Italy men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team explained

Country:Italy
Fiba Zone:FIBA Europe
National Fed:Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro
Coach:Giuseppe Mangone
Wc Championship:U17 World Cup
Wc Appearances:2
Wc Medals: Silver: 1 (2024)
Zone Championship:U16 EuroBasket
Zone Appearances:35
Zone Medals: Gold: 1 (1991)
Silver: 5 (1971, 1979, 1981, 1987, 2023)
Bronze: 3 (1985, 1989, 2019)
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The Italy men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the national representative for Italy in international under-16 and under-17 basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro.[1] [2]

The team competes at the FIBA U16 EuroBasket, with the opportunity to qualify for the FIBA U17 World Cup.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Competitive record

FIBA U16 EuroBasket

YearPosition
19712nd
19734th
19754th
19774th
19792nd
19812nd
19835th
19853rd
19872nd
19893rd
19911st
19936th
19955th
199711th
1999[7]
200110th
20039th
20046th
20057th
20066th
20075th
200813th
200912th
20109th
201110th
20124th
20134th
20145th
201510th
2016[8] 7th
2017[9] 9th
2018[10] 12th
2019[11] 3rd
2022[12] 6th
2023[13] 2nd
2024[14] 5th
Total35/36

FIBA U17 World Cup

YearPosition
2010Did not qualify
2012
2014[15] 9th
2016Did not qualify
2018
2022
2024[16] 2nd
2026To be determined
Total2/8

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.fiba.basketball/federation/Italy Profile - Italy
  2. https://www.eurobasket.com/Italy/basketball-National-Team.aspx?Age=16 Italy (U16-U17)
  3. Web site: Italy at the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship. 20 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Italy at the 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship. 19 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Italy at the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship. 18 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Italy at the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship. 17 August 2019.
  7. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sID/1771/_/1999_European_Championship_for_Cadets_Challenge_Round/schedule.html 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Challenge Round results
  8. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u16/2016 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship
  9. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u16/2017 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship
  10. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u16/2018 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship
  11. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u16/2019 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship
  12. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u16/2022 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship
  13. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u16/2023 2023 FIBA U16 European Championship
  14. https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u16-eurobasket-2024 2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket
  15. https://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2014 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship
  16. https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u17-basketball-world-cup-2024 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup