Trento was much more motivated and took advantage of the situation winning 84-74 over Olimpia to clinch the last playoffs' berth in the Italian league. The game was meaningless for Olimpia. "In truth, I'm disappointed because I wanted to enter into the playoffs the correct way. Maybe the difference in terms of motivations was crucial. Read More »
The final game of the regular season brings Olimpia back to a special place: in Trento, in 2018, it won its 28th championship, the one symbolized by Andrew Goudelock's MVP trophy. Trento is also special for Shavon Shields, who in that championship series—his breakout at the highest level—played for Aquila, as did Diego Flaccadori, for Read More »
Olimpia used a third quarter domination, held Trieste to just eight points scored, to clinch another win and at the same time securing at least the third seed in the Italian league playoffs bracket. 86-78 was the final score, but Olimpia was never threatened and Trieste reduced the gap only at the end. Shavon Shields Read More »
It's Olimpia's final home game of the regular season. The goal is to extend the winning streak to four games, thus mathematically securing the third place in the playoff's bracket. In theory, Olimpia has a chance to improve its place in the standings, but that's beyond its control. Third place, viceversa, is. After the win Read More »
This is "Kyle Hines Week," as we wait to celebrate him in front of the Olimpia crowd on Sunday, May 3rd, during the halftime of the Milan-Trieste game. Over his years in Milan and throughout his career, one characteristic has distinguished Hines more than any other: his ability to execute incredible blocks at the rim, Read More »
This is "Kyle Hines Week", the week in which the induction into the club's Hall of Fame of one of the symbolic players of the last decade is celebrated (during halftime of the game on Sunday 3 May, at 5:00 p.m., against Trieste: buy your tickets here). This is his story Coach Mike Dement, his Read More »
Olimpia dominated the boards, was aggressive at both ends of the floor and led by as many as 23 points in an impressive 25-minute display of great basketball. However, again, it was not able to kill the game when it could. Venezia, getting into its rhythm, led by RJ Cole, came back and shrank the Read More »
In Venezia, the game between Reyer and Olimpia will have the third-place up fro grabs. Milan won the first face-off by 13 points, so it would remain in contention with a loss within that margin, but with two games left, the balance would tip significantly in Reyer's favor. In essence, Olimpia need to win and Read More »
After a slow start defensively, Olimpia took over between the second and third quarter against Napoli and dominated the game, 125-97. Olimpia shot 75 percent on twos, made 16 threes, went 23-for-25 from the line and dished 28 assists. Between second and third, Olimpia scored 71 points and opened a gigantic margin that was never Read More »
With the EuroLeague season over, Olimpia can now focus solely on finishing the Italian league regular season strong. The game against Napoli is the next to last home game (the final one will be against Trieste). The two road games will be in Venezia and Trento. The realistic goal is to defend third place (the Read More »
