Olimpia won its first Supercup; Simon MVP

Olimpia won the Italian Supercup for the first time. It's the third straight win in Italian competition. In the final it basically took control from the tip-off and cruised to a very convincing 90-72 triumph over Avellino. Kruno Simon scored 23 points but more than that he was like a surgeon picking up Avellino's defense. Read More »

Olimpia won its first Supercup; Simon MVP

Olimpia won the Italian Supercup for the first time. It's the third straight win in Italian competition. In the final it basically took control from the tip-off and cruised to a very convincing 90-72 triumph over Avellino. Kruno Simon scored 23 points but more than that he was like a surgeon picking up Avellino's defense. Read More »

Olimpia gets away in the third: it’s final time with Avellino

Olimpia survived an impressive shooting first half by Cremona (especially with Elston Turner and Gabe York) and took control in the third period when the defense was finally fixed. Olimpia held Cremona to a 7-point quarter and never looked back gaining access to its third consecutive Supercup final. It's also the missing trophy. Olimpia won Read More »

Olimpia gets away in the third: it’s final time with Avellino

Olimpia survived an impressive shooting first half by Cremona (especially with Elston Turner and Gabe York) and took control in the third period when the defense was finally fixed. Olimpia held Cremona to a 7-point quarter and never looked back gaining access to its third consecutive Supercup final. It's also the missing trophy. Olimpia won Read More »

The small lineup launched Olimpia over Cremona 82-74

Olimpia closed the preseason with its seventh win in eight games, an 82-74 outing against a tough Cremona team in the Lombardia Trophy final game. Olimpia had to play without four regulars (Alessandro Gentile, Ricky Hickman, Milan Macvan and Rakim Sanders) and was short in the front-line. But Bruno Cerella acting agains as a power Read More »

The small lineup launched Olimpia over Cremona 82-74

Olimpia closed the preseason with its seventh win in eight games, an 82-74 outing against a tough Cremona team in the Lombardia Trophy final game. Olimpia had to play without four regulars (Alessandro Gentile, Ricky Hickman, Milan Macvan and Rakim Sanders) and was short in the front-line. But Bruno Cerella acting agains as a power Read More »

Olimpia resisted Brescia’s comeback and won 84-82

Olimpia struggled to finish the game in the fourth quarter but still found a way to beat Brescia 84-82 in the Trofeo Lombardia's semifinal. Olimpia started the game stuttering against a team with  lot of energy and enthusiasm, went down by 13 before regaining control. Still, anytime Olimpia made its move to get away, Brescia Read More »

Olimpia resisted Brescia’s comeback and won 84-82

Olimpia struggled to finish the game in the fourth quarter but still found a way to beat Brescia 84-82 in the Trofeo Lombardia's semifinal. Olimpia started the game stuttering against a team with  lot of energy and enthusiasm, went down by 13 before regaining control. Still, anytime Olimpia made its move to get away, Brescia Read More »

Bamberg inflicts first loss to Olimpia, 92-85

Olimpia was inflicted the first pre-season loss by Brose Bamberg in the Trento's Tournament final. 92-85 was the final score. After a dominating first quarter by Rakim Sanders (who finished the game with an impressive 24 points, 6 for 7 from three), Olimpia lost control of the game in the second period, because of too Read More »

Bamberg inflicts first loss to Olimpia, 92-85

Olimpia was inflicted the first pre-season loss by Brose Bamberg in the Trento's Tournament final. 92-85 was the final score. After a dominating first quarter by Rakim Sanders (who finished the game with an impressive 24 points, 6 for 7 from three), Olimpia lost control of the game in the second period, because of too Read More »