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Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional
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team, based in
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, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" (Little Red Shoes) because team officials imported red Converse All-Star shoes for players from the United States. The tag line stuck, and the nickname is still used by many fans today. As per custom in the Italian league, sponsorship has kept the team name changing frequently. From 1930 until 1955, it was called Borletti Milano. From 1956 to 1973, it was renamed Simmenthal. Other famous sponsorship names were Billy, Simac, Tracer, and Philips, in the 1980s. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below. Olimpia is the most successful basketball club in Italy and one of the most successful in Europe, having won 31
Italian League Championships The Italian football champions (, plural: ''Campioni'') is a title competed for since 1898 in varying forms. The current format branded Serie A was launched in season 1929–30. Napoli are the current champions. Juventus have been Italian champi ...
, 8 Italian National Cups, 5 Italian Super Cups, 3
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, 1
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, 3
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s, 2
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s and many junior titles. In 2016, the club was included in the
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.


History


The birth and the Borletti era (1930–1955)

The birth of Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano is traditionally dated 1936, year of the first Italian League Championship title won by the team. Actually it was founded 6 years earlier (in 1930) as "Dopolavoro Borletti" by
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managers. Borletti team won 4 consecutive Italian League Championships from
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to
1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
. In 1947, Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli merged Pallacanestro Como and Borletti to form a new society, commonly known as "Borolimpia". "Borletti" brand was the main sponsor of the team, becoming the first sponsor in the history of Italian sport. In 1955, after 9
Italian League Championships The Italian football champions (, plural: ''Campioni'') is a title competed for since 1898 in varying forms. The current format branded Serie A was launched in season 1929–30. Napoli are the current champions. Juventus have been Italian champi ...
, Borletti brand leaves Olimpia Milano jersey.


The Simmenthal era (1956–1973)

The team regularly won the Italian League Championship in the 1950s and the 1960s, with players including
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, Sandro Riminucci,
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, and
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. In
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, Olimpia won its first
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. In the 1970s, three teams were fighting across Europe for supremacy: Olimpia Milano,
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, and
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.
Pallacanestro Varese Pallacanestro Varese, also called by its current sponsor's name, the Openjobmetis Varese, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Varese, Lombardy. Founded in 1945, the team plays in the Italian basketball league system, Italian first ...
and Olimpia Milano were arch-rivals, as the two cities are 25 miles (40 km) apart. While Milano was a frequent Italian League champion, they were unable to win again the prestigious
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. Late in the 1970s, the quality of the club declined, but Olimpia Milano still managed to win a FIBA Cup Winners' Cup. In 1973, Simmenthal brand leaves Olimpia jersey after 17 years and 10
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.


1974–2007

In the 1970s through the 1980s, the team acquired several notable players, including the Boselli twins (Franco and Dino),
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, Chas Menatti,
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,
Mike D'Antoni Michael Andrew D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951) is an American-Italian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a coaching advisor for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While h ...
,
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, Roberto Premier.
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,
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,
Russ Schoene Russ Schoene ( ; born April 16, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player and former assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Washington. Schoene starred at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where the 6- ...
,
Antoine Carr Antoine Labotte Carr (born July 23, 1961) is an American former basketball player. Nicknamed "Big Dawg", he played power forward (and sometimes center) for six different teams in the National Basketball Association across 16 seasons. Early life ...
, and Mike Brown. American
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led the team back to prominence. In the 1980s, the team was sold to the Gabetti family. After this, they qualified for nine Serie A championships finals, winning five, with the 1987 team winning the Serie A title, the
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(won also in
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: both finals were won against
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), the
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and the
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. This gave the club the coveted "Triple Crown" and the even rarer "Quadruple Crown". Led by point guard
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, the team won another
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in 1993. Bepi Stefanel purchased the team franchise in 1994, and signed-up notable European players like
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,
Gregor Fučka Gregor Fučka (; born 7 August 1971) is a Slovenian-Italian former professional basketball player and coach. A 215 cm (7' ") forward- center, he was a both a Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000. Professional career Fučka pla ...
, Sandro De Pol, and
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. In 1996, the team won the Italian Cup and its 25th Italian National Championship, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the club. Team management was inconsistent, as ownership groups from 1998 to 2004. Players of the team included
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,
Hugo Sconochini Hugo Ariel Sconochini (born 10 April 1971) is an Argentine retired professional basketball player. He played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
, Claudio Coldebella and
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. In 2005, owner Corbelli, which bought the club in 2002, from
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, was flanked by
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(managing director of Italian Football club
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),
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(President of rival club
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),
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star
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, and stylist
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, as sponsor with the Armani Jeans brand. After difficult years, led by coach Lino Lardo, Olimpia reached the national championship Finals, finally being beaten by Climamio Bologna. On January 25, 2006, in the midst of a disappointing season in the EuroLeague and domestically, Djordjevic was named as the team's new coach. He left as coach after the 2006–07 season, but not before securing Olimpia a berth in the
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.


2008–present

In 2008,
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bought the team from Giorgio Corbelli, standing as the only owner, entirely changing the management structure, naming Livio Proli as president, and Lucio Zanca as
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. Piero Bucchi was chosen to coach the new team, leading Olimpia twice to second place in
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, being defeated by
Montepaschi Siena Mens Sana Basketball Siena, also known as simply Mens Sana, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Siena. It is a section of the sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana, founded in 1871. Under the name Montepaschi Siena, derived from spon ...
in both cases. In January 2011, after 23 years away from coaching,
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came back from retirement at the request of team owner
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to replace Piero Bucchi, who was fired in mid-season. Peterson was hired on an interim basis and agreed to coach only the remainder of the season, in which he guided the team to the semi-finals. On June 9, Olimpia Milano announced
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as new head coach for the 2011–12 season. The first player signed for the 2011–12 season was
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, an American-born play maker, who had played the previous season with Power Electronics Valencia. Owing to the
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,
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went back to his alma mater, playing 15 games (8 in the Italian League, 7 in
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): he left the team in December.
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was replaced by Luca Banchi at the beginning of the 2013–14 season, and the team brought from
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: David Moss,
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, and
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. The team reached the quarterfinals of
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, 16 years after its last appearance, but the team lost against the eventual league champions,
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. The team finished in the 1st position the
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regular season, and in the 7th game of the playoff's finals, Olimpia won its 26th Italian League championship title, its first after 18 years.
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, the
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of Olimpia, was named MVP of the finals. On June 29, 2017,
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was hired as the new head coach and on June 15, 2018, Milano went to win his 28th title by beating
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in game 6 of the
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. On June 11, 2019, legend
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signed a deal as the new head coach of the club and president of all basketball operations for the following three seasons. On May 4, 2021, the club reached the
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after 29 years ( 1992 Final Four).


Logos

Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano logo.svg, (The current non-sponsorship logo of the club). Logo EA7 Milano.png , (The Emporio Armani era sponsorship logo of the club). Logo Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano.png , (A previous non-sponsorship logo of the club).


Arenas


Secondary Arenas

Olimpia Milano used the OND Borletti outdoor court of Via Costanza for almost 20 years. In the mid-1940s, they moved to the Palazzo dello Sport della Fiera, which had a seating capacity of 18,000 people, and was then the largest indoor sports arena in Europe, and second only to the
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in
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. In 1960, the Palazzo dello Sport della Fiera was abandoned, and Olimpia moved into the original structure of the
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, which then had a smaller seating capacity of 3,500, but because of lack of security measures at the time, often was filled with up to 10,000 people. At the end of the 1970s, Olimpia moved into the newly built
Palasport di San Siro Palasport di San Siro was an indoor arena in Milan, Italy. It was primarily used for basketball and volleyball until the PalaSharp opened in 1985. The arena held 18,000 spectators and opened on 31 January 1976. On 17 January 1985, a large snowfa ...
, a multi-purpose facility built next to the Meazza Stadium, that was able to hold about 15,000 spectators. In 1985, the roof of the
Palasport di San Siro Palasport di San Siro was an indoor arena in Milan, Italy. It was primarily used for basketball and volleyball until the PalaSharp opened in 1985. The arena held 18,000 spectators and opened on 31 January 1976. On 17 January 1985, a large snowfa ...
collapsed and Olimpia returned to PalaLido for a season, waiting for the construction of a provisional arena. In 1986, they moved into the recently built 10,045 seat
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, where they played through the early 1990s. The club then moved into its current home arena, the
Mediolanum Forum Unipol Forum (formerly the FilaForum, DatchForum and Mediolanum Forum; known as the Forum di Milano in events where commercial naming rights are prohibited) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Assago, a small town 3 km outside Milan, ...
, which has a seating capacity of 12,700. The club has also played some home games at the 6,700 seat
PalaDesio The PalaDesio (full name: Palazzetto dello Sport di Desio, known for sponsorship reasons as PalaFitlineDesio) is an arena located in Desio, Lombardy, Italy. Opened in 1992, the arena – with a capacity of 6,700 or 8,000 depending on the layout ...
. Recently, the club considered moving back to the newly rebuilt and modernized
PalaLido The Allianz Cloud Arena, formerly known as PalaLido, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in the Italian city of Milan, capital of Lombardy. The arena's primary use is to host basketball and volleyball games, but it can also be used to ...
(named Allianz Cloud), after it was remodeled, and had its seating capacity expanded. However, the club ultimately decided to continue using the
Mediolanum Forum Unipol Forum (formerly the FilaForum, DatchForum and Mediolanum Forum; known as the Forum di Milano in events where commercial naming rights are prohibited) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Assago, a small town 3 km outside Milan, ...
as its home arena, due to its much larger seating capacity, as compared to the new
Allianz Cloud The Allianz Cloud Arena, formerly known as PalaLido, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in the Italian city of Milan, capital of Lombardy. The arena's primary use is to host basketball and volleyball games, but it can also be used to ...
. However, the new arena is used when
Mediolanum Forum Unipol Forum (formerly the FilaForum, DatchForum and Mediolanum Forum; known as the Forum di Milano in events where commercial naming rights are prohibited) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Assago, a small town 3 km outside Milan, ...
is unavailable.


Honours


Domestic competitions

* Italian League : Winners (31): 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22,
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, 2023–24 : Runners-up (18): 1934, 1940–41, 1955–56, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1990–91, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12,
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*
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: Winners (8): 1971–72, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1995–96, 2015–16, 2016–17,
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, 2021–22 : Runners-up (3): 1969–70, 2014–15, 2023–24 *
Italian Supercup The Supercoppa Italiana, also known as the Italian Super Cup, is an annual super cup tournament in Italian football. Founded in 1988 as a two-team competition, it has featured four teams since 2023 (the winners and runners-up of the previous sea ...
: Winners (5):
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
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2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
: Runners-up (4): 1996, 2014,
2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...


European competitions

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EuroLeague The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...
: Winners (3): 1965–66, 1986–87, 1987–88 : Runners-up (2): 1966–67, 1982–83 : Semifinalists (3): 1963–64, 1967–68,
1972–73 Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this y ...
, 1985–86 : 3rd place (2): 1991–92,
2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...
: Final Four (5):
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
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1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
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1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...
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1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...
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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
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FIBA Saporta Cup The FIBA Saporta Cup, founded as ''FIBA European Cup Winners Cup'', was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against eac ...
(defunct) : Winners (3): 1970–71, 1971–72, 1975–76 : Runners-up (2): 1983–84, 1997–98 : Semifinalists (1): 1976–77 *
FIBA Korać Cup The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA Europe between the 1971–72 and 2001–02 seasons. It was the European professional club basketball system, third-tier level club competition in European basketball, a ...
(defunct) : Winners (2): 1984–85, 1992–93 : Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 1995–96 : Semifinalists (3): 1977–78, 1988–89, 1993–94 *
European Basketball Club Super Cup The European Super Cup was a semi-official professional men's basketball club tournament that was held by ACB, and FIBA on one occasion. It took place between 1983 and 1991. It was played between the winners of the European-wide top-tier level ...
(semi-official, defunct) : 3rd place (2):
1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
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1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...
: 4th place (2):
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...
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1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...
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Latin Cup The Latin Cup was an international official football tournament for club sides from the Southwest European nations of France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. In 1949, the football federations came together and requested FIFA launch the competition ...
(defunct) : Winners (1):
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
: Runners-up (1):
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* European Tournament (San Remo) (defunct) : Winners (2): 1952, 1954


Worldwide competitions

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FIBA Intercontinental Cup The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, previously known to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs and the FIBA Club World Cup, is an annual international men's basketball competition organised by FIBA, the sport's global governing body. The competit ...
: Winners (1):
1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...
: 3rd place (2):
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
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1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
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McDonald's Championship The McDonald's Championship (sometimes called the McDonald's Open) was an international men's basketball competition that featured a representative of the National Basketball Association (representing North America) against champion club teams ...
(defunct) : 3rd place (2):
1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...
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1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...


Unofficial

* Triple Crown : Winners (1): 1986–87 * Small Triple Crown : Winners (1): 1971–72


Other Competitions

* Castellanza, Italy Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2007 * Memoriale di Tulio Rochlitzer : Winners (1): 2007 * Torneo Caorle : Winners (2): 2007, 2011 * Reggio Emilia, Italy Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2008 * Torneo Lombardia : Winners (2): 2009, 2016 * Torneo Castelleto Ticino : Winners (3): 2009, 2018, 2019 * Verona, Italy Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2011 * Trofeo de Ejea de los Caballeros : Winners (1): 2011 * Belgrade, Serbia Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2014 * Torneo del Circuito della Valtellina : Winners (1): 2014 * Trofeo Memorial Gianni Brusinelli : Winners (1): 2016 * Torneo Lovari : Winners (1): 2017 * Torneo Lucca : Winners (1): 2019 * Milan, Italy Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2019


Players


Current roster


Depth chart


Retired numbers


Season by season


Top performances in European & Worldwide competitions


Matches against NBA teams


Sponsorship names

Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as: *Borletti (1930–1955) *Simmenthal (1955–1973) *
Innocenti Innocenti () was an Italian machinery works, originally established by Ferdinando Innocenti in 1933 in Lambrate, a neighborhood on the eastern outskirts of Milan. Over the years, they produced Lambretta scooters as well as a range of automobiles, ...
(1973–1975) *
Cinzano Cinzano () is an Italian brand of vermouth, a brand owned since 1999 by Campari Group, Gruppo Campari. History Cinzano vermouths date back to 1757 and the Turin herbal shop of two brothers, Giovanni Giacomo and Carlo Stefano Cinzano, who creat ...
(1975–1978) *Billy (1978–1983) *Simac (1983–1986) *Tracer (1986–1988) *
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(1988–1993) *
Recoaro Recoaro Terme (Cimbrian: 'Recobör'', ''Rocabör'' o ''Ricaber' ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is known for his mineral spring waters: ''Lora'' is bottled and commercialized, while some of the others are us ...
(1993–94) *Stefanel (1994–1998) *
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(1998–99) *
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(1999–2002) *Pippo (2002–03) * Breil (2003–04) * Armani Jeans (2004–2011) * EA7 Emporio Armani (2011–2018) * AX Armani Exchange (2018–2022) * EA7 Emporio Armani (2022–present)


Notable players

* #9
Cesare Rubini Cesare Rubini (2 November 19238 February 2011) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach, and a water polo player. He was considered to be one of the greatest European basketball coaches of all time. Rubini was inducted into the Ba ...
(1948–1957) * #7
Sergio Stefanini Sergio Stefanini (18 February 1922 – 7 August 2009) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the ...
(1949–1955) * #5 Enrico Pagani (1949–1960) * #3 Romeo Romanutti (1950–1958) * #8
Sandro Gamba Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (born 3 June 1932) is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. Gamba was a finalist for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005, and was elected as a member in 2006. He ...
(1950–1963) * #7
Gianfranco Pieri Gianfranco Pieri (born 6 February 1937) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2007, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Pieri was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1964. He a ...
(1955–1968) * #10 Sandro Riminucci (1956–1970) * #9
Paolo Vittori Paolo Vittori (born 31 May 1938) is a retired Italian professional basketball player and coach. In 2006, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Vittori was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1964. ...
(1959–1965) * #6
Gabriele Vianello Gabriele Vianello (born 6 May 1938) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2011, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Vianello was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1964. Nati ...
(1962–1967) * #8
Massimo Masini Massimo Masini (born 9 May 1945) is a former Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of tall, he played at the center position. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players 1991. Club career Masini spent the major part ...
(1963–1974) * #5
Giulio Iellini Giulio Iellini (born 18 October 1947) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2009, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Iellini won two EuroLeague championships, in 1966 and 1976. Itali ...
(1964–1975) * #18, #9
Vittorio Ferracini Vittorio Ferracini (born 8 November 1951) is a retired Italian basketball player. He was part of Italian teams that won bronze medals at the 1975 European championships and finished fourth in 1977. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferracini, Vitt ...
(1967–1969, 1973–1983) * #6
Giuseppe Brumatti Giuseppe "Pino" Brumatti (19 November 1948 – 21 January 2011) was an Italian professional basketball player. In 2009, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career During his club career, Brumatti was the FIBA ...
(1967–1977) * #13
Renzo Bariviera Renzo Bariviera (born 16 February 1949) is a retired Italian professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete ...
(1969–1975) * #12
Vittorio Gallinari Vittorio Gallinari (born 22 October 1958) is an Italian former basketball player and current sports agent. He is the father of Danilo Gallinari, who plays for the Washington Wizards in the NBA. He was born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano. During his pl ...
(1976–1987) * #11
Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
(1980–1990, 1993–1994) * #10 Roberto Premier (1981–1989) * #7
Riccardo Pittis Riccardo Pittis (born 18 December 1968 in Milan, Italy) is a former Italian professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the small forward position. During his basketball playing career, he was nicknamed Acciughino ( English ...
(1984–1993) * #12
Antonello Riva Antonello Riva (born 28 February 1962) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At , he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "Nembo Kid" (Italian version of Superman). R ...
(1989–1994) * #5
Ferdinando Gentile Ferdinando Gentile, commonly known as Nando Gentile (born 1 January 1967), is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. Playing as a point guard, Gentile had a successful pro club playing career, amassing a slew of team trophies ...
(1994–1998) * #9
Marco Mordente Marco Mordente (born January 7, 1979) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He also represented the Italian national basketball team. He played at the point guard position. Career In 1998 while he was playing for Olimpia Milano ...
(1996–2000, 2008–2011) * #11, #9
Massimo Bulleri Massimo "Bullo" Bulleri (born 10 September 1977) is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player. During his playing career, standing at a height of tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He is currently t ...
(2005–2008, 2008–2009, 2009–2010) * #8
Danilo Gallinari Danilo Gallinari (; born 8 August 1988) is an Italian professional basketball player for the Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). After spending his first four years as a professional in his native Italy, Gallinari was ...
(2006–2008; 2011) * #6
Stefano Mancinelli Stefano Mancinelli (born March 17, 1983) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. He also represented the Italian national basketball team. Standing at , he played at the small forward and power forward positions. Professional career ...
(2009–2012) * #9, #18
Nicolò Melli Nicolò Melli (born 26 January 1991) is an Italian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball), Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Italian national ba ...
(2010–2015, 2021–2024) * #25, #5
Alessandro Gentile Alessandro Gentile (born November 12, 1992) is an Italian professional basketball player who last played for Scafati Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at , he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was selecte ...
(2011–2016) * #13
Simone Fontecchio Simone Fontecchio (born 9 December 1995) is an Italian professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays at the small forward position. Youth career Fontecchio participated in an array ...
(2016–2019) * #00
Amedeo Della Valle Amedeo Della Valle (born 11 April 1993) is an Italian professional basketball player for Basket Brescia Leonessa of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. He attended Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada, before spending two seasons playing college basket ...
(2018–2020) * #70
Luigi Datome Luigi "Gigi" Datome (born 27 November 1987) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the small forward and power forward (basketball), power forward positions. Datome was an All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeag ...
(2020–2023) * #9 Skip Thoren (1965–1966) * #15
Bill Bradley William Warren Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician and former professional basketball player. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was a United States Senate, United States senator from New ...
(1965–1966) * #18
Art Kenney Arthur Joseph Kenney (April 29, 1916 – March 12, 2014) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Bees during the 1938 season. Listed at , , he batted and threw left-handed. Biography A na ...
(1970–1973) * #15
Mike Sylvester Michael Joseph "Mike" Sylvester (born December 10, 1951) is an American and Italian retired basketball player who is currently coach at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. Due to the United States boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics, he was t ...
(1975–1980) * #8
Mike D'Antoni Michael Andrew D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951) is an American-Italian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a coaching advisor for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While h ...
(1977–1990) * #15
Joe Barry Carroll Joe Barry Carroll (born July 24, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player and author who spent ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After retiring from basketball, he became a wealth advisor, philanthropist ...
(1984–1985) * #14
Russ Schoene Russ Schoene ( ; born April 16, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player and former assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Washington. Schoene starred at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where the 6- ...
(1984–1986) * #13
Ken Barlow Kenneth "Ken" Barlow is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by William Roache. He was created by Tony Warren as one of ''Coronation Street''s original characters and December 2020 marked Ken' ...
(1986–1987) * #15
Bob McAdoo Robert Allen McAdoo Jr. ( ; born September 25, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was a five-time NBA All-Star and named the NBA Mos ...
(1986–1990) * #13
Ricky Brown Richard Gerald Brown (born December 27, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Oakland Raiders. He is currently the Special Teams Coordinator and O ...
(1987–1988) * #15
Darryl Dawkins Darryl R. Dawkins (January 11, 1957 – August 27, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was particularly known for his tenure with the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, althoug ...
(1991–1992) * #10
Antonio Davis Antonio Lee Davis (born October 31, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played f ...
(1992–1993) * #4, #19
Aleksandar Đorđević Aleksandar "Saša" Đorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Саша Ђорђевић, ; born 26 August 1967) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for the senior China. During his ...
(1992–1994, 2005) * #47, #10
Hugo Sconochini Hugo Ariel Sconochini (born 10 April 1971) is an Argentine retired professional basketball player. He played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
(1993–1995, 2002–2004) * #10
Dejan Bodiroga Dejan Bodiroga ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Бодирога; born 2 March 1973) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player, who is currently the president of EuroLeague Basketball. In 1998 and 2002, he received the Golden Badge ...
(1994–1996) * #7
Gregor Fučka Gregor Fučka (; born 7 August 1971) is a Slovenian-Italian former professional basketball player and coach. A 215 cm (7' ") forward- center, he was a both a Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000. Professional career Fučka pla ...
(1994–1997) * #15
Rolando Blackman Rolando Antonio Blackman (born February 26, 1959) is a Panamanian-American former professional basketball player who spent 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most of it with the Dallas Mavericks. He was a four-time NBA All ...
(1995–1996) * #9
Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas (alternate spelling: Georgios) (; born 31 July 1971 in Peristeri, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player and is the current head coach of Greek Basketball League club Iraklis. During the decade of the 1990s, ...
(1997–1998) * #12
Melvin Booker Melvin Jermaine Booker (born August 20, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. A , point guard, he played for the University of Missouri. Amateur career Booker was a standout high school player in Moss Point, Mississippi. ...
(1998–1999, 2007–2008) * #15
Mindaugas Katelynas Mindaugas Katelynas (born 16 May 1983) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. Playing career Born in Alytus, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union, Katelynas grew up with Alytus youth basketball team. In 2001 ...
(2007–2009) * #14, #34 David Hawkins (2008–2009, 2010–2011) * #12 Richard Mason Rocca (2008–2012) * #8
Jonas Mačiulis Jonas Mačiulis (born 10 February 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player, currently serving as the general manager for BC Lietkabelis, Lietkabelis Panevėżys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standin ...
(2009–2011) * #15
Marijonas Petravičius Marijonas Petravičius (born October 24, 1979) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. He was a member of the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania national team. He mainly played the center (basketball), center posi ...
(2009–2011) * #15
Ioannis Bourousis Ioannis Bourousis, commonly known as Giannis Bourousis (alternate spelling: Yannis, Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Μπουρούσης; born November 17, 1983) is a Greek former professional basketball player and basketball executive. He ...
(2011–2013) * #7
Malik Hairston Malik Samory Hairston (born February 23, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. A shooting guard-small forward from the University of Oregon's Oregon Ducks men's basketball, Ducks, he was chosen in the 2008 NBA draft by the ...
(2011–2013) * #23
Keith Langford Andre Keith Langford (born September 15, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at , he primarily played at the shooting guard position. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. Among the numerous accol ...
(2012–2014) * #55
Curtis Jerrells Curtis Louis Jerrells Jr. (born February 5, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. High school Jerrells was a four-year starter at Del Valle High School in his hometown, Au ...
(2013–2014; 2017–2019) * #24
Samardo Samuels Samardo Samuels (born January 9, 1989) is a Jamaican professional basketball player who last played for Trotamundos de Carabobo. He is an NBA Veteran, Italian League Champion and Greek League All-Star. With a global career spanning over 15 years ...
(2013–2015) * #13
Milan Mačvan Milan Mačvan (; born 16 November 1989) is a Serbian politician and former professional basketball player serving as the deputy mayor of Šabac since 19 January 2024. Standing at , he played at the power forward position. He also represented the ...
(2015–2017) * #43
Krunoslav Simon Krunoslav Simon (born 24 June 1985) is a Croatian professional basketball currently playing for Samobor of the Croatian second-tier First Men's Basketball League. Professional career After spending his youth years in KK Maksimir and KK Zrinjeva ...
(2015–2017) * #21
Rakim Sanders Rakim Sanders (born July 8, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball with the Boston College Eagles for three seasons, and with the Fairfield Stags, for one season. At a height of tall, he played at ...
(2016–2017) * #9
Mantas Kalnietis Mantas Kalnietis (born 6 September 1986) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player who last played for BC Žalgiris, Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He was also ...
(2016–2018) * #0
Drew Goudelock Andrew Darius Goudelock (born December 7, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). Standing at , he plays at the shooting guard position. He played college basketball for the ...
(2017–2018) * #45
Dairis Bertāns Dairis Bertāns (born 9 September 1989) is a Latvian professional basketball player for VEF Rīga of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Bertāns also plays for the Latvia national basketball team. He is the older brother of Dāvis Bert ...
(2017–2019) * #77
Artūras Gudaitis Artūras Gudaitis (born 19 June 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Standing at , he plays at the center position. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 47th ...
(2017–2020) * #5
Vladimir Micov Vladimir Micov ( sr-cyr, Владимир Мицов, born April 16, 1985) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of , he mainly played as a small forward. Professional career 2001–2009 Micov played for Beope ...
(2017–2021) * #2 Mike James (2018–2019) * #19
Mindaugas Kuzminskas Mindaugas Kuzminskas (born 19 October 1989) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player and the captain (sports), vice-captain for AEK B.C., AEK Athens of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). He also formerly represented the Lithuania men's nat ...
(2018–2019) * #16
Nemanja Nedović Nemanja Nedović ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Недовић; ; born 16 June 1991) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the ABA League and the EuroLeague. He also represented the senior Serbian national basketball team in ...
(2018–2020) * #32
Jeff Brooks Jeff Brooks (born June 12, 1989) is an American-born naturalized Italian professional basketball player for Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He also represents the Italian national team. College career After playing high school ...
(2018–2021) * #40
Luis Scola Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born 30 April 1980) is an Argentine former basketball player and the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. A three-time All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague selecti ...
(2019–2020) * #13
Sergio Rodriguez Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * Sergio, the mascot for the Old Orchard Beach Surge baseball team * ''Sergio'', a 2009 documentary film about ...
(2019–2022) * #2
Zach LeDay Zachary Vincent LeDay (born May 30, 1994) is an American-born naturalized Azerbaijani professional basketball player player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Univer ...
(2020–2021, 2024–present) * #23
Malcolm Delaney Malcolm Hakeem Delaney (born March 11, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He is from Baltimore, Maryland, and attended Towson Catholic High School. Delaney played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies men's bas ...
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Kyle Hines Kyle Terrel Hines (born September 2, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the power forward and center (basketball), center positions. Hines played college basketball with the UNC Greensboro Spartans men's bask ...
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Shavon Shields Shavon O'Day Shields (born June 5, 1994) is an American-Danish professional basketball player and the vice-captain for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornh ...
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Billy Baron William James Baron (born December 11, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a tall shooting guard. High school Baron born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, attended and played high school basketball at Bishop Hendricken Hig ...
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Brandon Davies Brandon Davies (born July 25, 1991) is an American-born naturalized Ugandan professional basketball player for Partizan Belgrade of the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS), the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Ugan ...
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Kevin Pangos Kevin Joseph Pangos (born January 26, 1993) is a Canadian-Slovenian professional basketball player for GeVi Napoli of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He spent his college basketball career playing for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Confe ...
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Johannes Voigtmann Johannes "Jo" Voigtmann (born 30 September 1992) is a German professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He is also a member of the senior German national team. He is 2.11 m ta ...
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Nikola Mirotić Nikola Mirotić Stajović ( cnr-Cyrl, Никола Миротић; born 11 February 1991) is a Montenegrin–born naturalized Spanish professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. ...
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2018-19 LBA team page

2018-19 Euroleague team page
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