Welcome To Milano, Mantas Kalnietis

Pallacanestro Olimpia EA7 Emporio Armani Milano agreed on terms with the Lithuanian player, Mantas Kalnietis coming from Zalgiris Kaunas. Kalnietis will join the team on Monday and will play the rest of the Eurocup season with Olimpia Milano. He signed a two-year contract. He will wear number 9. WHO'S KALNIETIS? – Mantas Kalnietis was born Read More »

Welcome To Milano, Mantas Kalnietis

Pallacanestro Olimpia EA7 Emporio Armani Milano agreed on terms with the Lithuanian player, Mantas Kalnietis coming from Zalgiris Kaunas. Kalnietis will join the team on Monday and will play the rest of the Eurocup season with Olimpia Milano. He signed a two-year contract. He will wear number 9. WHO'S KALNIETIS? – Mantas Kalnietis was born Read More »

Cerella to the rescue and Olimpia won 79-71

Short-handed with four players out with assorted injuries, Olimpia went from being up by nine at the half because of a great trapping defense to go down in the fourth period. Then Bruno Cerella, scoreless with one minute left in the third and playing with four fouls, took the stage. He made a corner three Read More »

Cerella to the rescue and Olimpia won 79-71

Short-handed with four players out with assorted injuries, Olimpia went from being up by nine at the half because of a great trapping defense to go down in the fourth period. Then Bruno Cerella, scoreless with one minute left in the third and playing with four fouls, took the stage. He made a corner three Read More »

Heart and soul: Olimpia won 83-79 over everything

It could have been a nightmare but Olimpia turned it into a huge night. Playing without Stanko Barac, EA7 lost Alessandro Gentile in the middle of the second quarter and with a short rotation used all its heart and soul to win over Trento 83-79 overcoming a six-point deficit in the fourth because of a Read More »

Heart and soul: Olimpia won 83-79 over everything

It could have been a nightmare but Olimpia turned it into a huge night. Playing without Stanko Barac, EA7 lost Alessandro Gentile in the middle of the second quarter and with a short rotation used all its heart and soul to win over Trento 83-79 overcoming a six-point deficit in the fourth because of a Read More »

Olimpia was impressive in defeating Aris 95-54

At some point it was 1987 all over again. Coach Dan Peterson - celebrating his 80th birthday - was the Man and Olimpia simply used its defense to destroy Aris from tip-off right to the buzzer. Olimpia had six players in double figures, controlled the boards, made life miserable for Aris' offense and ran on Read More »

Olimpia was impressive in defeating Aris 95-54

At some point it was 1987 all over again. Coach Dan Peterson - celebrating his 80th birthday - was the Man and Olimpia simply used its defense to destroy Aris from tip-off right to the buzzer. Olimpia had six players in double figures, controlled the boards, made life miserable for Aris' offense and ran on Read More »

Not enough energy in Berlin: Olimpia lost

Olimpia lost control of the game in the fourth quarter but it was a gradual letdown in terms of energy, intensity and defense that cost the game in Berlin. Alba won 83-67 with Dragan Milosavljevic who scored 14 points in the last quarter to open up the gap when Olimpia was still within striking distance. Read More »

Not enough energy in Berlin: Olimpia lost

Olimpia lost control of the game in the fourth quarter but it was a gradual letdown in terms of energy, intensity and defense that cost the game in Berlin. Alba won 83-67 with Dragan Milosavljevic who scored 14 points in the last quarter to open up the gap when Olimpia was still within striking distance. Read More »