2020 Italy men's Olympic basketball team explained

Club:	Italy
Season:	2021
Chrtitle:	President
League:	Olympic games
Playoffs Result:	Quarterfinals
Pir:	16.8
Ppg:	19.3
Rpg:	5.8
Apg:	4.5
Largest Win:	+10 92-82 vs Germany (25 July)
Largest Loss:	-9 75-84 vs France (3 August)
H Pattern B:	_italbasket_tokyo_h
H Pattern S:	_italbasket_tokyo_h
A Pattern B:	_italbasket_tokyo_a
A Pattern S:	_italbasket_tokyo_a
Nextseason:	WorldCup 2023 QLF

The Italy men's national basketball team is scheduled to play at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in July 2021.

Overview

Italy qualified to the Olympics after an unexpected win against Serbia during the Qualifying Tournament.

Only Danilo Gallinari was added to the team who replaced Awudu Abass.

Italy qualified to the playoff stage losing only against Australia in the qualifying stage. They lost against France in the quarterfinals and ended the competition in the 5th position.

Timeline

4 July: Italy wins over Serbia 102–95 and qualifies to the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[1]
6 July: Coach Sacchetti submits the list of 12 players that will go to the Olympics.^[2]
12 July: The national team starts the preparation in Rome.^[3]
25 July: Italy wins 92-82 against Germany.^[4]
28 July: Italy loses 83-86 against Australia.^[5]
31 July: Italy wins 80-71 against Nigeria and qualifies to the playoffs.^[6]
3 August: Italy loses 75-84 against France and ends the Olympics at the 5th position.^[7]

Kit

Supplier: Spalding

Roster

The following 12 players were called by coach Meo Sacchetti for the Olympics.

Depth chart

Staff

After the EuroBasket 2022 qualification tournament the staff team was updated: Piero Bucchi, Paolo Galbiati and Riccardo Fois were hired as assistant coaches and replaced Massimo Maffezzoli and Paolo Conti. Only Emanuele Molin was confirmed amongst the assistant coaches.^[8]

Position	Staff member	Team
Head coach		Italian Basketball Federation
Assistant coaches		Aquila Trento
		Pallacanestro Cantù
		Vanoli Cremona
		Phoenix Suns
Physical trainer	Matteo Panichi	Italian Basketball Federation
Physician	Sandro Senzameno	Italian Basketball Federation
Orthopaedic	Raffaele Cortina	Italian Basketball Federation
Osteopath	Roberto Oggioni	Italian Basketball Federation
Osteopath	Francesco Ciallella	Italian Basketball Federation
Team manager	Massimo Valle	Italian Basketball Federation
Press officer	Francesco D'Aniello	Italian Basketball Federation
Manager	Roberto Brunamonti	Italian Basketball Federation
Video maker	Marco Cremonini	Italian Basketball Federation
Equipment manager	Curzio Garofoli	Italian Basketball Federation
Equipment manager	Andrea Annessa	Italian Basketball Federation

Source: http://fip.it/nazionale-staff.aspx?Tipo=M&Naz=AM

Olympic play

Preliminary round

Germany v Italy

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DEU	Statistics	ITA
	Statistics
15/32 (46.9%)	2-pt field goals	19/37 (51.4%)
15/32 (46.9%)	3-pt field goals	15/31 (48.4%)
7/9 (77.8%)	Free throws	9/12 (75.0%)
9	Offensive rebounds	9
25	Defensive rebounds	26
34	Total rebounds	35
15	Assists	20
14	Turnovers	9
6	Steals	11
2	Blocks	4
16	Fouls	15

Italy v Australia

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ITA	Statistics	AUS
	Statistics
25/41 (61.0%)	2-pt field goals	21/39 (53.8%)
8/25 (32.0%)	3-pt field goals	11/31 (35.5%)
9/10 (90.0%)	Free throws	11/14 (78.6%)
6	Offensive rebounds	16
24	Defensive rebounds	28
30	Total rebounds	44
16	Assists	26
7	Turnovers	11
3	Steals	4
3	Blocks	4
16	Fouls	15

Italy v Nigeria

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ITA	Statistics	NGA
	Statistics
20/39 (51.3%)	2-pt field goals	14/34 (41.2%)
8/31 (25.8%)	3-pt field goals	11/28 (39.3%)
16/19 (84.2%)	Free throws	10/15 (66.7%)
13	Offensive rebounds	8
27	Defensive rebounds	31
40	Total rebounds	39
16	Assists	11
11	Turnovers	19
8	Steals	7
3	Blocks	2
19	Fouls	22

Knockout stage

Italy v France

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ITA	Statistics	FRA
	Statistics
15/35 (42.9%)	2-pt field goals	23/41 (56.1%)
7/33 (21.2%)	3-pt field goals	7/22 (31.8%)
24/28 (85.7%)	Free throws	17/21 (81.0%)
12	Offensive rebounds	14
21	Defensive rebounds	35
33	Total rebounds	49
15	Assists	22
9	Turnovers	20
12	Steals	7
2	Blocks	5
20	Fouls	23

Statistics

Individual statistics

No.
0	1	1	5.0	-	-	-	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
1	4	1	22.0	48.3% (3.5/7.3)	22.2% (1.0/4.5)	90.9% (2.5/2.8)	1.8	4.5	0.5	0.0	11.3	12.5
7	4	4	26.8	63.2% (3.0/4.8)	26.7% (1.0/3.8)	100.0% (1.0/1.0)	2.0	1.5	1.8	0.0	9.8	10.0
8	4	0	20.5	47.6% (2.5/5.3)	33.3% (1.0/3.0)	83.3% (3.8/4.5)	4.0	1.0	0.5	0.8	12.5	11.8
9	4	4	22.8	45.0% (2.3/5.0)	27.3% (0.8/2.8)	75.0% (0.8/1.0)	5.5	1.5	1.0	0.5	10.0	7.5
13	4	4	30.3	57.6% (4.8/8.3)	45.5% (2.5/5.5)	81.8% (2.3/2.8)	3.0	1.5	1.5	0.5	16.8	19.3
16	2	0	5.0	25.0% (0.5/2.0)	-	100.0% (0.5/0.5)	2.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	2.0	1.5
17	3	0	13.0	100.0% (0.7/0.7)	50.0% (1.0/2.0)	-	2.7	1.0	0.3	0.0	6.7	4.3
24	4	0	10.0	20.0% (0.3/1.3)	50.0% (0.3/0.5)	100.0% (1.3/1.3)	1.5	0.8	0.3	0.0	3.5	2.5
31	4	1	11.3	33.3% (0.3/0.8)	37.5% (0.8/2.0)	100.0% (0.3/0.3)	2.5	0.8	0.3	0.0	4.8	3.0
33	4	3	23.3	69.2% (2.3/3.3)	28.6% (1.5/5.3)	66.7% (1.0/1.5)	5.8	1.3	0.3	0.8	11.0	10.0
54	4	2	19.5	33.3% (0.3/0.8)	0.0% (0.0/1.3)	75.0% (1.5/2.0)	2.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	6.0	2.0
Total	4			52.0%	31.7%	84.1%	34.5	16.8	8.5	3.0	91.8	82.5

Individual game highs

	Total	Player	Opponent
Points	23		vs
Total Rebounds	10		vs
Assists	7		vs
Assists	vs
Blocks	2		vs
		vs
		vs
Steals	align=center	5		vs
Efficiency	align=center rowspan=2	24		vs
Efficiency		vs
2-point field goal percentage	align=center	80.0% (8/10)		vs
3-point field goal percentage	align=center	100% (5/5)		vs
Free throw percentage	100% (9/9)		vs
Turnovers	align=center rowspan=2	3		vs
Turnovers		vs
Minutes	35:21		vs

Notes

at least 5 attempts

	Total	Player	Opponent
2-point field goals made	8		vs
2-point field goals made		vs
2-point field goals attempted	13		vs
	Simone Fontecchio		vs
		vs
3-point field goals made	5		vs
3-point field goals attempted	align=center	8		vs
Free throws made	9		vs
Free throws attempted	9		vs
Offensive Rebounds	4		vs
Defensive Rebounds	7		vs

Team game highs

Statistic	Total	Opponent
Points	92	vs
Total Rebounds	40	vs
Assists	20	vs
Blocks	4	vs
Steals	12	vs
Efficiency	112	vs
2-point field goal percentage	61.0%	vs
3-point field goal percentage	48.4%	vs
Free throw percentage	90.0%	vs
Turnovers	9	vs vs

Statistic	Total	Opponent
2-point field goals made	25	vs
2-point field goals attempted	41	vs
3-point field goals made	15	vs
3-point field goals attempted	33	vs
Free throws made	24	vs
Free throws attempted	28	vs
Offensive Rebounds	13	vs
Defensive Rebounds	27	vs

External links

- Italy men's OQT basketball team profile on FIBA

Notes and References

Web site: L’Italia torna ai Giochi Olimpici dopo 17 anni! Impresa Azzurra a Belgrado: battuta la Serbia 95-102 (Mannion 24) . fip.it . 6 July 2021 . Italian .
Web site: Tokyo 2020. I 12 Azzurri per i Giochi Olimpici . fip.it . 6 July 2021 . Italian .
Web site: Giochi Olimpici Tokyo 2021. Nazionale Maschile e Azzurre del 3x3 in raduno da oggi a Roma: Diouf e Spagnolo convocati per gli allenamenti . fip.it . 14 July 2021 . Italian .
Web site: Tokyo 2020. Italia-Germania 92-82 (20 Fontecchio). Ritorno ai Giochi con vittoria per gli Azzurri. Sacchetti: "Il carattere di questi ragazzi non è banale" . fip.it . 25 July 2021 . Italian .
Web site: Tokyo 2020, Italia-Australia 83-86 (Fontecchio 22). Sacchetti: “Peccato per i rimbalzi nel finale”. Sabato 31 luglio Italia-Nigeria (ore 6.40 italiane) . fip.it . 28 July 2021 . Italian .
Web site: Tokyo 2020. Italia ai quarti di finale! Battuta la Nigeria 80-71 (Melli 15). Azzurri secondi nel girone. . fip.it . 31 July 2021 . Italian .
Web site: Tokyo 2020. Italia-Francia 75-84. Azzurri eliminati ai quarti di finale. Petrucci: "Grazie a squadra e staff. Ora al lavoro per migliorare ancora". Sacchetti: "A testa alta". Melli: "Non vedo l'ora di tornare in Nazionale con questo gruppo" . fip.it . 3 August 2021 . Italian .
Web site: Piero Bucchi, Paolo Galbiati e Riccardo Fois nello staff tecnico Azzurro. Affiancheranno il CT Meo Sacchetti e Lele Molin. La FIP ringrazia e saluta Massimo Maffezzoli e Paolo Conti . fip.it . 5 March 2021 . Italian .