Italy women's national basketball team

The Italy women's national basketball team (Italian: Nazionale di pallacanestro femminile dell'Italia) represents Italy in international women's basketball competitions.[2] At the European Women's Basketball Championship the Italian team won Gold medals in 1938.[3]

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Italy men's national basketball team.

Italy
FIBA ranking15 (15 February 2024)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationItalian Basketball Federation
CoachMarco Crespi
Olympic Games
Appearances3
World Cup
Appearances5
EuroBasket
Appearances34
Medals Gold: 1938
Silver 1995
Bronze 1974
Mediterranean Games
Appearances4
Medals Gold: 2009
Silver: 1993, 2001
Home
Away

Italy is the leading nation in terms of EuroBasket Women qualifications. (Alongside France)

Honours
CompetitionTotal
Olympic Games 0000
Women's World Cup 0000
EuroBasket Women 1113
Universiade 1102
Mediterranean Games 1203
Total3418

Competition record

Results in final tournaments and qualifying games[4]

Olympic Games

Olympic Games Qualifying
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
1976 Did not qualify 413
1980 6th 5 0 5 963
1984Did not qualify 422
1988 1156
1992 8th 5 0 5 853
1996 8th 8 3 5
2000Did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
Total18315 36 19 17

FIBA Women's World Cup

Women's World Cup
Year Position Pld W L
1953Did not qualify
1957
1959
1964
1967 9th 6 1 5
1971 Did not qualify
1975 4th 8 5 3
1979 5th 7 3 4
1983 Did not qualify
1986
1990 13th 8 5 3
1994 11th 8 5 3
1998 Did not qualify
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026 To be determined
Total371918

EuroBasket Women

EuroBasket Women Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
1938 4 3 1
1950 5th 7 3 4
1952 6th 5 2 3
1954 7th 6 5 1
1956 6th 8 3 5
1958 Did not qualify
1960 7th 7 5 2
1962 9th 5 1 4 7 5 2
1964 9th 5 1 4 2 2 0
1966 10th 7 2 5 2 2 0
1968 6th 6 2 4
1970 9th 7 2 5 3 2 1
1972 10th 8 2 6 5 4 1
1974 6 3 3
1976 7th 7 3 4
1978 9th 5 2 3
1980 9th 7 5 2
1981 7th 7 3 4
1983 5th 7 4 3 4 4 0
1985 7th 7 3 4
1987 5th 7 4 3 3 3 0
1989 5th 5 3 2 5 5 0
1991 7th 5 2 3 5 5 0
1993 4th 5 3 2 5 5 0
1995 9 8 1 5 4 1
1997 11th 7 2 5
1999 11th 7 3 4 5 3 2
2001 Did not qualify 6 3 3
2003 6 1 5
2005 6 1 5
2007 9th 6 1 5 4 3 1
2009 6th 9 4 5 12 6 6
2011 Did not qualify 8 5 3
2013 8th 9 3 6 8 7 1
2015 15th 4 1 3 6 4 2
2017 7th 7 4 3 6 5 1
2019 9th 4 2 2 6 5 1
2021 9th 4 2 2 6 5 1
2023 9th 4 1 3 6 6 0
2025 Qualified Qualified as host

2027

 To be determined To be determined
Total213971161319536

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2023.[5][6]

Italy women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PF 0 Jasmine Keys 25 – (1997-10-08)8 October 1997 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) PF Schio
PG 2 Matilde Villa 18 – (2004-12-09)9 December 2004 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Reyer Venezia
C 4 Martina Bestagno (C) 32 – (1990-08-14)14 August 1990 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) PF Schio
SG 8 Costanza Verona 23 – (1999-08-06)6 August 1999 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) PF Schio
SF 9 Cecilia Zandalasini 27 – (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Virtus Bologna
SG 11 Francesca Pan 26 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Reyer Venezia
PF 12 Valeria Trucco 23 – (1999-11-01)1 November 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Geas Basket
C 13 Lorela Cubaj 24 – (1999-01-08)8 January 1999 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Reyer Venezia
PG 18 Mariella Santucci 25 – (1997-06-18)18 June 1997 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Reyer Venezia
SG 19 Martina Fassina 24 – (1999-04-07)7 April 1999 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Reyer Venezia
C 22 Olbis André 24 – (1998-12-25)25 December 1998 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Virtus Bologna
SF 23 Laura Spreafico 31 – (1991-06-19)19 June 1991 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Gernika KESB
Head coach
  • Lino Lardo
Assistant coach(es)
  • Massimo Romano
  • Cinzia Zanotti
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 June 2023

Head coach position

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. Turkey lose against Italy in women's EuroBasket Can Erözden (Anadolu Agency), 27 June 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. "Basketball international results". sports123.com. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  4. www.lexicon.it. "nazionali – archivio gare – FIP – Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro – official site". fip.it. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  5. "EuroBasket Women, le 12 Azzurre scelte da coach Lardo" (in Italian). fip.it. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  6. "Team Roster: Italy" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 15 June 2023. p. 9. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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