Gianmarco Pozzecco names 16.
Gianmarco Pozzecco names 16.
National basketball team head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco has released the list of 16 athletes who will take part in the Folgaria Training Camp from July 24 to August 2.
Those summoned
#0 Marco Spissu (1995, 185, Playmaker, Umana Reyer Venezia)
#1 Niccolo Mannion (2001, 190, Playmaker, Baskonia – Spain)
#7 Stefano Tonut (1993, 194, Guard, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano)
#9 Nicolò Melli (1991, 205, Wing, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano)
#13 Simone Fontecchio (1995, 203, Wing, Utah Jazz – NBA) since July 28.
#17 Giampaolo Ricci (1991, 202, Wing, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano)
#18 Matteo Spagnolo (2003, 194, Playmaker, Real Madrid – Spain)
#30 Guglielmo Caruso (1999, 208, Wing/Center, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano)
#33 Achille Polonara (1991, 205, Wing, Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
#35 Mouhamet Diouf (2001, 206, Wing/Center, Río Breogán – Spain)
#36 Riccardo Visconti (1998, 198, Guard, Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro)
#40 Luca Severini (1996, 204, Wing/Center, Bertram Yacht Tortona)
#50 Gabriele Procida (2002, 200, Guard/Ala, Alba Berlin – Germany)
#53 Tomas Woldetensae (1998, 196, Guard/Ala, Openjobmetis Varese)
#54 Alessandro Pajola (1999, 194, Playmaker, Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
#70 Luigi Datome (1987, 203, Wing, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano)
So begins from Alpe Cimbra in Trentino the path that will lead Italbasket to the FIBA World Cup 2023 (Aug. 25-Sept. 10) through a series of 7 high-level friendly matches useful to compose the final roster of the 12 World Azzurri. The first two tests will be the Trentino Basket Cup to be played at the BLM Group Arena in Trento on August 4 and 5. Italy-Turkey (8:30 p.m.) and China-Cape Verde (6 p.m.) will be the semifinals (Aug. 4) that will then determine the finals the following day (Aug. 5, 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.).
