Nicolò Melli grabbed an offensive rebound, got fouled and made his free throws with 11 seconds left to put Olimpia ahead for good over Panathinaikos. The 78-76 score at that point became final, because on the last possession, after a time-out, Stefano Tonut held his own against Dwyane Bacon, forced him to take a difficult Read More »
Olimpia won its last two EuroLeague games, both at home against Baskonia and Red Star, before taking a stop due to the postponement of the Istanbul game against Fenerbahce. The opponent, Panathinaikos, one of the the European basketball powerhouses over the last twenty years, is experiencing a complicated season itself: they have the same number Read More »
The game against Olympiacos Piraeus on Friday 3 March (Mediolanum Forum, tip-off at 20:30) will be dedicated by Olimpia Milano to one of the greatest players of its recent history, Vlado Micov. Along with his family, Vlado, who retired as a player in 2022, will be honored during the teams introduction and will receive his Read More »
After the Italian Cup game against Brescia, Devon Hall reported an osteochondral lesion in his right knee which will require a period of rehabilitation treatment. Hall will be re-evaluated in four weeks after which it will be possible to estimate the time of return to basketball activity, on the court. Are you having performance issues? Read More »
Olimpia’s Italian Cup is over right after its start. Brescia deservedly won 75-72 after a weird game with a strange story itself. Olimpia didn’t find any rhythm offensively and gradually lost control of the tempo and even the defense was terrible in a 45-29 first half. The team hit the ground running in the second Read More »
Olimpia will be the first team to take the floor in Turin, on Wednesday, in the Italian Cup tournament that every year at mid-season involves the best eight teams of the Italian league standing after 15 of the 30 rounds scheduled in the regular season. Olimpia, the number 1 seed, will face Brescia, the number Read More »
Shabazz Napier added 12 points, including a clutch three, to his eight assists and led Olimpia to a convincing 87-75 win in Varese, against one of the hottest team in the Italian league and improved its record to a league-best 15-4. Olimpia started the game 10-2 and led basically for the length of the game, Read More »
It all started after a loss to Louisville in the last regular season game, during the 2013/14 season. Shabazz Napier scored just nine points that night. It would be his last single-digit game of his four-year stay at the University of Connecticut. The following week, the Huskies won two games and lost the third again Read More »
In a game with many runs, Trieste attempted to get away at least three times, leading by as many as eight points. Still, Olimpia responded every single time and in fourth quarter got away to take home the 65-59 win. In a ice cold shooting night, Olimpia came up on top because its defense won Read More »
The game against Red Star represented another milestone in the legendary career of Kyle Hines. Not only for the offensive rebound field goal that closed the game, but moreover for having crossed the 300 two-point field goal mark for Olimpia in the EuroLeague. It is no small achievement, because only one player, Kaleb Tarczewski, has Read More »
