Italbasket, Gianmarco Pozzecco’s call-ups: 9 confirmations and 6 returns

Gianmarco Pozzecco’s teammates for the challenges with Turkey and Hungary

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The head coach of the Italian national basketball team Gianmarco Pozzecco has released the list of 15 Azzurri who will take part in the qualifying games for the upcoming European Championships against Turkey and Hungary, scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 22 and Sunday, Feb. 25.

Confirmed 9 Azzurri returned from the World Championships in the Philippines (Spissu, Tonut, Melli, Ricci, Spagnolo, Polonara, Severini, Procida and Pajola), while Mannion, Flaccadori, Tessitori, Bortolani, Caruso and Petrucelli return to the group.

The 15 Azzurri for the February Nationals window

Marco Spissu – PM – Umana Reyer Venezia
Nico Mannion – PM – Openjobmetis Varese
Stefano Tonut – G – EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
Nicolò Melli – C – EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
Diego Flaccadori – PM/G – EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
Amedeo Tessitori – C – Umana Reyer Venezia
Giampaolo Ricci – A – EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
Matteo Spagnolo – PM – Alba Berlin
GIordano Bortolani – A – EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
Guglielmo Caruso – C – EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
Achille Polonara – A – Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Luca Severini – A/C – Bertram Yachts Derthona
Gabriele Procida – G/A – Alba Berlin
Alessandro Pajola – PM – Virtus Segafredo Bologna
John Petrucelli – G/A – Germani Brescia