Commenting on rumors about Luca Banchi succeeding Gianmarco Pozzecco at the helm of the senior national team of Italy, Italian Basketball Federation president Gianni Petrucci confirmed a plan for the 60-year-old tactician to take over, ahead of the next FIBA challenges.

“The path seems clear. I can only say he’s an excellent coach, one of the best,” mentioned the 80-year-old executive in an interview with Corriere della Sera .

“I would prefer that,” he replied to a question about Banchi possibly focusing full-time on the national team, “I understand that if a coach you like is busy, a different solution is possible.”

In EuroBasket 2025, Italy went from second place with a 4-1 run in Limassol’s Group C to a losing effort opposite Slovenia and Luka Doncic in the Round of 16 , marki

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