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{{Short description|Italian basketball coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Simone Pianigiani
| image = Simone Pianigiani AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan 20171130 (cropped).jpg
| caption = 
| position = [[Head coach]]
| league = 
| team = Free agent
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|5|31}}
| birth_place = [[Siena]], [[Italy]]
| nationality = Italian
| coach_start = 1995
| coach_end = 
| cyears1 = 1995–2006
| cteam1 = [[Mens Sana Basket|Montepaschi Siena]] (assistant)
| cyears2 = 1995–2006
| cteam2 = Montepaschi Siena (youth teams)
| cyears3 = 2006–2012
| cteam3 = Montepaschi Siena
| cyears4 = 2009–2015
| cteam4 = [[Italy national basketball team|Italy]]
| cyears5 = 2012–2013
| cteam5 = [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe Ülker]]
| cyears6 = 2016–2017
| cteam6 = [[Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem]]
| cyears7 = 2017–2019
| cteam7 = [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Olimpia Milano]]
| cyears8 = 2020
| cteam8 = [[Beijing Ducks]]
| highlights = * [[Lega Basket Serie A awards|Italian League Best Coach]] (2007)
* 6× [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] champion (2007–2011, 2018)
* 6× [[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian SuperCup]] winner (2007–2011, [[2017 Italian Basketball Supercup|2017]]-2018)
* 4× [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] winner (2009–2011)
* [[Turkish Cup Basketball|Turkish Cup]] winner (2013)
* [[Israeli Basketball League Cup|Israeli League Cup]] winner ([[2016 Israeli Basketball League Cup|2016]])
* [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli League]] champion ([[2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League|2017]])
* [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Coach of the Year|Israeli League Coach of the Year]] ([[2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League|2017]])
| cyears9 = 2023–2024
| cteam9 = [[Cedevita Olimpija]]
}}

'''Simone Pianigiani''' (born 31 May 1969) is an Italian professional [[basketball]] [[Coach (basketball)|coach]].

==Coaching career==

===Pro clubs===
Pianigiani was appointed the head coach of the [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] club [[Mens Sana Basket|Montepaschi Siena]] before the 2006–07 season, and led his team to the Italian League championship in all six of his seasons on the bench. He was named the [[Lega Basket Serie A awards|Italian League's Best Coach]] in 2007.

The [[Serie A (basketball) 2008–09|2008–09 Italian League season]] was especially notable, as Montepaschi won the [[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian SuperCup]] before the season, the [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] at mid-season, and won the Italian League championship, by sweeping all three of their playoff series. In 44 Italian domestic games that season, they lost only once – at [[Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna|Fortitudo Bologna]], in an [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] game.
As head coach in Siena, he reached the Euroleague Final Four twice (2008 and 2011).

In the summer of 2012, he signed a two-year contract with [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe Ülker]].<ref>[http://www.fenerbahce.org/fb2008/detay.asp?ContentID=29657 Pianigiani is new coach {{in lang|tr}}.]</ref> He resigned from his position as [[head coach|manager]] of [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe Ülker]] in February 2013, citing personal issues. At the time of his resignation, the team was in the top spot of the [[Turkish Basketball Super League|Turkish Basketball League]]; however, they were only in 7th place out of 8 teams in the top 16 stage of the [[EuroLeague]].

In June 2016, he signed a two-year contract with [[Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem]].<ref>[http://hapoel.co.il/en/article/1013 Hapoel Welcomes Simone Pianigiani.]</ref> He led Hapoel to win the Israeli national championship and to reach the Eurocup semifinal.

After one season, he parted ways with Hapoel,<ref>[http://www.eurohoops.net/en/others/471105/pianigiani-parts-ways-hapoel-jerusalem/ Pianigiani parts ways with Hapoel Jerusalem.]</ref> and signed a three-year contract with [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Olimpia Milano]].<ref>[http://www.olimpiamilano.com/en/simone-pianigiani-is-the-new-olimpias-head-coach/ Simone Pianigiani is the new Olimpia’s head coach]</ref>

On 13 September 2020 [[Beijing Ducks]] announced Pianigiani as their new head coach, replacing [[Yannis Christopoulos]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.weibo.cn/1496903464/4548710003117838|title=微博}}</ref> but already at the end of the year moved he from head coach position to consultant role.

On June 13 2023 [[Cedevita Olimpija]] announced that Pianigiani signed a three-year contract with the Ljubljana side. Due to Pianigiani's health problems, the club and the head coach agreed to end their cooperation on January 1 2024 after a disappointing Eurocup season. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-01 |title=Z mesta glavnega trenerja se poslavlja Simone Pianigiani |url=https://cedevita.olimpija.com/z-mesta-glavnega-trenerja-se-poslavlja-simone-pianigiani/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=KK Cedevita Olimpija, Ljubljana |language=sl-SI}}</ref>

===Italian national team===
Pianigiani became the head coach of the senior men's [[Italy national basketball team|Italian national basketball team]] in 2009, which he coached until 2015. He coached Italy at the [[EuroBasket 2011]], the [[EuroBasket 2013]], and the [[EuroBasket 2015]].

==Coaching record==
{{Euroleague coach statistics legend}}

===EuroLeague===
{{Euroleague coach statistics start}}
|- 
| align="left"|[[Mens Sana 1871 Basket|Montepaschi]]
| align="left"|[[2007–08 Euroleague|2007–08]]
| 24 || 17 || 7 || {{Winning percentage|17|7}} || align="center"|[[2008 Euroleague Final Four|Won in 3rd place game]]
|- 
| align="left"|[[Mens Sana 1871 Basket|Montepaschi]]
| align="left"|[[2008–09 Euroleague|2008–09]]
| 20 || 13 || 7 || {{Winning percentage|13|7}} || align="center"|Eliminated in quarterfinals
|- 
| align="left"|[[Mens Sana 1871 Basket|Montepaschi]]
| align="left"|[[2009–10 Euroleague|2009–10]]
| 16 || 11 || 5 || {{Winning percentage|11|5}} || align="center"|Eliminated in Top 16 stage
|- 
| align="left"|[[Mens Sana 1871 Basket|Montepaschi]]
| align="left"|[[2010–11 Euroleague|2010–11]]
| 22 || 16 || 6 || {{Winning percentage|16|6}} || align="center"|[[2011 Euroleague Final Four|Won in 3rd place game]]
|- 
| align="left"|[[Mens Sana 1871 Basket|Montepaschi]]
| align="left"|[[2011–12 Euroleague|2011–12]]
| 20 || 13 || 7 || {{Winning percentage|13|7}} || align="center"|Eliminated in quarterfinals
|- 
| align="left"|[[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe]]
| align="left"|[[2012–13 Euroleague|2012–13]]
| 18 || 7 || 11 || {{Winning percentage|7|11}} || align="center"|Eliminated in Top 16 stage
|- 
| align="left"|[[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Milano]]
| align="left"|[[2017–18 EuroLeague|2017–18]]
| 30 || 10 || 20 || {{Winning percentage|10|20}} || align="center"|Eliminated in regular season
|- 
| align="left"|[[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Milano]]
| align="left"|[[2018–19 EuroLeague|2018–19]]
| 30 || 14 || 16 || {{Winning percentage|14|16}} || align="center"|Eliminated in regular season
|-class="sortbottom"
| align="center" colspan=2|'''Career'''||180||101||79||{{Winning percentage|101|79}}||
{{s-end}}

==Honors and titles==
'''Head coach'''
*'''[[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] Champion''': '''6'''
:[[Mens Sana Siena]]: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
:[[Olimpia Milano]]: 2018
*'''[[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian SuperCup]] Winner''': '''7'''
:Mens Sana Siena: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
:Olimpia Milano: 2017, 2018
* '''[[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] Winner''': '''3'''
:Mens Sana Siena: 2009, 2010, 2011
*'''[[EuroLeague Final Four|EuroLeague Final Four Participation]]''': '''2'''
:Mens Sana Siena: 2008, 2011
*'''[[Turkish Cup Basketball|Turkish Cup]]''' Winner:
:Fenerbahçe Ülker: [[2012–13 Turkish Cup Basketball|2013]]
*'''[[2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League|Israeli Premier League]]''' Champion:
:Hapoel Jerusalem: [[2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League|2017]]
*'''[[Israeli Basketball League Cup|Israeli League Cup]]''' Winner:
:Hapoel Jerusalem: [[2016 Israeli Basketball League Cup|2016]]

'''Assistant coach'''
*'''[[Saporta Cup]]''' Champion:
:Mens Sana Siena: 2002
*'''[[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] Champion''':
:Mens Sana Siena: 2004
*'''[[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian SuperCup]] Winner''':
:Mens Sana Siena: 2004–05
*'''[[EuroLeague Final Four|EuroLeague Final Four Participation]]''': '''2'''
:Mens Sana Siena: 2003, 2004
'''Youth coach'''
*'''Italian Youth Tournaments''':
'''Cadets''': '''2'''
:Mens Sana Siena: 2002, 2003
'''Juniors''': '''2'''
:Mens Sana Siena: 2004, 2005
'''Under 20''':
:Mens Sana Siena: 2006

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/coaches/showcoach?pcode=CEV Simone Pianigiani] at euroleague.net
* [http://195.56.77.208/coach/coach.phtml?id=PIA-SIM Simone Pianigiani] at legabasket.it

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[[Category:Sportspeople from Siena]]