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| FIBA ranking | 14 (25 February 2025)[1] | ||
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| JoinedFIBA | 1932 (co-founders) | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | FIP | ||
| Coach | Gianmarco Pozzecco | ||
| Nickname(s) | Gli Azzurri (The Blues) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 13 | ||
| Medals |  Silver: (1980,2004) | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 38 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: (1983,1999) Silver: (1937,1946,1991,1997) Bronze: (1971,1975,1985,2003) | ||
| First international | |||
 Italy 23–17France  (Milan, Italy; 4 April 1926) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Italy 128–49Ireland  (Edinburgh, Scotland; 3 May 1976) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Italy 62–108Croatia  (Zaragoza, Spain; 3 July 1992) | |||
Medal record | |||
TheItaly men's national basketball team (Italian:Nazionale di pallacanestro dell'Italia) representsItaly in internationalbasketball tournaments. They are administered by theItalian Basketball Federation (FIP).
Italy has qualified for 38EuroBasket 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 theWorld Cup, the closest they have come to winning a medal was in1970 and1978, where they finished fourth. In 13 attempts at theSummer Olympics, Italy has earned two silver medals, in1980 and2004.
Currently, Italy is ranked 14th in theFIBA World Ranking.[2]
The first match of the Italian national basketball team was played on 4 April 1926 inMilan, and it ended with a victory over France 23–17.Italy's first participation in the Olympic Games was at the1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, placing seventh out of twenty-one teams. At theEuroBasket 1937 Italy placed second behind Lithuania, after being beaten by just one point in the final game. The silver medal was repeated atEuroBasket 1946.
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 theEuroBasket 1949, in order to mourn for the victims of theSuperga air disaster. It was the first time that the squad missed aEuroBasket.
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 the1960 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 theEuroBasket 1961.
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 theFIBA World Cup. Further, Italy finished fourth at the1972 Summer Olympics where it lost the match for third place toCuba by only one point.
Among the leading players of the national team were the young Meneghin, Marzorati, Villalta and Bariviera.
In 1979Sandro Gamba replaced Primo, leading Italy to its biggest triumphs till then: a silver at the1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, a gold atEuroBasket 1983 in Nantes, and a bronze at theEuroBasket 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.
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 theEuroBasket 1991 inRome, 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.
Ettore Messina became Italy's coach in 1992, winning a silver medal atEuroBasket 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 theOlympic Games and theWorld Cup.A great disappointment was suffered at the1998 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 theEuroBasket 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 atEuroBasket 2001, held in Turkey,Carlo Recalcati was called to replace Tanjević.Recalcati could count on Italy's top talentsGregor Fučka andCarlton Myers, as well as valuable contributors such as Basile, Abbio and Chiacig.
At theEuroBasket 2003, Italy showed a strong performances and defeatedGermany andGreece but was later kicked out bySpain in the semifinals. The victory against France in the bronze medal game guaranteed the team's qualification at the2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Italy won a silver medal in that event and was stopped only in the final game byArgentina. Most important, this silver seemed to be worth much more than that of the1980 Olympics in Moscow where several top teams, including theUnited States andCanada 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 the2006 World Cup. Subsequently, the team failed to qualify for the 2008Beijing Olympics, theEuroBasket 2009 and the2010 World Cup.
Despite the increasing internationalization of theNBA (especially towards European players) and a steady presence of Italian players, (including the historic first overall pickAndrea Bargnani of the2006 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 andGianluca 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 championshipsSerie 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, theSerie A went through some changes at the top executives level. Fausto Maifredi (in office since 1999) left and the Federation's first commissionerDino Meneghin changed the rules by mandating for the commissioner to be the league's president as well.
Meanwhile, Italy failed to qualify for theEuropean Championship in 2009, for the first time since1961. 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 disappointmentCT Recalcati left and was replaced bySimone Pianigiani. Pianigiani coached both the national team andMens Sana Basket, which for years dominated theSerie A.
The team with Coach Pianigiani was able to qualify for theEuroBasket 2011 due to anFIBA decision to expand the tournament.
Later, Coach Pianigiani was able to secure Italy a spot at theEuroBasket 2015.
From 5 November 2015,Ettore Messina returned to be head coach of the Italian national team simultaneously with his appointment as assistant-coach of theNBA clubSan Antonio Spurs.[3]
On 9 July 2016, Italy was defeated byCroatia in the Finals of theFIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament inTurin, failing the qualification for the Olympics inRio de Janeiro.[4]
Prior toEuroBasket 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 withFinland.[6] There they reached theQuarter-finals, after a supreme performance fromMarco Belinelli to lead the Azzurri.[7] However, Italy would fall againstSerbia 83–67, failing to set up an semi-finals clash againstRussia.[8][9]
Italy namedRomeo Sacchetti new head coach of the national team after theEurobasket 2017. Sacchetti, who was also coach ofVanoli Cremona, began his new job during the2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.[10]
Gianmarco Pozzecco took over in 2022, coaching the team to theEuroBasket 2022, co-hosted by Italy. After a 3–2 record in Group C of the preliminary round, Italy upset favouredSerbia in the round of 16. Despite 29 points from reigningNBA MVPNikola 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 toFrance.
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Turkey| 22 February 2024 | Italy | 87–80 | Turkey | Pesaro, Italy | |
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| 20:30 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 24–24,26–15,18–17, 19–24 | ||||
| Pts:Melli 17 Rebs:Procida 10 Asts:Pajola 7 | Boxscore | Pts:Biberović 27 Rebs:Biberović 8 Asts:Sipahi 8 | Arena:Vitrifrigo Arena Attendance: 8,800 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Carsten Straube (GER) | ||
v Italy| 25 February 2024 | Hungary | 62–83 | Italy | Szombathely, Hungary | |
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| 18:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 15–17,22–19, 9–28, 16–19 | ||||
| Pts:Perl 12 Rebs:Hanga 6 Asts:three players 3 | Boxscore | Pts:Bortolani,Tessitori 12 Rebs:Tessitori 7 Asts:Pajola 6 | Arena:Arena Savaria Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Ilias Kounelles (CYP) | ||
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Bahrain| 2 July 2024 | Italy | 114–53 | Bahrain | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
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| 17:30 (UTC-4) | Scoring by quarter:19–9,28–16,29–17,38–11 | ||||
| Pts:Gallinari,Melli 14 Rebs:Polonara 8 Asts:Spissu 7 | Boxscore | Pts:Haji 12 Rebs:three players 3 Asts:M. Hamoda, Z. Hamoda 3 | Arena:José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum Attendance: 1,560 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Rabah Noujaim (LBN) | ||
v Italy| 4 July 2024 | Puerto Rico | 80–69 | Italy | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
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| 20:30 (UTC-4) | Scoring by quarter:15–14, 20–26,22–17,23–12 | ||||
| Pts:Alvarado 29 Rebs:Ortiz 8 Asts:Waters 12 | Boxscore | Pts:Gallinari 14 Rebs:Melli 11 Asts:Spissu 5 | Arena:José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum Attendance: 12,519 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Andrés Bartel (URU), Carlos Peralta (ECU) | ||
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Lithuania| 6 July 2024 | Italy | 64–88 | Lithuania | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
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| 16:00 (UTC-4) | Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 17–22, 15–21, 11–20 | ||||
| Pts:Gallinari 15 Rebs:Melli 4 Asts:Tonut 7 | Boxscore | Pts:Grigonis 23 Rebs:Butkevičius,Sabonis 8 Asts:Jokubaitis,Sabonis 4 | Arena:José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum Attendance: 4,766 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Péter Praksch (HUN), James Boyer (AUS) | ||
v Italy| 22 November 2024 | Iceland | 71–95 | Italy | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
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| 19:30 (UTC±0) | Scoring by quarter: 12–27, 13–22,29–16, 17–30 | ||||
| Pts:Friðriksson,Hlinason 15 Rebs:Hlinason 8 Asts:Friðriksson,Guðmundsson 4 | Boxscore | Pts:Basile 19 Rebs:Akele 10 Asts:Spissu 8 | Arena:Laugardalshöll Attendance: 2,132 Referees: Boris Krejić (SVN), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Josip Jurčević (CRO) | ||
v Iceland| 25 November 2024 | Italy | 74–81 | Iceland | Reggio Emilia, Italy | |
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| 20:30 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 9–22,20–10,27–26, 18–23 | ||||
| Pts:Ricci 18 Rebs:Melli 11 Asts:Spissu 6 | Boxscore | Pts:Pálsson 22 Rebs:Hlinason 8 Asts:Friðriksson 8 | Arena:PalaBigi Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Petar Pešić (SRB), Ivor Matějek (CZE) | ||
v Italy| 20 February 2025 | Turkey | 67–80 | Italy | Istanbul, Turkey | |
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| 20:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 19–31,19–12, 17–20 | ||||
| Pts:Osman 16 Rebs:Osmani 9 Asts:Sipahi 7 | Boxscore | Pts:Bortolani 16 Rebs:Diouf 10 Asts:Pajola 6 | Arena:Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi Attendance: 8,655 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Blaž Zupančič (SVN) | ||
v Hungary| 23 February 2025 | Italy | 67–71 | Hungary | Reggio Calabria, Italy | |
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| 20:30 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 10–13, 17–19,23–10, 17–29 | ||||
| Pts:Akele 17 Rebs:Pajola 5 Asts:Pajola 8 | Boxscore | Pts:Perl 20 Rebs:Golomán 7 Asts:Vojvoda 5 | Arena:PalaCalafiore Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Ilias Kounelles (CYP) | ||
v Italy| 28 August 2025 | Greece | vs. | Italy | Limassol, Cyprus | |
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| Boxscore | Arena:Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center | ||||
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Georgia| 30 August 2025 | Italy | vs. | Georgia | Limassol, Cyprus | |
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| Boxscore | Arena:Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center | ||||
v Italy| 31 August 2025 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | vs. | Italy | Limassol, Cyprus | |
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| Boxscore | Arena:Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center | ||||
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Spain| 2 September 2025 | Italy | vs. | Spain | Limassol, Cyprus | |
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| --:-- (UTC+3) | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena:Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center | ||||
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Cyprus| 4 September 2025 | Italy | vs. | Cyprus | Limassol, Cyprus | |
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| --:-- (UTC+3) | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena:Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center | ||||
Roster for2024 Olympic Qualifying.[13]
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| C | Nicolo Melli | Luca Severini | Mouhamet Diouf | ||
| PF | Achille Polonara | Giampaolo Ricci | Danilo Gallinari | ||
| SF | Simone Fontecchio | Gabriele Procida | |||
| SG | Donte DiVincenzo | Stefano Tonut | |||
| PG | Matteo Spagnolo | Alessandro Pajola | Nico Mannion |
Marco Muggiani – (1926)Attilio De Filippi – (1935)Decio Scuri – (1936)Guido Graziani – (1936–1937)Decio Scuri – (1939)
Elliott Van Zandt – (1947–1951)Giancarlo Marinelli – (Jan 1952 – Mar 1952)Amerigo Penzo – (Mar 1952)Vittorio Tracuzzi – (1952–1953)Francesco Ferrero – (1954)Jim McGregor – (1954–1956)Nello Paratore – (1957–1968)Giancarlo Primo – (1969–1979)Sandro Gamba – (1979–1985)Valerio Bianchini – (1985–1987)Sandro Gamba – (1987–1992)Ettore Messina – (1992–1997)
Bogdan Tanjević – (1997–2001)Carlo Recalcati – (2001–2009)Simone Pianigiani – (2009–2015)Ettore Messina – (2015–2017)Meo Sacchetti – (2017–2022)Gianmarco Pozzecco – (2022–present)Players with the most caps (games played)[edit]
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Australia1935 EuroBasket: finished7th among 10 teams
3Gino Basso, 4 Bruno Caracoi, 5Livio Franceschini, 6Emilio Giassetti, 7Giancarlo Marinelli, 8Sergio Paganella, 9Egidio Premiani, 10 Ezio Varisco (Coach: Attilio De Filippi)
1936 Olympic Games: finished7th among 21 teams
1Ambrogio Bessi, 2Galeazzo Dondi, 3Livio Franceschini, 4Emilio Giassetti, 5Enrico Castelli, 6Giancarlo Marinelli, 7Sergio Paganella, 8Egidio Premiani, 9Gino Basso, 10Adolfo Mazzini, 11Mario Novelli, 12Michele Pelliccia, 13Remo Piana (Coach:Decio Scuri)
1937 EuroBasket: finished2nd among 8 teams
3Ambrogio Bessi, 4Galeazzo Dondi, 5Livio Franceschini, 6Emilio Giassetti, 7Giancarlo Marinelli, 8 Camillo Marinone, 9Sergio Paganella, 10 Mino Pasquini, 11Michele Pelliccia, 12 Ezio Varisco (Coach: Guido Graziani)
1939 EuroBasket: finished6th among 8 teams
3Giancarlo Marinelli, 4 Mino Pasquini, 5Mario Novelli, 7Michele Pelliccia, 8 Gelsomino Girotti, 9Ambrogio Bessi, 10 Giuseppe Bernini, 11 Aldo Tambone, 12 Bruno Renner, 13 Giovanbattista Pellegrini, 14 Venzo Vannini (Coach:Decio Scuri)
1946 EuroBasket: finished2nd among 10 teams
3Giancarlo Marinelli, 5 Mario Cattarini, 6 Venzo Vannini, 7 Tullio Pitacco, 8 Armando Fagarazzi, 9Cesare Rubini, 11Sergio Stefanini, 12Valentino Pellarini, 13 Albino Bocciai, 14 Marcello de Nardus, 20 Giuseppe Stefanini (Coach: ?)
1947 EuroBasket: finished9th among 14 teams
3Cesare Rubini, 4 Marcello de Nardus, 5 Mario Cattarini, 6 Guido Garlato, 7 Giovanni Miliani, 8 Armando Fagarazzi, 10Sergio Ferriani, 11 Severino Radici, 12Valentino Pellarini, 13Giancarlo Primo, 14Carlo Cerioni, 15Vittorio Tracuzzi, 16 Massimo Lucentini, 23 Enrico Garbosi (Coach: Elliott van Zandt)
1948 Olympic Games: finished17th among 23 teams
3Giancarlo Marinelli, 4Gianfranco Bersani, 5Vittorio Tracuzzi, 6Giancarlo Primo, 7Romeo Romanutti, 8Luigi Rapini, 9Carlo Cerioni, 10Sergio Ferriani, 11Federico Marietti, 12Valentino Pellarini, 13Giovanni Nesti, 14Ezio Mantelli, 15Renzo Ranuzzi, 33Sergio Stefanini (Coach: Elliott van Zandt)
1951 EuroBasket: finished5th among 17 teams
3Giancarlo Primo, 4Gianfranco Bersani, 5Vittorio Tracuzzi, 6Dino Zucchi, 7Romeo Romanutti, 8Giorgio Bongiovanni, 9Cesare Rubini, 10 Giuseppe Sforza, 11Federico Marietti, 12Enrico Pagani, 13Carlo Cerioni, 14 Mario de Carolis, 15 Enzo Ferretti, 33Sergio Stefanini (Coach: Elliott van Zandt)
1952 Olympic Games: finished17th among 23 teams
3Giorgio Bongiovanni, 4Carlo Cerioni, 5Renzo Ranuzzi, 6Sergio Marelli, 7Luigi Rapini, 8Fabio Presca, 9Enrico Pagani, 10Sergio Ferriani, 11Federico Marietti, 12Dino Zucchi, 13Sergio Stefanini, 15Giordano Damiani, 16Achille Canna (Coach:Vittorio Tracuzzi)
1953 EuroBasket: finished7th among 17 teams
3Tonino Zorzi, 4Carlo Cerioni, 5Giorgio Bongiovanni, 6 Stelio Posar, 7 Alberto Margheritini, 8Alessandro Riminucci, 9Cesare Rubini, 10Achille Canna, 11Antonio Calebotta, 12 Nicola Porcelli, 13 Giuseppe Lomazzi, 14 Romano Forastieri, 15Mario Alesini, 16 Rino di Cera (Coach:Vittorio Tracuzzi)
1955 EuroBasket: finished6th among 18 teams
3Giordano Damiani, 4 Adelino Cappelletti, 5 Vinicio Nesti, 6 Adelino Costanzo, 7 Alberto Margheritini, 8Alessandro Gamba, 9 Silvio Lucev, 10Alessandro Riminucci, 11 Elvio Bizzaro, 13 Germano Gambini, 14 Stelio Posar, 15Gianfranco Sardagna, 16 Sergio Macoratti (Coach:Jim McGregor)
1957 EuroBasket: finished10th among 16 teams
4 Gianni Zagatti, 5 Marcello Motto, 6 Cesare Volpato, 7 Stelio Posar, 8Alessandro Gamba, 10Paolo Conti, 11 Rolando Rocchi, 12 Vittorio Pomilio, 13 Sergio Macoratti, 14 Antonio Costanzo, 15Mario Alesini, 16 Giancarlo Sarti (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)
1959 EuroBasket: finished10th among 17 teams
3Paolo Conti, 4 Cesare Volpato, 5 Silvio Lucev, 6Gabriele Vianello, 7Gianfranco Pieri, 8 Enrico de Carli, 9Mario Alesini, 10Achille Canna, 11Antonio Calebotta, 12Giovanni Gavagnin, 13Gianfranco Lombardi, 14 Claudio Velluti (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)
1960 Olympic Games: finished4th among 16 teams
3Augusto Giomo, 4Gabriele Vianello, 5Sandro Riminucci, 6Gianfranco Lombardi, 7Gianfranco Pieri, 8Alessandro Gamba, 9Mario Alesini, 10Achille Canna, 11Antonio Calebotta, 12Paolo Vittori, 13Giovanni Gavagnin, 14Gianfranco Sardagna (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)
1963 FIBA World Cup: finished7th among 13 teams
4Augusto Giomo, 5Giusto Pellanera, 6Gianfranco Lombardi, 7Giambattista Cescutti, 8Franco Bertini, 9Paolo Vittori, 10Sandro Riminucci, 11Guido Carlo Gatti, 12Massimo Masini, 13Giovanni Gavagnin, 14Gabriele Vianello, 15 Vittorio dal Pozzo (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)
1963 EuroBasket: finished12th among 16 teams
4 Ettore Zuccheri, 5Giusto Pellanera, 6 Valerio Vatteroni, 7Massimo Masini, 8 Claudio Velluti, 9Paolo Vittori, 10 Stefano Albanese, 11 Antonio Frigerio, 12 Alfredo Barlucchi, 13Sauro Bufalini, 14 Santo Rossi, 15Massimo Cosmelli (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)
1964 Olympic Games: finished5th among 16 teams
4Augusto Giomo, 5Giusto Pellanera, 6Gianfranco Lombardi, 7Gianfranco Pieri, 8Franco Bertini, 9Paolo Vittori, 10Gianfranco Sardagna, 11Ottorino Flaborea, 12Massimo Masini, 13Sauro Bufalini, 14Gabriele Vianello, 15Giovanni Gavagnin (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)
1965 EuroBasket: finished4th among 16 teams
4Giambattista Cescutti, 5Giusto Pellanera, 6Gianfranco Lombardi, 7Massimo Cosmelli, 8Franco Bertini, 9Tonino Zorzi, 10Gabriele Vianello, 11Guido Carlo Gatti, 12Massimo Masini, 13Sauro Bufalini, 14 Sandro Spinetti, 15Ottorino Flaborea (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)
1967 FIBA World Cup: finished9th among 13 teams
4 Massimo Villetti, 5Giusto Pellanera, 6Gianfranco Lombardi, 7Carlo Recalcati, 8 Alberto Merlati, 9 Fernando Fattori, 10Gianluigi Jessi, 11 Gianfranco Fantin, 12 Giuseppe Rundo, 13Sauro Bufalini, 14Massimo Cosmelli, 15Enrico Bovone (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)
1967 EuroBasket: finished7th among 16 teams
4 Livio Paschini, 5Giulio Iellini, 6Carlo Recalcati, 7 Alberto Merlati, 8Gianluigi Jessi, 9 Fernando Fattori, 10Gabriele Vianello, 11 Gianfranco Fantin, 12Massimo Masini, 13Sauro Bufalini, 14Massimo Cosmelli, 15Ottorino Flaborea (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)
1968 Olympic Games: finished8th among 16 teams
4Carlo Recalcati, 5Giusto Pellanera, 6Gianfranco Lombardi, 7Enrico Bovone, 8Massimo Masini, 9Paolo Vittori, 10Gabriele Vianello, 11Guido Carlo Gatti, 12Ottorino Flaborea, 13Sauro Bufalini, 14Massimo Cosmelli, 15Gianluigi Jessi (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)
1969 EuroBasket: finished6th among 12 teams
4Renzo Bariviera, 5Aldo Ossola, 6Carlo Recalcati, 7Enrico Bovone, 8Massimo Masini, 9 Paolo Bergonzoni, 10Marino Zanatta, 11Dino Meneghin, 12Giuseppe Brumatti, 13Ivan Bisson, 14Massimo Cosmelli, 15Gianluigi Jessi (Coach:Giancarlo Primo)
1970 FIBA World Cup: finished4th among 13 teams
4 Eligio de Rossi, 5Ottorino Flaborea, 6Carlo Recalcati, 7Ivan Bisson, 8Massimo Masini, 9Renzo Bariviera, 10Marino Zanatta, 11Dino Meneghin, 12Augusto Giomo, 13 Antonio Errico, 14Massimo Cosmelli, 15 Edoardo Rusconi (Coach:Giancarlo Primo)
1971 EuroBasket: finished3rd among 12 teams
4Giorgio Giomo, 5Ottorino Flaborea, 6Carlo Recalcati, 7Giulio Iellini, 8Massimo Masini, 9Renzo Bariviera, 10Marino Zanatta, 11Dino Meneghin, 12Pierluigi Marzorati, 13Luigi Serafini, 14Massimo Cosmelli, 15Ivan Bisson (Coach:Giancarlo Primo)
1972 Olympic Games: finished4th among 16 teams
4Ottorino Flaborea, 5Giuseppe Brumatti, 6Giorgio Giomo, 7Mauro Cerioni, 8Massimo Masini, 9Renzo Bariviera, 10Marino Zanatta, 11Dino Meneghin, 12Pierluigi Marzorati, 13Luigi Serafini, 14Ivan Bisson, 15Giulio Iellini (Coach:Giancarlo Primo)
1973 EuroBasket: finished5th among 12 teams
4Fabrizio della Fiori, 5Giulio Iellini, 6Gianni Bertolotti, 7Mauro Cerioni, 8Vittorio Ferracini, 9Renzo Bariviera, 10Marino Zanatta, 11Dino Meneghin, 12Pierluigi Marzorati, 13Luigi Serafini, 14Ivan Bisson, 15Giuseppe Brumatti (Coach:Giancarlo Primo)
1975 EuroBasket: finished3rd among 12 teams
4 Lorenzo Carraro, 5Giulio Iellini, 6Carlo Recalcati, 7Vittorio Ferracini, 8Fabrizio della Fiori, 9Renzo Bariviera, 10Marino Zanatta, 11Dino Meneghin, 12Pierluigi Marzorati, 13Renato Villalta, 14Ivan Bisson, 15Gianni Bertolotti (Coach:Giancarlo Primo)
1976 Olympic Games: finished5th among 12 teams
4Giuseppe Brumatti, 5Giulio Iellini, 6Carlo Recalcati, 7Luciano Vendemini, 8Fabrizio della Fiori, 9Renzo Bariviera, 10Marino Zanatta, 11Dino Meneghin, 12Pierluigi Marzorati, 13Luigi Serafini, 14Ivan Bisson, 15Gianni Bertolotti (Coach:Giancarlo Primo)
1977 EuroBasket: finished4th among 12 teams
4Carlo Caglieris, 5Giulio Iellini, 6 Lorenzo Carraro, 7Renzo Vecchiato, 8Fabrizio della Fiori, 9Renzo Bariviera, 10Marco Bonamico, 11Dino Meneghin, 12Vittorio Ferracini, 13Luigi Serafini, 14Pierluigi Marzorati, 15Gianni Bertolotti (Coach:Giancarlo Primo)
1978 FIBA World Cup: finished4th among 14 teams
4Carlo Caglieris, 5Giulio Iellini, 6 Lorenzo Carraro, 7Vittorio Ferracini, 8Fabrizio della Fiori, 9Renzo Bariviera, 10Marco Bonamico, 11Dino Meneghin, 12Renato Villalta, 13Renzo Vecchiato, 14Pierluigi Marzorati, 15Gianni Bertolotti (Coach:Giancarlo Primo)
1979 EuroBasket: finished5th among 12 teams
4Carlo Caglieris, 5Renato Villalta, 6 Lorenzo Carraro, 7 Domenico Zampolini, 8Enrico Gilardi, 9Roberto Brunamonti, 10Marco Bonamico, 11Dino Meneghin, 12Vittorio Ferracini, 13Luigi Serafini, 14Renzo Vecchiato, 15Gianni Bertolotti (Coach:Giancarlo Primo)
1980 Olympic Games: finished2nd among 12 teams
4Meo Sacchetti, 5Roberto Brunamonti, 6Mike Sylvester, 7Enrico Gilardi, 8Fabrizio della Fiori, 9Marco Solfrini, 10Marco Bonamico, 11Dino Meneghin, 12Renato Villalta, 13Renzo Vecchiato, 14Pierluigi Marzorati, 15Pietro Generali (Coach:Sandro Gamba)
1981 EuroBasket: finished5th among 12 teams
4Roberto Brunamonti, 6Mike Sylvester, 7Enrico Gilardi, 8Ario Costa, 9Vittorio Ferracini, 10Renato Villalta, 11Dino Meneghin, 12 Domenico Zampolini, 13Renzo Vecchiato, 14Pierluigi Marzorati, 15Pietro Generali, 16 Franco Boselli (Coach:Sandro Gamba)
1983 EuroBasket: finished1st among 12 teams
4Carlo Caglieris, 5 Alberto Tonut, 6Marco Bonamico, 7Enrico Gilardi, 8Ario Costa, 9Roberto Brunamonti, 10Renato Villalta, 11Dino Meneghin, 12Antonello Riva, 13Renzo Vecchiato, 14Pierluigi Marzorati, 15Romeo Sacchetti (Coach:Sandro Gamba)
1984 Olympic Games: finished5th among 12 teams
4Carlo Caglieris, 5Roberto Premier, 6Marco Bonamico, 7Enrico Gilardi, 8Walter Magnifico, 9Roberto Brunamonti, 10Renato Villalta, 11Dino Meneghin, 12Antonello Riva, 13Renzo Vecchiato, 14Pierluigi Marzorati, 15Meo Sacchetti (Coach:Sandro Gamba)
1985 EuroBasket: finished3rd among 12 teams
4 Giampiero Savio, 5 Beppe Bosa, 6Ario Costa, 7Enrico Gilardi, 8Walter Magnifico, 9Roberto Brunamonti, 10Renato Villalta, 11Augusto Binelli, 12Roberto Premier, 13Renzo Vecchiato, 14Pierluigi Marzorati, 15Meo Sacchetti (Coach:Sandro Gamba)
1986 FIBA World Cup: finished6th among 24 teams
4Roberto Premier, 5Ario Costa, 6Walter Magnifico, 7Enrico Gilardi, 8 Fulvio Polesello, 9Roberto Brunamonti, 10Renato Villalta, 11Augusto Binelli, 12Antonello Riva, 13Sandro Dell'Agnello, 14Pierluigi Marzorati, 15Meo Sacchetti (Coach:Valerio Bianchini)
1987 EuroBasket: finished5th among 12 teams
4 Piero Montecchi, 5Ferdinando Gentile, 6Walter Magnifico, 7 Alberto Tonut, 8 Massimo Iacopini, 9Roberto Brunamonti, 10Renato Villalta, 11 Angelo Gilardi, 12Antonello Riva, 13 Riccardo Morandotti, 14Ario Costa, 15 Flavio Carera (Coach:Valerio Bianchini)
1989 EuroBasket: finished4th among 8 teams
4 Andrea Gracis, 5Mike D'Antoni, 6Walter Magnifico, 7Sandro Dell'Agnello, 8 Beppe Bosa, 9Roberto Brunamonti, 10 Massimo Iacopini, 11Augusto Binelli, 12Antonello Riva, 13 Riccardo Morandotti, 14Ario Costa, 15 Flavio Carera (Coach:Sandro Gamba)
1990 FIBA World Cup: finished9th among 16 teams
4 Alberto Rossini, 5Riccardo Pittis, 6 Andrea Niccolai, 7Sandro Dell'Agnello, 8 Giuseppe Bosa, 9Roberto Brunamonti, 10 Gustavo Tolotti, 11 Francesco Vescovi, 12Antonello Riva, 13 Davide Pessina, 14 Alberto Vianini, 15 Davide Cantarello (Coach:Sandro Gamba)
1991 EuroBasket: finished2nd among 8 teams
4 Alessandro Fantozzi, 5Ferdinando Gentile, 6Walter Magnifico, 7Sandro Dell'Agnello, 8 Andrea Gracis, 9Roberto Brunamonti, 10Roberto Premier, 11Riccardo Pittis, 12Antonello Riva, 13 Davide Pessina, 14Ario Costa, 15Stefano Rusconi (Coach:Sandro Gamba)
1993 EuroBasket: finished9th among 16 teams
4Claudio Coldebella, 5Ferdinando Gentile, 6 Massimo Iacopini, 7 Alberto Tonut, 8 Beppe Bosa, 9Riccardo Pittis, 10Carlton Myers, 11Paolo Moretti, 12 Alberto Rossini, 13Alessandro Frosini, 14 Flavio Carera, 15Stefano Rusconi (Coach:Ettore Messina)
1995 EuroBasket: finished5th among 14 teams
4Claudio Coldebella, 5Ferdinando Gentile, 6Walter Magnifico, 7Riccardo Pittis, 8Vincenzo Esposito, 9 Paolo Conti, 10Alessandro Abbio, 11Gregor Fučka, 12 Federico Pieri, 13Alessandro Frosini, 14 Flavio Carera, 15Stefano Rusconi (Coach:Ettore Messina)
1997 EuroBasket: finished2nd among 16 teams
4Claudio Coldebella, 5Davide Bonora, 6Gregor Fučka, 7Riccardo Pittis, 8Denis Marconato, 9Giacomo Galanda, 10Carlton Myers, 11Paolo Moretti, 12Alessandro Abbio, 13Alessandro Frosini, 14 Flavio Carera, 15 Dan Gay (Coach:Ettore Messina)
1998 FIBA World Cup: finished6th among 16 teams
4Davide Bonora, 5Gianluca Basile, 6 Alessandro De Pol, 7Gregor Fučka, 8Gianmarco Pozzecco, 9Giacomo Galanda, 10Carlton Myers, 11Andrea Meneghin, 12Alessandro Abbio, 13Alessandro Frosini, 14Roberto Chiacig, 15Marcelo Damiao (Coach:Bogdan Tanjević)
1999 EuroBasket: finished1st among 16 teams
4Davide Bonora, 5Gianluca Basile, 6Giacomo Galanda, 7Gregor Fučka(MVP), 8Denis Marconato, 9 Alessandro De Pol, 10Carlton Myers, 11Andrea Meneghin, 12Alessandro Abbio, 13Michele Mian, 14Roberto Chiacig, 15Marcelo Damiao (Coach:Bogdan Tanjević)
2000 Olympic Games: finished5th among 12 teams
4Germán Scarone, 5Gianluca Basile, 6Giacomo Galanda, 7Gregor Fučka, 8Denis Marconato, 9Agostino Li Vecchi, 10Carlton Myers, 11Andrea Meneghin, 12Alessandro Abbio, 13Michele Mian, 14Roberto Chiacig, 15Marcelo Damiao (Coach:Bogdan Tanjević)
2001 EuroBasket: finished9th among 16 teams
4Nikola Radulović, 5Gianluca Basile, 6Giacomo Galanda, 7Gregor Fučka, 8Denis Marconato, 9 Alessandro De Pol, 10 Andrea Pecile, 11Andrea Meneghin, 12Alex Righetti, 13Michele Mian, 14Roberto Chiacig, 15 Andrea Camata (Coach:Bogdan Tanjević)
2003 EuroBasket: finished3rd among 16 teams
4Nikola Radulović, 5Gianluca Basile, 6Giacomo Galanda, 7Matteo Soragna, 8Denis Marconato, 9 Alessandro De Pol, 10Alex Righetti, 11 Davide Lamma, 12Massimo Bulleri, 13Michele Mian, 14Roberto Chiacig, 15 Alessandro Cittadini (Coach:Carlo Recalcati)
2004 Olympic Games: finished2nd among 12 teams
4Nikola Radulović, 5Gianluca Basile, 6Giacomo Galanda(C), 7Matteo Soragna, 8Denis Marconato, 9Gianmarco Pozzecco, 10Alex Righetti, 11Rodolfo Rombaldoni, 12Massimo Bulleri, 13Michele Mian, 14Roberto Chiacig, 15Luca Garri (Coach:Carlo Recalcati)
2005 EuroBasket: finished10th among 16 teams
4Dante Calabria, 5Gianluca Basile, 6Giacomo Galanda, 7Matteo Soragna, 8Denis Marconato, 9Gianmarco Pozzecco, 10Alex Righetti, 11Stefano Mancinelli, 12Massimo Bulleri, 13Marco Mordente, 14Roberto Chiacig, 15Angelo Gigli (Coach:Carlo Recalcati)
2006 FIBA World Cup: finished9th among 24 teams
4 Fabio Di Bella, 5Gianluca Basile, 6Stefano Mancinelli, 7Matteo Soragna, 8Denis Marconato, 9Marco Belinelli, 10 Andrea Pecile, 11 Andrea Michelori, 12Mason Rocca, 13Marco Mordente, 14Luca Garri, 15Angelo Gigli (Coach:Carlo Recalcati)
2007 EuroBasket: finished9th among 16 teams
4Marco Belinelli, 5Gianluca Basile, 6Stefano Mancinelli, 7Matteo Soragna, 8Denis Marconato, 9Marco Mordente, 10Andrea Bargnani, 11Andrea Crosariol, 12Massimo Bulleri, 13 Fabio Di Bella, 14Luigi Datome, 15Angelo Gigli (Coach:Carlo Recalcati)
2011 EuroBasket: finished20th among 24 teams
4Antonio Maestranzi, 5Marco Carraretto, 6Stefano Mancinelli, 7Andrea Bargnani, 8Danilo Gallinari, 9Marco Mordente(C), 10Andrea Cinciarini, 11Marco Belinelli, 12Marco Cusin, 13Luigi Datome, 14Andrea Renzi, 15Daniel Hackett (Coach:Simone Pianigiani)
2013 EuroBasket: finished8th among 24 teams
4Pietro Aradori, 5Alessandro Gentile, 6Guido Rosselli, 7Luca Vitali, 8Giuseppe Poeta, 9Nicolò Melli, 10Marco Belinelli, 11Travis Diener, 12Marco Cusin, 13Luigi Datome, 14Daniele Magro, 15Andrea Cinciarini (Coach:Simone Pianigiani)
2015 EuroBasket: finished6th among 24 teams
00Amedeo Della Valle, 3Marco Belinelli, 4Pietro Aradori, 5Alessandro Gentile, 8Danilo Gallinari, 9Andrea Bargnani, 12Marco Cusin, 13Luigi Datome(C), 17Nicolò Melli, 20Andrea Cinciarini, 23Daniel Hackett, 33Achille Polonara (Coach:Simone Pianigiani)
2017 EuroBasket: finished7th among 24 teams[14]
0Daniel Hackett, 3Marco Belinelli, 4Pietro Aradori, 5Ariel Filloy, 6Paul Biligha, 9Nicolò Melli, 12Marco Cusin, 20Andrea Cinciarini, 23Awudu Abass, 24Filippo Baldi Rossi, 32Christian Burns, 70Luigi Datome(C) (Coach:Ettore Messina)
2019 FIBA World Cup: finished10th among 32 teams[15]
00Amedeo Della Valle, 3Marco Belinelli, 5Alessandro Gentile, 6Paul Biligha, 7Luca Vitali, 8Danilo Gallinari, 10Daniel Hackett, 12Ariel Filloy, 15Jeff Brooks, 16Amedeo Tessitori, 23Awudu Abass, 70Luigi Datome(C) (Coach:Romeo Sacchetti)
2020 Olympic Games: finished5th among 12 teams[16]
0Marco Spissu, 1Nico Mannion, 7Stefano Tonut, 8Danilo Gallinari, 9Nicolò Melli(C), 13Simone Fontecchio, 16Amedeo Tessitori, 17Giampaolo Ricci, 24Riccardo Moraschini, 31Michele Vitali, 33Achille Polonara, 54Alessandro Pajola (Coach:Romeo Sacchetti)
2022 EuroBasket: finished8th among 24 teams[17]
0Marco Spissu, 3Nico Mannion, 6Paul Biligha, 7Stefano Tonut, 9Nicolò Melli, 13Simone Fontecchio, 16Amedeo Tessitori, 17Giampaolo Ricci, 25Tommaso Baldasso, 33Achille Polonara, 54Alessandro Pajola, 70Luigi Datome(C) (Coach:Gianmarco Pozzecco)
2023 FIBA World Cup: finished8th among 32 teams[18]
0Marco Spissu, 7Stefano Tonut, 9Nicolò Melli, 13Simone Fontecchio, 16Amedeo Tessitori, 17Giampaolo Ricci, 18Matteo Spagnolo, 25Tommaso Baldasso, 33Achille Polonara, 35 Mouhamet Diouf, 40 Luca Severini, 50Gabriele Procida, 54Alessandro Pajola,
70Luigi Datome(C) (Coach:Gianmarco Pozzecco)
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