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Italy Appoints Luca Banchi as Men’s Basketball Head Coach on Three-Year Deal

The three-year agreement gives him oversight of the national technical program from youth pathways to the senior team.

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Overview

  • Federation president Giovanni Petrucci announced the appointment after a Federal Council meeting, confirming a technical collaboration through 2028.
  • The formal presentation is set for Friday, October 3, at 11:30 a.m. in the Salone d’Onore at CONI in Rome.
  • Banchi’s debut is scheduled for November 27 against Iceland in Tortona in the opening qualifier for the 2027 FIBA World Cup in Qatar.
  • He succeeds Gianmarco Pozzecco, who resigned following Italy’s EuroBasket exit against Slovenia.
  • The 60-year-old led Latvia to fifth at the 2023 World Cup and was voted the tournament’s best coach, with recent club turnarounds at Pesaro, Strasbourg, Virtus Bologna and Anadolu Efes.