Stefano Mancinelli

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Stefano Mancinelli ( born March 17, 1983 in Chieti) is an Italian basketball player, currently playing for Fortitudo Bologna. He is 203 cm tall (6'8"), and he can play both small forward or power forward.

He joined Fortitudo Bologna in 2000, and he made his debut in Serie A on April 14, 2001 against Viola Reggio Calabria. He is the captain of the team since 2005, after the leaving of Gianluca Basile.

Stefano and his team lost the final of Euroleague in 2004, when they were defeated by Maccabi Tel Aviv. However he won the Italian title in 2005 against Armani Jeans Milano.

Mancinelli is a member of Italian national team, and he reached the fourth place at the European Juniores Championship of 2000 and participated at the European Championship Under 20 in 2002. In 2005, Italian national team coach Carlo Recalcati added him to the roster for the 2005 European championship, and the following year he was a member of the Italian roster at the World Championship.

In 2007 Mancinelli participated with the Portland Trail Blazers during NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada.

v • d • e Italy squad - 2006 FIBA World Championship - 9th place

4 Di Bella \| 5 Basile \| 6 Mancinelli \| 7 Soragna \| 8 Marconato \| 9 Belinelli \| 10 Pecile \| 11 Michelori \| 12 Rocca \| 13 Mordente \| 14 Garri \| 15 Gigli \| Coach: Recalcati