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Sandro Gamba

Gamba, circa 1960.

Personal information

Born

3 June 1932 (age 92)
Milan, Italy

Listed height

6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m)

Listed weight

175 lb (79 kg)

Career information

Playing career

1950–1965

Position

Small forward

Coaching career

1965–1992

Career history

As player:

1950–1963

Olimpia Milano

1963–1965

Milano 1958

As coach:

1965–1973

Olimpia Milano (assistant)

1973–1977

1977–1980

1979–1985

1985–1987

1987–1992

Italy

Career highlights and awards

As player:

10× Italian League champion (1951–1954, 1957–1960, 1962, 1963)
Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2006)

As head coach:

2× EuroLeague champion (1975, 1976)
2× FIBA European Selection (1991 2×)
2× Italian League champion (1974, 1977)

Basketball Hall of Fame

Medals

Men's Basketball Head coach

Representing Italy
Olympic Games
	1980 Moscow
EuroBasket
	1985 West Germany
	1983 France
	1991 Italy

Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (born 3 June 1932) is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. Gamba was a finalist for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005, and was elected as a member in 2006. He was inducted in 2006 to the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.

Playing career

Clubs career

During his club career, Gamba spent most of his career with Olimpia Milano, they won ten LBA championships (1951–1954, 1957–1960, 1962–1963). He finished his career with Milano 1958.

Italy national team

Gamba debuted with the Italy national team in 1952 and captained at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games.^[1]

Coaching career

Gamba retired from playing in 1965, and became a coach in the top-tier level Italian professional league (LBA) where he coached teams like Olimpia Milano (assistant coach, 1965–1973), Varese (1973–1977), Auxilium Torino (1977–1980), and Virtus Bologna (1985–1987). He led Varese to two LBA championships (1974 and 1977), and two FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) titles (1975 and 1976).

From 1979 to 1992, except for a hiatus in 1985–1987, Gamba was the head coach of the Italy national team, and led them to a silver medal at the Summer Olympic Games in 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1992. He also coached the national team at the EuroBasket seven times, winning a gold in 1983, a bronze in 1985, and a silver in 1991.^[2]

He was selected as a coach of the FIBA European Selection teams in 1991. He also worked as the coach of the "Rest of the World" team, at the Nike Hoop Summit.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sandro Gamba". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
^ Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba Archived 31 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine. hoophall.com

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v t e Italy men's basketball squad – 1980 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
4 Sacchetti 5 Brunamonti 6 Sylvester 7 Gilardi 8 Della Fiori 9 Solfrini 10 Bonamico 11 Meneghin 12 Villalta 13 Vecchiato 14 Marzorati 15 Generali Coach: Gamba

v t e Italy squad – EuroBasket 1991 – Silver medal
4 Fantozzi 5 Gentile 6 Magnifico 7 Dell'Agnello 8 Gracis 9 Brunamonti 10 Premier 11 Pittis 12 Riva 13 Pessina 14 Ario Costa 15 Rusconi Coach: Gamba

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Playing career

Clubs career

Italy national team

Coaching career

See also

References

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