Ettore Messina

26/07/2022 11:13

Dan Shamir: We didn’t plan to do another relocation. But Messina wrote me a message

New Olimpia Milano assistant coach Dan Shamir talked about his carreer and his new adventure

15/07/2022 09:52

Ettore Messina on Pangos and Voigtmann: We are observing what happens

Ettore Messina talked about the Kevin Pangos and Johannes Voigtmann’s negotiations with Ansa

25/04/2022 15:36

A packed house is waiting for Olimpia in Istanbul,coach Messina: We’ll try with defense and rebounds

Messina: As far as injured players, we can only hope to extract some minutes from Sergio Rodriguez

18/04/2022 15:40

Coach Messina: We worked to be here again, we have great respect for Efes, but we can try

Melli: Efes is the reigning European Champion and we know well that it is able to beat any opponent. But we can do the same, so I expect a nice series

06/04/2022 19:28

Olimpia goes to Villeurbanne, coach Messina: We’ll use the game to get ready for the playoffs

The list of unavailable players is long: Sergio Rodriguez, Trey Kell, Troy Daniels, Shavon Shields and Gigi Datome won’t be playing.

03/03/2022 17:22

Olimpia faces Panathinaikos in Athens, Coach Messina: We’ll need to stay focused for 40 minutes

Mitoglou: For me personally, it will be a pleasure to see many friends and face a team I will be always grateful for what it did for me and the beautiful memories that I shared with my teammates and coaches

03/03/2022 14:56

Messina: I would have liked more clarity from Euroleague

Euroleague has suspended the participation of Russian Federation teams in both the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (CSKA Moscow, UNICS Kazan, Zenit St Petersburg) and the 7DAYS EuroCup (Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar).

03/03/2022 14:46

Ettore Messina: Sport must not remain outside politics, anything we do in life is political

Olimpia Milano coach Ettore Messina spoke to Sky Sport about the war in Ukraine.

09/02/2022 21:43

Baskonia is coming to Milan, coach Messina: We need to be mentally ready for a tough game

Olimpia has done something remarkable by winning six games out of seven despite the absence of its leading scorer, Shavon Shields, in addition of missing Dinos Mitoglou

07/02/2022 20:07

Olimpia is going to Kaunas, coach Messina: Passing and transition defense will be the keys

Delaney: “We are going on the road to play on one of the best home court environments that there is in basketball. We have to be better than we were during the last EuroLeague game and be disciplined, if we want to get another road win.”

17/01/2022 16:44

Olimpia hosts ALBA Berlin, Delaney: We need to focus on our game

Messina: We’ll need to limit the number of mistakes, grab rebounds and use a balanced offense, in and outside the paint

04/12/2021 16:08

Messina: We need to keep working and move on to the next game and hopefully raise our level

The Italian side is fourth in the Euroleague standings with 8 wins

03/12/2021 18:56

Olimpia goes to Berlin, coach Messina: We need our physicality and defense back

Melli: We are coming off three straight losses, so the goal is to get back on the right path, right where we were three weeks ago.

17/11/2021 20:50

Three after three, Unics dominated the game and Olimpia succumbed in Kazan 97-71

Messina: Maybe it was a bad night, or the long trip, probably we paid for the many games that Malcolm Delaney had to miss and we asked too much to the other guys, but they were better than us

03/11/2021 19:34

A sold-out crowd to face Barcelona in Milan, coach Messina: We have to be aggressive and humble

‘Chacho’ Rodriguez: This is a great opportunity to understand where we are as a team against a top contender

23/10/2021 22:40

Sergio Rodriguez big night set the tempo, Olimpia sustained the effort and won in Bologna 86-75

Olimpia scored 30-point in the fourth quarter and improved to 5-0 in the Italian league

16/10/2021 14:31

Messina: Our fans really helped us to get this win

Olimpia Milan and Barcelona are the only two teams undefeated after 4 rounds

14/10/2021 22:54

Ettore Messina: This is the worst time to face Anadolu Efes, but we are proud to compete

El Chacho Rodriguez: They are experiencing some difficulties that make them even more dangerous

11/10/2021 19:50

Maccabi is in town, Messina: Poise and patiency will be necessary against a well-organized team

Datome: Maccabi is a very dangerous team, with some players looking to be in great shape and, as it often the case during the EuroLeague season, we didn’t have much time to prepare

09/10/2021 15:10

Messina: My players defended like crazy for 40 minutes

Olimpia is among the 6 teams that have won the first 2 Euroleague games played

26/08/2021 19:29

Messina: We added depth and physicality to finish better

On the Euroleague: “Last year we needed 20 wins to clinch a playoffs berth, and then 21 to have home-court advantage. I expect the threshold to go down”

30/05/2021 14:46

Olimpia Milan reportedly interested in Nicolò Melli

Melli played with Olimpia Milano from 2010 to 2015

27/05/2021 15:38

Messina: I’m enjoying every single minute of the Final Four

Milan will face Barcelona on Friday 29 May at 21:00

23/05/2021 17:12

How we got here: Ettore Messina, AX Armani Exchange Milan

Messina looks back at the key moments of the season

10/05/2021 14:33

Trinchieri: For how we played we deserved to go to the Final Four

Trinchieri: We overachieved like no one else, we went one possession away from the Final Four

04/05/2021 20:00

Ettore Messina, Milan ‘You have to take care of your players’

In recent years, as schedules are fuller and the physical demands on players greater, the recovery process between games – everything from physical therapy to sleep, diet, load-monitoring and mental rest – has become integral to pushing individual and team performance to a higher level.

Olimpia is moving on to game 3, Messina: We need our defense, and to hit the open man on offense

28/04/2021 16:57