Pietro Generali, 16 Franco Boselli (Coach: Sandro Gamba)


1983 EuroBasket: finished 1st   among 12 teams

4 Carlo Caglieris, 5 Alberto Tonut, 6 Marco Bonamico, 7 Enrico Gilardi, 8 Ario Costa, 9 Roberto Brunamonti, 10 Renato Villalta, 11 Dino Meneghin, 12 Antonello Riva, 13 Renzo Vecchiato, 14 Pierluigi Marzorati, 15 Romeo Sacchetti (Coach: Sandro Gamba)


1984 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

4 Carlo Caglieris, 5 Roberto Premier, 6 Marco Bonamico, 7 Enrico Gilardi, 8 Walter Magnifico, 9 Roberto Brunamonti, 10 Renato Villalta, 11 Dino Meneghin, 12 Antonello Riva, 13 Renzo Vecchiato, 14 Pierluigi Marzorati, 15 Meo Sacchetti (Coach: Sandro Gamba)


1985 EuroBasket: finished 3rd   among 12 teams

4 Giampiero Savio, 5 Beppe Bosa, 6 Ario Costa, 7 Enrico Gilardi, 8 Walter Magnifico, 9 Roberto Brunamonti, 10 Renato Villalta, 11 Augusto Binelli, 12 Roberto Premier, 13 Renzo Vecchiato, 14 Pierluigi Marzorati, 15 Meo Sacchetti (Coach: Sandro Gamba)


1986 FIBA World Cup: finished 6th among 24 teams

4 Roberto Premier, 5 Ario Costa, 6 Walter Magnifico, 7 Enrico Gilardi, 8 Fulvio Polesello, 9 Roberto Brunamonti, 10 Renato Villalta, 11 Augusto Binelli, 12 Antonello Riva, 13 Sandro Dell'Agnello, 14 Pierluigi Marzorati, 15 Meo Sacchetti (Coach: Valerio Bianchini)


1987 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams

4 Piero Montecchi, 5 Ferdinando Gentile, 6 Walter Magnifico, 7 Alberto Tonut, 8 Massimo Iacopini, 9 Roberto Brunamonti, 10 Renato Villalta, 11 Angelo Gilardi, 12 Antonello Riva, 13 Riccardo Morandotti, 14 Ario Costa, 15 Flavio Carera (Coach: Valerio Bianchini)


1989 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 8 teams

4 Andrea Gracis, 5 Mike D'Antoni, 6 Walter Magnifico, 7 Sandro Dell'Agnello, 8 Beppe Bosa, 9 Roberto Brunamonti, 10 Massimo Iacopini, 11 Augusto Binelli, 12 Antonello Riva, 13 Riccardo Morandotti, 14 Ario Costa, 15 Flavio Carera (Coach: Sandro Gamba)


1990 FIBA World Cup: finished 9th among 16 teams

4 Alberto Rossini, 5 Riccardo Pittis, 6 Andrea Niccolai, 7 Sandro Dell'Agnello, 8 Giuseppe Bosa, 9 Roberto Brunamonti, 10 Gustavo Tolotti, 11 Francesco Vescovi, 12 Antonello Riva, 13 Davide Pessina, 14 Alberto Vianini, 15 Davide Cantarello (Coach: Sandro Gamba)


1991 EuroBasket: finished 2nd   among 8 teams

4 Alessandro Fantozzi, 5 Ferdinando Gentile, 6 Walter Magnifico, 7 Sandro Dell'Agnello, 8 Andrea Gracis, 9 Roberto Brunamonti, 10 Roberto Premier, 11 Riccardo Pittis, 12 Antonello Riva, 13 Davide Pessina, 14 Ario Costa, 15 Stefano Rusconi (Coach: Sandro Gamba)


1993 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams

4 Claudio Coldebella, 5 Ferdinando Gentile, 6 Massimo Iacopini, 7 Alberto Tonut, 8 Beppe Bosa, 9 Riccardo Pittis, 10 Carlton Myers, 11 Paolo Moretti, 12 Alberto Rossini, 13 Alessandro Frosini, 14 Flavio Carera, 15 Stefano Rusconi (Coach: Ettore Messina)


1995 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 14 teams

4 Claudio Coldebella, 5 Ferdinando Gentile, 6 Walter Magnifico, 7 Riccardo Pittis, 8 Vincenzo Esposito, 9 Paolo Conti, 10 Alessandro Abbio, 11 Gregor Fučka, 12 Federico Pieri, 13 Alessandro Frosini, 14 Flavio Carera, 15 Stefano Rusconi (Coach: Ettore Messina)


1997 EuroBasket: finished 2nd   among 16 teams

4 Claudio Coldebella, 5 Davide Bonora, 6 Gregor Fučka, 7 Riccardo Pittis, 8 Denis Marconato, 9 Giacomo Galanda, 10 Carlton Myers, 11 Paolo Moretti, 12 Alessandro Abbio, 13 Alessandro Frosini, 14 Flavio Carera, 15 Dan Gay (Coach: Ettore Messina)


1998 FIBA World Cup: finished 6th among 16 teams

4 Davide Bonora, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6 Alessandro De Pol, 7 Gregor Fučka, 8 Gianmarco Pozzecco, 9 Giacomo Galanda, 10 Carlton Myers, 11 Andrea Meneghin, 12 Alessandro Abbio, 13 Alessandro Frosini, 14 Roberto Chiacig, 15 Marcelo Damiao (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević)


1999 EuroBasket: finished 1st   among 16 teams

4 Davide Bonora, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6 Giacomo Galanda, 7 Gregor Fučka (MVP), 8 Denis Marconato, 9 Alessandro De Pol, 10 Carlton Myers, 11 Andrea Meneghin, 12 Alessandro Abbio, 13 Michele Mian, 14 Roberto Chiacig, 15 Marcelo Damiao (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević)


2000 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

4 Germán Scarone, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6 Giacomo Galanda, 7 Gregor Fučka, 8 Denis Marconato, 9 Agostino Li Vecchi, 10 Carlton Myers, 11 Andrea Meneghin, 12 Alessandro Abbio, 13 Michele Mian, 14 Roberto Chiacig, 15 Marcelo Damiao (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević)


2001 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams

4 Nikola Radulović, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6 Giacomo Galanda, 7 Gregor Fučka, 8 Denis Marconato, 9 Alessandro De Pol, 10 Andrea Pecile, 11 Andrea Meneghin, 12 Alex Righetti, 13 Michele Mian, 14 Roberto Chiacig, 15 Andrea Camata (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević)


2003 EuroBasket: finished 3rd   among 16 teams

4 Nikola Radulović, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6 Giacomo Galanda, 7 Matteo Soragna, 8 Denis Marconato, 9 Alessandro De Pol, 10 Alex Righetti, 11 Davide Lamma, 12 Massimo Bulleri, 13 Michele Mian, 14 Roberto Chiacig, 15 Alessandro Cittadini (Coach: Carlo Recalcati)


2004 Olympic Games: finished 2nd   among 12 teams

4 Nikola Radulović, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6 Giacomo Galanda (C), 7 Matteo Soragna, 8 Denis Marconato, 9 Gianmarco Pozzecco, 10 Alex Righetti, 11 Rodolfo Rombaldoni, 12 Massimo Bulleri, 13 Michele Mian, 14 Roberto Chiacig, 15 Luca Garri (Coach: Carlo Recalcati)


2005 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams

4 Dante Calabria, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6 Giacomo Galanda, 7 Matteo Soragna, 8 Denis Marconato, 9 Gianmarco Pozzecco, 10 Alex Righetti, 11 Stefano Mancinelli, 12 Massimo Bulleri, 13 Marco Mordente, 14 Roberto Chiacig, 15 Angelo Gigli (Coach: Carlo Recalcati)


2006 FIBA World Cup: finished 9th among 24 teams

4 Fabio Di Bella, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6 Stefano Mancinelli, 7 Matteo Soragna, 8 Denis Marconato, 9 Marco Belinelli, 10 Andrea Pecile, 11 Andrea Michelori, 12 Mason Rocca, 13 Marco Mordente, 14 Luca Garri, 15 Angelo Gigli (Coach: Carlo Recalcati)


2007 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams

4 Marco Belinelli, 5 Gianluca Basile, 6 Stefano Mancinelli, 7 Matteo Soragna, 8 Denis Marconato, 9 Marco Mordente, 10 Andrea Bargnani, 11 Andrea Crosariol, 12 Massimo Bulleri, 13 Fabio Di Bella, 14 Luigi Datome, 15 Angelo Gigli (Coach: Carlo Recalcati)


2011 EuroBasket: finished 20th among 24 teams

4 Antonio Maestranzi, 5 Marco Carraretto, 6 Stefano Mancinelli, 7 Andrea Bargnani, 8 Danilo Gallinari, 9 Marco Mordente (C), 10 Andrea Cinciarini, 11 Marco Belinelli, 12 Marco Cusin, 13 Luigi Datome, 14 Andrea Renzi, 15 Daniel Hackett (Coach: Simone Pianigiani)


2013 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 24 teams

4 Pietro Aradori, 5 Alessandro Gentile, 6 Guido Rosselli, 7 Luca Vitali, 8 Giuseppe Poeta, 9 Nicolò Melli, 10 Marco Belinelli, 11 Travis Diener, 12 Marco Cusin, 13 Luigi Datome, 14 Daniele Magro, 15 Andrea Cinciarini (Coach: Simone Pianigiani)


2015 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 24 teams

00 Amedeo Della Valle, 3 Marco Belinelli, 4 Pietro Aradori, 5 Alessandro Gentile, 8 Danilo Gallinari, 9 Andrea Bargnani, 12 Marco Cusin, 13 Luigi Datome (C), 17 Nicolò Melli, 20 Andrea Cinciarini, 23 Daniel Hackett, 33 Achille Polonara (Coach: Simone Pianigiani)


2017 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 24 teams[15]

0 Daniel Hackett, 3 Marco Belinelli, 4 Pietro Aradori, 5 Ariel Filloy, 6 Paul Biligha, 9 Nicolò Melli, 12 Marco Cusin, 20 Andrea Cinciarini, 23 Awudu Abass, 24 Filippo Baldi Rossi, 32 Christian Burns, 70 Luigi Datome (C) (Coach: Ettore Messina)


2019 FIBA World Cup: finished 10th among 32 teams[16]

00 Amedeo Della Valle, 3 Marco Belinelli, 5 Alessandro Gentile, 6 Paul Biligha, 7 Luca Vitali, 8 Danilo Gallinari, 10 Daniel Hackett, 12 Ariel Filloy, 15 Jeff Brooks, 16 Amedeo Tessitori, 23 Awudu Abass, 70 Luigi Datome (C) (Coach: Romeo Sacchetti)


2020 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams[17]

0 Marco Spissu, 1 Nico Mannion, 7 Stefano Tonut, 8 Danilo Gallinari, 9 Nicolò Melli (C), 13 Simone Fontecchio, 16 Amedeo Tessitori, 17 Giampaolo Ricci, 24 Riccardo Moraschini, 31 Michele Vitali, 33 Achille Polonara, 54 Alessandro Pajola (Coach: Romeo Sacchetti)


2022 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 24 teams[18]

0 Marco Spissu, 3 Nico Mannion, 6 Paul Biligha, 7 Stefano Tonut, 9 Nicolò Melli, 13 Simone Fontecchio, 16 Amedeo Tessitori, 17 Giampaolo Ricci, 25 Tommaso Baldasso, 33 Achille Polonara, 54 Alessandro Pajola, 70 Luigi Datome (C) (Coach: Gianmarco Pozzecco)


2023 FIBA World Cup: finished 8th among 32 teams[19]

0 Marco Spissu, 7 Stefano Tonut, 9 Nicolò Melli, 13 Simone Fontecchio, 16 Amedeo Tessitori, 17 Giampaolo Ricci, 18 Matteo Spagnolo, 25 Tommaso Baldasso, 33 Achille Polonara, 35 Mouhamet Diouf, 40 Luca Severini, 50 Gabriele Procida, 54 Alessandro Pajola,
70 Luigi Datome (C) (Coach: Gianmarco Pozzecco)

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References and notes Edit

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE – Men". fiba.basketball.
  3. ^ "Messina to lead Italy at FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament". fiba.com. 6 November 2015. from the original on 22 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Croatia hold off Italy in thrilling Final to punch Olympic ticket". fiba.com. 9 July 2016. from the original on 10 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Ettore Messina to step down as Italian national team coach after Eurobasket 2017". Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Italy survive Georgia comeback, lock up third place, date with Finland". Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Red hot Belinelli lifts Italy past Finland and into Quarters". Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Serbia through to Semis after dismantling cold-shooting Italy". Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Italy at the EuroBasket 2017". Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Meo Sacchetti ready to lead Italy into the new international era". Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Gianmarco Pozzecco ejected from Italy-Serbia game, left court in tears". basketnews.com. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Greatest upsets in modern EuroBasket history: Where does Slovenia rank?". basketnews.com. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Road to Manila. Scelti i 12 Azzurri per il Mondiale. Woldetensae e Caruso lasciano il raduno". fip.it. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Team roster: Italy" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Italy at the EuroBasket 2017". Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Italy at the 2019 FIBA World Cup". Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Italy at the 2020 men's Olympic Basketball Tournament". Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Italy at the EuroBasket 2022". Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Italy at the 2023 FIBA World Cup". Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Italia – Spalding nuovo sponsor tecnico della Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro per il quadriennio olimpico 2017–2020" [Italy – Spalding new technical partner of the Italian Basketball Federation for 2017 to 2020]. pianetabasket.com (in Italian). 9 January 2017.
  21. ^ "Barilla main sponsor of the Italian". paperzz.com. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

External links Edit

  • Official website   (in Italian)
  • Italy FIBA profile
  • Italy National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com
  • Italy Basketball Records at FIBA Archive

Videos Edit

  • Serbia v Italy – Highlights – EuroBasket 2022 (Round of 16) Youtube.com video

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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Italy women s national basketball team The Italy men s national basketball team Italian Nazionale di pallacanestro dell Italia represents Italy in international basketball tournaments They are administered by the Italian Basketball Federation FIP ItalyFIBA ranking13 3 15 September 2023 1 Joined FIBA1932 co founders FIBA zoneFIBA EuropeNational federationFIPCoachGianmarco PozzeccoNickname s Gli Azzurri The Blues Olympic GamesAppearances13MedalsSilver 1980 2004 FIBA World CupAppearances10MedalsNoneEuroBasketAppearances38MedalsGold 1983 1999 Silver 1937 1946 1991 1997 Bronze 1971 1975 1985 2003 HomeAwayFirst international Italy 23 17 France Milan Italy 4 April 1926 Biggest win Italy 128 49 Ireland Edinburgh Scotland 3 May 1976 Biggest defeat Italy 62 108 Croatia Zaragoza Spain 3 July 1992 Medal record Olympic Games1980 Moscow Team2004 Athens TeamEuroBasket1983 France1999 France1937 Latvia1946 Switzerland1991 Italy1997 Spain1971 West Germany1975 Yugoslavia1985 West Germany2003 SwedenMediterranean Games1963 Naples Team1991 Athens Team1993 Languedoc Roussillon Team2005 Almeria Team1955 Barcelona Team1967 Tunis Team1983 Casablanca Team1997 Bari Team1951 Alexandria Team1975 Algiers Team2001 Tunis TeamItaly has qualified for 38 EuroBasket tournaments winning two gold medals 1983 1999 four silver medals 1937 1946 1991 1997 and four bronze medals 1971 1975 1985 2003 as achievements While Italy has made ten trips to the World Cup the closest they have come to winning a medal was in 1970 and 1978 where they finished fourth In 13 attempts at the Summer Olympics Italy has earned two silver medals in 1980 and 2004 Currently Italy is ranked 13th in the FIBA World Ranking 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 The Early Years 1926 39 1 2 The Difficult Postwar Period 1946 69 1 3 The Decade of Giancarlo Primo 1969 79 1 4 The Successful Years of Gamba 1979 85 1 5 The National Crisis of 1983 Bianchini and leg a 1985 92 1 6 The Messina Tanjevic Era 1992 2001 1 7 The Recalcati Era 2001 09 1 8 Coach Pianigiani 2009 2015 1 9 Ettore Messina the return 2015 2017 1 10 Romeo Sacchetti Era 2017 2022 1 11 Gianmarco Pozzecco Era 2022 present 2 Competitive record 2 1 FIBA World Cup 2 2 Olympic Games 2 3 EuroBasket 3 Results and fixtures 3 1 2023 3 2 2024 3 3 2025 4 Team 4 1 Current roster 4 2 Depth chart 5 Head coach history 6 Individual records 6 1 Players with the most caps games played 6 2 Players with the most points scored 6 3 Highest individual scoring games 7 Past rosters 8 Kit 8 1 Manufacturer 8 2 Sponsor 9 See also 10 References and notes 11 External links 11 1 VideosHistory EditThe Early Years 1926 39 Edit nbsp The Italian squad in 1939 The first match of the Italian national basketball team was played on 4 April 1926 in Milan and it ended with a victory over France 23 17 Italy s first participation in the Olympic Games was at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin placing seventh out of twenty one teams At the EuroBasket 1937 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 Edit 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 EuroBasket 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 1960 Summer Olympics 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 EuroBasket 1961 The Decade of Giancarlo Primo 1969 79 Edit In 1969 Giancarlo Primo 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 FIBA World Cup Further Italy finished fourth at the 1972 Summer Olympics where it lost the match for third place to Cuba 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 Edit nbsp Italy versus Yugoslavia 1980 In 1979 Sandro Gamba replaced Primo leading Italy to its biggest triumphs till then a silver at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow a gold at EuroBasket 1983 in Nantes and a bronze at the EuroBasket 1985 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 Edit 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 Rome 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 Edit Ettore Messina 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 Olympic Games and the World Cup A great disappointment was suffered at the 1998 World Cup in Athens when a team with Fucka Myers and Meneghin was believed to aspire to the podium but only finished sixth Bogdan Tanjevic 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 EuroBasket 2001 held in Turkey Carlo Recalcati was called to replace Tanjevic Recalcati could count on Italy s top talents Gregor Fucka and Carlton Myers as well as valuable contributors such as Basile Abbio and Chiacig The Recalcati Era 2001 09 Edit nbsp Marco Belinelli during a gameAt the EuroBasket 2003 Italy showed a strong performances and defeated Germany and Greece but was later kicked out by Spain in the semifinals The victory against France in the bronze medal game guaranteed the team s qualification at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Italy won a silver medal in that event and was stopped only in the final game by Argentina Most important this silver seemed to be worth much more than that of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow where several top teams including the United States and Canada 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 2010 World Cup Despite the increasing internationalization of the NBA especially towards European players and a steady presence of Italian players including the historic first overall pick Andrea Bargnani 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 Massimo Bulleri 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 Serie A 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 Montepaschi Siena rarely had Italians in the starting lineup During these years the Serie A went through some changes at the top executives level Fausto Maifredi in office since 1999 left and the Federation s first commissioner Dino Meneghin 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 1961 Curiously 2009 is the first year where the Azzurri failed to qualify for sports related reasons Both absences 1949 and 1961 were due to non sporting reasons Following the disappointment CT Recalcati left and was replaced by Simone Pianigiani Pianigiani coached both the national team and Mens Sana Basket which for years dominated the Serie A Coach Pianigiani 2009 2015 Edit nbsp Team Italy in 2011The team with Coach Pianigiani was able to qualify for the EuroBasket 2011 due to an FIBA decision to expand the tournament Later Coach Pianigiani was able to secure Italy a spot at the EuroBasket 2015 Ettore Messina the return 2015 2017 Edit From 5 November 2015 Ettore Messina returned to be head coach of the Italian national team simultaneously with his appointment as assistant coach of the NBA club San Antonio Spurs 3 On 9 July 2016 Italy was defeated by Croatia in the Finals of the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Turin failing the qualification for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro 4 Prior to EuroBasket 2017 Ettore Messina announced he would leave the bench of Italy s national team after the tournament 5 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 Finland 6 There they reached the Quarterfinals after a supreme performance from Marco Belinelli to lead the Azzurri 7 However Italy would fall against Serbia 83 67 failing to setup an semifinals clash against Russia 8 9 Romeo Sacchetti Era 2017 2022 Edit Italy named Romeo Sacchetti new head coach of the national team after the Eurobasket 2017 Sacchetti who was also coach of Vanoli Cremona began his new job during the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers 10 Gianmarco Pozzecco Era 2022 present Edit 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 Serbia in the round of 16 Despite 29 points from reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and coach Pozzecco being ejected Italy managed to win the game after overtime 11 The game was deemed as one of the greatest upsets in EuroBasket history 12 and coach Pozzecco proclaimed the game to be probably the best match in the history of Italian basketball 11 In the quarter finals Italy lost after overtime to France Competitive record EditFIBA World Cup Edit World Cup QualificationYear Position Pld W L Pld W L nbsp 1950 Withdrew 5 5 0 nbsp 1954 Did not qualify EuroBasket servedas qualifiers nbsp 1959 nbsp 1963 7th 9 2 7 nbsp 1967 9th 8 4 4 nbsp 1970 4th 9 5 4 nbsp 1974 Did not qualify nbsp 1978 4th 10 6 4 nbsp 1982 Did not qualify nbsp 1986 6th 10 7 3 6 6 0 nbsp 1990 9th 8 7 1 EuroBasket servedas qualifiers nbsp 1994 Did not qualify nbsp 1998 6th 9 5 4 nbsp 2002 Did not qualify nbsp 2006 9th 6 4 2 nbsp 2010 Did not qualify nbsp 2014 nbsp 2019 10th 5 3 2 12 8 4 nbsp nbsp nbsp 2023 8th 8 4 4 10 8 2 nbsp 2027 To be determined To be determinedTotal 10 19 82 47 35 33 27 6Olympic Games Edit Olympic Games QualifyingYear Position Pld W L Pld W L nbsp 1936 7th 6 4 2 nbsp 1948 17th 8 4 4 nbsp 1952 17th 4 2 2 nbsp 1956 Did not qualify nbsp 1960 4th 8 4 4 Qualified as host nbsp 1964 5th 9 6 3 Direct qualification nbsp 1968 8th 9 5 4 nbsp 1972 4th 9 5 4 9 8 1 nbsp 1976 5th 7 5 2 5 5 0 nbsp 1980 nbsp 8 4 4 9 8 1 nbsp 1984 5th 8 6 2 Direct qualification nbsp 1988 Did not qualify 10 7 3 nbsp 1992 12 6 6 nbsp 1996 Did not qualify nbsp 2000 5th 7 4 3 Direct qualification nbsp 2004 nbsp 8 5 3 nbsp 2008 Did not qualify Did not qualify nbsp 2012 nbsp 2016 4 3 1 nbsp 2020 5th 4 2 2 4 4 0 nbsp 2024 To be determined To be determinedTotal 13 20 94 56 39 53 41 12 EuroBasket Edit EuroBasket QualificationYear Position Pld W L Pld W L nbsp 1935 7th 4 2 2 nbsp 1937 nbsp 5 3 2 nbsp 1939 6th 7 2 5 nbsp 1946 nbsp 5 4 1 nbsp 1947 9th 6 3 3 nbsp 1949 Did not enter nbsp 1951 5th 9 6 3 nbsp 1953 7th 10 3 7 nbsp 1955 6th 10 4 6 nbsp 1957 10th 10 7 3 nbsp 1959 10th 8 5 3 nbsp 1961 Did not enter nbsp 1963 12th 9 4 5 Direct qualification nbsp 1965 4th 9 5 4 3 3 0 nbsp 1967 7th 9 5 4 Direct qualification nbsp 1969 6th 7 4 3 Qualified as host nbsp 1971 nbsp 7 5 2 4 3 1 nbsp 1973 5th 7 5 2 Direct qualification nbsp 1975 nbsp 7 4 3 nbsp 1977 4th 7 5 2 nbsp 1979 5th 8 4 4 Qualified as host nbsp 1981 5th 8 4 4 Direct qualification nbsp 1983 nbsp 7 7 0 nbsp 1985 nbsp 8 6 2 nbsp 1987 5th 8 7 1 nbsp 1989 4th 5 2 3 6 5 1 nbsp 1991 nbsp 5 4 1 6 5 1 nbsp 1993 9th 6 2 4 Direct qualification nbsp 1995 5th 9 5 4 6 4 2 nbsp 1997 nbsp 8 7 1 10 9 1 nbsp 1999 nbsp 9 7 2 10 8 2 nbsp 2001 11th 4 2 2 Direct qualification nbsp 2003 nbsp 7 4 3 10 8 2 nbsp 2005 9th 4 2 2 Direct qualification nbsp 2007 9th 6 2 4 nbsp 2009 Did not qualify 12 5 7 nbsp 2011 17th 5 1 4 8 5 3 nbsp 2013 8th 11 6 5 8 8 0 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2015 6th 8 5 3 4 3 1 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2017 7th 7 4 3 7 4 3 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2022 8th 7 4 3 6 4 2 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2025 To be determined To be determinedTotal 38 41 276 161 115 100 74 26Results and fixtures Edit Win Loss 2023 Edit Italy nbsp v nbsp Ukraine 23 February 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers 2nd round Italy nbsp 85 75 nbsp Ukraine Livorno Italy21 00 CET UTC 1 Scoring by quarter 23 21 20 22 15 14 27 18Pts Mannion 28 Rebs Severini 7Asts Spissu 7 Boxscore Pts Sanon 15 Rebs Gerun 7Asts four players 3 Arena Modigliani Forum Attendance 8 000Referees Aleksandar Glisic SRB Wojciech Liszka POL Martin Vulic CRO Spain nbsp v nbsp Italy 26 February 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers 2nd round Spain nbsp 68 72 nbsp Italy Caceres Spain18 00 CET UTC 1 Scoring by quarter 16 13 13 20 15 19 24 20Pts Perez Rebs Nunez Perez 8Asts three players 3 Boxscore Pts Caruso 19 Rebs Severini 9Asts Flaccadori Spissu 4 Arena Multiusos Ciudad de Caceres Attendance 5 400Referees Gatis Salins LAT Martin Horozov BUL Peter Praksch HUN Angola nbsp v nbsp Italy 25 August 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup Group stage Angola nbsp 67 81 nbsp Italy Bocaue Philippines16 00 UTC 8 Scoring by quarter 17 23 23 20 17 18 10 20Pts Dundao 19 Rebs five players 5Asts Goncalves 4 Boxscore Pts Fontecchio 19 Rebs Polonara 7Asts Spissu Arena Philippine Arena Attendance 21 214Referees Guilherme Locatelli BRA Kerem Baki TUR Martin Vulic CRO Italy nbsp v nbsp Dominican Republic 27 August 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup Group stage Italy nbsp 82 87 nbsp Dominican Republic Quezon City Philippines16 00 UTC 8 Scoring by quarter 19 13 20 25 17 31 26 18Pts Spissu 17 Rebs Melli 7Asts Spissu 4 Boxscore Pts Feliz Towns 24 Rebs Towns 11Asts Montero 9 Arena Araneta Coliseum Attendance 6 298Referees Gatis Salins LAT Luis Castillo ESP Georgios Poursanidis GRE Philippines nbsp v nbsp Italy 29 August 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup Group stage Philippines nbsp 83 90 nbsp Italy Quezon City Philippines20 00 UTC 8 Scoring by quarter 23 20 16 28 21 25 23 17Pts Clarkson 23 Rebs Edu 8Asts Clarkson 6 Boxscore Pts Fontecchio 18 Rebs three players 6Asts Spissu 9 Arena Araneta Coliseum Attendance 11 821Referees Yohan Rosso FRA Leandro Zalazar ARG Martins Kozlovskis LAT Serbia nbsp v nbsp Italy 1 September 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup 2nd Group stage Serbia nbsp 76 78 nbsp Italy Quezon City Philippines16 00 UTC 8 Scoring by quarter 19 23 23 17 20 19 14 19Pts Bogdanovic 18 Rebs Milutinov 12Asts Bogdanovic 4 Boxscore Pts Fontecchio 30 Rebs Fontecchio 7Asts Pajola 6 Arena Araneta Coliseum Attendance 3 117Referees Antonio Conde ESP Luis Castillo ESP Martin Vulic CRO Italy nbsp v nbsp Puerto Rico 3 September 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup 2nd Group stage Italy nbsp 73 57 nbsp Puerto Rico Quezon City Philippines16 00 UTC 8 Scoring by quarter 25 15 14 21 12 11 22 10Pts Ricci Tonut 15 Rebs Fontecchio Melli 12Asts Pajola 9 Boxscore Pts Waters 13 Rebs Pineiro 7Asts Waters 9 Arena Araneta Coliseum Attendance 4 379Referees Guilherme Locatelli BRA Martins Kozlovskis LAT Martin Vulic CRO Italy nbsp v nbsp United States 5 September 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup Quarter finals Italy nbsp 63 100 nbsp United States Pasay Philippines20 40 UTC 8 Scoring by quarter 14 24 10 22 20 37 19 17Pts Fontecchio 18 Rebs Melli 9Asts Tonut 5 Boxscore Pts Bridges 24 Rebs Bridges Portis Jr 7Asts Haliburton 5 Arena Mall of Asia Arena Attendance 9 764Referees Julio Anaya PAN Ademir Zurapovic BIH Juan Fernandez ARG Italy nbsp v nbsp Latvia 7 September 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup Classifying round Italy nbsp 82 87 nbsp Latvia Pasay Philippines16 45 UTC 8 Scoring by quarter 26 18 16 28 18 21 22 20Pts Datome 20 Rebs Melli 9Asts Spissu 7 Boxscore Pts Grazulis 28 Rebs Grazulis 6Asts Skele 9 Arena Mall of Asia Arena Attendance 4 579Referees Ademir Zurapovic BIH Takaki Kato JPN Blanca Burns USA Italy nbsp v nbsp Slovenia 9 September 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup Seventh place game Italy nbsp 85 89 nbsp Slovenia Pasay Philippines16 45 UTC 8 Scoring by quarter 18 15 23 27 19 28 25 19Pts Spissu 22 Rebs Polonara 7Asts Melli 5 Boxscore Pts Doncic 29 Rebs Doncic 10Asts Doncic 8 Arena Mall of Asia Arena Attendance 10 775Referees Ademir Zurapovic BIH Martins Kozlovskis LAT Martin Vulic CRO 2024 Edit Italy nbsp v nbsp Turkey 22 February 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers Italy nbsp vs nbsp Turkey ItalyBoxscore Hungary nbsp v nbsp Italy 25 February 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers Hungary nbsp vs nbsp Italy HungaryBoxscore Iceland nbsp v nbsp Italy 22 November 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers Iceland nbsp vs nbsp Italy IcelandBoxscore Italy nbsp v nbsp Iceland 25 November 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers Italy nbsp vs nbsp Iceland ItalyBoxscore 2025 Edit Turkey nbsp v nbsp Italy 20 February 2025 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers Turkey nbsp vs nbsp Italy TurkeyBoxscore Italy nbsp v nbsp Hungary 23 February 2025 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers Italy nbsp vs nbsp Hungary ItalyBoxscoreTeam EditCurrent roster Edit Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup 13 14 Italy men s national basketball team 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr G 0 Marco Spissu 28 1995 02 05 5 February 1995 1 84 m 6 ft 0 in Reyer Venezia nbsp G 7 Stefano Tonut 29 1993 11 07 7 November 1993 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in Olimpia Milano nbsp F 9 Nicolo Melli 32 1991 01 26 26 January 1991 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in Olimpia Milano nbsp F 13 Simone Fontecchio 27 1995 12 09 9 December 1995 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in Utah Jazz nbsp PF 17 Giampaolo Ricci 31 1991 09 27 27 September 1991 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Olimpia Milano nbsp G 18 Matteo Spagnolo 20 2003 01 10 10 January 2003 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in Alba Berlin nbsp F 33 Achille Polonara 31 1991 11 23 23 November 1991 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in Virtus Bologna nbsp C 35 Mouhamet Diouf 21 2001 09 10 10 September 2001 2 08 m 6 ft 10 in Rio Breogan nbsp PF 40 Luca Severini 27 1996 06 20 20 June 1996 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in Derthona Basket nbsp SF 50 Gabriele Procida 21 2002 06 01 1 June 2002 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Alba Berlin nbsp G 54 Alessandro Pajola 23 1999 11 09 9 November 1999 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in Virtus Bologna nbsp F 70 Luigi Datome C 35 1987 11 27 27 November 1987 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in Olimpia Milano nbsp Head coach nbsp Gianmarco PozzeccoAssistant coach es nbsp Edoardo Casalone nbsp Riccardo Fois nbsp Federico Fuca nbsp Giuseppe Poeta nbsp Carlo RecalcatiLegend C Team captain Club describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon 25 August 2023Depth chart Edit Pos Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2C Nicolo Melli Luca Severini Mouhamet DioufPF Achille Polonara Giampaolo RicciSF Simone Fontecchio Luigi DatomeSG Stefano Tonut Matteo Spagnolo Gabriele ProcidaPG Marco Spissu Alessandro PajolaHead coach history Edit nbsp Marco Muggiani 1926 nbsp Attilio De Filippi 1935 nbsp Decio Scuri 1936 nbsp Guido Graziani 1936 1937 nbsp Decio Scuri 1939 nbsp Elliott Van Zandt 1947 1951 nbsp Giancarlo Marinelli Jan 1952 Mar 1952 nbsp Amerigo Penzo Mar 1952 nbsp Vittorio Tracuzzi 1952 1953 nbsp Francesco Ferrero 1954 nbsp Jim McGregor 1954 1956 nbsp Nello Paratore 1957 1968 nbsp Giancarlo Primo 1969 1979 nbsp Sandro Gamba 1979 1985 nbsp Valerio Bianchini 1985 1987 nbsp Sandro Gamba 1987 1992 nbsp Ettore Messina 1992 1997 nbsp Bogdan Tanjevic 1997 2001 nbsp Carlo Recalcati 2001 2009 nbsp Simone Pianigiani 2009 2015 nbsp Ettore Messina 2015 2017 nbsp Meo Sacchetti 2017 2022 nbsp Gianmarco Pozzecco 2022 present Individual records EditPlayers with the most caps games played Edit Players in bold are players that are still active Rank Player Caps1 Pierluigi Marzorati 2782 Dino Meneghin 2713 Roberto Brunamonti 2564 Giacomo Galanda 2155 Walter Magnifico 2146 Antonello Riva 2137 Gianluca Basile 2098 Renzo Bariviera 2089 Renato Villalta 20610 Renzo Vecchiato 202 Players with the most points scored Edit Players in bold are players that are still active Rank Player Points scored1 Antonello Riva 3 7852 Dino Meneghin 2 8473 Renato Villalta 2 2774 Pierluigi Marzorati 2 2095 Renzo Bariviera 2 1516 Walter Magnifico 2 0267 Gregor Fucka 1 8898 Massimo Masini 1 8529 Carlton Myers 1 82510 Marco Belinelli 1 795 Highest individual scoring games Edit 46 Antonello Riva 29 October 1987 vs nbsp Switzerland 45 Lino Cappelletti 15 September 1956 vs nbsp Sweden 41 Antonello Riva 8 August 1990 vs nbsp Brazil 40 Claudio Malagoli 25 May 1978 vs nbsp Turkey 40 Antonello Riva 10 August 1984 vs nbsp Uruguay 39 Antonello Riva 18 July 1986 vs nbsp Israel 37 Antonello Riva 24 June 1992 vs nbsp Poland 36 Andrea Bargnani 2 September 2011 vs nbsp Latvia 36 Carlton Myers 3 December 1997 vs nbsp Sweden 35 Danilo Gallinari 30 August 2015 vs nbsp Russia 35 Antonello Riva 9 August 1990 vs nbsp AustraliaPast rosters Edit1935 EuroBasket finished 7th among 10 teams3 Gino Basso 4 Bruno Caracoi 5 Livio Franceschini 6 Emilio Giassetti 7 Giancarlo Marinelli 8 Sergio Paganella 9 Egidio Premiani 10 Ezio Varisco Coach Attilio De Filippi 1936 Olympic Games finished 7th among 21 teams1 Ambrogio Bessi 2 Galeazzo Dondi 3 Livio Franceschini 4 Emilio Giassetti 5 Enrico Castelli 6 Giancarlo Marinelli 7 Sergio Paganella 8 Egidio Premiani 9 Gino Basso 10 Adolfo Mazzini 11 Mario Novelli 12 Michele Pelliccia 13 Remo Piana Coach Decio Scuri 1937 EuroBasket finished 2nd nbsp among 8 teams3 Ambrogio Bessi 4 Galeazzo Dondi 5 Livio Franceschini 6 Emilio Giassetti 7 Giancarlo Marinelli 8 Camillo Marinone 9 Sergio Paganella 10 Mino Pasquini 11 Michele Pelliccia 12 Ezio Varisco Coach Guido Graziani 1939 EuroBasket finished 6th among 8 teams3 Giancarlo Marinelli 4 Mino Pasquini 5 Mario Novelli 7 Michele Pelliccia 8 Gelsomino Girotti 9 Ambrogio Bessi 10 Giuseppe Bernini 11 Aldo Tambone 12 Bruno Renner 13 Giovanbattista Pellegrini 14 Venzo Vannini Coach Decio Scuri 1946 EuroBasket finished 2nd nbsp among 10 teams3 Giancarlo Marinelli 5 Mario Cattarini 6 Venzo Vannini 7 Tullio Pitacco 8 Armando Fagarazzi 9 Cesare Rubini 11 Sergio Stefanini 12 Valentino Pellarini 13 Albino Bocciai 14 Marcello de Nardus 20 Giuseppe Stefanini Coach 1947 EuroBasket finished 9th among 14 teams3 Cesare Rubini 4 Marcello de Nardus 5 Mario Cattarini 6 Guido Garlato 7 Giovanni Miliani 8 Armando Fagarazzi 10 Sergio Ferriani 11 Severino Radici 12 Valentino Pellarini 13 Giancarlo Primo 14 Carlo Cerioni 15 Vittorio Tracuzzi 16 Massimo Lucentini 23 Enrico Garbosi Coach Elliott van Zandt 1948 Olympic Games finished 17th among 23 teams3 Giancarlo Marinelli 4 Gianfranco Bersani 5 Vittorio Tracuzzi 6 Giancarlo Primo 7 Romeo Romanutti 8 Luigi Rapini 9 Carlo Cerioni 10 Sergio Ferriani 11 Federico Marietti 12 Valentino Pellarini 13 Giovanni Nesti 14 Ezio Mantelli 15 Renzo Ranuzzi 33 Sergio Stefanini Coach Elliott van Zandt 1951 EuroBasket finished 5th among 17 teams3 Giancarlo Primo 4 Gianfranco Bersani 5 Vittorio Tracuzzi 6 Dino Zucchi 7 Romeo Romanutti 8 Giorgio Bongiovanni 9 Cesare Rubini 10 Giuseppe Sforza 11 Federico Marietti 12 Enrico Pagani 13 Carlo Cerioni 14 Mario de Carolis 15 Enzo Ferretti 33 Sergio Stefanini Coach Elliott van Zandt 1952 Olympic Games finished 17th among 23 teams3 Giorgio Bongiovanni 4 Carlo Cerioni 5 Renzo Ranuzzi 6 Sergio Marelli 7 Luigi Rapini 8 Fabio Presca 9 Enrico Pagani 10 Sergio Ferriani 11 Federico Marietti 12 Dino Zucchi 13 Sergio Stefanini 15 Giordano Damiani 16 Achille Canna Coach Vittorio Tracuzzi 1953 EuroBasket finished 7th among 17 teams3 Tonino Zorzi 4 Carlo Cerioni 5 Giorgio Bongiovanni 6 Stelio Posar 7 Alberto Margheritini 8 Alessandro Riminucci 9 Cesare Rubini 10 Achille Canna 11 Antonio Calebotta 12 Nicola Porcelli 13 Giuseppe Lomazzi 14 Romano Forastieri 15 Mario Alesini 16 Rino di Cera Coach Vittorio Tracuzzi 1955 EuroBasket finished 6th among 18 teams3 Giordano Damiani 4 Adelino Cappelletti 5 Vinicio Nesti 6 Adelino Costanzo 7 Alberto Margheritini 8 Alessandro Gamba 9 Silvio Lucev 10 Alessandro Riminucci 11 Elvio Bizzaro 13 Germano Gambini 14 Stelio Posar 15 Gianfranco Sardagna 16 Sergio Macoratti Coach Jim McGregor 1957 EuroBasket finished 10th among 16 teams4 Gianni Zagatti 5 Marcello Motto 6 Cesare Volpato 7 Stelio Posar 8 Alessandro Gamba 10 Paolo Conti 11 Rolando Rocchi 12 Vittorio Pomilio 13 Sergio Macoratti 14 Antonio Costanzo 15 Mario Alesini 16 Giancarlo Sarti Coach Carmine Nello Paratore 1959 EuroBasket finished 10th among 17 teams3 Paolo Conti 4 Cesare Volpato 5 Silvio Lucev 6 Gabriele Vianello 7 Gianfranco Pieri 8 Enrico de Carli 9 Mario Alesini 10 Achille Canna 11 Antonio Calebotta 12 Giovanni Gavagnin 13 Gianfranco Lombardi 14 Claudio Velluti Coach Carmine Nello Paratore 1960 Olympic Games finished 4th among 16 teams3 Augusto Giomo 4 Gabriele Vianello 5 Sandro Riminucci 6 Gianfranco Lombardi 7 Gianfranco Pieri 8 Alessandro Gamba 9 Mario Alesini 10 Achille Canna 11 Antonio Calebotta 12 Paolo Vittori 13 Giovanni Gavagnin 14 Gianfranco Sardagna Coach Carmine Nello Paratore 1963 FIBA World Cup finished 7th among 13 teams4 Augusto Giomo 5 Giusto Pellanera 6 Gianfranco Lombardi 7 Giambattista Cescutti 8 Franco Bertini 9 Paolo Vittori 10 Sandro Riminucci 11 Guido Carlo Gatti 12 Massimo Masini 13 Giovanni Gavagnin 14 Gabriele Vianello 15 Vittorio dal Pozzo Coach Carmine Nello Paratore 1963 EuroBasket finished 12th among 16 teams4 Ettore Zuccheri 5 Giusto Pellanera 6 Valerio Vatteroni 7 Massimo Masini 8 Claudio Velluti 9 Paolo Vittori 10 Stefano Albanese 11 Antonio Frigerio 12 Alfredo Barlucchi 13 Sauro Bufalini 14 Santo Rossi 15 Massimo Cosmelli Coach Carmine Nello Paratore 1964 Olympic Games finished 5th among 16 teams4 Augusto Giomo 5 Giusto Pellanera 6 Gianfranco Lombardi 7 Gianfranco Pieri 8 Franco Bertini 9 Paolo Vittori 10 Gianfranco Sardagna 11 Ottorino Flaborea 12 Massimo Masini 13 Sauro Bufalini 14 Gabriele Vianello 15 Giovanni Gavagnin Coach Carmine Nello Paratore 1965 EuroBasket finished 4th among 16 teams4 Giambattista Cescutti 5 Giusto Pellanera 6 Gianfranco Lombardi 7 Massimo Cosmelli 8 Franco Bertini 9 Tonino Zorzi 10 Gabriele Vianello 11 Guido Carlo Gatti 12 Massimo Masini 13 Sauro Bufalini 14 Sandro Spinetti 15 Ottorino Flaborea Coach Carmine Nello Paratore 1967 FIBA World Cup finished 9th among 13 teams4 Massimo Villetti 5 Giusto Pellanera 6 Gianfranco Lombardi 7 Carlo Recalcati 8 Alberto Merlati 9 Fernando Fattori 10 Gianluigi Jessi 11 Gianfranco Fantin 12 Giuseppe Rundo 13 Sauro Bufalini 14 Massimo Cosmelli 15 Enrico Bovone Coach Carmine Nello Paratore 1967 EuroBasket finished 7th among 16 teams4 Livio Paschini 5 Giulio Iellini 6 Carlo Recalcati 7 Alberto Merlati 8 Gianluigi Jessi 9 Fernando Fattori 10 Gabriele Vianello 11 Gianfranco Fantin 12 Massimo Masini 13 Sauro Bufalini 14 Massimo Cosmelli 15 Ottorino Flaborea Coach Carmine Nello Paratore 1968 Olympic Games finished 8th among 16 teams4 Carlo Recalcati 5 Giusto Pellanera 6 Gianfranco Lombardi 7 Enrico Bovone 8 Massimo Masini 9 Paolo Vittori 10 Gabriele Vianello 11 Guido Carlo Gatti 12 Ottorino Flaborea 13 Sauro Bufalini 14 Massimo Cosmelli 15 Gianluigi Jessi Coach Carmine Nello Paratore 1969 EuroBasket finished 6th among 12 teams4 Renzo Bariviera 5 Aldo Ossola 6 Carlo Recalcati 7 Enrico Bovone 8 Massimo Masini 9 Paolo Bergonzoni 10 Marino Zanatta 11 Dino Meneghin 12 Giuseppe Brumatti 13 Ivan Bisson 14 Massimo Cosmelli 15 Gianluigi Jessi Coach Giancarlo Primo 1970 FIBA World Cup finished 4th among 13 teams4 Eligio de Rossi 5 Ottorino Flaborea 6 Carlo Recalcati 7 Ivan Bisson 8 Massimo Masini 9 Renzo Bariviera 10 Marino Zanatta 11 Dino Meneghin 12 Augusto Giomo 13 Antonio Errico 14 Massimo Cosmelli 15 Edoardo Rusconi Coach Giancarlo Primo 1971 EuroBasket finished 3rd nbsp among 12 teams4 Giorgio Giomo 5 Ottorino Flaborea 6 Carlo Recalcati 7 Giulio Iellini 8 Massimo Masini 9 Renzo Bariviera 10 Marino Zanatta 11 Dino Meneghin 12 Pierluigi Marzorati 13 Luigi Serafini 14 Massimo Cosmelli 15 Ivan Bisson Coach Giancarlo Primo 1972 Olympic Games finished 4th among 16 teams4 Ottorino Flaborea 5 Giuseppe Brumatti 6 Giorgio Giomo 7 Mauro Cerioni 8 Massimo Masini 9 Renzo Bariviera 10 Marino Zanatta 11 Dino Meneghin 12 Pierluigi Marzorati 13 Luigi Serafini 14 Ivan Bisson 15 Giulio Iellini Coach Giancarlo Primo 1973 EuroBasket finished 5th among 12 teams4 Fabrizio della Fiori 5 Giulio Iellini 6 Gianni Bertolotti 7 Mauro Cerioni 8 Vittorio Ferracini 9 Renzo Bariviera 10 Marino Zanatta 11 Dino Meneghin 12 Pierluigi Marzorati 13 Luigi Serafini 14 Ivan Bisson 15 Giuseppe Brumatti Coach Giancarlo Primo 1975 EuroBasket finished 3rd nbsp among 12 teams4 Lorenzo Carraro 5 Giulio Iellini 6 Carlo Recalcati 7 Vittorio Ferracini 8 Fabrizio della Fiori 9 Renzo Bariviera 10 Marino Zanatta 11 Dino Meneghin 12 Pierluigi Marzorati 13 Renato Villalta 14 Ivan Bisson 15 Gianni Bertolotti Coach Giancarlo Primo 1976 Olympic Games finished 5th among 12 teams4 Giuseppe Brumatti 5 Giulio Iellini 6 Carlo Recalcati 7 Luciano Vendemini 8 Fabrizio della Fiori 9 Renzo Bariviera 10 Marino Zanatta 11 Dino Meneghin 12 Pierluigi Marzorati 13 Luigi Serafini 14 Ivan Bisson 15 Gianni Bertolotti Coach Giancarlo Primo 1977 EuroBasket finished 4th among 12 teams4 Carlo Caglieris 5 Giulio Iellini 6 Lorenzo Carraro 7 Renzo Vecchiato 8 Fabrizio della Fiori 9 Renzo Bariviera 10 Marco Bonamico 11 Dino Meneghin 12 Vittorio Ferracini 13 Luigi Serafini 14 Pierluigi Marzorati 15 Gianni Bertolotti Coach Giancarlo Primo 1978 FIBA World Cup finished 4th among 14 teams4 Carlo Caglieris 5 Giulio Iellini 6 Lorenzo Carraro 7 Vittorio Ferracini 8 Fabrizio della Fiori 9 Renzo Bariviera 10 Marco Bonamico 11 Dino Meneghin 12 Renato Villalta 13 Renzo Vecchiato 14 Pierluigi Marzorati 15 Gianni Bertolotti Coach Giancarlo Primo 1979 EuroBasket finished 5th among 12 teams4 Carlo Caglieris 5 Renato Villalta 6 Lorenzo Carraro 7 Domenico Zampolini 8 Enrico Gilardi 9 Roberto Brunamonti 10 Marco Bonamico 11 Dino Meneghin 12 Vittorio Ferracini 13 Luigi Serafini 14 Renzo Vecchiato 15 Gianni Bertolotti Coach Giancarlo Primo 1980 Olympic Games finished 2nd nbsp among 12 teams4 Meo Sacchetti 5 Roberto Brunamonti 6 Mike Sylvester 7 Enrico Gilardi 8 Fabrizio della Fiori 9 Marco Solfrini 10 Marco Bonamico 11 Dino Meneghin 12 Renato Villalta 13 Renzo Vecchiato 14 Pierluigi Marzorati 15 Pietro Generali Coach Sandro Gamba 1981 EuroBasket finished 5th among 12 teams4 Roberto Brunamonti 6 Mike Sylvester 7 Enrico Gilardi 8 Ario Costa 9 Vittorio Ferracini 10 Renato Villalta 11 Dino Meneghin 12 Domenico Zampolini 13 Renzo Vecchiato 14 Pierluigi Marzorati 15 Pietro Generali 16 Franco Boselli Coach Sandro Gamba 1983 EuroBasket finished 1st nbsp among 12 teams4 Carlo Caglieris 5 Alberto Tonut 6 Marco Bonamico 7 Enrico Gilardi 8 Ario Costa 9 Roberto Brunamonti 10 Renato Villalta 11 Dino Meneghin 12 Antonello Riva 13 Renzo Vecchiato 14 Pierluigi Marzorati 15 Romeo Sacchetti Coach Sandro Gamba 1984 Olympic Games finished 5th among 12 teams4 Carlo Caglieris 5 Roberto Premier 6 Marco Bonamico 7 Enrico Gilardi 8 Walter Magnifico 9 Roberto Brunamonti 10 Renato Villalta 11 Dino Meneghin 12 Antonello Riva 13 Renzo Vecchiato 14 Pierluigi Marzorati 15 Meo Sacchetti Coach Sandro Gamba 1985 EuroBasket finished 3rd nbsp among 12 teams4 Giampiero Savio 5 Beppe Bosa 6 Ario Costa 7 Enrico Gilardi 8 Walter Magnifico 9 Roberto Brunamonti 10 Renato Villalta 11 Augusto Binelli 12 Roberto Premier 13 Renzo Vecchiato 14 Pierluigi Marzorati 15 Meo Sacchetti Coach Sandro Gamba 1986 FIBA World Cup finished 6th among 24 teams4 Roberto Premier 5 Ario Costa 6 Walter Magnifico 7 Enrico Gilardi 8 Fulvio Polesello 9 Roberto Brunamonti 10 Renato Villalta 11 Augusto Binelli 12 Antonello Riva 13 Sandro Dell Agnello 14 Pierluigi Marzorati 15 Meo Sacchetti Coach Valerio Bianchini 1987 EuroBasket finished 5th among 12 teams4 Piero Montecchi 5 Ferdinando Gentile 6 Walter Magnifico 7 Alberto Tonut 8 Massimo Iacopini 9 Roberto Brunamonti 10 Renato Villalta 11 Angelo Gilardi 12 Antonello Riva 13 Riccardo Morandotti 14 Ario Costa 15 Flavio Carera Coach Valerio Bianchini 1989 EuroBasket finished 4th among 8 teams4 Andrea Gracis 5 Mike D Antoni 6 Walter Magnifico 7 Sandro Dell Agnello 8 Beppe Bosa 9 Roberto Brunamonti 10 Massimo Iacopini 11 Augusto Binelli 12 Antonello Riva 13 Riccardo Morandotti 14 Ario Costa 15 Flavio Carera Coach Sandro Gamba 1990 FIBA World Cup finished 9th among 16 teams4 Alberto Rossini 5 Riccardo Pittis 6 Andrea Niccolai 7 Sandro Dell Agnello 8 Giuseppe Bosa 9 Roberto Brunamonti 10 Gustavo Tolotti 11 Francesco Vescovi 12 Antonello Riva 13 Davide Pessina 14 Alberto Vianini 15 Davide Cantarello Coach Sandro Gamba 1991 EuroBasket finished 2nd nbsp among 8 teams4 Alessandro Fantozzi 5 Ferdinando Gentile 6 Walter Magnifico 7 Sandro Dell Agnello 8 Andrea Gracis 9 Roberto Brunamonti 10 Roberto Premier 11 Riccardo Pittis 12 Antonello Riva 13 Davide Pessina 14 Ario Costa 15 Stefano Rusconi Coach Sandro Gamba 1993 EuroBasket finished 9th among 16 teams4 Claudio Coldebella 5 Ferdinando Gentile 6 Massimo Iacopini 7 Alberto Tonut 8 Beppe Bosa 9 Riccardo Pittis 10 Carlton Myers 11 Paolo Moretti 12 Alberto Rossini 13 Alessandro Frosini 14 Flavio Carera 15 Stefano Rusconi Coach Ettore Messina 1995 EuroBasket finished 5th among 14 teams4 Claudio Coldebella 5 Ferdinando Gentile 6 Walter Magnifico 7 Riccardo Pittis 8 Vincenzo Esposito 9 Paolo Conti 10 Alessandro Abbio 11 Gregor Fucka 12 Federico Pieri 13 Alessandro Frosini 14 Flavio Carera 15 Stefano Rusconi Coach Ettore Messina 1997 EuroBasket finished 2nd nbsp among 16 teams4 Claudio Coldebella 5 Davide Bonora 6 Gregor Fucka 7 Riccardo Pittis 8 Denis Marconato 9 Giacomo Galanda 10 Carlton Myers 11 Paolo Moretti 12 Alessandro Abbio 13 Alessandro Frosini 14 Flavio Carera 15 Dan Gay Coach Ettore Messina 1998 FIBA World Cup finished 6th among 16 teams4 Davide Bonora 5 Gianluca Basile 6 Alessandro De Pol 7 Gregor Fucka 8 Gianmarco Pozzecco 9 Giacomo Galanda 10 Carlton Myers 11 Andrea Meneghin 12 Alessandro Abbio 13 Alessandro Frosini 14 Roberto Chiacig 15 Marcelo Damiao Coach Bogdan Tanjevic 1999 EuroBasket finished 1st nbsp among 16 teams4 Davide Bonora 5 Gianluca Basile 6 Giacomo Galanda 7 Gregor Fucka MVP 8 Denis Marconato 9 Alessandro De Pol 10 Carlton Myers 11 Andrea Meneghin 12 Alessandro Abbio 13 Michele Mian 14 Roberto Chiacig 15 Marcelo Damiao Coach Bogdan Tanjevic 2000 Olympic Games finished 5th among 12 teams4 German Scarone 5 Gianluca Basile 6 Giacomo Galanda 7 Gregor Fucka 8 Denis Marconato 9 Agostino Li Vecchi 10 Carlton Myers 11 Andrea Meneghin 12 Alessandro Abbio 13 Michele Mian 14 Roberto Chiacig 15 Marcelo Damiao Coach Bogdan Tanjevic 2001 EuroBasket finished 9th among 16 teams4 Nikola Radulovic 5 Gianluca Basile 6 Giacomo Galanda 7 Gregor Fucka 8 Denis Marconato 9 Alessandro De Pol 10 Andrea Pecile 11 Andrea Meneghin 12 Alex Righetti 13 Michele Mian 14 Roberto Chiacig 15 Andrea Camata Coach Bogdan Tanjevic 2003 EuroBasket finished 3rd nbsp among 16 teams4 Nikola Radulovic 5 Gianluca Basile 6 Giacomo Galanda 7 Matteo Soragna 8 Denis Marconato 9 Alessandro De Pol 10 Alex Righetti 11 Davide Lamma 12 Massimo Bulleri 13 Michele Mian 14 Roberto Chiacig 15 Alessandro Cittadini Coach Carlo Recalcati 2004 Olympic Games finished 2nd nbsp among 12 teams4 Nikola Radulovic 5 Gianluca Basile 6 Giacomo Galanda C 7 Matteo Soragna 8 Denis Marconato 9 Gianmarco Pozzecco 10 Alex Righetti 11 Rodolfo Rombaldoni 12 Massimo Bulleri 13 Michele Mian 14 Roberto Chiacig 15 Luca Garri Coach Carlo Recalcati 2005 EuroBasket finished 10th among 16 teams4 Dante Calabria 5 Gianluca Basile 6 Giacomo Galanda 7 Matteo Soragna 8 Denis Marconato 9 Gianmarco Pozzecco 10 Alex Righetti 11 Stefano Mancinelli 12 Massimo Bulleri 13 Marco Mordente 14 Roberto Chiacig 15 Angelo Gigli Coach Carlo Recalcati 2006 FIBA World Cup finished 9th among 24 teams4 Fabio Di Bella 5 Gianluca Basile 6 Stefano Mancinelli 7 Matteo Soragna 8 Denis Marconato 9 Marco Belinelli 10 Andrea Pecile 11 Andrea Michelori 12 Mason Rocca 13 Marco Mordente 14 Luca Garri 15 Angelo Gigli Coach Carlo Recalcati 2007 EuroBasket finished 9th among 16 teams4 Marco Belinelli 5 Gianluca Basile 6 Stefano Mancinelli 7 Matteo Soragna 8 Denis Marconato 9 Marco Mordente 10 Andrea Bargnani 11 Andrea Crosariol 12 Massimo Bulleri 13 Fabio Di Bella 14 Luigi Datome 15 Angelo Gigli Coach Carlo Recalcati 2011 EuroBasket finished 20th among 24 teams4 Antonio Maestranzi 5 Marco Carraretto 6 Stefano Mancinelli 7 Andrea Bargnani 8 Danilo Gallinari 9 Marco Mordente C 10 Andrea Cinciarini 11 Marco Belinelli 12 Marco Cusin 13 Luigi Datome 14 Andrea Renzi 15 Daniel Hackett Coach Simone Pianigiani 2013 EuroBasket finished 8th among 24 teams4 Pietro Aradori 5 Alessandro Gentile 6 Guido Rosselli 7 Luca Vitali 8 Giuseppe Poeta 9 Nicolo Melli 10 Marco Belinelli 11 Travis Diener 12 Marco Cusin 13 Luigi Datome 14 Daniele Magro 15 Andrea Cinciarini Coach Simone Pianigiani 2015 EuroBasket finished 6th among 24 teams00 Amedeo Della Valle 3 Marco Belinelli 4 Pietro Aradori 5 Alessandro Gentile 8 Danilo Gallinari 9 Andrea Bargnani 12 Marco Cusin 13 Luigi Datome C 17 Nicolo Melli 20 Andrea Cinciarini 23 Daniel Hackett 33 Achille Polonara Coach Simone Pianigiani 2017 EuroBasket finished 7th among 24 teams 15 0 Daniel Hackett 3 Marco Belinelli 4 Pietro Aradori 5 Ariel Filloy 6 Paul Biligha 9 Nicolo Melli 12 Marco Cusin 20 Andrea Cinciarini 23 Awudu Abass 24 Filippo Baldi Rossi 32 Christian Burns 70 Luigi Datome C Coach Ettore Messina 2019 FIBA World Cup finished 10th among 32 teams 16 00 Amedeo Della Valle 3 Marco Belinelli 5 Alessandro Gentile 6 Paul Biligha 7 Luca Vitali 8 Danilo Gallinari 10 Daniel Hackett 12 Ariel Filloy 15 Jeff Brooks 16 Amedeo Tessitori 23 Awudu Abass 70 Luigi Datome C Coach Romeo Sacchetti 2020 Olympic Games finished 5th among 12 teams 17 0 Marco Spissu 1 Nico Mannion 7 Stefano Tonut 8 Danilo Gallinari 9 Nicolo Melli C 13 Simone Fontecchio 16 Amedeo Tessitori 17 Giampaolo Ricci 24 Riccardo Moraschini 31 Michele Vitali 33 Achille Polonara 54 Alessandro Pajola Coach Romeo Sacchetti 2022 EuroBasket finished 8th among 24 teams 18 0 Marco Spissu 3 Nico Mannion 6 Paul Biligha 7 Stefano Tonut 9 Nicolo Melli 13 Simone Fontecchio 16 Amedeo Tessitori 17 Giampaolo Ricci 25 Tommaso Baldasso 33 Achille Polonara 54 Alessandro Pajola 70 Luigi Datome C Coach Gianmarco Pozzecco 2023 FIBA World Cup finished 8th among 32 teams 19 0 Marco Spissu 7 Stefano Tonut 9 Nicolo Melli 13 Simone Fontecchio 16 Amedeo Tessitori 17 Giampaolo Ricci 18 Matteo Spagnolo 25 Tommaso Baldasso 33 Achille Polonara 35 Mouhamet Diouf 40 Luca Severini 50 Gabriele Procida 54 Alessandro Pajola 70 Luigi Datome C Coach Gianmarco Pozzecco Kit EditManufacturer Edit 2017 2023 Spalding 20 2023 present MacronSponsor Edit 2015 2021 Barilla 21 2022 present ITA AirwaysSee also Edit nbsp Sports portal nbsp Italy portalSport in Italy Italy women s national basketball team Italy men s national under 20 basketball team Italy men s national under 19 basketball team Italy men s national under 17 basketball team Italy men s national 3x3 teamReferences and notes Edit FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike FIBA 15 September 2023 Retrieved 15 September 2023 FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE Men fiba basketball Messina to lead Italy at FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament fiba com 6 November 2015 Archived from the original on 22 June 2016 Croatia hold off Italy in thrilling Final to punch Olympic ticket fiba com 9 July 2016 Archived from the original on 10 July 2016 Ettore Messina to step down as Italian national team coach after Eurobasket 2017 Retrieved 15 June 2017 Italy survive Georgia comeback lock up third place date with Finland Retrieved 6 September 2017 Red hot Belinelli lifts Italy past Finland and into Quarters Retrieved 9 September 2017 Serbia through to Semis after dismantling cold shooting Italy Retrieved 13 September 2017 Italy at the EuroBasket 2017 Retrieved 17 September 2017 Meo Sacchetti ready to lead Italy into the new international era Retrieved 4 October 2017 a b Gianmarco Pozzecco ejected from Italy Serbia game left court in tears basketnews com Retrieved 16 September 2022 Greatest upsets in modern EuroBasket history Where does Slovenia rank basketnews com Retrieved 16 September 2022 Road to Manila Scelti i 12 Azzurri per il Mondiale Woldetensae e Caruso lasciano il raduno fip it 14 August 2023 Retrieved 14 August 2023 Team roster Italy PDF FIBA 25 August 2023 Italy at the EuroBasket 2017 Retrieved 13 September 2017 Italy at the 2019 FIBA World Cup Retrieved 8 September 2019 Italy at the 2020 men s Olympic Basketball Tournament Retrieved 3 August 2021 Italy at the EuroBasket 2022 Retrieved 14 September 2022 Italy at the 2023 FIBA World Cup Retrieved 7 September 2023 Italia Spalding nuovo sponsor tecnico della Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro per il quadriennio olimpico 2017 2020 Italy Spalding new technical partner of the Italian Basketball Federation for 2017 to 2020 pianetabasket com in Italian 9 January 2017 Barilla main sponsor of the Italian paperzz com Retrieved 20 July 2015 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Italy national basketball team Official website nbsp in Italian Italy FIBA profile Italy National Team Men at Eurobasket com Italy Basketball Records at FIBA ArchiveVideos Edit Serbia v Italy Highlights EuroBasket 2022 Round of 16 Youtube com video Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Italy men 27s national basketball 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