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Italian minibasket educator Maurizio Cremonini dies aged 70
Maurizio Cremonini died aged 70 after a heart attack during the night between Sunday and Monday.
He was from Brescia and lived in Flero, in northern Italy.
He spent more than 30 years training minibasket coaches and developing the sport for the Italian Basketball Federation.
Minibasket introduces basketball to young children, and Cremonini saw it as a way to help them grow, not just learn skills.
His work also reached beyond Italy through educational projects with FIBA, the sport’s international governing body.
The federation and basketball community are mourning his death, and he leaves his wife and two sons.
His teaching is expected to continue through the instructors and young players he influenced.
Maurizio Cremonini, a leading Italian minibasket educator and instructor, has died aged 70.
He died of a heart attack during the night between Sunday 18 and Monday 19 October, according to RaiNews.
Cremonini was a national minibasket instructor from 1981 and worked for more than 30 years in training and development for the Italian Basketball Federation.
He also collaborated with FIBA on educational projects and was known for emphasizing the educational value of sport.
He leaves his wife, Rosi, and sons Andrea and Marco, according to Corriere Brescia and BresciaToday.
- Who
- Maurizio Cremonini, an Italian minibasket instructor and educator.
- What
- He died aged 70 after a heart attack.
- When
- During the night between Sunday 18 and Monday 19 October 2026.
- Where
- At his home in Flero, according to Corriere Brescia. He was born in Brescia.
- Why
- The sources say he died of a heart attack.
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Cremonini became a national minibasket instructor.
Cremonini died of a heart attack.
The Italian Basketball Federation announced his death, according to Corriere Brescia.
- Age
- 70
- Birthplace
- Brescia
- Residence
- Flero
- National instructor since
- 1981
- Family
- Wife Rosi; sons Andrea and Marco
- International work
- Educational projects with FIBA
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What people are saying
Maurizio era un educatore grazie al minibasket e credeva nel messaggio formativo del gioco sport a cui ha dedicato la vita.
Ci toglie il fiato sapere che Maurizio Cremonini non c'è più.
attonito, sorpreso e addolorato: la semplicità con cui trattava temi complessi, la dolce ironia con cui affrontava la vita e l'umiltà, ma anche la sicurezza con cui proponeva il proprio saper essere docente, senza per questo imporsi, ci mancheranno ma ci guideranno per il futuro