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 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Coaching career | 1999–present |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
| 1999–2000 | Indiana Hoosiers (assistant) |
| 2004–2025 | Olimpia Milano (assistant) |
| 2025–present | Bertram Derthona |
| Career highlights | |
As assistant coach
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Mario Fioretti (born 11 September 1973 ) is an Italian professional basketball coach, who is currently the head coach of Derthona Tortona, he was assistant coach for 22 years for 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.