Italy team for EuroBasket 2022 qualification

The Italy team for EuroBasket 2022 qualification will represent Italy at the EuroBasket 2022 qualification. Italy has already qualified for the EuroBasket 2022 being one of the host countries. Nevertheless, Italians won four matches and lost two, ending the competition in the first position.

Timeline

 * First window
 * 28 January 2020: submitted the long list of 24 players.
 * 3 February 2020: submitted the list of 16 players.
 * 12 February 2020: Andrea Pecchia was replaced by Matteo Tambone due to an ankle injury.
 * 19 February 2020: submitted list of 12 players for the match against Russia.
 * 20–23 February 2020 – First window
 * 20 February 2020: Italy 83 – 64 Russia
 * 23 February 2020: Estonia 81 – 67 Italy


 * Second window
 * 24 October 2020: submitted the long list.
 * 21 November 2020: submitted the list of 16 players.
 * 23 November 2020: due to light fever Paolo Banchero was excluded from the list if 16 from the team's medical staff.
 * 25 November 2020: chosen the final 12 players that will play in Tallinn.
 * 27–30 November 2020: The second window
 * 28 November 2020: The match against North Macedonia was postponed due to SARS-CoV-2 cases in the Macedonian team.
 * 30 November 2020: Russia 66 – 70 Italy


 * Third window
 * 1 February 2021: submitted long list of 24 players.
 * 7 February 2021: submitted the list 14 player for the Perm bubble.
 * 14 February 2021: Simone Zanotti replaces Leonardo Totè.
 * 18–21 February 2021: The third window
 * 18 February 2021: Italy 92-84 North Macedonia
 * 19 February 2021: Italy 101-105 Estonia
 * 21 February 2021: North Macedonia 87-78 Italy

Kit
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Roster
These were the players that coach Sacchetti called for the qualification in the three windows.


 * Notes
 * Age on February 21, 2021


 * Legend

Staff
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Qualification
The draw was held on 22 July 2019 in Munich, Germany. Italy was drawn into Group B with Estonia, North Macedonia and Russia. These matches will be played in three windows from 17 to 25 February 2020; from 23 November to 1 December 2020 and from 15 to 23 February 2021 with two games played by each team in every window.


 * Overview

Group B

 * Table


 * Results summary


 * Results by round

vs Russia
Leonardo Totè had incurred in an injury on the right eye the same day of the match and, because of the FIBA regulation, he couldn't be replaced.

vs North Macedonia
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic the matches of the second window against North Macedonia and Russia have been arranged to be played behind closed doors, in the protected bubble of the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn.

But the first of the two matches against North Macedonia that was initially scheduled to be played on November 28, was postponed because three Macedonian players were found positive to SARS-CoV-2. The FIBA Medical Commission was forced to defer the game. The match was finally played in the third window on 18 February 2021 in the Perm bubble in Russia.

vs Estonia
The third and last window, together with the postponed game against North Macedonia, was played in the Perm bubble in Russia in order to limit the exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic. All games were played behind closed doors.

Individual game highs

 * Notes
 * at least 5 attempts
 * match ended in overtime

Team game highs

 * Notes
 * match ended in overtime