Mario Fioretti
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93096.jpg) Fioretti in 2023 | |
| Derthona Basket | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | LBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 11 September 1973 Bergamo, Italy |
| Coaching career | 1999–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1999–2000 | Indiana Hoosiers (assistant) |
| 2004–2025 | Olimpia Milano (assistant) |
| 2025–present | Derthona Basket |
| Career highlights | |
As assistant coach
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Mario Fioretti (born 11 September 1973 ) is an Italian professional basketball coach, who currently serves as head coach for Derthona Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Prior, he was an assistant coach for 22 season at Olimpia Milano of the LBA and the EuroLeague.
Coaching career
[edit]After graduating, he traveled to America wherein he became an assistant coach to Bobby Knight, the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers. He stayed there for a year. After that, he went back to Italy and became an assistant coach for the Olimpia Milano in 2004 under head coach Attilio Caja. Since then, he has become a vital part of the team's coaching staff.[1]
On June 16, 2025, he signed with Derthona of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[2]
Youth coaching career
[edit]Fioretti is also an assistant coach for several youth teams in Bergamo since 2003.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Mario Fioretti was born in Bergamo, in the Lombardy Region of Northern Italy. He graduated with a degree in Economics at University of Bergamo in 1999.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Olimpia Milano, presented by Ettore Messina: "I want a team to defend, pass the ball and dive on the ground from day one"". LBA. June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ↑ "La Bertram ha il suo nuovo head coach: Mario Fioretti in bianconero per le prossime due stagioni". derthonabasket.it (in Italian). June 16, 2025. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Milan makes basketball fun in the Dolomites". EuroLeague.net. July 13, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2020.