Overview

• He had been hospitalized for weeks at Rimini’s Bellaria hospital due to worsening post-COVID complications and other health issues.
• The Italian Basketball Federation released a statement from president Giovanni Petrucci expressing condolences and lauding his impact on the sport.
• With Virtus Bologna he won two scudetti (1976, 1984) and two Coppe Italia (1984, 1989), and he appeared 151 times for Italy, scoring 777 points.
• He helped Italy secure a silver medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and a gold at the 1983 European Championships in Nantes.
• After retiring he led Legadue and GIBA, commentated for RAI including the 2004 Athens Olympics and co-created SportVax for post-COVID rehabilitation.