Luca Banchi
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| 2025–present | Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||||
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Luca Banchi (born August 1, 1965) is an Italian professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Latvian national team and Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (TBSL) and the EuroLeague. He was awarded as the best coach of FIBA World Cup 2023.
Club coaching career
Italy
Banchi began working as a
He was then promoted to
In 2006, he became the assistant coach of
On July 1, 2013, he signed a two-year deal to become the head coach of the Italian
In the 2017–18 season, he was the head coach of the European-wide second-tier level EuroCup team, Auxulium Torino.[5]
Brose Bamberg (2018)
On March 4, 2018, Banchi became the
AEK Athens (2018–2019)
On July 1, 2018, Banchi was appointed as the
Lokomotiv Kuban (2019)
On July 5, 2019, he signed with
Victoria Libertas Pesaro (2021–2022)
In October 20, 2021 Banchi signed with
SIG Strasbourg (2022–2023)
On November 16, 2022 Banchi signed with SIG Strasbourg and helped the team to raise from the last place to playoffs in French ProA, as well as a playoff spot in Basketball Champions League[12]
Virtus Bologna (2023–2024)
In September 15, 2023, after Scariolo was fired following controversial statements regarding the new roster and the upcoming season, he became new head coach of Virtus Bologna, and signed a two-year contract.[13] Returning to the Euroleague, after a 5-year break. About a week later, the team won the first title under the new coach, winning the Italian Supercup.[14] On 24 September 2023, after having ousted Olimpia Milano in the semifinals, Virtus won its fourth Supercup, and the third in a row, defeating 97–60 Germani Brescia.[15] On December 5, 2024, Banchi resigned as head coach after a 2–11 start in the EuroLeague.[16]
Anadolu Efes (2025–present)
On January 7, 2025, he signed with Anadolu Efes of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[17]
National teams
On March 25, 2021, Luca Banchi was announced as the next head coach of the Latvia men's national basketball team.[18] Latvia became one of the two European teams to qualify for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup after starting their journey at the World Cup Pre-Qualifiers.
In the country's World Cup debut in 2023, Banchi led the team to a 5th place finish[19] and received the award for the Best Coach of the tournament. Starting with the Pre-Qualifiers, Latvia had won 21 out of 24 games under coach Banchi.[20]
Coaching record
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| G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % | ||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
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Montepaschi
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2012–13 | 24 | 12 | 12 | .500 | Eliminated in Top 16 stage |
Milano
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2013–14 | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | Eliminated in quarterfinals |
| 2014–15 | 24 | 9 | 15 | .375 | Eliminated in Top 16 stage | |
Bamberg
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2017–18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | Eliminated in regular season |
| Virtus Bologna | 2023–24 | 36 | 18 | 18 | .500 | Eliminated in the play-in round |
| 2024–25 | 13 | 2 | 11 | .154 | Parted ways | |
| Career | 131 | 59 | 72 | .450 | ||
References
- ^ "Coppa Italia final, February 10, 2013". euroleague.net. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Italian League finals, Game 5: June 19, 2013". euroleague.net. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ D'Avanzo, Antonio. "Basket, Serie A; Luca Banchi nuovo allenatore dell'Olimpia Milano". outdoorblog.it. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Italian League, Finals Playoffs, Game 7: June 27, 2014". euroleague.net. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Luca Banchi and Fiat Torino officially part ways". sportando.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Brose Bamberg names Banchi new head coach.
- ^ "AEK Athens ink coach Luca Banchi". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Arrivederci amico". AEK B.C. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Luca Banchi is Lokomotiv Kuban new head coach". Sportando. July 5, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Lokomotiv Kuban, Luca Banchi part ways". Sportando. November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ LUCA BANCHI È IL NUOVO COACH DELLA CARPEGNA PROSCIUTTO BASKET PESARO
- ^ Luca Banchi nouvel entraîneur
- ^ Luca Banchi nuovo Head Coach di Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Virtus Bologna
- ^ LBA, Finale Supercoppa | Le parole di coach Luca Banchi dopo la vittoria della Supercoppa. Virtus Bologna
- ^ Una Virtus esagerata stravince la Supercoppa. la Repubblica
- ^ "Luca Banchi reportedly resigns from Virtus Bologna". Eurohoops. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ @AnadoluEfesSK (January 7, 2025). "Kariyeri boyunca pek çok başarıya imza atan ve Letonya Milli Takımı'nın da başantrenörü olan Luca Banchi ile 1+1 sezonluk sözleşme imzaladık!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Itāļu speciālistu Banki apstiprina Latvijas vīriešu basketbola izlases galvenā trenera amatā" [Italian specialist Banki is confirmed as the head coach of the Latvian men's basketball team]. Public Broadcasting of Latvia (in Latvian).
- ^ "Latvia cruise to win over Lithuania in battle for fifth - World Cup 2023". FIBA.basketball. Manila (Philippines). 9 September 2023.
- ^ "World Cup 2023 All-Second Team, Best Coach and Best Defensive Player Awards revealed". FIBA.basketball.
External links
- Luca Banchi at euroleague.net
- Luca Banchi at legabasket.it (in Italian)