2025 ITALY SHOWCASE

ITALY 2025 - 7th EDITION

Want to find a professional opportunity in Europe? Looking to study in Europe? Do you want to understand what it takes to be a student-athlete in the USA? Look no further than the Elite Euro Talent Italy Showcase.

Based in Arezzo (50km from Florence), Italy, the event is at the heart of summer activity.

With numerous clubs just a short drive away, and visiting coaches, scouts and agents from all over the country and abroad attending, there is a premium platform available for you to reach your goals! Show up, perform and you just may find yourself with a new and exciting opportunity in Europe awaiting you. All athletes will have a rare opportunity to train under the instruction of the renown Core Focus and Ground Zero Training team, with four hours of basketball being conducted everyday under an international training style. In addition, there will be exposure games, creating an ideal setting to not only sharpen your basketball skills and knowledge, but to be seen by clubs and coaches. Through this exposure opportunity, all participants can potentially earn offers from the best Italian youth academies and clubs, like most of our previous participants have.

Beyond the on court opportunities, there will be tasty Italian food and leisure time to complete the experience. Five days of immersion in the unique atmosphere of the Italian summer, with the usual top notch service awaits.

Be part of a group of young talents from all over Europe.

Event Highlights:

Accommodation at the 4-star Hotel Minerva (double occupancy), with unlimited Wi-Fi, A/C
Full board with traditional Italian cuisine: buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner with homemade pasta, traditional Tuscan dishes etc
Private transfer from / to the Arezzo train station
Elite Euro Talent assistance 24/7
Info session on the recruitment process of the Italian clubs
Info session on the recruitment process of US universities and schools
Info session on how to become a pro/college basketball player
Basketball workouts with Core Focus Training 18 hours total
Strength & Conditioning workouts and combine athletic tests with coach Jacopo Mulinacci (Serie A Italian S&C)
Individual meetings for career orientation
Individual work-outs (extra charge)
All activities are run in the English language
Generous EET gear package NIKE branded
Retractiv muscle recovery corner
Hydration Prime drink samples

2025 SPECIAL GUESTs

Jason Benadretti visiting BYU NCAA coaching staff in Utah

GUEST & COACHES

Follow us to find out who will be guest basketball coaches and scouts for this showcase edition. The list is constantly being updated as we get confirmations.

LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY

Our guest coaches will be an active part of the Elite Euro Talent Showcase & Camp, not only as coaches on the court during the practices, but also off the court sharing their basketball knowledge of the game and giving advice in ways to help participants become better players and students.

At the same time, coaches will assess possible new talents for their programs and potentially offer a scholarship to players that are top prospects.

For these reasons, participating in the 2025 Elite Euro Talent Showcase & Camp is a unique opportunity to get seen and to expose your talent.

This is the list of guests who attended the 2024 edition:

Massimiliano Ormeni - One of the best youth coach in Italy Prato Dragons
Alessio Trovò - Youth program coach Fortitudo Francavilla
Marco Battaglia - Youth program coach, Milan
Aleksander Stakić Vardijan - Scout and coach from Novo Mesto, Slovenia
Raffaele Rossi - Head of the Roseto Academy Youth Sector
Antimo Salamino - Licensed FIBA agent
Deng Awak - Talata Basketball Academy in Denmark
Vis Basket Ferrara
Fortitudo Francavilla
Etrusca Basket San Miniato
Mens Sana Basketball Academy Siena
Fonte Roma
Juve Pontedera
Pallacanestro Crema
Stamura Ancona
Umana San Giobbe Chiusi
Jesi Academy
Club Basket Frascati
Happy Basket Bologna
Basket Academy Catanzaro

american universities interested*:

ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY

The Explorers of La Salle University, play in the Atlantic 10, NCAA D1

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

The Cornhuskers of Lincoln, play in the BIG10, one of the High Major conferences of the NCAA

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA -CHARLOTTE

The 49ers play in the C-USA conference, NCAA D1

How does it work?

What are my chances of being recruited?

These colleges only recruit high-level profiles.

At EET, we have excellent relationships with the coaching staff of these (and many other) universities of which we collaborate with.

*We cannot guarantee that all participants will be introduced to any of these colleges.

If, in our opinion, a participant has the technical/athletic characteristics to meet the recruiting standards of these colleges, we will be more than happy to present the player's profile to the various universities.

Only these three universities?

What are my chances of being recruited?

We have been working with American universities for many years.

Our relationships span across D1, as well as D2 and D3 colleges, NAIA universities and Junior Colleges (JUCO).

In addition, many high schools and prep schools with world-class athletic and academic facilities in America's best locations are always looking for young talent from abroad.

Opportunities are there, if you're able to show yourself and ready to take them.

What are my chances of being recruited?

During the EET Camp & Showcase, we will provide detailed information on the selection and recruitment process of U.S. schools and universities.

Our high school and prep school placement success rate is 99.9%.

When it comes to college, things get more complicated and a player should be able to fully check various boxes required to compete at the level.

To find out more, all you have to do is register and participate in the only camp of its kind in Europe.

LOCATION

Arezzo, Italy

Arezzo, historical town in the center of the beautiful region of Tuscany.

Etruscan and medieval heritage, set of the famous "Life is beautifull" movie.

International airport of Florence is easy reachable and the train station is a few minutes walking from the hotel with direct trains from Rome, Bologna, Florence.

The taxi service from / to the Arezzo train station is included.

A private transfer service from / to the Florence airport is available at an extra charge.

The medieval "Piazza Grande"

PLACEMENT

Our clubs & academies

We cooperate for the scouting and recruiting of the best young talents with some of the most important clubs and youth academies, such as:

Olimpia Milano
Reyer Venezia
Napoli Basket
Raggisolaris Faenza
Varese Academy
Orzi basket
Valencia Academy
Zentro Basket Madrid
Many others

Coaches, Scouts, Agents, GM's

The end of June is a perfect period for recruitment, as basketball championships are over and teams are looking for the best fits for their new season.

Arezzo is a great location, with easy access to both the airport and the city center, allowing many basketball personnel to attend.

Coaches and GM's of the clubs understand the value in attending our event, as they have the opportunity to see several good prospects at the same time of which they can potentially create relationships with.

For all these reasons, our showcase event is unique in Europe and it's an amazing opportunity for players to get exposure at a high level.

Placement

Several players that have attended the Elite Euro Talent Italy Basketball Showcase have received good offers from Italian and Spanish clubs, as well as from American schools and universities.

Just a few of the placements we have supported from EET past events are:

Francesco Borra (ITA), UC-Davis, NCAA D1
Stefano Faloppa (ITA), University of Tennessee Martin, NCAA D1
Quinten Post (NED), Golden State Warriors, NBA
Josué Bangu (FRA) Pallacanestro Viola, Serie B2
Simon Schwin (AUT) Juve Pontedera - Italian U17 and Serie C
Rems Meroza (LAT) Fortitudo Francavilla - Italian U17 eccellenza
Linards Eihmanis (LAT) - Etrusca San Miniato - Italian Serie B and U17 eccellenza
Davide Diana (ITA) - Fonte Roma - Italian U17 eccellenza