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Virtus guard Nico Mannion and Milan's big men duo of Paul Biligha and Giampaolo Ricci were included in the extended list.

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Italian NT head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco announced a 16-man roster for the last two qualifying matches of the FIBA World Cup 2023.

Giampaolo Ricci

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Virtus guard Nico Mannion and Milan's big men duo of Paul Biligha and Giampaolo Ricci were included in the extended list.

Italy has already punched a ticket to a major international basketball event in Asia. Pozzecco's team is second in Group L with a 6-2 record and trails Spain by one victory.

The Azzurri meet Ukraine at the Modiolanum Forum on Thursday (Feb. 23) and face Spain on the road on Sunday (Feb. 26).

Full roster:

#0 Marco Spissu (Umana Reyer Venice) #1 Niccolo Mannion (Segafredo Virtus Bologna) #6 Paul Biligha (EA7 Emporio Armani Milan) #12 Diego Flaccadori (Dolomiti Energia Trento) #16 Amedeo Tessitori (Umana Reyer Venice) #17 Giampaolo Ricci (EA7 Emporio Armani Milan) #22 Giordano Bortolani (Tezenis Verona) #24 Riccardo Moraschini (Umana Reyer Venice) #28 Davide Casarin (Tezenis Verona) #29 Andrea Mezzanotte (Happy Casa Brindisi) #30 Guglielmo Caruso (Openjobmetis Varese) #35 Mouhamet Rassoul Diouf (Unahotels Reggio Emilia) #36 Riccardo Visconti (Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro) #37 Alessandro Cappelletti (Tezenis Verona) #40 Luca Severini (Derthona Basket) #53 Tomas Woldetensae (Openjobmetis Varese) Thank you for being with us! Subscribe to BN+ and browse ad-free.