Riccardo Pittis

Riccardo Pittis

Personal information
Born	(1968-12-18) December 18, 1968 Milan, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1984–2004
Position	Small forward
Career history
1984–1993	Olimpia Milano
1993–2004	Benetton Treviso
Career highlights and awards
2× EuroLeague champion (1987, 1988) FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1987) 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1995, 1999) 2× FIBA Korać Cup champion (1985, 1993) 7× Italian League champion (1985–1987, 1989, 1997, 2002, 2003) 7× Italian Cup winner (1986, 1987, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004) 3× Italian Supercup winner (1997, 2001, 2002) 4× EuroLeague steals leader (1992, 1994, 1996, 2003)
Medals Representing Italy EuroBasket 1991 Italy 1997 Spain Mediterranean Games 1993 France FIBA Under-19 World Cup 1987 Italy U-19 Team European U-18 Championship 1986 Austria U-18 Team

Riccardo Pittis (born 18 December 1968 in Milan, Italy) is a former Italian professional basketball player. At a height of 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall, he played at the small forward position. He was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list.

Professional career

During his pro career, Pittis competed at the highest European levels for two decades (1984–2004).

Pittis spent his whole club career playing in two teams: Olimpia Milano and Pallacanestro Treviso. With Olimpia, he won the EuroLeague championship twice, in 1987 and 1988, as well as the FIBA Korać Cup title in 1993. With Benetton Treviso, he won the FIBA Saporta Cup title in 1995 and 1999. He led the EuroLeague in steals a total of 4 times (1992, 1994, 1996, and 2003).

Pittis finished his playing career with 6,637 points scored and 1,870 steals in 685 games played in the Italian League. He finished his EuroLeague career with 1,481 points scored and 420 steals, in 168 games played.

National team career

Pittis was a regular member of the senior Italian national team. With Italy's senior national team, he won two EuroBasket silver medals, at the 1991 EuroBasket and the 1997 EuroBasket.

With Italy, he also played at the 1990 FIBA World Championship, the 1992 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1993 EuroBasket, and the 1995 EuroBasket. In total, he played in 118 games and scored 1,017 points, with Italy's senior national team.

Post-playing career

After he finished his professional club basketball playing career, Pittis began working as a TV sports commentator for Sky Sport in 2005. In 2010, he became the Manager of the senior Italian national basketball team. In 2012, he became the General Manager of Universo Treviso Basket.

External links

• FIBA Archive Profile
• Euroleague.net Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Italian League Profile (in Italian)
• Olimpia Milano Hall of Fame