Roberto Premier | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5.75 |
Weight Lb: | 215 |
Birth Date: | 25 January 1958 |
Birth Place: | Spresiano, Italy |
Nationality: | Italian |
Draft Year: | 1980 |
Career Position: | Shooting guard / small forward |
Career Start: | 1978 |
Career End: | 2000 |
Coach Start: | 2003 |
Coach End: | 2010 |
Years1: | 1978–1981 |
Team1: | UG Goriziana |
Years2: | 1981–1989 |
Team2: | Olimpia Milano |
Years3: | 1989–1994 |
Years4: | 1994–1995 |
Team4: | UG Goriziana |
Years5: | 1995–1996 |
Team5: | Modena |
Years6: | 1996–1998 |
Team6: | Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano |
Years7: | 1998–1999 |
Team7: | Pallacanestro Petrarca Padova |
Years8: | 1999–2000 |
Team8: | Pallacanestro Pavia |
Cyears1: | 2003–2005 |
Cteam1: | UG Goriziana |
Cyears2: | 2006 |
Cteam2: | Robur Saronno |
Cyears3: | 2007–2008 |
Cteam3: | Virtus Civitanova |
Cyears4: | 2010 |
Cteam4: | Vis Spilimbergo |
Highlights: | As player
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Roberto Premier (born 1958) is an Italian former professional basketball player and basketball coach. At a height of 1.97 m (6 ft 5 in) tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer, in 1984.
Premier played with Gorizia Pallacanestro (1978–1981), Olimpia Milano (1981–1989), and Pallacanestro Virtus Roma (1989–1994). Premier won 5 Italian League championships (1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989), 2 Italian Cups (1986, 1987), 2 FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) titles (1987, 1988), 1 FIBA Korać Cup (1985), and 1 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (1987), while playing with Olimpia Milano. While playing with Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, he won the FIBA Korać Cup (1992).
Premier played with the senior Italian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 1985, where he won a bronze medal, at the EuroBasket 1991, where he won a silver medal. He also played at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, and at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.[1]