Three quarters and more played at a very high level at both ends of the floor, keeping the rebounding battle even against a very athletic and physical Monaco team. The last five minutes the offense stuttered a little and the defense had to win the game again. It finished with a 71-65 commanding road win, Read More »
Olimpia goes to play in Monte Carlo to face AS Monaco in an unprecedented duel, since Monaco is competing in the EuroLeague for the first, after granting access by winning the last Eurocup edition. Tip-off is at 20:00 of Friday, December 10th. Both teams are going through a similar moment: in the EuroLeague they are Read More »
The guy was big, bigger than life in his native Ghana. He didn’t have the opportunity to play in big arenas, his stage was mostly outdoor courts, when he was doing his 360° aerial dunk and once he jumped over a car and dunked. He was bigger than life, a star. He was Meme Falconer, Read More »
Olimpia's defense took over tremendously starting from the second quarter and built the win in Brindisi, with a commanding 79-53 triumph, improving its Italian league record to 10-0. Brindisi made five threes in the first quarter, when Olimpia struggled especially at the offensive end on the floor (3-for-15 from the field and five turnovers). The Read More »
Olimpia went in a hole, falling 17 points behind in the third quarter than attempted an amazing comeback, but could not get the job complete in the end and lost 81-76 in Berlin. During the fourth quarter, Olimpia had three times the opportunity to tie the score up, and every time it came up just Read More »
Olimpia Milano has reached an agreement with Ben Bentil, born in Sekondi, Ghana, on March 29, 1995, 2.04 mt. tall, power forward-center, coming from Istanbul's Bahçeşehir Koleji, after spending the two previous seasons with Panathinaikos Athens. "The addition of Ben Bentil allows us to add to the team a young, athletic, versatile player with some Read More »
Olimpia is back on the road to face the sixth road game of its EuroLeague season, the second in Germany, because on Friday December 3rd, Olimpia will face Alba in Berlin. Milan is coming off three defeats, two of them on the road, that have slowed down the great start generated by winning eight of Read More »
Gianluca Basile scored 2,163 points over the course of his EuroLeague career, playing for four different teams, Fortitudo Bologna, Barcelona, Cantù and, in his last season, Milan (2012/13). Gigi Datome surpassed him last night, becoming the new Italian record holder for points scored in the top continental competition, with 2.169 points. His first point was Read More »
Olimpia lost at home for the first time against a red-hot team. Olympiacos was on fire since the very first possession, made seven threes in the first period alone, 12 at the half with 16 attempts, couldn't miss a long shot and cruised to a commanding 93-72 win. Olimpia made a monumental effort to come Read More »
A great EuroLeague night is coming up at the Mediolanum Forum on Friday night, with Olimpia facing a top-level opponent such as Olympiacos Piraeus right after two defeats collected on the road. The two teams have great defensive numbers, Olimpia is allowing 71.1 points per game (second overall) and Olympiacos 73.7. And they are also Read More »
