Italbasket, Luca Banchi announces his first call-ups as coach.

Fifteen summoned, plus five others possibly available, for the mini-meeting scheduled in Rome Oct. 20-22. Italbasket&#8217s new head coach, Luca Banchi, will begin his adventure at the helm of Italbasket with them, just over a month before the first official appointment, the start of the 2027 World Cup qualifiers on Nov. 27. The list is made up mostly of young players, not involved in early or late games with their clubs or in European cups.

These are the players summoned by the coach.: Gregorio Allinei (2004, 194, Guard, Ferraroni Juvi Cremona), Andrea Calzavara (2001, 195, Playmaker, Old Wild West Udine), Guglielmo Caruso (1999, 209, Center, Napolibasket), Matteo Cavallero (2003, 204, Guard/Ala, Wegreenit Milano), Ethan Esposito (1999, 200, Wing, Valtur Brindisi), Francesco Ferrari (2005, 205, Wing, Gesteco Cividale del Friuli), Filippo Gallo (2004, 194, Playmaker, Estra Pistoia), Andrea Loro (2003, 202, Guard/Ala, Gruppo Mascio Orzinuovi), Leonardo Okeke (2003, 213, Center, S. Bernardo Cantù), Luca Possamai (2001, 212, Center, Libertas Livorno 1947), Alvise Sarto (2000, 203, Wing, Flats Service Fortitudo Bologna), David Torresani (2005, 188, Playmaker/Guard, Nutribullet Treviso), Liam Udom (2000, 199, Wing, Rsr Sebastiani Rieti), Nicolò Virginio (2003, 204, Wing, Victoria Libertas Pesaro) and Federico Zampini (1999, 191, Playmaker, Tezenis Verona).

The list of reserves available to Luca Banchi in case of need, on the other hand, is composed of Leonardo Faggian (2004, 195, Guard/Wing, Napolibasket), Leonardo Marangon (2005, 200, Wing, Gesteco Cividale del Friuli), Federico Massone (1998, 191, Playmaker/Guard, Basket Torino), Gabriele Miani (2000, 204, Wing/Center, Valtur Brindisi) and Alessandro Simioni (1998, 206, Center, Dole Italia Rimini).

Banchi will be joined by confirmed team manager Gigi Datome and assistant coaches Adriano Vertemati and Iacopo Squarcina. Homecoming is set for noon on Monday, Oct. 20, with first practice at the Palasport in Viale Tiziano from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, double two-hour session at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday scrimmage against Sebastiani Rieti at 12:30 p.m., before the dismissal.

Banchi will be joined by team manager Gigi Datome and assistant coaches Adriano Vertemme and Adriano Squarcina.