Ettore Messina has formally stepped down as head coach of Olimpia Milano, the membership introduced Monday, November 24. The choice was made in settlement with President Leo Dell’Orco, paving the way in which for Peppe Poeta to imagine the top teaching position.
Messina, who led the group to a number of Italian championships, Italian Cups, Tremendous Cups, and a EuroLeague Remaining 4 look in 2021, will stay with the group in a administration capability. Dell’Orco expressed gratitude for Messina’s contributions and conveyed confidence in Poeta’s capacity to steer the group with willpower.
Milano enters the transition with a 6-6 file within the 2025-26 EuroLeague season, sitting eleventh within the standings. The group has averaged 83.1 factors per sport whereas capturing 52.7% from two-point vary and 37.8% from past the arc.
Leandro Bolmaro leads the squad with 11.2 factors per sport, including 4.3 rebounds and a pair of.7 assists. Zach LeDay has contributed 14.8 factors per contest, capturing 47.8% total and 50% from three-point vary. Shavon Shields averages 13.5 factors with a 57.4% capturing fee.
Different key contributors embody Devin Booker (9.4 factors, 5.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists), Quinn Ellis (8.2 factors, 4.1 assists), and Josh Nebo (9.0 factors, 5.0 rebounds) who’ve helped keep competitiveness in EuroLeague play. Nico Mannion has supplied 4.5 factors and a pair of.0 assists per sport, whereas Giampaolo Ricci provides 5.5 factors and three.6 rebounds.
The group has confronted challenges in consistency, alternating wins and losses over the primary 12 EuroLeague video games. Regardless of sitting outdoors the highest 10, Milano stays in competition for a playoff spot, and the management change is predicted to inject new vitality into the roster.
