// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Roberto Premier say to the soccer ball? You're a premier catch.

Roberto Premier
Personal information
Born	25 January 1958 (age 68); Spresiano, Italy
Listed height	6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1980: undrafted
Playing career	1978–2000
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Coaching career	2003–2010
Career history
Playing
1978–1981	UG Goriziana
1981–1989	Olimpia Milano
1989–1994	Virtus Roma
1994–1995	UG Goriziana
1995–1996	Modena
1996–1998	Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano
1998–1999	Pallacanestro Petrarca Padova
1999–2000	Pallacanestro Pavia
Coaching
2003–2005	UG Goriziana
2006	Robur Saronno
2007–2008	Virtus Civitanova
2010	Vis Spilimbergo
Career highlights
	As player FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1987); 2× EuroLeague champion (1987, 1988); FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer (1984); 2× FIBA Korać Cup champion (1985, 1992); 5× Italian League champion (1982, 1985–1987, 1989); 2× Italian Cup winner (1986, 1987);
Representing Italy
EuroBasket

Roberto Premier (born 25 January 1958) is an Italian former professional basketball player and basketball coach. At a height of 1.97 m (6 ft 5 3⁄4 in) tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer, in 1984.

Professional career

Premier played with Gorizia Pallacanestro (1978–1981), Olimpia Milano (1981–1989), and Pallacanestro Virtus Roma (1989–1994). Premier won 5 Italian League championships (1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989), 2 Italian Cups (1986, 1987), 2 FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) titles (1987, 1988), 1 FIBA Korać Cup (1985), and 1 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (1987), while playing with Olimpia Milano. While playing with Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, he won the FIBA Korać Cup (1992).

Premier played with the senior Italian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 1985, where he won a bronze medal, at the EuroBasket 1991, where he won a silver medal. He also played at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, and at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.^[1]