The Italian Basketball Hall of Fame is a hall of fame that honours individuals that have contributed to the spread and improvement of Italian basketball, through their sporting contributions, their behaviour and their actions in support of the game in Italy. The Italian Basketball Federation has inducted a class every year since 2007 with an official ceremony that crowns athletes, coaches, referees or other figureheads who have contributed to Italian basketball, with a maximum of seven inductees per yer. Those also in the Naismith Hall of Fame or the FIBA Hall of Fame are not limited in number, in addition, two individuals who are deceased at most can also be inducted in memoriam yearly.
The honour is bestowed on athletes that have distinguished themselves on the domestic or international front, with either a minimum of 50 or 30 national teamcaps to respectively the men's national team and the women's national team, an Italian domestic first division title, a European-wide cup title, or a medal at the senior EuroBasket, FIBA World Cup, or Summer Olympic Games. They have to have stopped playing for at least five years prior to the nomination.
Head coaches
The honour is bestowed to head coaches who have distinguished themselves at home or abroad, winning either a medal at the senior EuroBasket, FIBA World Cup, or Olympic Summer Games, a European-wide club competition, or the Italian first division title with either men's or women's teams and clubs. They have to be at least 65 years old at their nomination, and possess a national coaching license. Only one can be designated per year.
Class of 2006
Cesare Rubini
Class of 2007
Carlo Recalcati
Class of 2008
Ettore Messina
Class of 2009
Arnaldo Taurisano
Class of 2010
Tonino Zorzi
Class of 2011
Giuseppe Guerrieri
Class of 2012
Dan Peterson
Class of 2013
Valerio Bianchini
Class of 2014
Gianni Asti
Class of 2015
Alberto Bucci
Class of 2016
Bogdan Tanjević
Teams
The honour can be bestowed to an Italian basketball club that has distinguished itself on the national or international scene, by winning Italian first division titles or European-wide cups, and who has through its actions and results, left a vivid memory to basketball followers. If the club is defunct, the prize can be received by a representative former member. It can also be awarded to an Italian national team, that has won a medal in a EuroBasket, FIBA World Cup, or Summer Olympic Games.
Referees
The honour can be bestowed to referees who have distinguished themselves, at home or abroad, that have officiated for at least 10 years. They must have participated in at least a senior level EuroBasket, FIBA World Cup, Summer Olympic Games, or a European-wide cup final for clubs, for either men or women. The awardee must have stopped officiating for at least five years, prior to the award. Only one can be designated per year.
Class of 2007
Aldo Albanesi
Class of 2008
Giancarlo Vitolo
Class of 2009
Vittorio Paolo Fiorito
Class of 2010
Ninì Ardito
Class of 2011
Bruno Duranti
Class of 2012
Stefano Cazzaro
Contributors ("a life for basketball")
The "a life for basketball" honour, is awarded to those who have contributed significantly to the development of Italian basketball, be it domestically or internationally. They receive recognition for their actions in either Italian or international sports organisations. Any contributor who has been involved in Italian basketball, for at least twenty years, can be designated. There is a single designation per year, unless otherwise warranted by special circumstances.
Class of 2007
Claudio Coccia
Gianluigi Porelli
Class of 2008
Aldo Vitale
Class of 2009
Gianni Corsolini
Class of 2010
Amedeo Salerno
Class of 2011
Valter Scavolini
Class of 2012
Gilberto Benetton
Class of 2013
Alessandro Galleani
Class of 2014
Antonio Bulgheroni
Raffaele Morbelli
Class of 2015
Achille Canna
In memoriam
The Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, can also honour deceased individuals, who have contributed significantly to the development of Italian basketball, be it domestically or internationally. A single awardee can be chosen each year, and nominations aren't accepted. The Italian Basketball Federation chooses the individual honoured in memoriam itself.
