The Italy team for FIBA World Cup 2023 qualification will represent Italy at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Timeline 31 August 2021: the draw is held in Switzerland and Italy goes in the Group H with Russia, Netherlands and Iceland.
First window 10 November 2021: submitted the long list of 24 players. 16 November 2021: submitted the list of 16 players. 22 November 2021: Mannion and Totè are replaced with Flaccadori and Udom, for health reason. 24 November 2021: submitted the final list of 12 players for the match against Russia. 26 November 2021: Russia 92 – 78 Italy. 24 November 2021: submitted the final list of 12 players for the match against Netherlands.
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Roster The following 16 players were called by Matteo Sacchetti for the first window against Netherlands.
Depth chart
All Games These were the players that coach Sacchetti called for the qualification in the three windows.
Name Age @ 26 Nov. 2021 vs 29 Nov. 2021 | PG | 4 | Leonardo Candi
| 1.90
| | SG | 7 | Stefano Tonut
| 1.44
| | SG | 12 | Diego Flaccadori
| 1.95
| | PG | 14 | Bruno Mascolo
| 1.90
| | C | 16 | Amedeo Tessitori
| 2.08
| | PG | 18 | Matteo Spagnolo
| 1.94
| | F | 19 | Raphael Gaspardo | | 2.07
| | PF | 20 | Mattia Udom | | 2.00
| | SG | 22 | Giordano Bortolani | | 1.93
| | SG | 31 | Michele Vitali
| 1.96
| | C | 34 | Mouhamed Diouf | | 1.90
| | SF | 44 | Davide Alviti
| 2.01
| | PF | 45 | Nicola Akele
| 2.03
| | PF | 52 | Alessandro Lever
| 2.03
| | PG | 54 | Alessandro Pajola
| 1.94
Notes Age on November 29, 2021
Legend not called did not play played starting 5
Staff After the EuroBasket 2022 qualification tournament the staff team was updated: Piero Bucchi, Paolo Galbiati and Riccardo Fois were hired as assistant coaches and replaced Massimo Maffezzoli and Paolo Conti. Only Emanuele Molin was confirmed amongst the assistant coaches.
Position Staff member Age Team Head coach Meo Sacchetti Italian Basketball Federation Assistant coaches Emanuele Molin Aquila Trento Piero Bucchi Dinamo Sassari Paolo Galbiati Vanoli Cremona Riccardo Fois Arizona Wildcats Physical trainer Matteo Panichi Italian Basketball Federation Fabrizio Santolamazza Italian Basketball Federation Physician Sandro Senzameno Italian Basketball Federation Orthopaedic Raffaele Cortina Italian Basketball Federation Osteopath Roberto Oggioni Italian Basketball Federation Francesco Ciallella Italian Basketball Federation Team manager Massimo Valle Italian Basketball Federation Press officer Francesco D'Aniello Italian Basketball Federation Manager Roberto Brunamonti Italian Basketball Federation Video maker Marco Cremonini Italian Basketball Federation Equipment manager Curzio Garofoli Italian Basketball Federation Andrea Annessa Italian Basketball Federation
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Qualification
Overview
First round, Group H The draw was held on 31 August 2021 in Mies, Switzerland. Italy was drawn into Group H with Russia, Netherlands and Iceland. These matches will be played in three windows from 26 to 29 November 2021, from 24 to 27 February 2022 and from 1 to 4 July 2022 with two games played by each team in every window.
@ Russia
Russia Statistics Italy 20/34 (58.2%) 2-pt field goals 12/29 (41.4%) 12/21 (57.1%) 3-pt field goals 9/21 (42.9%) 16/18 (88.9%) Free throws 27/30 (90.0%) 8 Offensive rebounds 9 19 Defensive rebounds 14 27 Total rebounds 23 25 Assists 16 14 Turnovers 14 5 Steals 8 3 Blocks 1 27 Fouls 20
vs Netherland
Italy Statistics Netherlands 19/39 (48.7%) 2-pt field goals 16/31 (51.6%) 8/23 (34.8%) 3-pt field goals 11/25 (44.0%) 13/15 (86.7%) Free throws 8/10 (80.0%) 11 Offensive rebounds 6 22 Defensive rebounds 23 33 Total rebounds 29 19 Assists 16 16 Turnovers 18 8 Steals 7 0 Blocks 2 20 Fouls 20
See also 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe) 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Serbia at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
References
External links
Italy Qualifiers Profile at the FIBA Website