Italian basketball player and coach

Massimo Masini

Masini circa 1968

Personal information
Born|  (1945-05-09) 9 May 1945 (age 77)
Montecatini Terme, Italy
Nationality| Italian
Listed height| 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight| 105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
Playing career| 1963–1980
Position| Center
Career history
As player:
1963–1974| Olimpia Milano
1974–1975| AMG Sebastiani Basket Rieti
1976–1977| Sporting Club Gira
1978–1980| Pallacanestro Pordenone
As coach:
1986–1990| Montecatini S.C.
1990–1991| Pallacanestro Aurora Desio
1998| Montecatini S.C.
Career highlights and awards
As a player

* EuroLeague champion (1966)
* 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1971, 1972)
* FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer (1971)
* 4× FIBA European Selection (1967, 1968, 1970, 1973)
* 4× Italian League champion (1965–1967, 1972)
* Italian Cup winner (1972)
* 50 Greatest FIBA Players (1991)
* Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2010)

Medals

Representing  Italy
EuroBasket
| 1971 Germany |

Massimo Masini (born 9 May 1945) is a former Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) tall, he played at the center position. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.

## Contents

* 1 Club career
* 2 National team career
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Club career[edit]

Masini spent the major part of his club career playing with Olimpia Milano.[1] With Olimpia Milano, he won a FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague) title, in the 1965–66 season, and two FIBA Saporta Cup titles, in the 1970–71 season, and the 1971–72 season.

## National team career[edit]

Masini represented the senior men's Italian national basketball team (1963–1972) in international national team competitions. He played at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, and the 1972 Summer Olympic Games.[1] He won a EuroBasket bronze medal at the 1971 EuroBasket, as he averaged 6 points per game in the tournament.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Massimo Masini. Sports-reference
2. ^ Massimo Masini. Fiba.com

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Massimo Masini.

* FIBA.com profile
* Massimo Masini at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
* Massimo Masini at the International Olympic Committee

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Italy squad – 1964 Summer Olympics

* Giomo
* Bertini
* Vianello
* Lombardi
* Pieri
* Sardagna
* Gavagnin
* Pellanera
* Masini
* Flaborea
* Vittori
* Bufalini

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Italy squad – 1968 Summer Olympics

* Recalcati
* Bovone
* Vianello
* Lombardi
* Jessi
* Gatti
* Pellanera
* Cosmelli
* Masini
* Flaborea
* Vittori
* Bufalini

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Italy squad – 1972 Summer Olympics

* Meneghin
* Giomo
* Iellini
* Brumatti
* Bisson
* Serafini
* Zanatta
* Masini
* Cerioni
* Flaborea
* Marzorati
* Bariviera

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Simmenthal Milano 1965–66 Euroleague champions

* Bradley
* Thoren
* Masini
* Vianello
* Riminucci
* Iellini
* Pieri
* Longhi
* Ongaro
* Binda
* Gnocchi
* Fenelli
* Coach Rubini

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Simmenthal Milano 1970–71 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup champions

* Kenney
* Masini
* Bariviera
* Iellini
* Giomo
* Brumatti
* Bianchi
* Papetti
* Cerioni
* Paleari
* Gaggiotti
* Coach Rubini

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Simmenthal Milano 1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup champions

* Kenney
* Masini
* Bariviera
* Iellini
* Giomo
* Brumatti
* Bianchi
* Iacuzzo
* Cerioni
* Borlenghi
* Ferrari
* Coach: Rubini

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FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer

* 1967: Brody
* 1968: Amerikanos & Zídek Sr.
* 1969: Zedníček
* 1970: Bennett
* 1971: Masini
* 1972: Kenney
* 1973: Fjodorov
* 1974: Kapičić
* 1975: Slavnić
* 1976: Brumatti
* 1977: Jarić
* 1978: Bertolotti
* 1979: Neumann & Batton
* 1980: Seals
* 1981: Epi
* 1982: Knego
* 1983: Kićanović
* 1984: Jackson & Premier
* 1985: Kurtinaitis
* 1986: Fredrick
* 1987: Petrović
* 1988: Collins
* 1989: Petrović
* 1990: Richardson
* 1991: Prelević
* 1992: Prelević
* 1993: Tarpley
* 1994: Horvat
* 1995: Naumoski & Woolridge & Green
* 1996: Prelević
* 1997: Herreros
* 1998: Štombergas
* 1999: Williams & Sellers
* 2000: Danilović
* 2001: Oliver
* 2002: Naumoski

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FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)

FIBA Europe|

* Krešimir Ćosić
* Dražen Dalipagić
* Ivo Daneu
* Mirza Delibašić
* Vlade Divac
* Dragan Kićanović
* Radivoj Korać
* Toni Kukoč
* Dražen Petrović
* Dino Rađja
* Petar Skansi
* Zoran Slavnić
* Alexander Belov
* Sergei Belov
* Stepas Butautas
* Otar Korkia
* Šarūnas Marčiulionis
* Anatoly Myshkin
* Modestas Paulauskas
* Arvydas Sabonis
* Sasha Volkov
* Viktor Zubkov
* Wayne Brabender
* Francisco "Nino" Buscató
* Juan Corbalán
* Juan Antonio San Epifanio "Epi"
* Clifford Luyk
* Fernando Martín
* Emiliano Rodríguez
* Pierlo Marzorati
* Massimo Masini
* Dino Meneghin
* Antonello Riva
* Stano Kropilák
* Ivan Mrázek
* Jean-Paul Beugnot
* Alain Gilles
* Nikos Galis
* Georgios Kolokithas
* Willy Steveniers
* Atanas Golomeev
* François Németh
* Miki Berkovich

FIBA Americas|

* Teó Cruz
* Ricardo Duarte
* Bira Maciel
* Wlamir Marques
* Bob Morse
* Amaury Pasos
* Oscar Schmidt

FIBA Oceania|

* Andrew Gaze

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