Olimpia took a little time to start its engine, but eventually it was a superpower engine in a 79-74 win in Trento. The home team hit the ground running building an impressive 20-5 lead over the first eight minutes. By then, Coach Ettore Messina had already used its two first-half timeouts. Everything looked bad, since Read More »
There is absolutely no time to rejoice after the amazing game played in the EuroLeague against Bayern Munich, which followed up on the one, albeit unsuccessful, played in Piraeus, because Olimpia faces immediately a big challenge in Trento. A victory would allow to tie the home team up in the standings, with a place among Read More »
An amazing night. An amazing 78-62 win over a very talented Bayern team, featuring all its players while Olimpia kept fighting against its roster limitations, missing four players and most of its traditional scoring punch. The defense was there, the defense was everywhere especially in a masterpiece defensive effort in the crucial fourth quarter. The Read More »
Affected by a decimated roster right when the schedule is at its busiest (the second game of the week will be played against Bayern but there will be two more games during the next one), Olimpia is called to a test of extreme pride to try to overcome Bayern Munich, exactly as they managed to Read More »
Due to the hit received to the same right elbow he had surgery on, an episode that occurred during the game played against Asvel Villeurbanne, after further medical checks, Billy Baron was prescribed a period of 2-3 weeks of individual work, with no contact involved. Read More »
The original version of this interview was published last spring when Shabazz Napier came to Milan for the first time. His version has been edited and is available on Olimpia Milano Tv on video. BASKETBALL - “I started at five years of age. My brother used to play, he's older, so when I was very Read More »
All of a sudden in the fourth quarter, when Olympiacos was playing with a solid lead, Olimpia took off led by Giordano Bortolani three-point shooting and one more three made by Stefano Tonut. So, what was once a 15-point lead kept been reduced until Shabazz Napier with two free throws and a drive tied the Read More »
New year, new point guard. Shabazz Napier, who has already played two games in the Italian league, makes his EuroLeague debut with Olimpia after nine appearances (9.8 points per game) with Red Star. He will bring a bit of ball handling, shooting and personality at a time when Olimpia is decimated by absences and therefore Read More »
