Massimo Bulleri

Early Life and Playing Career

Massimo "Bullo" Bulleri was born on 10 September 1977. He is an Italian basketball coach and was also a player. He was 1.88 metres tall and played as both a point guard and a shooting guard.

Coaching Career

Today, Bulleri is the head coach for the team Dinamo Sassari in the top Italian league, the Lega Basket Serie A. His move from player to coach shows his strong link to basketball and his help for new players.

Professional playing career

Massimo Bulleri had a successful basketball career. He won the FIBA Saporta Cup championship in the 1998–99 season. He also won two Italian League championships in 2002 and 2003. Bulleri won four Italian Cup titles in 2000, 2003, 2004, and 2005. He also won two Italian Super Cup titles in 2001 and 2002. Bulleri was named the Italian League's MVP in 2003 and 2005. He also won MVP for the Italian Cup in 2005.

He stopped playing professional basketball in 2017.

National team playing career

Massimo Bulleri played for the Italian national basketball team. He helped the team win bronze medals at the 2003 EuroBasket and the 2005 EuroBasket. He also played in the 2007 EuroBasket. At the 2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games, he won a silver medal with the Italian team.

Coaching career

After stopping his basketball career, Bulleri became a basketball coach. In 2017, he joined a team in the Italian League in Varese as an assistant coach.

On September 8, 2020, he became the head coach for Pallacanestro Varese for the 2020–21 season. In January 2025, Bulleri became the head coach for Dinamo Sassari in the top Italian league, the Lega Basket Serie A, replacing Nenad Marković.

Honors and awards as a player

Massimo Bulleri won many awards during his basketball career. He won the FIBA Saporta Cup in 1999 and the Italian Cup four times between 2000 and 2005. He also won the Italian Supercup and the Italian League twice. He was chosen as an Italian League All-Star three times.

Bulleri helped the Italian national team win bronze medals at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and the 2003 EuroBasket, and a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. He was named the Italian League MVP twice and the Italian Cup MVP once. In 2004, he received a special honor from the President of Italy.