Mario Fioretti

Mario Fioretti
Fioretti in 2023
Derthona Basket
PositionHead coach
LeagueLBA
Personal information
Born (1973-09-11) 11 September 1973 (age 53)
Bergamo, Italy
Coaching career
1999–present
Career history
Coaching
1999–2000Indiana Hoosiers (assistant)
2004–2025Olimpia Milano (assistant)
2025–presentDerthona Basket
Career highlights
As assistant coach
  • 5× Italian League champion (2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023)
  • 4× Italian Cup champion (2016, 2017, 2021, 2022)
  • 4× Italian Supercup champion (2016–2018, 2020)
  • 3× Torneo Castelletto Ticino winner (2009, 2018–2019)

Mario Fioretti (born 11 September 1973 ) is an Italian professional basketball coach, who currently serves as head coach for Derthona Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Prior, he was an assistant coach for 22 season at Olimpia Milano of the LBA and the EuroLeague.

Coaching career

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.

On June 16, 2025, he signed with Derthona of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

Youth coaching career

Fioretti is also an assistant coach for several youth teams in Bergamo since 2003.

Personal life

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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Milan makes basketball fun in the Dolomites". EuroLeague.net. July 13, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2020.