TWO COACHES.
TWO COUNTRIES.
ONE VISION.
ALWAYS BASKETBALL INTERNATIONAL CAMP
IT STARTED WITH BASKETBALL. AND A FRIENDSHIP.
A chance meeting at a basketball camp would lead to a friendship, a shared vision, and eventually something neither coach could have imagined at the time.
WHERE IT ALL STARTED
FROM SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY TO ITALY
AND THAT OPENED THE DOOR TO ITALY
The story of Always Basketball International began years before the program had a name.
During the Syracuse University summer basketball camps, Coach V met a group of coaches and players visiting from Italy. The group was led by the late Gianni Asti, who would become an important mentor in Coach V’s basketball journey. That meeting opened the door to Italy, where Coach V was invited to coach at Gianni’s summer camp.
The following year, Coach V returned to Italy and spent a week coaching at a camp hosted by Francesco “Fra” Rossi and his club. It didn’t take long for Coach V and Fra to realize how similarly they saw the game — from teaching and practice organization to player development and game strategy.
What began with a chance meeting at a basketball camp in Syracuse had now grown into a friendship thousands of miles away in Italy. That week marked the beginning of a basketball partnership that would eventually become Always Basketball International.
TWO COACHES.
Coach V and Fra decided to create the kind of international basketball opportunity they wished they had experienced as young coaches themselves.
They wanted to bring coaches from different countries together — not simply to coach basketball camps, but to share ideas, learn from one another, build friendships and create an international basketball network.
In Italy, those coaches would collaborate with Coach V and Fra while coaching young players under a shared basketball philosophy — bringing their own experiences, cultures and perspectives to the court and learning from each other along the way.
AND ALWAYS BASKETBALL INTERNATIONAL WAS BORN
THE JOURNEY EXPANDS
THE GAME STARTED TRAVELING
ITALY: WHERE IT TOOK ROOT
Italy became the foundation of Always Basketball International — the place where an idea shared by two coaches grew into an international basketball experience connecting players, coaches and communities.
Year after year, the program reached new cities across Italy, building relationships with local clubs and giving young players the opportunity to learn from coaches with different basketball backgrounds and perspectives.
40+ LOCATIONS.
10 REGIONS.
ONE SHARED PASSION.
PIEMONTE
Borgomanero • Arona • Artesina • Asti • Avigliana • Biella • Borgo Ticino • Bra • Calusco d’Adda • Casale Monferrato • Ghemme • Ornavasso • Piossasco • Savigliano • Stresa • Torino • Tortona • Vercelli
LOMBARDIA
Chiavenna • Varese • Vigevano
LIGURIA
Genova • Vado Ligure
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
Cesenatico • Scandiano • Vignola
TOSCANA
Chiusi
UMBRIA
Assisi • Foligno • Perugia • Todi
CAMPANIA
Ischia • Monte di Procida
PUGLIA
Brindisi • Lecce
SICILIA
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto • Lipari • Messina • Milazzo • San Filippo del Mela • Siracusa
SARDEGNA
Calasetta
FROM OUR STORY TO YOURS
EXPERIENCE BASKETBALL IN ITALY
Always Basketball International is developing a new opportunity for players and coaches from the United States to experience basketball in Italy. The trip will combine basketball and travel — participating in Italian basketball camps, playing against local teams, connecting with Italian players and coaches, and discovering the culture, history and beauty of Italy along the way.
This is more than a basketball trip. It is a chance to see the game from another perspective, build friendships across cultures and create memories that go far beyond the court.
This is more than a basketball trip. It is a chance to see the game from another perspective, build friendships across cultures and create memories that go far beyond the court.
BASKETBALL • CULTURE • FRIENDSHIPS • ITALY
PLAY & COMPETE
TRAIN & EXPERIENCE THE CAMP
DISCOVER ITALY
READY TO EXPERIENCE IT?
Basketball brought us to Italy. Now we want to give players and coaches the opportunity to experience it with us.
SHARING THE GAME. LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER.
COACHES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
40+
COACHES
27
COUNTRIES
What began with two coaches has grown into an international network, bringing together different basketball experiences, cultures and perspectives. The relationships created through these camps often become friendships and connections that continue long after the camp ends.
CONNECTIONS THAT GO BEYOND THE COURT.
Brazil • Italy • Argentina • Belgium • Canada • Croatia • Cuba • Denmark • Dominican Republic • England • France • Germany • Greece • Japan • Lithuania • Netherlands • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Serbia • Spain • Sweden • Ukraine • United States • Uruguay
UNITED STATES
Northville, Michigan
SWEDEN
Arvika • Stockholm
GERMANY
Berlin
JAPAN
Nagasaki • Fukuoka
CONGO
Lubumbashi
BEYOND THE BASKETBALL
BASKETBALL BROUGHT US TOGETHER. FRIENDSHIP KEEPS US CONNECTED.
Basketball may bring everyone into the same gym, but the relationships often become the lasting part of the experience. Coaches become friends, cultures come together and connections continue across countries long after the final day of camp.
ONE GAME. MANY CULTURES.
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Brazil
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Italy
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Argentina
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Belgium
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Canada
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Croatia
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Cuba
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Denmark
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Dominican
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United
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France
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Germany
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Greece
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Japan
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Lithuania
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Netherlands
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Peru
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Philippines
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Poland
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Portugal
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Romania
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Serbia
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Spain
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Sweden
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Ukraine
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United States
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Uruguay
TEACH. LEARN. SHARE. GROW.
MORE THAN A CAMP
MORE THAN BASKETBALL.
EVERYDAY A DIFFERENT WAY
BASKETBALL
AROUND THE WORLD
FROM ITALY TO THE WORLD —
AND THE JOURNEY CONTINUES.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
BE PART OF THE JOURNEY.
Basketball has taken Always Basketball across countries, cultures and communities.
Now there are two ways to become part of what comes next.
HOST AN INTERNATIONAL CAMP
Bring the Always Basketball International experience to your club or basketball community.
TRAVEL WITH US TO ITALY
Join Always Basketball for a basketball experience in Italy — combining the game, culture and memories beyond the court.
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