Italy team for EuroBasket 2022 qualification


The Italy team for EuroBasket 2022 qualification will represent Italy at the EuroBasket 2022 qualification. Italy has already qualified for the EuroBasket 2022 being one of the host countries. Nevertheless, Italians won four matches and lost two, ending the competition in the first position.
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Timeline

;First window28 January 2020: submitted the long list of 24 players.3 February 2020: submitted the list of 16 players.12 February 2020: Andrea Pecchia was replaced by Matteo Tambone due to an ankle injury.19 February 2020: submitted list of 12 players for the match against Russia.20–23 February 2020 – First window
;Second window24 October 2020: submitted the long list.21 November 2020: submitted the list of 16 players.23 November 2020: due to light fever Paolo Banchero was excluded from the list if 16 from the team's medical staff.25 November 2020: chosen the final 12 players that will play in Tallinn.27–30 November 2020: The second window
;Third window1 February 2021: submitted long list of 24 players.7 February 2021: submitted the list 14 player for the Perm bubble.14 February 2021: Simone Zanotti replaces Leonardo Totè.18–21 February 2021: The third window

Kit

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Roster

These were the players that coach Sacchetti called for the qualification in the three windows.
NameAgevs

20 Febr. 2020		@

23 Febr. 2020		@

30 Nov. 2020		vs

18 Febr. 2022		vs

19 Febr. 2022		@

21 Febr. 2022
PG0Marco Spissu1.84
SG00Amedeo Della Valle1.94
PG7Leonardo Candi1.90
G11Davide Moretti1.90
SF13Simone Fontecchio2.03
PG13Tommaso Baldasso1.91
C16Amedeo Tessitori2.08
PF17Giampaolo Ricci2.01
PG18Matteo Spagnolo1.93
PF19Raphael Gaspardo2.07
SG22Giordano Bortolani1.93
PF24Filippo Baldi Rossi2.07
PG25Michele Ruzzier1.83
SG30Matteo Tambone1.92
SG31Michele Vitali1.96
SF32Andrea Pecchia1.97
C35Leonardo Totè2.11
C41Simone Zanotti2.08
SF44Davide Alviti2.00
PF45Nicola Akele2.03
PG54Alessandro Pajola1.94
SF50Gabriele Procida2.00
C55Francesco Candussi2.11

;Notes
  • Age on February 21, 2021
;Legend
not called
did not play
played
starting 5

Staff

PositionStaff memberAgeTeam
Head coachRomeo SacchettiFortitudo Bologna
Assistant coachesEmanuele MolinAquila Trento
Assistant coachesMassimo MaffezzoliEurobasket Roma
Assistant coachesPaolo ContiItalian Basketball Federation
Physical trainerMatteo PanichiItalian Basketball Federation
PhysicianSandro SenzamenoItalian Basketball Federation
OrthopaedicRaffaele CortinaItalian Basketball Federation
OsteopathRoberto OggioniItalian Basketball Federation
OsteopathFrancesco CiallellaItalian Basketball Federation
Team managerMassimo ValleItalian Basketball Federation
Press officerFrancesco D'AnielloItalian Basketball Federation
ManagerRoberto BrunamontiItalian Basketball Federation
Video makerMarco CremoniniItalian Basketball Federation
Equipment managerCurzio GarofoliItalian Basketball Federation
Equipment managerAndrea AnnessaItalian Basketball Federation

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Qualification

The draw was held on 22 July 2019 in Munich, Germany. Italy was drawn into Group B with Estonia, North Macedonia and Russia. These matches will be played in three windows from 17 to 25 February 2020; from 23 November to 1 December 2020 and from 15 to 23 February 2021 with two games played by each team in every window.
;Overview

Group B

;Table
;Results summary
;Results by round

vs Russia

Leonardo Totè had incurred in an injury on the right eye the same day of the match and, because of the FIBA regulation, he couldn't be replaced.

vs North Macedonia

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic the matches of the second window against North Macedonia and Russia have been arranged to be played behind closed doors, in the protected bubble of the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn.
But the first of the two matches against North Macedonia that was initially scheduled to be played on November 28, was postponed because three Macedonian players were found positive to SARS-CoV-2. The FIBA Medical Commission was forced to defer the game. The match was finally played in the third window on 18 February 2021 in the Perm bubble in Russia.

vs Estonia

The third and last window, together with the postponed game against North Macedonia, was played in the Perm bubble in Russia in order to limit the exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic. All games were played behind closed doors.

Statistics

Individual game highs

TotalPlayerOpponent
Points27Amedeo Tessitori@
Total Rebounds9Amedeo Tessitori@
Total Rebounds9Michele Vitalivs
Assists10Marco Spissuvs
Blocks2Giampaolo Ricci@
Steals3Simone Fontecchio@
Steals3Marco Spissu@
Steals3Michele Vitalivs
Steals3Marco Spissu@
Efficiency34Michele Vitalivs
2-point field goal percentage80% Michele Vitalivs
3-point field goal percentage100% Filippo Baldi Rossi@
Free throw percentage100% Michele Vitalivs
Turnovers5Amedeo Tessitorivs
Minutes36.3Michele Vitalivs

;Notes
TotalPlayerOpponent
2-point field goals made11Amedeo Tessitori@
2-point field goals attempted16Amedeo Tessitori@
3-point field goals made4Giampaolo Ricci@
3-point field goals attempted10Giampaolo Riccivs
Free throws made13Michele Vitalivs
Free throws attempted13Michele Vitalivs
Offensive Rebounds5Amedeo Tessitori@
Defensive Rebounds7Simone Fontecchiovs
Defensive Rebounds7Michele Vitalivs

Team game highs

StatisticTotalOpponent
Points105vs
Total Rebounds43vs
Assists28vs
Blocks3vs
@
Steals10@
Efficiency114vs
2-point field goal percentage65.5%vs
3-point field goal percentage50.0%vs
Free throw percentage100%vs
Turnovers6vs

StatisticTotalOpponent
2-point field goals made19vs
vs
2-point field goals attempted40vs
3-point field goals made14vs
3-point field goals attempted36@
Free throws made24vs
Free throws attempted26@
Offensive Rebounds16@
Defensive Rebounds32vs
vs

;Notes
  • match ended in overtime