Italy CT Pozzecco announces 15-man roster for EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers

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

 

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