Massimo Masini

{{short description|Italian basketball player and coach}}

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| name = Massimo Masini

| image = Massimo Masini c1968.jpg

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| caption = Masini circa 1968

| position = Center

| height_m = 2.08

| weight_kg = 105

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| nationality = Italian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1945|5|9}}

| birth_place = Montecatini Terme, Italy

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| career_start = 1963

| career_end = 1980

| years1 = 1963–1974

| team1 = Olimpia Milano

| years2 = 1974–1975

| team2 = AMG Sebastiani Basket Rieti

| years3 = 1976–1977

| team3 = Sporting Club Gira

| years4 = 1978–1980

| team4 = Pallacanestro Pordenone

| cyears1 = 1986–1990

| cteam1 = Montecatini S.C.

| cyears2 = 1990–1991

| cteam2 = Pallacanestro Aurora Desio

| cyears3 = 1998

| cteam3 = Montecatini S.C.

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Massimo Masini (born 9 May 1945) is a former Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of {{convert|6|ft|10|in|m}} tall, he played at the center position. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players 1991.

Club career

Masini spent the major part of his club career playing with Olimpia Milano.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012824/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/massimo-masini-1.html Massimo Masini]. Sports-reference With Olimpia Milano, he won a FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague) title, in the 1965–66 season, and two FIBA Saporta Cup titles, in the 1970–71 season, and the 1971–72 season.

National team career

Masini represented the senior men's Italian national basketball team (1963–1972) in international national team competitions. He played at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, and the 1972 Summer Olympic Games. He won a EuroBasket bronze medal at the 1971 EuroBasket, as he averaged 6 points per game in the tournament.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150724073642/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Massimo%20MASINI/pid/63892/_//players.html Massimo Masini]. Fiba.com

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