Sergio Scariolo

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Sergio Scariolo
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Sergio Scariolo at EuroBasket 2011
Virtus Bologna
PositionHead coach
LeagueLBA
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1961-04-01) April 1, 1961 (age 60)
Brescia, Italy
NationalityItalian
Coaching career1989–present
Career history
As coach:
1989–1991Vuelle Pesaro
1991–1993Aurora Desio
1993–1997Fortitudo Bologna
1997–1999TAU Cerámica
1999–2002Real Madrid
2003–2008Unicaja
2008–2010Khimki Moscow Region
2009–2012Spain
2011–2013EA7 Milano
2013–2014Laboral Kutxa
2015–presentSpain
2018–2021Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2021–presentVirtus Bologna
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

As assistant coach:

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Medals
Representing  Spain
Men's Basketball
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2012 London
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 China
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poland
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lithuania
Gold medal – first place 2015 France
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Turkey

Sergio Scariolo (born April 1, 1961) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is head coach of Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the head coach of the senior Spain national team.

Coaching career[]

Professional club career[]

Scariolo started his coaching career in the early 1980s, as the assistant head coach of Brescia, and then Pesaro In 1990, after returning to Pesaro, Scariolo won the Italian national league title, at age 29. In the following year, he moved to the Italian 2nd Division with . In 1993, he was again in the Italian 1st Division, as the head coach of Fortitudo Bologna, where he remained until 1997. In that year, he moved to Spain, to TAU Vitoria, where he won the Spanish King's Cup, and made it to the final of the Spanish national league. In 1999, Scariolo was hired by Real Madrid, which he immediately led to win the Spanish national league title. After two consecutive appearances in the Spanish national league's finals, both of which he lost, he was fired in 2002.

From 2003 to 2007, Scariolo was the head coach of the Spanish club Unicaja. In five seasons with the club, he was able to win the Spanish League championship, the Spanish King's Cup, and made it to the 2007 EuroLeague Final Four.

From 2008 to 2010, Scariolo was the head coach of the Russian club Khimki Moscow Region. Starting with the 2011–12 season, he became the head coach of the Italian League club EA7 Milan. In June, he became the head coach of Laboral Kutxa.

He was fired after the end of the 2013–14 season, and then dedicated all of his time to coaching just the senior Spanish national team.

In July 2018, he was hired by the Toronto Raptors as an assistant coach,[1] aiding them to win their first NBA championship. On February 26, 2021, Scariolo served as interim head coach of the Raptors for a game against the Houston Rockets after head coach Nick Nurse and five assistants missed the game due to the NBA's health and safety protocols; Toronto won the game 122–111.[2] Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry collected the game ball after the game and presented it to Scariolo as a memento.[3]

On 18 June 2021, Scariolo signed a three-year deal with Virtus Bologna, the current Italian champion.[4]

National team career[]

While the head coach of the senior Spanish national team, Scariolo won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2009, EuroBasket 2011 and EuroBasket 2015, and the bronze medal at EuroBasket 2017. He also won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also coached Spain at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. In 2019, Scariolo led Spain to victory in the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

In October 2020, Scariolo announced that he will remain as head coach of the team through the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Zarum, Dave (July 20, 2018). "Raptors add Spanish national team coach Scariolo to staff". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Smith, Doug (February 26, 2021). "Sergio Scariolo coaches Raptors with Nick Nurse and five assistants out under NBA protocols. Pascal Siakam, too". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Potter, Andrew Joe (February 27, 2021). "Lowry cites influence of MJ, Kobe after saving game ball for Scariolo". The Score.
  4. ^ Sergio Scariolo nuovo head coach di Virtus Segafredo Bologna, Virtus Segafredo Bologna
  5. ^ "Spain keep Scariolo, Mondelo in charge of national teams through Paris Olympics". FIBA. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
United States Mike Krzyzewski 		FIBA World Cup
Winning Coach
2019 		Succeeded by
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