Massimiliano Menetti

Italian basketball coach

Massimiliano MenettiŽalgiris Kaunas

Position| Assistant coach
League| LKL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born|  (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973 (age 51)
Palmanova, Friuli, Italy
Nationality| Italian
Coaching career| 1997–present
Career history
As coach:
1997–1998| Pallacanestro Reggiana (assistant)
1998–2003| Juvenilia Reggio Emilia
2003–2006| Reggiana (assistant)
2006–2007| Reggiana
2007–2008| Reggiana (assistant)
2009–2010| Sutor Montegranaro (assistant)
2010–2011| Reggiana (assistant)
2011–2018| Reggiana
2018–2022| Universo Treviso
2022| Reggiana
2023–2024| Hapoel Eilat
2024–present| Žalgiris Kaunas (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

* FIBA EuroChallenge champion (2014)
* Italian Supercup winner (2015)
* 2x Italian 2nd League champion (2012, 2019)
* LegaDue Coach of the Year (2012)

Massimiliano "Max" Menetti (born 27 January 1973) is an Italian professional basketball coach, who is currently an assistant coach of Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.

## Career

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After spending years coaching the youth teams of Pallacanestro Reggiana and serving as assistant coach, Menetti was offered the head coach role for the 2006–07 season though he returned to the assistant role at the end of the season. After a stint at Sutor Montegranaro in 2009–10 (again as an assistant), he returned to Reggio Emilia. One year later he would be named head coach again, a position he would make his for the subsequent seasons. In 2014 he led Pallacanestro Reggiana to the EuroChallenge title.

On 1 July 2015, his contract was extended until 2017.[1] On 16 May 2018, Menetti and Pallacanestro Reggiana consensually parted ways, with one year of contract still left. Menetti left the club after 8 seasons as head coach since the 2011 takeover, winning promotion to Serie A in 2012, five consecutive Playoffs and Final Eight participation (2012–2017), one EuroChallenge (2014), one Italian Supercup (2015) and finishing two times as Serie A runners-up (2015, 2016) and reaching the EuroCup semifinals (2018).

From the summer of 2018 to 2022, Menetti served as the head coach of Universo Treviso Basket. During the first season with Menneti at the helm, Treviso went on to win Serie A2 Basket play-off championship and got place in Serie A.

On 28 July 2023, he signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[2][3]

On 22 January 2024, Menetti signed as an assistant coach for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.[4]

## Personal

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He is married with former Argentinian volleyball player Maria Pia Romanò, with whom he has a daughter. Romanò played for various seasons in Reggio Emilia, while Menetti was club assistant.

## References

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1. ^ "Menetti estende fino al 2017" [Menetti extends until 2017]. PallacanestroReggiana.it (in Italian). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
2. ^ @hapoeleilat (28 July 2023). "עוד כריש באילת". Retrieved 31 July 2023 - via Instagram.
3. ^ @hapoeleilat (July 10, 2023). "Benvenuto coach!" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 January 2024 - via Twitter.
4. ^ "Zalgiris adds Italian to the coaching staff". Žalgiris Kaunas. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

## External links

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* Serie A profile (in Italian) Retrieved 2 September 2015

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Žalgiris current roster

* 0 Juzėnas
* 1 Walker
* 3 Francisco
* 4 Lekavičius
* 8 Brazdeikis
* 9 Giedraitis
* 15 Birutis
* 18 Smailagić
* 21 Mitchell
* 23 Bieliauskas
* 33 Dimša
* 42 Dunston
* 45 Manek
* 51 Butkevičius
* 91 Sirvydis
* 92 Ulanovas (C)

* Head coach: Trinchieri
* Assistant coaches: Menetti
* Sabonis
* Krapikas
* Pliauga
* Seibutis

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Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 2013–14 EuroChallenge champions

* 4 White
* 5 Filloy
* 6 Gigli
* 7 Pini
* 8 Brunner
* 9 Antonutti
* 10 Bell
* 11 Frassineti
* 13 Kaukėnas
* 14 Cervi
* 15 Silins
* 20 Cinciarini (Final Four MVP)

* Head coach: Menetti

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