Roberto Premier (born 1958) is an

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former professional

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player and

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. At a height of 1.97 m (6 ft 5 in) tall, he played at the

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and

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positions. He was the

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer The FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer was the individual award for the player that was the highest points scorer of the FIBA Saporta Cup Finals. Which was the championship Finals of the European-wide second-tier level professional club basketb ...

, in 1984.

Professional career

Premier played with Gorizia Pallacanestro (1978–1981),

Olimpia Milano Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...

(1981–1989), and

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, commonly known as Virtus Roma, was an Italian professional basketball club based in Rome, Lazio. It competed in the first division of Italian basketball, the LBA, for the last time in the 2020–21 season. It was form ...

(1989–1994). Premier won 5

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championships (1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989), 2 Italian Cups (1986, 1987), 2 FIBA European Champions Cup ( EuroLeague) titles (1987, 1988), 1

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(1985), and 1

FIBA Intercontinental Cup The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, also commonly referred to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs, or the FIBA Club World Cup, is a professional basketball clubs competition that is endorsed by FIBA and the NBA. Historically, its purpose has be ...

(1987), while playing with

. While playing with

, he won the

(1992).

Italian national team

Premier played with the senior

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at the

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, where he won a bronze medal, at the

EuroBasket 1991 The 1991 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1991, was the 27th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Italy between 24 and 29 June 1991. Eight national teams entered the even ...

, where he won a silver medal. He also played at the

1984 Summer Olympic Games The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

, and at the

1986 FIBA World Championship The 1986 FIBA World Championship was the 10th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Spain and was held from 5 to 20 July 1986. The final phase of the tournament was held at the ...

.Roberto PREMIER (ITA).
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References

External links

Italian League Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Premier, Roberto 1958 births Living people Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Italian basketball coaches Italian men's basketball players Olimpia Milano players Olympic basketball players of Italy Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players Shooting guards Small forwards 1986 FIBA World Championship players