Olimpia Milano

Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan after its title sponsor,[2] is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are red and white, 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.

Olimpia Milano
2020–21 Olimpia Milano season
NicknameLe Scarpette Rosse (The Little Red Shoes)
LeaguesLBA
EuroLeague
Founded1930 (1930)
HistoryDopolavoro Borletti
(1930–1947)
Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano
(1947–present)
ArenaMediolanum Forum
Capacity12,700[1]
LocationMilan, Italy
Team colorsWhite, red
   
Main sponsorAX Armani Exchange
PresidentPantaleo Dell’Orco
Head coachEttore Messina
Team captainAndrea Cinciarini
OwnershipGiorgio Armani
Championships3 EuroLeague
1 Intercontinental Cup
3 Saporta Cups
2 Korać Cup
28 Italian Championships
6 Italian Cups
4 Italian Supercups
Retired numbers3 (8, 11, 18)
Websiteolimpiamilano.com
Serie A
Home
Serie A
Away

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 titled basketball club in Italy, having won 28 Italian League championships, 6 Italian National Cups, 3 Italian Super Cups, 3 EuroLeague, 1 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 3 FIBA Saporta Cups, 2 FIBA Korać Cups and many junior titles.

History

1930–1979

Olimpia was founded in 1930, by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. The team regularly won the LEGA Basket Serie A championship of Italian basketball in the 1950s and the 1960s, with players including Gabriele Vianello, Sandro Riminucci, Gianfranco Pieri, and Bill Bradley. In the 1970s, three teams were fighting across Europe for supremacy: Olimpia Milano, Ignis Varese, and Real Madrid. Pallacanestro Varese 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 the prestigious FIBA European Champions Cup.

Late in the 1970s, the quality of the club declined, but Olimpia Milano still managed to win a FIBA Cup Winners' Cup. In the second half of the 1970s, the team signed several good players, including the Boselli twins (Franco and Dino), Mike Sylvester, Chas Menatti, Dino Meneghin, Mike D'Antoni, John Gianelli, Roberto Premier. Bob McAdoo, Joe Barry Carroll, Russ Schoene, Antoine Carr, and Mike Brown. American head coach Dan Peterson led the team back to prominence.

1980–2007

In the 1980s, the team was sold to the Gabetti family. During this time, they qualified for nine Serie A championships finals, winning five, with the 1987 team winning the Serie A title, the 1986–87 FIBA European Champions Cup (won also in 1988: both finals were won against Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv), the Italian Cup and the 1987 FIBA Club World Cup. This gave the club the coveted "Triple Crown" and the even rarer "Quadruple Crown".

Led by point guard Sasha Djordjević, the team won another FIBA Korać Cup in 1993. Bepi Stefanel purchased the team franchise in 1994, and signed-up notable European players like Dejan Bodiroga, Gregor Fučka, Sandro De Pol, and Nando Gentile. 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 Warren Kidd, Hugo Sconochini, Claudio Coldebella and Petar Naumoski. In 2005, owner Corbelli, which bought the club in 2002, from Sergio Tacchini, was flanked by Adriano Galliani (Managing Director of Italian Football club A.C. Milan), Massimo Moratti (President of rival club Internazionale), NBA star Kobe Bryant, and stylist Giorgio Armani, 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 2007–08 Euroleague.

2008–present

In 2008, Giorgio Armani 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 general manager. Piero Bucchi was chosen to coach the new team, leading Olimpia twice to second place in LEGA Basket, being defeated by Montepaschi Siena in both cases.

In January 2011, after 23 years, coach Dan Peterson came back from retirement to replace Piero Bucchi as head coach. However, his stint at Olimpia Milano this time was quite short: after failing to reach the championship Finals, on June 9, Olimpia Milano announced Sergio Scariolo as new head coach for the 2011–12 season. The first player signed for the 2011–12 season was Omar Cook, an American-born play maker, who had played the previous season with Power Electronics Valencia. Due to the NBA lockout, Danilo Gallinari went back to his alma mater, playing 15 games (8 in the Italian League, 7 in EuroLeague): he left the team in December. Sergio Scariolo was replaced by Luca Banchi at the beginning of the 2013–14 season, and the team brought from Montepaschi Siena: David Moss, Kristjan Kangur, and Daniel Hackett.

The team reached the quarterfinals of EuroLeague, 16 years after its last appearance, but the team lost against the eventual league champions, Maccabi Electra. The team finished in the 1st position the LEGA Basket 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. Alessandro Gentile, the captain of Olimpia, was named MVP of the finals.

On 29 June 2017 Simone Pianigiani was hired as the new head coach and on June 15, 2018, Milano went to win his 28th title by beating Dolomiti Energia Trento in game 6 of the 2018 LBA Finals.[3]

On June 11, 2019, legend Ettore Messina signed a deal as the new head coach of the club and president of all basketball operations for the following three seasons.[4]

Logos

Arenas

Olimpia Milano used the OND Borletti outdoor court for almost 20 years in Via Costanza. In the mid-1940s, they moved to the PalaFiera Milano, which had a seating capacity of 18,000 people, and was then the largest indoor sports arena in Europe, and second only to the Madison Square Garden in New York City. At the end of the 1960s, the PalaFiera was abandoned, and Olimpia moved into the original structure of the PalaLido, 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, Olympia moved into the newly built Palasport di San Siro, a multi-purpose facility built next to the Meazza Stadium, that was able to hold about 18,000 spectators. In 1985, Olimpia returned to PalaLido. They then moved to the 8,500 seat PalaTrussardi, where they played through the early 1990s.

The club then moved into its current home arena, the Mediolanum Forum, which has a seating capacity of 12,700.[5] The club has also played some home games at the 6,700 seat PalaDesio. Recently, the club considered moving back to the newly rebuilt and modernized PalaLido, after it was remodeled, and had its seating capacity expanded. However, the club ultimately decided to continue using the Mediolanum Forum as its home arena, due to its much larger seating capacity, as compared to PalaLido.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Winners (28): 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
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
Winners (6): 1971–72, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1995–96, 2015–16, 2016–17
Runners-up (2): 1969–70, 2014–15
Winners (4): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
Runners-up (3): 1996, 2014, 2015

European competitions

Winners (3): 1965–66, 1986–87, 1987–88
Runners-up (2): 1966–67, 1982–83
Semifinalists (3): 1963–64, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1985–86
3rd place (1): 1991–92
Final Four (4): 1966, 1967, 1988, 1992
Winners (3): 1970–71, 1971–72, 1975–76
Runners-up (2): 1983–84, 1997–98
Semifinalists (1): 1976–77
Winners (2): 1984–85, 1992–93
Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 1995–96
Semifinalists (3): 1977–78, 1988–89, 1993–94
3rd place (2): 1985, 1989
4th place (2): 1986, 1987
Winners (1): 1966
Runners-up (1): 1953

Worldwide competitions

Winners (1): 1987
3rd place (2): 1967, 1968
3rd place (2): 1987, 1989

Unofficial

Winners (1): 1986–87
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

AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milano roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 0 Punter, Kevin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 27 – (1993-06-25)25 June 1993
F/C 2 LeDay, Zach 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 26 – (1994-05-30)30 May 1994
G 3 Moretti, Davide 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 22 – (1998-03-25)25 March 1998
SF 5 Micov, Vladimir  2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 35 – (1985-04-16)16 April 1985
G/F 9 Moraschini, Riccardo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 30 – (1991-01-08)8 January 1991
G/F 10 Roll, Michael 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 33 – (1987-04-12)12 April 1987
PG 13 Rodríguez, Sergio 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 34 – (1986-06-12)12 June 1986
C 15 Tarczewski, Kaleb 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 27 – (1993-02-26)26 February 1993
F/C 19 Biligha, Paul 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 – (1990-05-31)31 May 1990
PG 20 Cinciarini, Andrea (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 34 – (1986-06-21)21 June 1986
G 23 Delaney, Malcolm 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 31 – (1989-03-11)11 March 1989
SF 31 Shields, Shavon 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1994-06-05)5 June 1994
F 32 Brooks, Jeff  2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 31 – (1989-06-12)12 June 1989
C 42 Hines, Kyle 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 34 – (1986-09-02)2 September 1986
F 70 Datome, Luigi 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 33 – (1987-11-27)27 November 1987
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: 1 February 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Young players Inactive
C Kyle Hines Kaleb Tarczewski Paul Biligha
PF Zach LeDay Luigi Datome Jeff Brooks [6]
SF Shavon Shields Riccardo Moraschini Vladimir Micov [7]
SG Kevin Punter Michael Roll Davide Moretti Francesco Gravaghi
PG Malcolm Delaney Sergio Rodríguez Andrea Cinciarini

6+6 format (colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players; injured or inactive players)

Retired numbers

Olimpia Milano retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure Date retired Ref.
8Mike D'AntoniPG1977–19902015[8]
11Dino MeneghinC1980–1990
1993-1994
2019[9][10][11]
18Art KenneyPF/C1970–19732013[12]

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Playoffs Cup European competitions Coach Main Sponsor
1935-36 1 Serie A 1st Giannino Valli Borletti
1936-37 1 Serie A 1st Giannino Valli Borletti
1937-38 1 Serie A 1st Giannino Valli Borletti
1938-39 1 Serie A 1st Giannino Valli Borletti
1939-40 1 Serie A 7th Giannino Valli Borletti
1940-41 1 Serie A 2nd Giannino Valli Borletti
1941-42 1 Serie A 5th Giannino Valli Borletti
1942-43 1 Serie A 5th Giannino Valli Borletti
1945-46 1 Serie A 2nd round Borletti
1946-47 1 Serie A 1st round Umberto Fedeli Borletti
1947-48 1 Serie A 2nd Umberto Fedeli Borletti
1948-49 1 Serie A 3rd Cesare Rubini Borletti
1949-50 1 Serie A 1st Cesare Rubini Borletti
1950-51 1 Serie A 1st Cesare Rubini Borletti
1951-52 1 Serie A 1st Cesare Rubini Borletti
1952-53 1 Serie A 1st Cesare Rubini Borletti
1953-54 1 Elette 1st Cesare Rubini Borletti
1954-55 1 Elette 3rd Cesare Rubini Borletti
1955-56 1 Elette 2nd Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1956-57 1 Elette 1st Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1957-58 1 Elette 1st 1 European Champions CupQuarterfinalist Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1958-59 1 Elette 1st Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1959-60 1 Elette 1st Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1960-61 1 Elette 3rd Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1961-62 1 Elette 1st Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1962-63 1 Elette 1st 1 European Champions CupQuarterfinalist Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1963-64 1 Elette 2nd 1 European Champions CupSemifinalist Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1964-65 1 Elette 1st Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1965-66 1 Serie A 1st 1 European Champions CupChampion Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1966-67 1 Serie A 1st 1 European Champions CupRunner-up Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1967-68 1 Serie A 4th 1 European Champions CupSemifinalist Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1968-69 1 Serie A 2nd Eight-finalist Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1969-70 1 Serie A 2nd Runner-up Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1970-71 1 Serie A 1st Runner-up 3rd 2 European Cup Winners' CupChampion Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1971-72 1 Serie A 1st Champion 2 European Cup Winners' CupChampion Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1972-73 1 Serie A 1st Runner-up Quarterfinalist 1 European Champions CupSemifinalist Cesare Rubini Simmenthal
1973-74 1 Serie A 2nd Quarterfinalist 3 Korać CupR12 Cesare Rubini Innocenti
1974-75 1 Serie A1 3rd 3rd (second phase) 3 Korać CupR16 Filippo Faina Innocenti
1975-76 1 Serie A1 11th Relegated to Serie A2 2 European Cup Winners' CupChampion Filippo Faina Cinzano
1976-77 2 Serie A2 1st 4th (second phase) 2 European Cup Winners' CupSemifinalist Filippo Faina Cinzano
1977-78 1 Serie A1 6th 4th (second phase) 3 Korać CupSemifinalist Filippo Faina Cinzano
1978-79 1 Serie A1 5th Runner-up Dan Peterson Billy
1979-80 1 Serie A1 1st Semifinalist Dan Peterson Billy
1980-81 1 Serie A1 2nd Semifinalist Dan Peterson Billy
1981-82 1 Serie A1 3rd Champion Dan Peterson Billy
1982-83 1 Serie A1 2nd Runner-up 1 European Champions CupRunner-up Dan Peterson Billy
1983-84 1 Serie A1 1st Runner-up Semifinalist 2 Saporta CupRunner-up Dan Peterson Simac
1984-85 1 Serie A1 2nd Champion Quarterfinalist 3 Korać CupChampion Dan Peterson Simac
1985-86 1 Serie A1 1st Champion Champion 1 European Champions CupSemifinalist Dan Peterson Simac
1986-87 1 Serie A1 4th Champion Champion 1 European Champions CupChampion Dan Peterson Tracer
1987-88 1 Serie A1 2nd Runner-up Eighth-finalist 1 European Champions CupChampion Franco Casalini Tracer
1988-89 1 Serie A1 5th Champion Semifinalist 3 Korać CupSemifinalist Franco Casalini Philips
1989-90 1 Serie A1 10th Eighth-finalist RS 1 European Champions CupR16 Franco Casalini Philips
1990-91 1 Serie A1 1st Runner-up Runner-up Mike D'Antoni Philips
1991-92 1 Serie A1 3rd Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist 1 European League3rd Mike D'Antoni Philips
1992-93 1 Serie A1 2nd Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist 3 Korać CupChampion Mike D'Antoni Philips
1993-94 1 Serie A1 5th Quarterfinalist Eighth-finalist 3 Korać CupSemifinalist Mike D'Antoni Recoaro
1994-95 1 Serie A1 4th Semifinalist Semifinalist 3 Korać CupRunner-up Bogdan Tanjević Stefanel
1995-96 1 Serie A1 5th Champion Champion 3 Korać CupRunner-up Bogdan Tanjević Stefanel
1996-97 1 Serie A1 4th Semifinalist 3rd 1 EuroLeagueQuarterfinalist Franco Marcelletti Stefanel
1997-98 1 Serie A1 6th Eighth-finalist Semifinalist 2 EuroCupRunner-up Franco Marcelletti Stefanel
1998-99 1 Serie A1 5th Quarterfinalist Eighth-finalist 2 Saporta CupR32 Marco Crespi Sony
1999-00 1 Serie A1 13th Quarterfinalist 2 Saporta CupR16 Marco Crespi Adecco
2000-01 1 Serie A1 15th Valerio Bianchini Adecco
2001–02 1 Serie A 17th Guido Saibene Adecco
2002–03 1 Serie A 5th Round of 16 Quarterfinalist Attilio Caja Pippo
2003–04 1 Serie A 10th 2 ULEB CupT16 Attilio Caja Breil
2004–05 1 Serie A 4th Runner-up Quarterfinalist Lino Lardo Armani Jeans
2005–06 1 Serie A 7th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist 1 EuroleagueRS Lino Lardo Armani Jeans
2006–07 1 Serie A 2rd Semifinalist Semifinalist Aleksandar Đorđević Armani Jeans
2007–08 1 Serie A 5th Semifinalist 1 EuroleagueRS Zare Markovski Armani Jeans
2008–09 1 Serie A 6th Runner-up 1 EuroleagueT16 Piero Bucchi Armani Jeans
2009–10 1 Serie A 3rd Runner-up Quarterfinalist 1 EuroleagueRS Piero Bucchi Armani Jeans
2010–11 1 Serie A 3rd Semifinalist Quarterfinalist 1 EuroleagueRS Piero Bucchi Armani Jeans
2011–12 1 Serie A 2nd Runner-up Semifinalist 1 EuroleagueT16 Sergio Scariolo EA7 Emporio Armani
2012–13 1 Serie A 4th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist 1 EuroleagueRS Sergio Scariolo EA7 Emporio Armani
2013–14 1 Serie A 1st Champion Quarterfinalist 1 EuroleagueQF Luca Banchi EA7 Emporio Armani
2014–15 1 Serie A 1st Semifinalist Runner-up 1 EuroleagueT16 Luca Banchi EA7 Emporio Armani
2015–16 1 Serie A 1st Champion Champion 1 EuroleagueRS Jasmin Repeša EA7 Emporio Armani
2016–17 1 Serie A 1st Semifinalist Champion 1 EuroLeague16th Jasmin Repeša EA7 Emporio Armani
2017–18 1 Serie A 2nd Champion Quarterfinalist 1 EuroLeague15th Simone Pianigiani EA7 Emporio Armani
2018–19 1 Serie A 1st Semifinalist Quarterfinalist 1 EuroLeague12th Simone Pianigiani AX Armani Exchange
2019–20 1 Serie A 4th[lower-alpha 1] Semifinalist 1 EuroLeague Ettore Messina AX Armani Exchange
2020–21 1 Serie A in progess in progress 1 EuroLeaguein progress Ettore Messina AX Armani Exchange

Top performances in European & Worldwide competitions

Season Achievement Notes
EuroLeague
1957–58 Quarter-finals eliminated by Honvéd, 80-72 (W) in Milan and 85-95 (L) in Budapest
1962–63 Quarter-finals eliminated by Dinamo Tbilisi, 70-65 (W) in Tbilisi and 68-74 (L) in Milan
1963–64 Semi-finals eliminated by Real Madrid, 82-77 (W) in Milan and 78-101 (L) in Madrid
1965–66 Champions defeated CSKA Moscow 68–57 in the semi-final, defeated Slavia VŠ Praha 77–72 in the final of the Final Four in Bologna / Milan
1966–67 Final defeated Slavia VŠ Praha 103–97 in the semi-final, lost to Real Madrid 83–91 in the final (Madrid)
1967–68 Semi-finals eliminated by Spartak ZJŠ Brno, 64-63 (W) in Milan, 86-103 (L) in Brno
1972–73 Semi-finals eliminated by Ignis Varese, 72-97 (L) in Milan, 100-115 (L) in Varese
1982–83 Final lost to Ford Cantù, 68–69 in the final (Grenoble)
1985–86 Semi-final group stage 3rd place in a group with Cibona, Žalgiris, Real Madrid, Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv and Limoges CSP
1986–87 Champions defeated Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, 71–69 in the final of European Champions Cup in Lausanne
1987–88 Champions defeated Aris 87–82 in the semi-final, defeated Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 90–84 in the final of the Final Four in Ghent
1989–90 Quarter-finals 5th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Jugoplastika, Limoges CSP, Aris, Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, Commodore Den Helder and Lech Poznań
1991–92 Final Four 3rd place in Istanbul, lost to Partizan 75–82 in the semi-final, defeated Estudiantes Caja Postal 99–81 in the 3rd place game
1996–97 Quarter-finals eliminated 2–1 by Smelt Olimpija, 94–90 (W) in Milan, 69–73 (L) in Ljubljana, 61-77 (L) in Milan
2013–14 Quarter-finals eliminated 3-1 by Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, 99-101 (L) and 91-77 (W) in Milan, 63-75 (L) and 66-86 (L) in Tel Aviv
FIBA Saporta Cup
1970–71 Champions defeated Spartak Leningrad 56–66 (L) in Leningrad and 71-52 (W) in Milan in the double final of FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
1971–72 Champions defeated Crvena zvezda 74–70 in the final of FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup in Thessaloniki
1975–76 Champions defeated ASPO Tours 88–83 in the final of FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup in Turin
1976–77 Semi-finals eliminated by Forst Cantù, 78-101 (L) in Cantù and 98-95 (W) in Milan
1983–84 Final lost to Real Madrid 81–82 in the final (Ostend)
1997–98 Final lost to Žalgiris 67–82 in the final (Belgrade)
FIBA Korać Cup
1977–78 Semi-finals eliminated by Bosna, 79-76 (W) in Milan and 81-101 (L) in Sarajevo
1984–85 Champions defeated Ciaocrem Varese, 91–78 in the final of FIBA Korać Cup in Brussels
1988–89 Semi-finals eliminated by Wiwa Vismara Cantù, 81-95 (L) in Cantù and 70-65 (W) in Milan
1992–93 Champions defeated Virtus Roma, 95-90 (W) in Rome and 106-91 (W) in Milan in the double finals of FIBA Korać Cup
1993–94 Semi-finals eliminated by Stefanel Trieste, 79-96 (L) in Trieste and 103-96 (W) in Milan
1994–95 Final lost to Alba Berlin, 87-87 (D) in Milan and 79-85 (L) in Berlin
1995–96 Final lost to Efes Pilsen, 68-76 (L) in Istanbul and 77-70 (W) in Milan
EuroCup Basketball
2015–16 Quarter-finals eliminated by Dolomiti Energia Trento, 73-83 (L) in Trento and 79-92 (L) in Milan
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
1967 3rd place 3rd place in Rome, lost to Ignis Varese 70–79 in the semi-final, defeated Corinthians 90–89 in the 3rd place game
1968 3rd place 3rd place in Philadelphia, lost to Real Madrid 84–93 in the semi-final, defeated Botafogo 82–54 in the 3rd place game
1983 5th place 5th place with a 2–3 record in a league tournament in Buenos Aires
1987 Champions defeated FC Barcelona 100–84 in the final of FIBA Club World Cup in Milan
McDonald's Championship
1987 3rd place 3rd place in a three teams Tournament in Milwaukee with Milwaukee Bucks and Soviet Union
1989 3rd place 3rd place in Rome, lost to Jugoplastika 97–102 in the semi-final, defeated FC Barcelona 136–104 in the 3rd place game

Matches against NBA teams

23 October 1987
Milwaukee Bucks 123111 Tracer Milano
3 October 2010
New York Knicks 125113 Armani Jeans Milano
7 October 2012
Boston Celtics 10575 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
6 October 2015
Boston Celtics 12491 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

Sponsorship names

Logo of Armani Jeans Milano (2004–2011)

Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:[13]

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Notes

  1. Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. CHI SIAMO (in Italian).
  2. "AX Armani Exchange sarà lo sponsor dell'Olimpia Milano in EuroLeague" [AX Armani Exchange will be the sponsor of Olimpia Milano in EuroLeague]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  3. "Domestic leagues roundup: June 15, 2018". euroleague.net. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  4. "Legend Messina takes reins in Milan". euroleague.net. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. CHI SIAMO (in Italian).
  6. "Olimpia Milan Statement Regarding Jeff Brooks and Michael Roll". olimpiamilano.com. 20 January 2021.
  7. "Olimpia Milan Statement Regarding Vlado Micov". olimpiamilano.com. 1 February 2021.
  8. "Olimpia will officially retire Mike D'Antoni's 8". olimpiamilano.com. 3 March 2015.
  9. "Eleven Forever: Dino Meneghin's number 11 will be retired by Olimpia". olimpiamilano.com. 28 October 2019.
  10. "EEleven Forever: the legendary career of Dino Meneghin and why he wore number 11". olimpiamilano.com. 11 November 2019.
  11. "#ElevenForever, perché certe notti lasciano il segno e sono indimenticabili" (in Italian). olimpiamilano.com. 20 November 2019.
  12. "The Arthur Kenney first person-diary". olimpiamilano.com. 31 May 2013.
  13. Lega A page on the history of Olimpia Milano. (in Italian) Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  14. "Milano cambia "volto", sarà AX Armani Exchange anche in campionato" [Milan changes his "face", it will be AX Armani Exchange also in the Italian League]. basketinside.com (in Italian). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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