By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Italian basketball federation announced the 24 players that will be included in the list required by FIBA for the summer 2016 tournaments.
Sixteen of these players will be invited to the activities of the National team and eight will be considered available for replacement.
Here are the 24 players chosen by coach Ettore Messina:
1. Abass Awudu Abass (1993, 200, A, Acqua Vitasnella Cantù)
2. Pietro Aradori (1988, 194, A, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia)
3. Andrea Bargnani (1985, 213, A/C, Free Agent)
4. Marco Stefano Belinelli (1986, 196, A/G, Sacramento Kings – NBA)
5. Bruno Cerella (1986, 194, A/G, EA7 Armani Milano)
6. Riccardo Cervi (1991, 214, C, Sidigas Avellino)
7. Andrea Cinciarini (1986, 193, P, EA7 Armani Milano)
8. David Reginald Cournooh (1990, 187, P/G, Enel Brindisi)
9. Marco Cusin (1985, 211, C, Vanoli Cremona)
10. Luigi Datome (1987, 201, A, Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul – Turchia)
11. Amedeo Della Valle (1993, 194, G, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia)
12. Andrea De Nicolao (1991, 185, P, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia)
13. Simone Fontecchio (1995, 203, A, Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna)
14. Danilo Gallinari (1988, 205, A, Denver Nuggets – NBA)
15. Alessandro Gentile (1992, 201, G/A, EA7 Armani Milano)
16. Daniel Lorenzo Hackett (1987, 197, P/G, Olympiacos – Grecia)
17. Daniele Magro (1987, 208, C, EA7 Armani Milano)
18. Nicolò Melli (1991, 205, A/C, Brose Bamberg – Germania)
19. Davide Pascolo (1990, 202, A, Aquila Basket Trento)
20. Giuseppe Poeta (1985, 191, P, Aquila Basket Trento)
21. Achille Polonara (1991, 203, A, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia)
22. Luca Vitali (1986, 201, P, Vanoli Cremona)
23. Michele Vitali (1991, 196, P, Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna)
24. Andrea Zerini (1988, 205, A, Enel Brindisi)