The 2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team represents

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at the

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. Italy qualified for the World Cup by taking the 2nd place in the European Second Round Group J. The team has been coached by

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. The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup is the 18th tournament of the

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championship that is organized by

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Background

The

represents the 18th edition of the

where for the first time 32 teams from all over the world compete in the tournament.

has not qualified since the 2006 edition in Japan where it reached the playoffs. This year, with coach Sacchetti, the Italian national team aims to achieve at least the Olimpics qualifying tournament, which means qualify to the

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of World Cup.

Timeline

* 22 February 2019: Italy gains mathematical qualification to the world cup after winning against

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75-41. * 16 March 2019: World Cup 2019 Draw: Italy is in

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together with

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and

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. * 1 July 2019: Submitted the 24 players long list preliminary convocation. * 12 July 2019: Submitted 19 players convocation for the summer preparation ( Polonara, Pascolo, Flaccadori, Tonut and Moretti will not join the team for the

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preparation). * 22 July 2019: Start of the training camp. * 30 July 2019 - 26 August 2019: Friendly games. * 30 July 2019 - 31 July 2019:

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. * 8 August 2019 - 10 August 2019: Verona Basketball Cup. * 11 August 2019: 16 men roster cut ( Cinciarini, M. Vitali and Moraschini leave the team). * 13 August 2019:

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will not be part of the team due to a knee surgery. * 16 August 2019 - 18 August 2019: Acropolis Basketball Tournament. * 17 August 2019: 14 men cut ( Aradori leaves the team). * 23 August 2019 - 27 August 2019: Austiger Cup. * 29 August 2019: Final roster announced. * 31 August 2019 - 15 September 2019:

Kit

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Qualification

First round

Matches

Second round

Matches

Roster

The final 12-man roster was announced on 29 August. Originally

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was included as well, but he was ruled out on the World Cup because of his knee surgery. The teams are referred to the season 2018–19.

Depth chart

Candidate players

The following were candidates to make the team:

Staff

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Exhibition games

Trentino Basket cup

Four teams took part in the

: Ivory Coast national basketball team, Ivory Coast and

, that were preparing for the

. While

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and

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were preparing for the

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Verona Basketball Cup

All the four team playing at the Verona Basketball Cup have been qualified for the

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and

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. The tournament is played in a round robin Format and the

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team won the competition.

Acropolis Cup

The tournament is scheduled to be held from 16 to 18 August in

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, Greece.

AusTiger Cup

The tournament is scheduled to be held from 23 to 27 August in

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, China.

Tournament

Preliminary round

Italy was drawn into Group D with

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, and the

and will play all of its group phase matches in

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at the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center from 31 August to 4 September. ''All times are local (

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Philippines vs. Italy

This will be the second game between the Philippines and Italy in the World Cup. The Italians won the first meeting in

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, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams. * Top Performer:

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Italy vs. Angola

This will be the second game between Angola and Serbia in the World Cup. The Italians won the first meeting in

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, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams. * Top Performer: Jeff Brooks

Italy vs. Serbia

This will be the first game between Italy and Serbia in the World Cup. Serbia won in its last competitive game against Italy, in

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. * Top Performer: Bogdan Bogdanović

Second round

Italy finished second in the preliminary group and advanced to the

of the FIBA Basketball World Cup. It will play against two top finishers of

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and

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, in

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. ''All times are local

.''

Spain vs. Italy

* Top Performer:

Puerto Rico vs. Italy

* Top Performer:

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Statistics

Individual statistics

Statistical leaders

''Updated: ''

Individual game highs

* ¹– at least 5 attempts

Team game highs

Conclusion

Italy ended the championship at the 10th place overall, position that allows Italy the qualification to the Olympic qualifying tournament.

References

External links

Official website2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Profile
at FIBA Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Italy

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