Paolo Banchero in Italbasket long list for the Tallinn ‘bubble’
Sacchetti selected also Sasha Grant (F, 2002), Davide Casarin (G, 2003) and Giordano Bortolani (SG, 2000)
In view of the imminent qualifying matches for the European championships, Italy’s coach Meo Sacchetti has issued the long list from which he will select the Azzurri who will have to move to the Tallinn “bubble” from 23 to 30 November.
Sacchetti selected several young talents, including Paolo Banchero, power forward from O’Dea High School, considered among the best 3 players in the 2021 high school class.
The list:
Awudu Abass (1993, 198, G, Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
Nicola Akele (1995, 203, A, De’ Longhi Treviso)
Davide Alviti (1996, 200, A, Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste)
Tommaso Baldasso (1998, 191, P, Virtus Roma)
Filippo Baldi Rossi (1991, 207, A/C, UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia)
Paolo Banchero (2002, 206, A, O’Dea High School – Usa)
Paul Biligha (1990, 200, C, A|X Armani Exchange Milano)
Giordano Bortolani (2000, 193, G, Germani Brescia)
Leonardo Candi (1997, 190, P/G, UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia)
Davide Casarin (2003, 194, P/G, Umana Reyer Venezia)
Amedeo Della Valle (1994, 196, A, Buducnost VOLI – Montenegro)
Matteo Fantinelli (1993, 195, P, Fortitudo Lavoropiù Bologna)
Raphael Gaspardo (1993, 207, A, Happy Casa Brindisi)
Sasha Grant (2002, 198, A, Bayern Monaco – Germania)
Davide Moretti (1998, 190, P, A|X Armani Exchange Milano)
Alessandro Pajola (1999, 194, P, Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
Andrea Pecchia (1997, 197, G/A, Acqua San Bernardo Cantù)
Giampaolo Ricci (1991, 202, A, Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
Michele Ruzzier (1993, 183, P, Openjobmetis Varese)
Marco Spissu (1995, 184, P, Banco di Sardegna Sassari)
Amedeo Tessitori (1994, 208, C, Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
Stefano Tonut (1993, 194, G, Umana Reyer Venezia)
Leonardo Totè (1997, 211, C, Fortitudo Lavoropiù Bologna)
Michele Vitali (1991, 196, G, Brose Bamberg – Germania)