Olimpia struggled in the first quarter of the game vs Maccabi Tel Aviv in Athens, but bounced back very strong and won 80-71 qualifying for the championship game tomorrow. The 12-point deficit (11 at the end of the first period) was canceled during a dominating second quarter when Maccabi was held to 8 points. Olimpia Read More »
Olimpia's job of introducing the newcomers to the media finished last night with Kevin Pangos, Deshaun Thomas, Stefano Tonut and Johannes Voigtmann. "They are players we wanted. Pangos was the one and only point-guard we really wanted on our team; Thomas and Voigtmann are versatile players who can play multiple positions and can score from Read More »
Olimpia will wrap up its preseason with the Athens tournament, named after Pavlos Giannakopoulos, the historic owner of Panathinaikos. So far, Olimpia has played two scrimmages and four friendly games with five wins and one defeat, but always in an incomplete set-up. In Athens, the difficulty level will rise to an extreme - only EuroLeague Read More »
Billy Baron, Brandon Davies and Naz Mitrou-Long were officially introduced to the media yesterday in Milan by Olimpia’s general manager Christos Stavropoulos. “Baron and Davies - he said -, we followed them, and we wanted them to increase depth and offensive potential on top of being experienced EuroLeague players. Naz is a newcomer in that Read More »
It was a weird game in Vigevano. Olimpia won 72-70 with a field goal made with 0.5 seconds left by Brandon Davies (21 points, 12 in the second half) after an assist by Kevin Pangos. But, in order to win, Olimpia had to comeback from 26 points down. For 15 minutes it was an Olimpia Read More »
Olimpia went to Desio to face Varese missing eight players. Tommaso Baldasso was back on the court the same day he returned to the team after the European championships, but Kevin Pangos had to sit out because of a minor injury to his left hand. Shavon Shields was out and so Johannes Voigtmann, who is Read More »
Kevin Pangos, let’s start from the beginning, you come from Canada, a hockey country but you were raised in a basketball family. How much did your dad be a coach, and your mom being a former player affected your decision to try to become a basketball player? “I’ve always been around a basketball locker room Read More »
For 12 minutes it was a game very similar to the one Olimpia won the night before against Varese. A high-scoring game, a lot of transition basketball and great accuracy form the field (62.5 percent in the first period). But after building a 16-point lead, with 32 points scored over 12 minutes, Olimpia lost its Read More »
Olimpia dominated the semifinal game in Cagliari 111-86 against Varese in its first official outing of the preseason. Mario Fioretti coached the team because Ettore Messina was involved in Manu Ginobili's Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The team did a great job of running, creating transition opportunity and scoring. It finished over 65 percent from Read More »
Olimpia Milano has reached a five-year agreement with Leonardo Okeke, 2.12, forward, born in 2003. Born in Monza on July 16, 2003, last year Okeke was in Casale Monferrato where he was named the best Under 22 Serie A2's player (he averaged 9.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game). He previously completed his youth career Read More »
