It was an hard fought game, full of runs on both sides, but the last one belonged to Zenit. Olimpia lost 74-70 in St. Petersburg. With Malcolm Delaney and Dinos Mitoglou not available because of injuries, Olimpia found good resources deep into the bench, Pippo Ricci and Jerian Grant’s solid defense, but in the end Read More »
Forty-eight hours after the defeat in Kazan, Olimpia returns on the court, on the road again, again in Russia, this time in St. Petersburg. Zenit is coming off a home game, won against Alba Berlin. Zenit and Olimpia are placed at the top of the standing, separated by a single win. Unfortunately, the conditions are Read More »
Dinos Mitoglou, following a sprain trauma that took place during the second half of the game played in Kazan yesterday, reported the fracture of the fifth metatarsal of his left foot, which will be treated through a osteosynthesis surgery procedure. Read More »
It was an horrible night, the one Olimpia experienced in Kazan, losing 97-71. Unics dominated the game since the last segment of the first quarter and never looked back. “They were better than us in every aspect of the game. We didn’t have enough energy and we didn’t stand a chance since minute one. During Read More »
The Kazan game opens the third week with two EuroLeague rounds of the season, but this time they are both going to be played on the road. Olimpia will stay in Russia for five days, moving from Kazan to St. Petersburg and thus completing a cycle of three consecutive road games. In the previous two Read More »
Olimpia kept its perfect Italian league start going, prevailing 84-74 over Reggio Emilia. Playing on short rest and no practice time since its last EuroLeague road game in Istanbul, Olimpia looked a little bit tired early, going behind 16-4 and forcing Coach Ettore Messina to sub starters early and call his first time-out after five Read More »
An impressive defensive effort led by Nicolò Melli, who had a career-high six steals, allowed Olimpia to take a commanding win in Istanbul, 68-43. Olimpia led wire to wire, held Fenerbahce to a 3-point and one field goal first quarter, and when it was necessary made the offense sharp enough to take a huge lead Read More »
It will not be just any other game in Istanbul. Olimpia approaches it from the top of the standings, alone, and has never happened during EuroLeague’s modern era (and previously there has never been a single group to take on as an example), but Fenerbahce has been one of the great European contenders for a Read More »
Troy Daniels is a product of the state of Virginia, along the east coast, where lately a considerable number of high-level players have been cultivated. He is from Roanoke, but went to college at Virginia Commonweath, not be confused with the 2019 NCAA Champions where Devon Hall, another native, used to play. But when he Read More »
Olimpia kept its winning streak going in the Italian League (7-0) with a 93-86 win in Cremona. It was an unusual game because Olimpia relied mostly on its offense to prevail. Vanoli was able to score 45 first-half points and came back from 16 points behind to one in the fourth period. Basically, Olimpia had Read More »
