Nik Melli was all over the floor in the first half, scoring 14 points alone, then plagued by foul trouble made the crucial play of the game with 31 seconds left when he put his hands on a rebound, took the foul and made the free throw that put Olimpia ahead for good. In the Read More »
A sold-out arena will host the revenge of the last three Italian league championship series, between the defending champions of Olimpia Milan and Virtus Bologna, the league-leading team (8-2). The last time Mediolanum Forum welcomed these two teams, it was Game 7, a memorable night, sculpted indelibly in the club history book. Olimpia is coming Read More »
He was a chosen one, everyone knows it. He was a child when Reggio Emilia brought him to the bench in Serie A for the first time. When at Palalido, he was named MVP of a prospect camp led by Michael Jordan himself. When he went to America along the best European talents and even Read More »
25-plus minutes of great team basketball were enough. A 15 point late third-quarter lead was not enough, too. When the Partizan tsunami, in front of 20.000 people, hit, Olimpia didn’t blink and succumbed, in the end 83-69. Olimpia led 60-45, moved the ball, hit the shots, grabbed the rebounds and was playing high-level defense. Looked Read More »
A crowd of 20.000 people will fill the Stark Arena Thursday night (Partizan attendance average is 19.714) and are waiting for Olimpia in its second road EuroLeague game over a three-day span. They won’t be a surprise, since the team played just two weeks ago in the same arena against Red Star, but that doesn’t Read More »
It was a tough 91-84 overtime loss in Munich for Olimpia. After a roller coaster battle with momentum changing hands repeatedly, Olimpia looked in control late in the fourth when two straight three-pointers by Devon Hall and Shavon Shields gave Milan a six-point lead entering in the last minute. “This is when a very good Read More »
Olimpia landed in Munich on Sunday evening, finding cold temperatures, below zero, and a snow-covered city, so much so that Bayern requested and obtained the postponement of the Bundesliga game that was supposed to be played in Berlin. So, Bayern will play tomorrow evening in his ready for retirement arena (Bayern will soon move to Read More »
“Mr. Ettore Messina's contract is extended until June 30, 2026” Leo Dell'Orco - Olimpia Milan President Read More »
It was a tough 89-83 loss for Olimpia in Sassari. A very fragile start was followed gradually, especially in the second half, by a furious rally, but in the end it was, if not too late, not enough to secure the win. Dinamo started 12-0. Olimpia scored the first point off a Nicolò Melli dunk Read More »
Today Olimpia left the confines of its practice facility to embark on a seven-day road trip that will finish next Friday when the team will be back in Milan to prepare for the imminent clash with Virtus Bologna in the Italian league. The first stop is Sassari for a Sunday matinee in Sardinia against a Read More »
