After being part of the U-18 Italian national team that won the Vilagarcia Cup in Spain, Amedeo Tessitori ('94) and Matteo Imbrò ('94) came back quickly to their home country to help their team, Virtus Siena, in the U-17 Graziano Barilà Memorial tournament held in Varese. They arrived to the semi-finals. Enough. Team coached by Umberto Vezzosi beat Khimki (76-62) and Cedevita in the big final (74-67). Tessitori, a 2.01 power-forward, scored 24 and 23 points in both contests, being selected the MVP.