Banks: "It was only the first". Achille Polonara was also in Tortona.
"We must immediately turn the page and think about the challenge in Lithuania" adds the coach.
"We must immediately turn the page and think about the challenge in Lithuania" adds the coach.
"We must immediately turn the page and think about the challenge in Lithuania" adds the coach.
The men’s national basketball team will make its debut on Thursday, Nov. 27, at the Nova Arena in Tortona, Italy: two-way ball at 8 p.m.
The men’s national basketball team prepares to face the Icelanders in the match valid for qualifying for the upcoming World Cup
Head coach Luca Banchi had to replace the 1995-class basketball player, who was recalled by his own club.
The coach wanted to give a sign of closeness to the basketball player from Marche, symbolically summoning him for the games against Iceland and Lithuania.
The new national team head coach said he was satisfied with his first days in the gym as Italy’s head coach.
"We cannot give others the opportunity to appropriate our work" he said.
Fifteen elements will be part of the mini-meeting in Rome scheduled for Oct. 20-22: there will also be a scrimmage against Rieti.
"With Latvia I faced Italy twice in the summer, appreciating strength and cohesion of the Azzurro", says newly appointed coach Luca Banchi.
The Italian Basketball Federation has announced that it has reached a three-year technical collaboration agreement with Luca Banchi, who, after being announced by President Giovanni Petrucci today at the Federal Council, is officially the new Technical Commissioner of the men’s Senior National Team
The FIP president is betting heavily on Luca Banchi who, however, may not even be coach of the Azzurri full time.
The blue coach, after the success at PalaTrieste, dedicated a thought to 'Marine' who passed away a few days ago at the age of 68.
“The one between Olimpia and Virtus is a very balanced series that can also be decided by a whistle.”
The former coach of Siena, Olimpia Milano and Pesaro, among others, will be tasked with reviving the club currently last in the French league, SIG Strasbourg.