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Tommaso Oxilia, basketball player of Loano,class 1998 , a good 198 cm. tall and grew up in the nursery of Asd Basket Loano “Maestro Elio Garassini”, for the second time in this sport year 2012-2013 was summoned to the ranks of the Italian Under 16 national team, class of 1997. Breaking the news were his coach Emanuele Campisi and the president of the company Marco Vignola.
After a few meets held with the Under-15 national team peers, the youth national team coaches placed Tommaso in the Under-16 group despite the fact that he is under-aged by one year.
In the spring he participated in an international tournament in France with respectable formations such as, Turkey, Russia, France proving his talent.
At the end of June came the great news of Thomas' summons to the gathering of the National Under 16 in Pesaro, which will bring together the best 16 1997-98 boys in Italy, starting from July 8 until July 22 in anticipation of the European Championships in Kiev to be held in Ukraine from the’ Aug. 8 to 18 p.v.
“Tommaso is living a dream, which he has always had since he was a little boy, to tread the most famous fields in Italy and wear the beautiful jersey of the Italian national team. - says the coach Emanuele Campisi - Absolute fan of Kobe Bryant has attracted the attentions of the most important Italian clubs including Milan, Rome, Casale, Venice, Varese, Siena, but above all Virtus Bologna, among whose ranks he has played several prestigious tournaments on loan, often dragging the bianconeri to obtain excellent results and, currently, the Bologna formation is the most accredited to host him in its Under 17 formation for the next sporting year. He will be awaited by “professors” of the highest basketball level such as coach Sanguettoli M. and Consolini G. who will have the task of molding him and making him really become a true champion in the coming years. Tommaso is a good kid as well as being a true talent, admired and appreciated by the insiders of Serie A teams and the National Teams Sector for the youth sector. His strength is not only technical, but lies in his ability to keep his feet on the ground, to be humble and aware, and to know that you have never arrived and that the road is really long to become a true great champion at the international level. We all wish him well as he has done are to date and give him, his family and all those who have played with him for years and coached him, more fantastic reasons to be even more proud.”{:}
