2020 Italy men's Olympic basketball team

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Italy
2021 season
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President Gianni Petrucci
Head coach Meo Sacchetti
Olympic games 5th
0Playoffs0Quarterfinals
PIR leader Fontecchio
16.8
Scoring leader Fontecchio
19.3
Rebounding leader Polonara
5.8
Assists leader Mannion
4.5
Biggest win+10
92-82 vs Germany
(25 July)
Biggest defeat-9
75-84 vs France
(3 August)
All statistics correct as of July 6, 2021.

The Italy men's national basketball team is scheduled to play at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in July 2021.

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Overview

Italy qualified to the Olympics after an unexpected win against Serbia during the Qualifying Tournament.

Only Danilo Gallinari was added to the team who replaced Awudu Abass.

Italy qualified to the playoff stage losing only against Australia in the qualifying stage. They lost against France in the quarterfinals and ended the competition in the 5th position.

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Roster

The following 12 players were called by coach Meo Sacchetti for the Olympics. [2]

Italy national basketball team – 2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 0 Marco Spissu 24 – (1995-02-05)5 February 19951.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Dinamo Sassari Flag of Italy.svg
PG 1 Nico Mannion 19 – (2001-09-04)4 September 20011.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Golden State Warriors Flag of the United States.svg
SG 7 Stefano Tonut 27 – (1993-11-07)7 November 19931.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Reyer Venezia Flag of Italy.svg
PF 8 Danilo Gallinari 32 – (1988-08-08)8 August 19882.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Atlanta Hawks Flag of the United States.svg
PF 9 Nicolò Melli  (C)30 – (1991-01-26)26 January 19912.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Dallas Mavericks Flag of the United States.svg
SF 13 Simone Fontecchio 25 – (1995-12-09)9 December 19952.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Alba Berlin Flag of Germany.svg
C 16 Amedeo Tessitori 26 – (1994-10-07)7 October 19942.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Virtus Bologna Flag of Italy.svg
PF 17 Giampaolo Ricci 29 – (1991-09-27)27 September 19912.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Virtus Bologna Flag of Italy.svg
SF 24 Riccardo Moraschini 30 – (1991-01-08)8 January 19911.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Olimpia Milano Flag of Italy.svg
SG 31 Michele Vitali 29 – (1991-10-31)31 October 19911.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Brose Bamberg Flag of Germany.svg
PF 33 Achille Polonara 29 – (1991-11-23)23 November 19912.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Saski Baskonia Flag of Spain.svg
PG 54 Alessandro Pajola 21 – (1999-11-09)9 November 19991.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Virtus Bologna Flag of Italy.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 3 August 2021

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Nicolò Melli Amedeo Tessitori
PF Achille Polonara Danilo Gallinari Giampaolo Ricci
SF Simone Fontecchio Riccardo Moraschini
SG Stefano Tonut Michele Vitali
PG Alessandro Pajola Nico Mannion Marco Spissu

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. [8]

PositionStaff memberAgeTeam
Head coach Meo Sacchetti 69 Italian Basketball Federation
Assistant coaches Emanuele Molin 62 Aquila Trento
Piero Bucchi 64 Pallacanestro Cantù
Paolo Galbiati 38 Vanoli Cremona
Riccardo Fois 35 Phoenix Suns
Physical trainerMatteo Panichi49 Italian Basketball Federation
PhysicianSandro Senzameno70 Italian Basketball Federation
OrthopaedicRaffaele Cortina62 Italian Basketball Federation
OsteopathRoberto Oggioni47 Italian Basketball Federation
Francesco Ciallella42 Italian Basketball Federation
Team managerMassimo Valle56 Italian Basketball Federation
Press officerFrancesco D'Aniello41 Italian Basketball Federation
ManagerRoberto Brunamonti63 Italian Basketball Federation
Video makerMarco Cremonini34 Italian Basketball Federation
Equipment managerCurzio Garofoli52 Italian Basketball Federation
Andrea Annessa48 Italian Basketball Federation

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Olympic play

Preliminary round

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 330259226+336 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 321255239+165
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 312257273−164
4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 303230263−333
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.

Germany v Italy

25 July 2021
Game 1
 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg82–92Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Saitama
13:40 (JST)Scoring by quarter:32-22, 14-21, 26-25, 10-24
Eurosport Pts: Lô 24
Rebs: Voigtmann 6
Asts: Bonga, Lô, Voigtmann 4
PIR: Lô 26		 Boxscore Pts: Fontecchio 20
Rebs: Melli 9
Asts: Mannion 7
PIR: Fontecchio 21		Arena: Saitama Super Arena
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Ahmed Ali Yaseen Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)


Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 0 Isaac Bonga 1334
SG 42 Andreas Obst 1201
SF 5 Niels Giffey 320
PF 22 Danilo Barthel 510
C 7 Johannes Voigtmann 364
Reserves:
SG 1 Joshiko Saibou 631
PG 4 Maodo Lô 2444
PF 6 Jan Niklas Wimberg 000
SF 12 Robin Benzing 020
C 13 Moritz Wagner 1241
SF 19 Lukas Wank 000
PF 32 Johannes Thiemann 1201
Head coach:
Flag of Germany.svg Henrik Rödl

DEUStatisticsITA
15/32 (46.9%)2-pt field goals 19/37 (51.4%)
15/32 (46.9%)3-pt field goals 15/31 (48.4%)
7/9 (77.8%) Free throws 9/12 (75.0%)
9Offensive rebounds9
25Defensive rebounds26
34Total rebounds35
15Assists20
14Turnovers9
6Steals11
2Blocks4
16Fouls15
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 1 Nico Mannion 1007
SG 31 Michele Vitali 321
SF 7 Stefano Tonut 1832
PF 13 Simone Fontecchio 2042
C 9 Nicolò Melli 1391
Reserves:
PG 0 Marco Spissu DNP
PF 8 Danilo Gallinari 1822
C 16 Amedeo Tessitori 021
PF 17 Giampaolo Ricci DNP
SF 24 Riccardo Moraschini 821
PF 33 Achille Polonara 041
PG 54 Alessandro Pajola 232
Head coach:
Flag of Italy.svg Romeo Sacchetti

Italy v Australia

28 July 2021
Game 2
 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg83–86Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Saitama
17:20 (JST)Scoring by quarter: 25-25, 20-19, 17-21, 21-21
Eurosport Pts: Fontecchio 22
Rebs: Polonara 7
Asts: Mannion 7
PIR: Mannion 24		 Boxscore Pts: Landale 18
Rebs: Baynes, Landale, Kay 7
Asts: Mills, Ingles 5
PIR: Kay 24		Arena: Saitama Super Arena
Referees: Michael Weiland (USA), Steven Anderson (CAN), Ahmed Ali Yaseen Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)


Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 0 Marco Spissu 010
SG 7 Stefano Tonut 811
SF 13 Simone Fontecchio 2240
PF 33 Achille Polonara 1271
C 9 Nicolò Melli 042
Reserves:
PG 1 Nico Mannion 2137
PF 8 Danilo Gallinari 520
C 16 Amedeo Tessitori DNP
PF 17 Giampaolo Ricci 722
SF 24 Riccardo Moraschini 222
SG 31 Michele Vitali 621
PG 54 Alessandro Pajola 000
Head coach:
Flag of Italy.svg Romeo Sacchetti

ITAStatisticsAUS
25/41 (61.0%)2-pt field goals 21/39 (53.8%)
8/25 (32.0%)3-pt field goals 11/31 (35.5%)
9/10 (90.0%) Free throws 11/14 (78.6%)
6Offensive rebounds16
24Defensive rebounds28
30Total rebounds44
16Assists26
7Turnovers11
3Steals4
3Blocks4
16Fouls15
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 8 Matthew Dellavedova 213
SG 5 Patty Mills 1665
SF 7 Joe Ingles 1445
PF 12 Aron Baynes 1471
C 13 Jock Landale 1872
Reserves:
SG 4 Chris Goulding 010
SG 6 Josh Green 000
PG 9 Nathan Sobey 010
SF 10 Matisse Thybulle 734
PF 11 Dante Exum 034
C 33 Duop Reath DNP
PF 15 Nick Kay 1572
Head coach:
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Goorjian

Italy v Nigeria

31 July 2021
Game 3
 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg80–71Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Saitama
13:40 (JST)Scoring by quarter:29-17, 11-22, 16-24, 24-8
Eurosport Pts: Melli 15
Rebs: Vitali 6
Asts: Fontecchio, Pajola 4
PIR: Polonara 16		 Boxscore Pts: Metu 22
Rebs: Metu 10
Asts: Metu 3
PIR: Metu 32		Arena: Saitama Super Arena
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Roberto Vazquez (PUR), Takaki Kato (JPN)


Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 54 Alessandro Pajola 434
SG 7 Stefano Tonut 1021
SF 13 Simone Fontecchio 1224
PF 33 Achille Polonara 1352
C 9 Nicolò Melli 1551
Reserves:
PG 0 Marco Spissu DNP
PG 1 Nico Mannion 1441
PF 8 Danilo Gallinari 321
C 16 Amedeo Tessitori 320
PF 17 Giampaolo Ricci 631
SF 24 Riccardo Moraschini 010
SG 31 Michele Vitali 061
Head coach:
Flag of Italy.svg Romeo Sacchetti

ITAStatisticsNGA
20/39 (51.3%)2-pt field goals 14/34 (41.2%)
8/31 (25.8%)3-pt field goals 11/28 (39.3%)
16/19 (84.2%) Free throws 10/15 (66.7%)
13Offensive rebounds8
27Defensive rebounds31
40Total rebounds39
16Assists11
11Turnovers19
8Steals7
3Blocks2
19Fouls22
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 22 Gabe Vincent 311
SG 13 Miye Oni 322
SF 0 KZ Okpala 210
PF 33 Jordan Nwora 2040
C 55 Precious Achiuwa 561
Reserves:
PG 3 Caleb Agada 020
PF 8 Ekpe Udoh DNP
PF 10 Chimezie Metu 22103
SG 11 Obi Emegano 012
C 15 Jahlil Okafor 210
SF 20 Josh Okogie 210
SG 34 Ike Nwamu 012
Head coach:
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Brown

Knockout stage

Italy v France

3 August 2021
Quarterfinals
 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg75–84Flag of France.svg  France Saitama
17:20 (JST)Scoring by quarter:25-20, 17-23, 12-21, 21-20
Eurosport Pts: Fontecchio 23
Rebs: Gallinari 10
Asts: Pajola 6
PIR: Gallinari 24		 Boxscore Pts: Gobert 22
Rebs: Batum 14
Asts: De Colo 7
PIR: Batum 29		Arena: Saitama Super Arena
Referees: Roberto Vazquez (PUR), Juan Fernandez (ARG), Steven Anderson (USA)


Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 54 Alessandro Pajola 226
SG 7 Stefano Tonut 422
SF 13 Simone Fontecchio 2320
PF 33 Achille Polonara 1571
C 9 Nicolò Melli 242
Reserves:
PG 0 Marco Spissu DNP
PG 1 Nico Mannion 503
PF 8 Danilo Gallinari 21101
C 16 Amedeo Tessitori DNP
PF 17 Giampaolo Ricci 030
SF 24 Riccardo Moraschini 010
SG 31 Michele Vitali 300
Head coach:
Flag of Italy.svg Romeo Sacchetti

ITAStatisticsFRA
15/35 (42.9%)2-pt field goals 23/41 (56.1%)
7/33 (21.2%)3-pt field goals 7/22 (31.8%)
24/28 (85.7%) Free throws 17/21 (81.0%)
12Offensive rebounds14
21Defensive rebounds35
33Total rebounds49
15Assists22
9Turnovers20
12Steals7
2Blocks5
20Fouls23
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 12 Nando de Colo 447
SG 10 Evan Fournier 2134
SF 5 Nicolas Batum 15143
PF 7 Guerschon Yabusele 2040
C 27 Rudy Gobert 2290
Reserves:
SG 1 Frank Ntilikina 011
SF 3 Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot 140
PG 4 Thomas Heurtel 1015
PF 17 Vincent Poirier 030
PG 21 Andrew Albicy 010
PF 28 Petr Cornelie DNP
C 93 Moustapha Fall 721
Head coach:
Flag of France.svg Vincent Collet

Statistics

Individual statistics

No.PlayerGPGSMPG2FG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGEFPPG
0 Marco Spissu 115.0---1.00.00.00.01.00.0
1 Nico Mannion 4122.048.3% (3.5/7.3)22.2% (1.0/4.5)90.9% (2.5/2.8)1.84.50.50.011.312.5
7 Stefano Tonut 4426.863.2% (3.0/4.8)26.7% (1.0/3.8)100.0% (1.0/1.0)2.01.51.80.09.810.0
8 Danilo Gallinari 4020.547.6% (2.5/5.3)33.3% (1.0/3.0)83.3% (3.8/4.5)4.01.00.50.812.511.8
9 Nicolò Melli 4422.845.0% (2.3/5.0)27.3% (0.8/2.8)75.0% (0.8/1.0)5.51.51.00.510.07.5
13 Simone Fontecchio 4430.357.6% (4.8/8.3)45.5% (2.5/5.5)81.8% (2.3/2.8)3.01.51.50.516.819.3
16 Amedeo Tessitori 205.025.0% (0.5/2.0)-100.0% (0.5/0.5)2.00.50.51.02.01.5
17 Giampaolo Ricci 3013.0100.0% (0.7/0.7)50.0% (1.0/2.0)-2.71.00.30.06.74.3
24 Riccardo Moraschini 4010.020.0% (0.3/1.3)50.0% (0.3/0.5)100.0% (1.3/1.3)1.50.80.30.03.52.5
31 Michele Vitali 4111.333.3% (0.3/0.8)37.5% (0.8/2.0)100.0% (0.3/0.3)2.50.80.30.04.83.0
33 Achille Polonara 4323.369.2% (2.3/3.3)28.6% (1.5/5.3)66.7% (1.0/1.5)5.81.30.30.811.010.0
54 Alessandro Pajola 4219.533.3% (0.3/0.8)0.0% (0.0/1.3)75.0% (1.5/2.0)2.03.02.00.06.02.0
Total452.0%31.7%84.1%34.516.88.53.091.882.5

Individual game highs

Team game highs

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  1. ↑ "L'Italia torna ai Giochi Olimpici dopo 17 anni! Impresa Azzurra a Belgrado: battuta la Serbia 95-102 (Mannion 24)". fip.it (in Italian). 6 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Tokyo 2020. I 12 Azzurri per i Giochi Olimpici". fip.it (in Italian). 6 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Giochi Olimpici Tokyo 2021. Nazionale Maschile e Azzurre del 3x3 in raduno da oggi a Roma: Diouf e Spagnolo convocati per gli allenamenti". fip.it (in Italian). 14 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tokyo 2020. Italia-Germania 92-82 (20 Fontecchio). Ritorno ai Giochi con vittoria per gli Azzurri. Sacchetti: "Il carattere di questi ragazzi non è banale"". fip.it (in Italian). 25 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tokyo 2020, Italia-Australia 83-86 (Fontecchio 22). Sacchetti: "Peccato per i rimbalzi nel finale". Sabato 31 luglio Italia-Nigeria (ore 6.40 italiane)". fip.it (in Italian). 28 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tokyo 2020. Italia ai quarti di finale! Battuta la Nigeria 80-71 (Melli 15). Azzurri secondi nel girone". fip.it (in Italian). 31 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Tokyo 2020. Italia-Francia 75-84. Azzurri eliminati ai quarti di finale. Petrucci: "Grazie a squadra e staff. Ora al lavoro per migliorare ancora". Sacchetti: "A testa alta". Melli: "Non vedo l'ora di tornare in Nazionale con questo gruppo"". fip.it (in Italian). 3 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Piero Bucchi, Paolo Galbiati e Riccardo Fois nello staff tecnico Azzurro. Affiancheranno il CT Meo Sacchetti e Lele Molin. La FIP ringrazia e saluta Massimo Maffezzoli e Paolo Conti" (in Italian). fip.it. 5 March 2021.
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