Giancarlo Primo
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Representing  Italy
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| Men’s Basketball | ||
| European Championships | ||
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1971 West Germany | Italy |
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1975 Yugoslavia | Italy |
Giancarlo Primo (November 4, 1924, Rome – December 27, 2005, Civita Castellana, Italy) was an Italian basketball player and coach.
As a player for the Italian national team, he participated in the 1948 Olympics, 1947 European Championship and 1949 European Championship.
After retiring as a player, he became an assistant coach for the Italian national team, participating in 1960 Olympics, 1964 Olympics, 1968 Olympics, 1959 European Championship, 1963 European Championship, 1965 European Championship and 1967 European Championship. From 1969 to 1979, he was the head coach of the Italian national team, winning bronze medals at the 1971 European Championship and 1975 European Championship. He also coached Italy at 1972 Olympics and 1976 Olympics, 1970 World Championship, 1978 World Championship and 6 Eurobasket tournaments. In total, he coached Italy for 238 games. While he was coaching the National Team, Italy defeated for the first time both United States in 1970 and Soviet Union in 1977.
After 1979, he coached club teams: Magnadyne Livorno aka Rapident Livorno (1980-1982, won Intercontinental Cup in 1982), Cantù (1982-1983, won European Champions Cup), S.Benedetto Gorizia (1983-1984), Peroni Livorno (1984-1985) and Virtus Roma (1987-1989). In 2007, he was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame.
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Template:Italy Squad 1970 FIBA World Championship Template:Italy Squad 1978 FIBA World Championship