The Stella Azzura Basketball Academy recruits and accomodates national and foreign athletes that are willing to undergo an all-round program. Only people that aspire to compete at the highest level in life and in basketball participate. Sports culture, knowing how to win and how to lose, working hard every day and wanting to compete: these are the fundamental values of the Academy. Once that the athlete has been deemed to be ready to begin a professional carrier as an athlete or for as a professional managing in any part of the world, they will become a flagship for a new generation of academy players. The “champions” that participate at the program will prove that the methods used by the Academy are successful, training in the body and the mind, following precise moral values and enjoying the success on the court and outside, with the unequivocal brand of the Stellazzurra. “Working with young athletes, Italian or foreign, giving them the possibility to stand out, and fullfill their desires is a commitment that is worth to undertake and promote. The Academy, I am convinced, will be an instrument to diffuse those values that are hard to transfer today. It’s important that sports and knowledge merge and work together, as it is also important that young athletes grow up with a sport and ethic culture that will give them the opportunity to be successful in their everyday life, in whatever area they will decide to work. Hard work, team spirit, respect of their opponents, the will to study and practice hard, and the will to improve every day: in my opinion this is what the Academy means.” (Cit. Valerio Bianchini, 3 Seria A Titles as Head Coach)
