BC Roma\u2019s first day of school did not go unnoticed. The main sports and local newspapers on newsstands today devote considerable space to the new Roman team\u2019s training camp, which officially began yesterday at the Giulio Onesti Olympic Training Center in Acqua Acetosa.<\/p>\n
The team, still incomplete due to national team commitments and the procedures required for some players to arrive in Italy, has nevertheless officially launched a project aimed at bringing Rome back to the top of Italian basketball. BC Roma will compete in both Serie A and the EuroCup next season, with their league debut scheduled for September 27 and their European opener three days later in Istanbul.<\/p>\n
Tuttosport<\/em> highlights the turning point represented by the start of the team\u2019s preparations: \u201cThe engines are running, the court has finally spoken.\u201d The newspaper points out that, after a summer filled with announcements and expectations, it is now time to turn the club\u2019s ambitions into daily work. Among the 13 players already present is Michael Iuzzolino Jr., son of former Virtus Roma player Mike Iuzzolino.<\/p>\n Much of the attention is focused on Alessandro Magro, who is beginning his first season as head coach of the new club. The Tuscan coach spoke about the responsibility of representing a city like Rome: \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to be able to play basketball in Rome, where there is enormous potential.\u201d He added: \u201cWe have to be a team capable of representing Rome and the Roman fan in the best possible way.\u201d<\/p>\n Corriere dello Sport<\/em> focuses instead on the coaching staff, which was present in full despite the roster not yet being complete. Magro will be joined by Edoardo Casalone, Davide Bonora, Emanuele Di Paolantonio and Stefan Ivanovic. The structure also includes Valerio Bianchini, honorary president, and Sergio Scariolo, Special Advisor for Basketball Strategy.<\/p>\n The newspaper also highlights Magro\u2019s relationship with the two prominent figures in Italian basketball. Speaking about Bianchini and Scariolo, he said: \u201cI am from a different generation. They paved a very important road. Sharing ideas with them will be valuable.\u201d<\/p>\n From a basketball standpoint, the coach has set a clear objective: building a recognizable team. \u201cI want a solid and pragmatic team that becomes recognizable for the way it plays. With character and discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n Il Messaggero<\/em> dedicates an extensive analysis to the birth of BC Roma, presenting it as something that goes beyond simply having a second Roman team in the top division. The newspaper highlights the involvement of Donnie Nelson and Luka Doncic, as well as the project\u2019s long-term ambitions, including the goal of securing a place in NBA Europe in October 2027.<\/p>\n At the center of the story is once again the identity Magro wants to give his team: \u201cWe want to create an identity based on the desire to sacrifice, putting a team on the court that never gives up.\u201d The coach also explained: \u201cWe want to produce enjoyable and fast-paced basketball, trying to play quality basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n The newspaper also emphasizes BC Roma\u2019s desire to build a relationship with its supporters: \u201cA team that represents the city and that fans will enjoy coming to watch. Rome is bigger than all of us, we will have to earn their support.\u201d<\/p>\n Il Messaggero<\/em> also takes a closer look at the roster, which includes Nico Mannion, Giovanni Emejuru, Corey Davis, Gerald Ayayi, Erik Stevenson, Trentyn Flowers, Arturs Strautins, Paul Watson, Andrea Mezzanotte, Jesse Edwards and Marko Simonovic. The latter, returning to Italy eight years after his experience with Mens Sana Siena, is already looking ahead to the team\u2019s goals: \u201cIf we play well and understand each other, we are a good team and can make it all the way to the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n Il Tempo<\/em> also dedicates significant space to the day, describing it as the \u201cfirst day of school\u201d for Rome\u2019s two new basketball teams, BC Roma and Maxima. The newspaper reports on the first training session at Acqua Acetosa and the presentation of the coaching staff, while also focusing on the new jersey worn by Magro for the official photo, featuring the 77x logo associated with Luka Doncic.<\/p>\n Il Tempo<\/em> also highlights Sergio Scariolo\u2019s increasingly important role in the project: the special advisor will discuss the new Roman venture tomorrow. Meanwhile, the \u201cBC Roma SPQR\u201d name is still the subject of discussions with the city government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From the training camp at the Giulio Onesti Olympic Training Center to Alessandro Magro\u2019s comments, today\u2019s newspapers devote significant space to the new Roman team, its ambitions, EuroCup and the derby against Maxima.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":510946,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[197,259],"tags":[],"rumors":[],"typology":[],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-510944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurocup","category-serie-a"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/2026Grassi0820_144-1.jpg","digistream_id":0,"digistream":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510944"},{"taxonomy":"rumors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rumors?post=510944"},{"taxonomy":"typology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/typology?post=510944"},{"taxonomy":"posizionamento","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posizionamento?post=510944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}