The dramatic finale rewards Olimpia's desire to secure a victory after a very difficult game, which at one point became a nightmare, 85-84. With 14 seconds left, down two, Zach LeDay, after Coach Poeta's timeout, hits a potentially game-winning three-pointer. Udine had no timeouts left and was forced to get creative. Mirza Alibegovic, a key Read More »
The first home game of 2026 has a nostalgic feel, against Udine after nearly 40 years. The game will be played at the Allianz Cloud, as it was the one against Cremona, with the clear goal of extending the winning streak that has allowed Olimpia to secure a spot in the Italian Cup Final Eight Read More »
Olimpia started the Bologna game really well, built a 13-point lead in the first quarter and led by as many as fifteen points twice in the second. Everything looked fine and well directed, but as soon as the energy level from the opponent raised Olimpia disappeared. The two middle periods were defensively horrible and the Read More »
A European derby to kick off the new year, from Bologna. Olimpia faces Virtus for the third time this season, buoyed by two previous wins, but all of those came in Milan and in league play, with a maximum of six foreign players usable. One of those wins came after overtime, while the other was Read More »
Olimpia used a 17-0 run, playing at very "serious" level in the first quarter to build a lead that was never relinquished in a 91-74 convincing win. Cremona became threateaning a little bit in the third quarter whn hit a couple of threes that shrank the Milan lead to four points twice. But anothr run Read More »
Olimpia continues its attempt to climb up the standings by hosting Vanoli Cremona at the Allianz Cloud in its last game of 2025. In the Italian league, Milan is riding a three-game winning streak, over Trento, Bologna, and Cantù, and has just clinched a berth for the Italian Cup Final Eight The team took two Read More »
Olimpia played enough on offense to win the game in Dubai, but not on defense, where they allowed a lot in the 99-92 final score: 56 points in the first half, 99 at the end, never truly managing to control Dubai's offense, even in the best moments, even when Olimpia came back from a 15-point Read More »
The grueling sequence set by the schedule will be completed in Dubai, where Olimpia will play for the first time in history against a very ambitious rookie team. After this penultimate game of the first half of the season, finally Olimpia will have time to get some rest for a few days. However, this game Read More »
Olimpia used every ounce of energy left in its fifth game over a nine-day span and prevailed 94-89 in Desio, against its archrival Cantù. Josh Nebo was in his dominant version, finishing the game with 22 points and 12 rebounds, six of them offensive boards. He shot 10-for-12 from the field. When Cantù led for Read More »
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield yesterday released the list of nominees for induction into the Class of 2026. Among those eligible there are Ettore Messina, in the "International" section for the third time, and Mike D'Antoni, in the "Contributors" section for the first time. D'Antoni was nominated as a contributor for his Read More »
