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Winnipeg Free Press
03-07-2025
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Spain coach Sergio Scariolo to take over Real Madrid's basketball team after EuroBasket
MADRID (AP) — Spain coach Sergio Scariolo will take over Real Madrid's basketball team after EuroBasket, the club said Thursday. Scariolo had announcement Wednesday that he would not continue with the national team after the 24-team tournament — Europe's continental championship — ends in September. Madrid parted ways with coach Chus Mateo and said that Scariolo will arrive on a three-year contract until June 2028. 'Scariolo, one of the most prestigious coaches in world basketball, arrives at Real Madrid after a brilliant career at the helm of the Spanish national team, where he has become the most successful coach in its history,' the club said in its announcement. Scariolo helped lead Spain to eight medals: five gold (2019 World Cup, 2009 EuroBasket, 2011 EuroBasket, 2015 EuroBasket and 2022 EuroBasket), one silver (2012 London Olympics) and two bronze (2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and 2017 EuroBasket). The Italian was an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors when it won the NBA title in the 2018-19 season. The 64-year-old Scariolo was in his second stint with Spain. He had previously coached Madrid from 1999-2002. Spain is the defending EuroBasket champion. This year, it is in Group C along with Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Georgia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ___ AP sports:


Associated Press
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Spain coach Sergio Scariolo to take over Real Madrid's basketball team after EuroBasket
MADRID (AP) — Spain coach Sergio Scariolo will take over Real Madrid's basketball team after EuroBasket, the club said Thursday. Scariolo had announcement Wednesday that he would not continue with the national team after the 24-team tournament — Europe's continental championship — ends in September. Madrid parted ways with coach Chus Mateo and said that Scariolo will arrive on a three-year contract until June 2028. 'Scariolo, one of the most prestigious coaches in world basketball, arrives at Real Madrid after a brilliant career at the helm of the Spanish national team, where he has become the most successful coach in its history,' the club said in its announcement. Scariolo helped lead Spain to eight medals: five gold (2019 World Cup, 2009 EuroBasket, 2011 EuroBasket, 2015 EuroBasket and 2022 EuroBasket), one silver (2012 London Olympics) and two bronze (2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and 2017 EuroBasket). The Italian was an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors when it won the NBA title in the 2018-19 season. The 64-year-old Scariolo was in his second stint with Spain. He had previously coached Madrid from 1999-2002. Spain is the defending EuroBasket champion. This year, it is in Group C along with Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Georgia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ___ AP sports:

NBC Sports
02-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Sergio Scariolo to end long tenure as Spain men's basketball head coach
Sergio Scariolo plans to step down as Spain's men's basketball head coach after this summer's EuroBasket, ending a run that included the last four Olympics. Scariolo, a 64-year-old Italian, coached La Roja from 2009-12 and also since 2015 through the end of the nation's golden generation. With plays like brothers Pau and Marc Gasol, plus Ricky Rubio, he guided Spain to Olympic silver and bronze medals in 2012 and 2016 and the FIBA World Cup title in 2019, plus four European Championships. In 2012, 2016 and 2021, Spain lost to the U.S. in the Olympic playoff rounds by an average margin of nine points. Spain was eliminated in the group stage in Paris, its first Olympics without the retired Pau Gasol since the 2000 Sydney Games. 'My first words are to thank Sergio for all his commitment to the national team,' Spain basketball federation president Elisa Aguilar said in a press release, according to a translation. 'Five golds, one silver, and two bronzes define Sergio's role in these 15 years. He has known how to improve the performance of our players and has always shown a comprehensive vision of our sport, involved in player development, and has been a visionary. anticipating all the problems we could have. 'Although we still have time together, I want to thank you for creating that competitive capacity of our team. When he told me the final moment had arrived, it wasn't good news, but I understood that he had earned the power to decide when to leave the national team's bench. He is the best coach of all time, the one who has given us the most and best wins.' Kurt Helin,


Winnipeg Free Press
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Spain coach Sergio Scariolo to step down after EuroBasket
MADRID (AP) — Sergio Scariolo will not continue as coach of Spain's basketball team after EuroBasket. Scariolo made the announcement on Wednesday as he released Spain's squad for the 24-team tournament — Europe's continental championship — that begins in late August and ends in September. 'EuroBasket will be my last competitive moment with the national team,' Scariolo said. Scariolo is rumoured to be the next coach of Real Madrid, who is reportedly parting ways with Chus Mateo. Spain beat France in the final of the 2022 tournament, the last time EuroBasket was held. Spain is in Group C along with Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Georgia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Teams play each other once in the group. The top four in each section advance to the final phase in Riga from Sept. 6 through Sept. 14. Groups A and B will be on one side of the bracket for the knockout phase, Groups C and D will be on the other. ___ AP sports:


Fox Sports
02-07-2025
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- Fox Sports
Spain coach Sergio Scariolo to step down after EuroBasket
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Sergio Scariolo will not continue as coach of Spain's basketball team after EuroBasket. Scariolo made the announcement on Wednesday as he released Spain's squad for the 24-team tournament — Europe's continental championship — that begins in late August and ends in September. 'EuroBasket will be my last competitive moment with the national team,' Scariolo said. Scariolo is rumoured to be the next coach of Real Madrid, who is reportedly parting ways with Chus Mateo. Spain beat France in the final of the 2022 tournament, the last time EuroBasket was held. Spain is in Group C along with Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Georgia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Teams play each other once in the group. The top four in each section advance to the final phase in Riga from Sept. 6 through Sept. 14. Groups A and B will be on one side of the bracket for the knockout phase, Groups C and D will be on the other. ___ AP sports: recommended in this topic