Renato Villalta  Renato Villalta (born February 3, 1955 in Maserada sul Piave, province of Treviso) is a former professional basketball player from Italy. At a height of 2.04 m (6'8 ") tall, and a weight of 102 kg (225 lbs), he played at the power forward and center positions. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2013. Villalta was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1980 and 1981. Villalta won the silver medal with the senior Italian national basketball team, at the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Games.