Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (born 3 June 1932) is an Italian former professional

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player and

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. Gamba was a finalist for induction into the

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in 2005, and was elected as a member in 2006. He was inducted in 2006 to the

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Playing career

Clubs career

During his club career, Gamba spent most of his career with Olimpia Milano, they won ten

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championships (1951–1954, 1957–1960, 1962–1963). He finished his career with Milano 1958.

Italy national team

Gamba debuted with the Italy national team in 1952 and captained at the

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Coaching career

Gamba retired from playing in 1965, and became a

in the top-tier level Italian professional league (

) where he coached teams like Olimpia Milano (assistant coach, 1965–1973),

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(1973–1977),

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(1977–1980), and Virtus Bologna (1985–1987). He led Varese to two

championships (1974 and 1977), and two FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) titles (1975 and 1976). From 1979 to 1992, except for a hiatus in 1985–1987, Gamba was the

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of the Italy national team, and led them to a silver medal at the

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, and

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. He also coached the national team at the

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seven times, winning a gold in

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, a bronze in

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, and a silver in

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.Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba
. hoophall.com He was selected as a coach of the

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teams in 1991. He also worked as the coach of the "Rest of the World" team, at the Nike Hoop Summit.

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