Italy announce 15-man roster for the friendly game against Slovenia / News - Basketnews.com

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The Italian federation officially announced the 15-man roster for the friendly game against Slovenia, which will be played in Trieste on June 25.

It'll be the first game as head coach of the national team for Gianmarco Pozzecco, who has recently replaced Romeo Sacchetti.

There are three new rookies inside the squad: John Petrucelli, who just received his Italian passport, Leonardo Okeke, and Luca Severini.

After the game against Slovenia, Pozzecco will announce the squad for the FIBA WC qualifier window, in which Italy will play on the road against the Netherlands.

Here's the full list of the players for the game against Slovenia:

Amedeo Della Valle (G, Free agent) Marco Spissu (PG, UNICS Kazan) Stefano Tonut (G, Reyer Venezia) Diego Flaccadori (PG, Bayern Munich) Matteo Spagnolo (PG, Real Madrid) Mattia Udom (F, Happy Casa Brindisi) Alessandro Lever (C, Pallacanestro Trieste) Guglielmo Caruso (C, Openjobmetis Varese) Michele Vitali (G, Reyer Venezia) Achille Polonara (F, Fenerbahce) Luca Severini (F, Bertram Derthona) Leonardo Okeke (C, Bertram Derthona) Nicola Akele (F, Nutribullet Treviso) Tomas Woldetensae (F, Openjobmetis Varese) John Petrucelli (G, Germani Brescia) Thank you for reading us! Help us even more.