Basketball in Italy

Basketball isa popular team sport in Italy . The Italian men's national basketball team is quite successful.

National basketball competitions

Lega Basket Serie A

The Lega Basket Serie A is the first basketball league in Italy.

Italian basketball cup

The Italian Basketball Cup has already been won 8 times by Virtus Bologna and 7 times by Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso .

Basketball clubs

Category: Italian basketball club

Success in international basketball competitions

At the World Championships, the Italian men's national basketball team made it to the finals 8 times, but did not get beyond fourth place in 1970 and 1978. In the basketball tournaments of the Summer Olympics , the Italian national basketball team did not get beyond two silver medals in 1980 and 2004. At the men's basketball championships in 1980 and 1999, the team was the European champion.