Ettore Messina, the road that led him to Olimpia
17/06/2019He was five years old, when Filippo Messina, from Catania, moved his beautiful family, three childre...
Ettore Messina: “Since day one I want a team that shares the ball, defends and dives for loose balls”
20/06/2019Ettore Messina met the media in his first day as Coach and President of the Basketball Operations of Olimpia Milan. Here’s the transcript, edited for convenience. The choice to come to Milan – “After being Coach Popovich’s assistant for five years, I had reached the point where I had the desire to return to coaching. […]
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Ettore Messina is Olimpia Milan’s New Head Coach
11/06/2019Olimpia Milan announces that Mr. Ettore Messina today became “President of the Basketball Oper...
Olimpia wishes the best to Simone Pianigiani after they part ways
11/06/2019Olimpia Milano and Coach Simone Pianigiani decided today to mutually part ways. During his two years...
Olimpia’s season finished in Sassari after a hotly contested and overtime game
03/06/2019Olimpia’s season finished on bad note, with another overtime loss in Sassari, 108-96, after mi...
A crucial mistake at the end and foul troubles condemned Olimpia in game 2
01/06/2019Olimpia led for the length of the game, by as many as 14 points, had a memorable game from Mike Jame...
Olimpia started the semifinal on a bad note, losing 86-79
30/05/2019The semifinal series started on a bad note. Sassari won 86-79 in Milan and now is leading the series...
Nunnally scored 25 and Olimpia won convincingly 92-76
27/05/2019James Nunnally scored 25 points, added seven assists and was instrumental in leading Olimpia to a co...
Olimpia hit first and never looked back, forcing game 5
25/05/2019Olimpia hit first and hit hard, building a 11-0 lead to start the game. Then, it never looked back, ...
Olimpia lost control in the fourth quarter, lost 69-62 in Avellino
23/05/2019Olimpia lost 69-62 in Avellino, getting down 2-1 in the best-of-five series. Now, game 4 is crucial ...
