Spain has contracted Sergio Scariolo as the new head coach for the mens Spanish Selection Team for 2009. During the start of this year he was the head coach of Spain’s ACB League Unicaja Malaga. However, the Italian born coach is in Russia with BC Khimki. Later this Spring he will be heading the Spanish National Team.
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!
