Two days later, another increasingly difficult game for Olimpia: after the Italian champions of Virtus, Real Madrid is coming to Milan, ahead of the European champion of Fenerbahce and the derby against Cantù (this one on the road): that means playing four games in seven days. The schedule is generally unforgiving, but it becomes even Read More »
There was a moment in the third quarter when Bologna built a seven-point lead and Olimpia, short-handed, worried about the foul situation with the guards, looked on the verge of a collapse. Resilience is the word that Coach Peppe Poeta used to describe his team answer. Armoni Brooks made a steal in the backcourt, made Read More »
This is the 200th league game between Olimpia and Virtus Bologna, the two clubs with the most consistent histories in Italy. They've won a combined 48 championships (31 for Olimpia, 17 for Virtus) and their first meeting dates back to the 1935/36 season, when Olimpia won its first title, beating Bologna. The number of duels Read More »
During the game against Panathinaikos, Zach LeDay became the fifth player in Olimpia history to score at least 1,000 points in the EuroLeague, and the fourth to do so in the modern version of the competition. Olimpia's EuroLeague points record holder is Shavon Shields: curiously, Shields—who is second in appearances behind Melli—reached 1,000 points in Read More »
It was one of those unforgettable nights. Shorthanded from the beginning, down one more man in the fourth quarter when Leandro Bolmaro had to take a seat, Olimpia displayed all of its heart, soul and desire to defeat Panathinaikos Athens, 96-89, a seven-point margin that tell just a small fraction of the story. Olimpia led Read More »
Due to an acute viral infection, Stefano Tonut will need a period of complete rest: the date of his return to the activity is not yet identifiable, Olimpia Milan announced today. Read More »
Olimpia has completed 14 regular season games with a 7-7 record, but with eight road games under its belt. Now it'll play three straight at home, even though the difficulty degree is enormous: Panathinaikos won the title in 2024, then Olimpia will host Real Madrid, who won in 2023, and Fenerbahce, who won the title Read More »
Zach LeDay (22 points, 4 for 6 from three-point range) picked the right time to elevate himself above the game and win it for Olimpia, 94-90 over Trento, in a tough night, with a short-handed roster, only one ball handler, plagued by foul trouble, and five perimeter players (Armoni Brooks had to stay on the Read More »
Olimpia returns to play in front of its home crowd for five consecutive games, two in the Italian league and three in the EuroLeague, although after December 14th it will have to move to the Allianz Cloud, the arena formerly known as Palalido. In a challenging moment due to the abnormal number of absences, so Read More »
Too many things went wrong in Vitoria, a game born under the weather, with the last minute losses of Mannion and Tonut that left the team with five perimeter players only and 11 players overall. Baskonia dominated the entire game, closing it 88-78. Olimpia had some good moments, at times even turning the game around, Read More »
