By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Italian national team almost has a final roster with Amedeo Della Valle being cut and 13 players being currently part of the practices. One more will be cut according to the FIBA rules before the start of the official games.
As coach Gianmarco Pozzecco said: “It’s another difficult choice and that makes me suffer. I thank Amedeo, who is not inferior to anyone as demonstrated by the exceptional season he had this year. In the national team, however, it is necessary to make functional choices for the team and this is the reason for my decision “.
Italy will play in the upcoming week against Ukraine in Riga, Latvia, and then against Georgia at home for the FIBA World Cup qualifiers, before hosting one of the four first-round Eurobasket groups in Milan.
The current roster of the national team is the following:
# 0 Marco Spissu (1995, 184, G, Umana Reyer Venezia)
# 1 Niccolo Mannion (2001, 190, G, Segafredo Virtus Bologna)
# 6 Paul Biligha (1990, 200, C, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano)
# 7 Stefano Tonut (1993, 194, G, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano)
# 8 Danilo Gallinari (1988, 208, F, Boston Celtics – NBA)
# 9 Nicolo Melli (1991, 206, F, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano)
# 13 Simone Fontecchio (1995, 203, F, Utah Jazz – NBA)
# 16 Amedeo Tessitori (1994, 208, C, Umana Reyer Venezia)
# 17 Giampaolo Ricci (1991, 202, F, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano)
# 25 Tommaso Baldasso ( 1998, 192, G, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano)
# 33 Achille Polonara (1991, 205, F, Anadolu Efes Istanbul – Turkey)
# 54 Alessandro Pajola (1999, 194, G, Segafredo Virtus Bologna)
# 70 Luigi Datome (1987, 203, F, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano)