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Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (Italy)
Born on June 03, 1932, in Milan, Italy.
Nationality:
Italy
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Enshrined as a coach in the FIBA Hall of Fame on August 23, 2023.

Clubs

As coach:
• Simmenthal Olimpia Milano, assistant (1965-1973)
• Ignis Varese (1973-1977)
• Auxilium Torino (1977-1980)
• Italy (1979-1985)
• Virtus Bologna (1985-1987)
• Italy (1987-1992)

As player:
• Olimpia Milano (1950-1963)
• Milano 1958 (1963-1965)

Club Highlights

As coach:
• Two-time European Cup Winners Cup champion (1975, 1976)
• Two-time Italian League champion (1974, 1977)

As player:
• Ten-time Italian League champion (1951-1954, 1957-1960, 1962, 1963)
• 1083 points in 247 games with Olimpia Milano

National Team

As coach:
• Olympic Games silver medallist (1980)
• EuroBasket gold medallist (1983)
• EuroBasket bronze medallist (1985)
• EuroBasket silver medallist (1991)
• Coached four Olympic Games (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)
• Coached sixeven EuroBasket competitions (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991)

As player:
• Participated in two EuroBasket competitions (1955, 1957)
• Captain at Olympic Games (1960)

Individual Highlights

• Two-time FIBA European Selection (1991)
• Inducted into Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2006)
• Inducted into Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame (2006)