Italy CT Pozzecco announces 15-man roster for EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers
The Azzurri will face Turkey and Hungary
The Azzurro’s journey toward EuroBasket 2025, next year’s European Championship in Latvia, Poland, Finland and Cyprus, begins in Pesaro. CT Gianmarco Pozzecco has announced the 15-player roster for the two games of the first qualifying window scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 22 (Italy-Turkey at 8:30 p.m.) and Sunday, Feb. 25 in Szombathely (Hungary-Italy at 6 p.m.).
Gigi Datome, after 203 appearances and 1766 points, begins his career as Azzurro manager. Nik Melli returns as Captain.
9 Azzurri back from the World Cup in the Philippines (Spissu, Tonut, Melli, Ricci, Spagnolo, Polonara, Severini, Procida and Pajola) return with the group, with the addition of Mannion, Flaccadori, Tessitori, Bortolani, Caruso and Petrucelli.
N.
Atleta
Anno
Altezza
Ruolo
Squadra
0
MARCO SPISSU
1995
1.85
PLAYMAKER
UMANA REYER VENEZIA
1
NICCOLÒ MANNION
2001
1.90
PLAYMAKER
OPENJOBMETIS VARESE
7
STEFANO TONUT
1993
1.94
GUARDIA
EA7 EMPORIO ARMANI MILANO
9
NICOLÒ MELLI
1991
2.06
ALA/CENTRO
EA7 EMPORIO ARMANI MILANO
12
DIEGO FLACCADORI
1996
1.93
PLAYMAKER/GUARDIA
EA7 EMPORIO ARMANI MILANO
16
AMEDEO TESSITORI
1994
2.07
CENTRO
UMANA REYER VENEZIA
17
GIAMPAOLO RICCI
1991
2.02
ALA
EA7 EMPORIO ARMANI MILANO
18
MATTEO SPAGNOLO
2003
1.94
PLAYMAKER
ALBA BERLINO (GERMANIA)
22
GIORDANO BORTOLANI
2000
1.93
ALA
EA7 EMPORIO ARMANI MILANO
30
GUGLIELMO CARUSO
1999
2.08
ALA/CENTRO
EA7 EMPORIO ARMANI MILANO
33
ACHILLE POLONARA
1991
2.05
ALA
SEGAFREDO VIRTUS BOLOGNA
40
LUCA SEVERINI
1996
2.04
ALA/CENTRO
BERTRAM YACHTS TORTONA
50
GABRIELE PROCIDA
2002
2.00
GUARDIA/ALA
ALBA BERLINO (GERMANIA)
54
ALESSANDRO PAJOLA
1999
1.94
PLAYMAKER
SEGAFREDO VIRTUS BOLOGNA
77
JOHN PETRUCELLI
1992
1.93
GUARDIA/ALA
GERMANI BRESCIA