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Luca Banchi (born August 1, 1965) is an Italian professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Latvia men's national basketball team and the Italian club Virtus Bologna, competing in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He was awarded as the best coach of FIBA World Cup 2023.
Luca Banchi è un allenatore di pallacanestro italiano, tecnico della Virtus Bologna e commissario tecnico della nazionale lettone.
Jul 1, 2024 · RIGA (Latvia) - There was no experience outside of Italian borders for Luca Banchi before 2018 and if we talk about senior national team duties, nothing was detected in his resume. But then 2021 happened.
Sep 15, 2023 · Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna S.p.A. announces that it has reached an agreement until 30 June 2025 with Luca Banchi, fresh off winning the Best Coach of the World 2023 award. Banchi was born in Grosseto on August 1, 1965 and began his coaching career in his hometown in 1983.
Sep 2, 2023 · Before heading to the clash against Sergio Scariolo’s squad – whom he praised already -, Luca Banchi talked with Eurohoops about the previous feat in Jakarta’s Group H, eliminating France and putting the Canadian national team in danger.
Sep 10, 2023 · Latvia national team head coach Luca Banchi has been named the Best Coach of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
Nov 28, 2022 · Luca Banchi made the impossible possible with Latvia, bringing the Baltic team to for the first time in history to the World Cup. The mission with Strasbourg could be seen more realistically as a possible success, but the level of the French league and the pitfalls of a growing competition like the Basketball Champions League are behind the corner.
