Olimpia is Welcoming MarQuez Haynes

Pallacanestro Olimpia EA7-Emporio Armani Milano agreed on terms with the guard MarQuez Haynes, coming from the Artland Dragons of the German League, who also played the last Las Vegas NBA's Summer League with the Washington Wizards (five games, 8.2 points and 3.4 assists on average), holder of a Georgian passport. COACH BANCHI'S OPINION - "MarQuez Read More »

Olimpia is Welcoming MarQuez Haynes

Pallacanestro Olimpia EA7-Emporio Armani Milano agreed on terms with the guard MarQuez Haynes, coming from the Artland Dragons of the German League, who also played the last Las Vegas NBA's Summer League with the Washington Wizards (five games, 8.2 points and 3.4 assists on average), holder of a Georgian passport. COACH BANCHI'S OPINION - "MarQuez Read More »

Hall of Fame 19: Vittorio Gallinari

Vittorio Gallinari is one of the guys from the class born in 1958, like the Boselli twins for example. He wasn’t particularly talented and probably he didn’t have a specific position to fill on the court. In Milano, he played center, power forward and even small forward. Coach Peterson liked him because he was a Read More »

Hall of Fame 19: Vittorio Gallinari

Vittorio Gallinari is one of the guys from the class born in 1958, like the Boselli twins for example. He wasn’t particularly talented and probably he didn’t have a specific position to fill on the court. In Milano, he played center, power forward and even small forward. Coach Peterson liked him because he was a Read More »

From Bahia Blanca to Milano: Bruno Cerella

Pallacanestro Olimpia EA7 - Emporio Armani Milano agreed on terms with Bruno Cerella, 27, 1.94 meters tall, 93 kg, an Argentinian with an Italian passport, coming from Cimberio Varese. COACH BANCHI’S OPINION – “We welcome a player with Italian league experience. Cerella is going to be an important part of our perimeter rotation because of Read More »

From Bahia Blanca to Milano: Bruno Cerella

Pallacanestro Olimpia EA7 - Emporio Armani Milano agreed on terms with Bruno Cerella, 27, 1.94 meters tall, 93 kg, an Argentinian with an Italian passport, coming from Cimberio Varese. COACH BANCHI’S OPINION – “We welcome a player with Italian league experience. Cerella is going to be an important part of our perimeter rotation because of Read More »

Hall of Fame 18: Arthur Kenney

Arthur Kenney was known as the Great Red. But everybody called him simply Arturo and in the Seventies he became symbol of the warrior mentality of Olimpia Milano, contributing to one Italian championship (but playing three tie-breaker games in as many seasons), two European Cups and one Italy Cup. And also a Champions Cup semifinal. Read More »

Hall of Fame 18: Arthur Kenney

Arthur Kenney was known as the Great Red. But everybody called him simply Arturo and in the Seventies he became symbol of the warrior mentality of Olimpia Milano, contributing to one Italian championship (but playing three tie-breaker games in as many seasons), two European Cups and one Italy Cup. And also a Champions Cup semifinal. Read More »

The Man in the Middle: Samardo Samuels

Pallacanestro Olimpia EA7-Emporio Armani Milano agreed on terms with Samardo Samuels, a 2.08 center coming from Hapoel Jerusalem where he played for two months after spending three seasons with Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. COACH BANCHI'S OPINION - "Samardo Samuelsis a player who, after the NBA's experience, showed in Israel to have the skills necessary Read More »

The Man in the Middle: Samardo Samuels

Pallacanestro Olimpia EA7-Emporio Armani Milano agreed on terms with Samardo Samuels, a 2.08 center coming from Hapoel Jerusalem where he played for two months after spending three seasons with Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. COACH BANCHI'S OPINION - "Samardo Samuelsis a player who, after the NBA's experience, showed in Israel to have the skills necessary Read More »