Italy national basketball team

Italy Italy
FIBA ranking 35 Steady
Joined FIBA 1932 (co-founders)
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation FIP
Coach Ettore Messina
Nickname(s) Azzurri, Squadra Azzurra
Olympic Games
Appearances 12
Medals Silver: 1980, 2004
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 8
EuroBasket
Appearances 37
Medals

Gold: 1983, 1999
Silver: 1937, 1946, 1991, 1997

Bronze: 1971, 1975, 1985, 2003
Uniforms
Light
Dark
First international
Italy Italy 23–17 France France
(Milan, Italy; 4 April 1926)
Biggest win
Italy Italy 128–49 Ireland Republic of Ireland
(Edinburgh, Scotland; 3 May 1976)
Biggest defeat
Italy Italy 62–108 Croatia Croatia
(Zaragoza, Spain; 3 July 1992)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 0
FIBA World Cup 0 0 0
EuroBasket 2 4 4
Mediterranean Games 3 3 2
Total 5 9 6

The Italian national basketball team (Italian: Nazionale di pallacanestro dell'Italia) is the national basketball team representing Italy. It is administrated by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro (Italian Basketball Federation).[1]

Italy has won 2 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 4 bronze medals at the FIBA EuroBasket and 2 silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and has participated at 34 EuroBaskets, 8 World Cups, and 11 Summer Olympic Games.

Italy is one of the founding members of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) and has one of the world's longest basketball traditions.

History

The Early Years (1926–39)

The Italians 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 by 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)

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, 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)

In 1969, Giancarlo Primo became Italy's coach, focusing the game strategies on defense. Under his leadership Italian national team grew stronger, claiming a place among the world's best teams. Under Primo, the Azzuri won two European bronze medals and earned two fourth places at FIBA World Championship. 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)

Italians versus Yugoslavians (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)

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)

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 and failed to qualify for the Olympic Games and the World Championship. A great disappointment was suffered at the 1998 FIBA World Championship 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, leading Italy to the triumph at 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)

Marco Belinelli is a prominent member of Team Italy

At 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 places, two at the EuroBasket and one at the 2006 World Cup. Subsequently, the team failed to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, for the 2009 EuroBasket and the World Championship the following year.
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 EuroBasket 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 non-sporting reasons. Following the disappointment CT Recalcati left and was replaced by Simone Pianigiani. Pianigiani currently coaches both the national team and Mens Sana Basket, which for years dominated the Serie A.

Coach Pianigiani (2009-2015)

Team Italy in 2011

The team of coach Pianigiani was able to participate in the EuroBasket 2011 due to an FIBA decision regarding the enlargement of the tournament.

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

Ettore Messina, the return (2015-present)

From November 5, 2015, Ettore Messina returned to be head coach of the Italian team simultaneously with his with his appointment as assistant-coach of the NBA club San Antonio Spurs.[2]

In July 9, 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.[3]

Medals

Competition 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 0 2 0 2
World Cup 0 0 0 0
European Championship 2 4 4 10
Universiade 0 1 0 1
Mediterranean Games 4 4 3 11
Total 6 9 7 24

Competitions

Olympic Games

Year Position Tournament Host
1936 7 Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics Berlin, Germany
1948 17 Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom
1952 – Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, Finland
1956 – Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, Australia
1960 4 Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rome, Italy
1964 5 Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan
1968 8 Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics Mexico City, Mexico
1972 4 Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Munich, Germany
1976 5 Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Montreal, Canada
1980 2 Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics Moscow, Soviet Union
1984 5 Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, United States
1988 – Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea
1992 – Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain
1996 – Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States
2000 5 Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney
2004 2 Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece
2008 – Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China
2012 – Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom
2016 – Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2020 Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan

World Cup

Year Position Tournament Host
1950 – 1954 FIBA World Championship Buenos Aires, Argentina
1954 – 1954 FIBA World Championship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1959 – 1959 FIBA World Championship Chile
1963 7 1963 FIBA World Championship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1967 9 1970 FIBA World Championship Uruguay
1970 4 1970 FIBA World Championship Yugoslavia
1974 – 1974 FIBA World Championship Puerto Rico
1978 4 1978 FIBA World Championship Philippines
1982 – 1982 FIBA World Championship Colombia
1986 6 1986 FIBA World Championship Spain
1990 9 1990 FIBA World Championship Argentina
1994 – 1994 FIBA World Championship Canada
1998 6 1998 FIBA World Championship Athens, Greece
2002 – 2002 FIBA World Championship Indianapolis, United States
2006 9 2006 FIBA World Championship Japan
2010 – 2010 FIBA World Championship Turkey
2014 – 2014 FIBA World Cup Spain
2019 TBD 2019 FIBA World Cup China

EuroBasket

Year Position Tournament Host
1935 7 EuroBasket 1935 Geneva, Switzerland
1937 2nd, silver medalist(s) EuroBasket 1937 Riga, Latvia
1939 6 EuroBasket 1951 Kaunas, Lithuania
1946 2nd, silver medalist(s) EuroBasket 1946 Geneva, Switzerland
1947 9 EuroBasket 1947 Prague, Czechoslovakia
1949 – EuroBasket 1949 Cairo, Egypt
1951 5 EuroBasket 1951 Paris, France
1953 7 EuroBasket 1953 Moscow, USSR
1955 6 EuroBasket 1955 Budapest, Hungary
1957 10 EuroBasket 1957 Sofia, Bulgaria
1959 10 EuroBasket 1959 Istanbul, Turkey
1961 – EuroBasket 1961 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1963 12 EuroBasket 1963 Wrocław, Poland
1965 4 EuroBasket 1965 Moscow, Soviet Union
1967 7 EuroBasket 1967 Helsinki, Finland
1969 6 EuroBasket 1969 Naples, Italy
1971 3rd, bronze medalist(s) EuroBasket 1971 Essen, West Germany
1973 5 EuroBasket 1973 Barcelona, Spain
1975 3rd, bronze medalist(s) EuroBasket 1975 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1977 4 EuroBasket 1977 Liège, Belgium
1979 5 EuroBasket 1979 Turin, Italy
1981 5 EuroBasket 1981 Prague, Czechoslovakia
1983 1st, gold medalist(s) EuroBasket 1983 Nantes, France
1985 3rd, bronze medalist(s) EuroBasket 1985 Stuttgart, West Germany
1987 5 EuroBasket 1987 Athens, Greece
1989 4 EuroBasket 1989 Zagreb, Yugoslavia
1991 2nd, silver medalist(s) EuroBasket 1991 Rome, Italy
1993 9 EuroBasket 1993 Munich, Germany
1995 5 EuroBasket 1995 Athens, Greece
1997 2nd, silver medalist(s) EuroBasket 1997 Barcelona, Spain
1999 1st, gold medalist(s) EuroBasket 1999 Paris, France
2001 9 EuroBasket 2001 Istanbul, Turkey
2003 3rd, bronze medalist(s) EuroBasket 2003 Stockholm, Sweden
2005 9 EuroBasket 2005 Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro
2007 9 EuroBasket 2007 Madrid, Spain
2009 – EuroBasket 2009 Katowice, Poland
2011 20 EuroBasket 2011 Kaunas, Lithuania
2013 8 EuroBasket 2013 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2015 6 EuroBasket 2015 Berlin, Germany;[N 1] Lille, France
2017 EuroBasket 2017 Istanbul, Turkey[N 2]

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2016 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Italian men's basketball national team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
SG 3 Belinelli, Marco 30 – (1986-03-25)25 March 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Charlotte Hornets United States
SG 4 Aradori, Pietro 27 – (1988-12-09)9 December 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Reggio Emilia Italy
SG 5 Gentile, Alessandro 23 – (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Hapoel Jerusalem Israel
PG 6 Poeta, Giuseppe 30 – (1985-09-12)12 September 1985 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Auxilium Torino Italy
G 7 Tonut, Stefano 22 – (1993-11-07)7 November 1993 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Reyer Venezia Italy
SF 8 Gallinari, Danilo 27 – (1988-08-08)8 August 1988 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Denver Nuggets United States
F/C 9 Bargnani, Andrea 30 – (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Saski Baskonia Spain
C 12 Cusin, Marco 31 – (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Scandone Avellino Italy
PF 13 Datome, Luigi (C) 28 – (1987-11-27)27 November 1987 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
C 14 Cervi, Riccardo 25 – (1991-06-19)19 June 1991 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Reggio Emilia Italy
PF 17 Melli, Nicolò 25 – (1991-01-26)26 January 1991 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Brose Baskets Germany
PG 23 Hackett, Daniel 28 – (1987-12-19)19 December 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Olympiacos Greece
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) – Team Captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 July 2016

Depth Chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Andrea Bargnani Riccardo Cervi Marco Cusin
PF Danilo Gallinari Nicolò Melli
SF Luigi Datome Alessandro Gentile
SG Marco Belinelli Pietro Aradori Stefano Tonut
PG Daniel Hackett Giuseppe Poeta

Coaches

Individual records

Players with the most caps (games played)

Rank Player Caps
1. Pierluigi Marzorati 278
2. Dino Meneghin 271
3. Roberto Brunamonti 256
4. Giacomo Galanda 215
5. Walter Magnifico 214
6. Antonello Riva 213
7. Gianluca Basile 209
8. Renzo Bariviera 208
9. Renato Villalta 206
10. Renzo Vecchiato 202

Players with the most points scored

Rank Player Points scored
1. Antonello Riva 3,785
2. Dino Meneghin 2,847
3. Renato Villalta 2,277
4. Pierluigi Marzorati 2,209
5. Renzo Bariviera 2,151
6. Walter Magnifico 2,026
7. Gregor Fučka 1,889
8. Massimo Masini 1,852
9. Carlton Myers 1,825
10. Marco Belinelli 1,795

Highest individual scoring games

Past rosters

1935 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 10 teams

Livio Franceschini, Egidio Premiani, Sergio Paganella, Bruno Caracoi, Emilio Giassetti, Giancarlo Marinelli, Gino Basso, Ezio Varisco

1936 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 21 teams

Livio Franceschini, Emilio Giassetti, Enrico Castelli, Galeazzo Dondi, Giancarlo Marinelli, Sergio Paganella, Egidio Premiani, Gino Basso, Ambrogio Bessi, Adolfo Mazzini, Mario Novelli, Michele Pelliccia, Remo Piana

1937 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 8 teams

Livio Franceschini, Ambrogio Bessi, Galeazzo Dondi, Emilio Giassetti, Giancarlo Marinelli, Camillo Marinone, Sergio Paganella, Mino Pasquini, Michele Pelliccia, Ezio Varisco

1939 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 8 teams

Mino Pasquini, Giancarlo Marinelli, Mario Novelli, Michele Pelliccia, Gelsomino Girotti, Ambrogio Bessi, Giuseppe Bernini, Aldo Tambone, Bruno Renner, Giovanbattista Pellegrini

1946 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 10 teams

Cesare Rubini, Giuseppe Stefanini, Sergio Stefanini, Albino Bocciai, Mario Cattarini, Marcello de Nardus, Armando Fagarazzi, Giancarlo Marinelli, Valentino Pellarini, Tullio Pitacco, Venzo Vannini

1947 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 14 teams

Cesare Rubini, Giancarlo Primo, Mario Cattarini, Armando Fagarazzi, Carlo Cerioni, Marcello de Nardus, Sergio Ferriani, Enrico Garbosi, Guido Garlato, Massimo Lucentini, Giovanni Miliani, Valentino Pellarini, Severino Radici, Vittorio Tracuzzi

1948 Olympic Games: finished 17th among 23 teams

Giancarlo Primo, Sergio Stefanini, Gianfranco Bersani, Vittorio Tracuzzi, Romeo Romanutti, Carlo Cerioni, Giancarlo Marinelli, Renzo Ranuzzi, Luigi Rapini, Federico Marietti, Valentino Pellarini, Giovanni Nesti, Sergio Ferriani, Ezio Mantelli (Coach: Elliott van Zandt)

1951 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 17 teams

Cesare Rubini, Giancarlo Primo, Sergio Stefanini, Gianfranco Bersani, Vittorio Tracuzzi, Dino Zucchi, Romeo Romanutti, Giorgio Bongiovanni, Federico Marietti, Enrico Pagani, Carlo Cerioni, Mario de Carolis, Giuseppe Sforza, Enzo Ferretti (Coach: Elliott van Zandt)

1952 Olympic Games: finished 17th among 23 teams

Sergio Stefanini, Dino Zucchi, Giorgio Bongiovanni, Federico Marietti, Enrico Pagani, Carlo Cerioni, Achille Canna, Giordano Damiani, Fabio Presca, Renzo Ranuzzi, Luigi Rapini, Sergio Ferriani, Sergio Marelli

1953 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 17 teams

Cesare Rubini, Antonio Zorzi, Carlo Cerioni, Giorgio Bongiovanni, Stelio Posar, Alberto Margheritini, Alessandro Riminucci, Achille Canna, Antonio Calebotta, Nicola Porcelli, Giuseppe Lomazzi, Romano Forastieri, Mario Alesini, Rino di Cera (Coach: Vittorio Tracuzzi)

1955 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 18 teams

Alessandro Gamba, Elvio Bizzaro, Alessandro Riminucci, Adelino Cappelletti, Adelino Costanzo, Giordano Damiani, Germano Gambini, Silvio Lucev, Sergio Macoratti, Alberto Margheritini, Vinicio Nesti, Stelio Posar, Gianfranco Sardagna (Coach: Jim McGregor)

1957 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams

Paolo Conti, Antonio Costanzo, Alessandro Gamba, Gianni Zagatti, Marcello Motto, Cesare Volpato, Stelio Posar, Rolando Rocchi, Vittorio Pomilio, Sergio Macoratti, Mario Alesini, Giancarlo Sarti (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)

1959 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 17 teams

Gabriele Vianello, Gianfranco Pieri, Paolo Conti, Cesare Volpato, Silvio Lucev, Enrico de Carli, Mario Alesini, Achille Canna, Antonio Calebotta, Giovanni Gavagnin, Gianfranco Lombardi, Claudio Velluti (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)

1960 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 16 teams

Sandro Riminucci, Gabriele Vianello, Gianfranco Pieri, Paolo Vittori, Giovanni Gavagnin, Alessandro Gamba, Augusto Giomo, Gianfranco Lombardi, Mario Alesini, Achille Canna, Antonio Calebotta, Gianfranco Sardagna (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)

1963 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams

Massimo Masini, Paolo Vittori, Sauro Bufalini, Valerio Vatteroni, Antonio Frigerio, Santo Rossi, Massimo Cosmelli, Ettore Zuccheri, Giusto Pellanera, Claudio Velluti, Stefano Albanese, Alfredo Barlucchi (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)

1963 World Championship: finished 7th among 13 teams

Massimo Masini, Sandro Riminucci, Paolo Vittori, Giambattista Cescutti, Gabriele Vianello, Gianfranco Lombardi, Giovanni Gavagnin, Guido Carlo Gatti, Vittorio dal Pozzo, Franco Bertini, Augusto Giomo, Giusto Pellanera (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)

1964 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 16 teams

Massimo Masini, Sauro Bufalini, Ottorino Flaborea, Gabriele Vianello, Paolo Vittori, Gianfranco Pieri, Gianfranco Lombardi, Giovanni Gavagnin, Franco Bertini, Gianfranco Sardagna, Augusto Giomo, Giusto Pellanera (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)

1965 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 16 teams

Massimo Masini, Gabriele Vianello, Ottorino Flaborea, Giambattista Cescutti, Sauro Bufalini, Gianfranco Lombardi, Franco Bertini, Guido Carlo Gatti, Massimo Cosmelli, Sandro Spinetti, Giusto Pellanera (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)

1967 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams

Carlo Recalcati, Massimo Masini, Gabriele Vianello, Ottorino Flaborea, Sauro Bufalini, Giulio Iellini, Livio Paschini, Massimo Cosmelli, Gianfranco Fantin, Gianluigi Jessi, Alberto Merlati, Fernando Fattori (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)

1967 World Championship: finished 9th among 13 teams

Sauro Bufalini, Carlo Recalcati, Massimo Villetti, Gianfranco Lombardi, Massimo Cosmelli, Gianfranco Fantin, Enrico Bovone, Giusto Pellanera, Alberto Merlati, Fernando Fattori, Gianluigi Jessi, Giuseppe Rundo (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)

1968 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 16 teams

Massimo Masini, Paolo Vittori, Gabriele Vianello, Carlo Recalcati, Ottorino Flaborea, Sauro Bufalini, Massimo Cosmelli, Gianluigi Jessi, Gianfranco Lombardi, Enrico Bovone, Giusto Pellanera, Guido Carlo Gatti (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)

1969 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams

Dino Meneghin, Massimo Masini, Carlo Recalcati, Renzo Bariviera, Ivan Bisson, Aldo Ossola, Marino Zanatta, Giuseppe Brumatti, Enrico Bovone, Massimo Cosmelli, Gianluigi Jessi, Paolo Bergonzoni (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)

1970 World Championship: finished 4th among 13 teams

Dino Meneghin, Massimo Masini, Renzo Bariviera, Marino Zanatta, Carlo Recalcati, Ivan Bisson, Ottorino Flaborea, Massimo Cosmelli, Edoardo Rusconi, Augusto Giomo, Eligio de Rossi, Antonio Errico (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)

1971 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 12 teams

Dino Meneghin, Pierluigi Marzorati, Massimo Masini, Ivan Bisson, Renzo Bariviera, Carlo Recalcati, Ottorino Flaborea, Marino Zanatta, Giulio Iellini, Giorgio Giomo, Luigi Serafini, Massimo Cosmelli (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)

1972 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 16 teams

Dino Meneghin, Pierluigi Marzorati, Massimo Masini, Ivan Bisson, Ottorino Flaborea, Renzo Bariviera, Marino Zanatta, Giuseppe Brumatti, Giorgio Giomo, Mauro Cerioni, Luigi Serafini, Giulio Iellini (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)

1973 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams

Dino Meneghin, Pierluigi Marzorati, Fabrizio della Fiori, Renzo Bariviera, Marino Zanatta, Ivan Bisson, Giuseppe Brumatti, Giulio Iellini, Luigi Serafini, Gianni Bertolotti, Mauro Cerioni, Vittorio Ferracini (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)

1974 World Championship: did not participate

1975 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 12 teams

Dino Meneghin, Pierluigi Marzorati, Carlo Recalcati, Fabrizio della Fiori, Renato Villalta, Ivan Bisson, Renzo Bariviera, Marino Zanatta, Gianni Bertolotti, Giulio Iellini, Lorenzo Carraro, Vittorio Ferracini (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)

1976 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

Dino Meneghin, Pierluigi Marzorati, Carlo Recalcati, Fabrizio della Fiori, Marino Zanatta, Ivan Bisson, Renzo Bariviera, Giuseppe Brumatti, Gianni Bertolotti, Giulio Iellini, Luigi Serafini, Luciano Vendemini (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)

1977 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams

Dino Meneghin, Pierluigi Marzorati, Marco Bonamico, Renzo Bariviera, Fabrizio della Fiori, Lorenzo Carraro, Carlo Caglieris, Gianni Bertolotti, Luigi Serafini, Giulio Iellini, Renzo Vecchiato, Vittorio Ferracini (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)

1978 World Championship: finished 4th among 14 teams

Dino Meneghin, Pierluigi Marzorati, Renato Villalta, Marco Bonamico, Fabrizio della Fiori, Renzo Bariviera, Carlo Caglieris, Gianni Bertolotti, Giulio Iellini, Lorenzo Carraro, Vittorio Ferracini, Renzo Vecchiato (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)

1979 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams

Dino Meneghin, Roberto Brunamonti, Marco Bonamico, Renato Villalta, Gianni Bertolotti, Carlo Caglieris, Domenico Zampolini, Lorenzo Carraro, Luigi Serafini, Renzo Vecchiato, Enrico Gilardi, Vittorio Ferracini (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)

1980 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 12 teams

Dino Meneghin, Pierluigi Marzorati, Roberto Brunamonti, Marco Bonamico, Mike Sylvester, Renato Villalta, Romeo Sacchetti, Enrico Gilardi, Pietro Generali, Fabrizio della Fiori, Renzo Vecchiato, Marco Solfrini (Coach: Sandro Gamba)

1981 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams

Dino Meneghin, Pierluigi Marzorati, Roberto Brunamonti, Mike Sylvester, Renato Villalta, Ario Costa, Enrico Gilardi, Domenico Zampolini, Pietro Generali, Renzo Vecchiato, Franco Boselli, Vittorio Ferracini (Coach: Sandro Gamba)

1983 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 12 teams

Dino Meneghin, Pierluigi Marzorati, Antonello Riva, Roberto Brunamonti, Renato Villalta, Marco Bonamico, Enrico Gilardi, Romeo Sacchetti, Ario Costa, Alberto Tonut, Renzo Vecchiato, Carlo Caglieris (Coach: Sandro Gamba)

1984 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

Walter Magnifico, Dino Meneghin, Antonello Riva, Roberto Brunamonti, Pierluigi Marzorati, Roberto Premier, Marco Bonamico, Romeo Sacchetti, Renato Villalta, Enrico Gilardi, Renzo Vecchiato, Carlo Caglieris (Coach: Sandro Gamba)

1985 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 12 teams

Walter Magnifico, Roberto Brunamonti, Pierluigi Marzorati, Roberto Premier, Augusto Binelli, Romeo Sacchetti, Ario Costa, Renato Villalta, Enrico Gilardi, Giuseppe Bosa, Renzo Vecchiato, Giampiero Savio (Coach: Sandro Gamba)

1986 World Championship: finished 6th among 24 teams

Antonello Riva, Walter Magnifico, Roberto Brunamonti, Pierluigi Marzorati, Roberto Premier, Ario Costa, Renato Villalta, Augusto Binelli, Romeo Sacchetti, Sandro dell'Agnello, Enrico Gilardi, Fulvio Polesello (Coach: Valerio Bianchini)

1987 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams

Antonello Riva, Ferdinando Gentile, Walter Magnifico, Roberto Brunamonti, Riccardo Morandotti, Renato Villalta, Ario Costa, Massimo Iacopini, Piero Montecchi, Alberto Tonut, Angelo Gilardi, Flavio Carera (Coach: Valerio Bianchini)

1989 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 8 teams

Mike D'Antoni, Antonello Riva, Walter Magnifico, Roberto Brunamonti, Riccardo Morandotti, Augusto Binelli, Ario Costa, Andrea Gracis, Sandro dell'Agnello, Massimo Iacopini, Flavio Carera, Giuseppe Bosa (Coach: Sandro Gamba)

1990 World Championship: finished 9th among 16 teams

Antonello Riva, Roberto Brunamonti, Riccardo Pittis, Davide Pessina, Alberto Vianini, Sandro dell'Agnello, Francesco Vescovi, Andrea Niccolai, Alberto Rossini, Davide Cantarello, Giuseppe Bosa, Gustavo Tolotti (Coach: Sandro Gamba)

1991 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 8 teams

Antonello Riva, Walter Magnifico, Ferdinando Gentile, Stefano Rusconi, Roberto Brunamonti, Riccardo Pittis, Roberto Premier, Andrea Gracis, Ario Costa, Davide Pessina, Sandro Dell'Agnello, Alessandro Fantozzi (Coach: Sandro Gamba)

1993 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams

Carlton Myers, Ferdinando Gentile, Riccardo Pittis, Stefano Rusconi, Claudio Coldebella, Alessandro Frosini, Massimo Iacopini, Alberto Tonut, Paolo Moretti, Flavio Carera, Giuseppe Bosa, Alberto Rossini (Coach: Ettore Messina)

1995 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 14 teams

Gregor Fučka, Ferdinando Gentile, Walter Magnifico, Riccardo Pittis, Vincenzo Esposito, Stefano Rusconi, Claudio Coldebella, Alessandro Frosini, Alessandro Abbio, Paolo Conti, Flavio Carera, Federico Pieri (Coach: Ettore Messina)

1997 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams

Gregor Fučka, Carlton Myers, Riccardo Pittis, Denis Marconato, Giacomo Galanda, Claudio Coldebella, Dan Gay, Alessandro Frosini, Alessandro Abbio, Davide Bonora, Paolo Moretti, Flavio Carera (Coach: Ettore Messina)

1998 World Championship: finished 6th among 16 teams

Gregor Fučka, Carlton Myers, Andrea Meneghin, Roberto Chiacig, Giacomo Galanda, Gianmarco Pozzecco, Alessandro Abbio, Alessandro Frosini, Gianluca Basile, Davide Bonora, Alessandro de Pol, Marcelo Damiao (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević)

1999 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams

Gregor Fučka, Carlton Myers, Andrea Meneghin, Roberto Chiacig, Denis Marconato, Alessandro Abbio, Alessandro de Pol, Gianluca Basile, Giacomo Galanda, Davide Bonora, Marcelo Damiao, Michele Mian (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević)

2000 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

Gregor Fučka, Carlton Myers, Andrea Meneghin, Denis Marconato, Roberto Chiacig, Giacomo Galanda, Gianluca Basile, Alessandro Abbio, German Scarone, Marcelo Damiao, Agostino li Vecchi, Michele Mian (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević)

2001 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams

Gregor Fučka, Andrea Meneghin, Roberto Chiacig, Denis Marconato, Gianluca Basile, Giacomo Galanda, Nikola Radulović, Alessandro de Pol, Andrea Pecile, Alex Righetti, Michele Mian, Andrea Camata (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević)

2003 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 16 teams

Gianluca Basile, Roberto Chiacig, Giacomo Galanda, Denis Marconato, Massimo Bulleri, Nikola Radulović, Alessandro de Pol, Matteo Soragna, Michele Mian, Alex Righetti, Alessandro Cittadini, Davide Lamma (Coach: Carlo Recalcati)

2004 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 12 teams

Gianluca Basile, Massimo Bulleri, Roberto Chiacig, Denis Marconato, Giacomo Galanda, Nikola Radulović, Gianmarco Pozzecco, Matteo Soragna, Michele Mian, Alex Righetti, Rodolfo Rombaldoni, Luca Garri (Coach: Carlo Recalcati)

2005 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams

Gianluca Basile, Denis Marconato, Gianmarco Pozzecco, Giacomo Galanda, Massimo Bulleri, Roberto Chiacig, Stefano Mancinelli, Dante Calabria, Matteo Soragna, Alex Righetti, Marco Mordente, Angelo Gigli (Coach: Carlo Recalcati)

2006 World Championship: finished 9th among 24 teams

Gianluca Basile, Denis Marconato, Marco Belinelli, Stefano Mancinelli, Matteo Soragna, Richard Mason Rocca, Andrea Pecile, Marco Mordente, Andrea Michelori, Fabio di Bella, Luca Garri, Angelo Gigli (Coach: Carlo Recalcati)

2007 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams

Andrea Bargnani, Marco Belinelli, Gianluca Basile, Massimo Bulleri, Stefano Mancinelli, Denis Marconato, Matteo Soragna, Marco Mordente, Angelo Gigli, Fabio di Bella, Andrea Crosariol, Luigi Datome (Coach: Carlo Recalcati)

2011 EuroBasket: finished 20th among 24 teams

Antonio Maestranzi, Marco Carraretto, Stefano Mancinelli, Andrea Bargnani, Danilo Gallinari, Marco Mordente, Andrea Cinciarini, Marco Belinelli, Marco Cusin, Luigi Datome, Andrea Renzi, Daniel Hackett (Coach: Simone Pianigiani)

2013 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 24 teams Andrea Bargnani, Danilo Gallinari, Andrea Cinciarini, Marco Belinelli, Marco Cusin, Luigi Datome, Daniel Hackett, Pietro Aradori, Amedeo Della Valle, Achille Polonara, Alessandro Gentile, Nicolò Melli (Coach: Simone Pianigiani)

Kit

Manufacturer

2017–present: Spalding [4]

2015–present: Barilla [5]

See also

References and notes

  1. ↑ Along with Germany, hosts will be and Croatia, France and Latvia. Italy has been drawn in Group B, and therefore they will compete in Germany.
  2. ↑ Along with Turkey, hosts will be Finland, Israel and Romania.


  1. ↑ FIBA National Federations – Italy, fiba.com, accessed 18 Sep 2016.
  2. ↑ "Messina to lead Italy at FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament". fiba.com. 6 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Croatia hold off Italy in thrilling Final to punch Olympic ticket". fiba.com. 9 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Photos - FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Italy) 2016, FIBA.com, Retrieved 27 September 2016.

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