The Olimpia Milano bench now has a new owner
The last seasons of Armani Olimpia Milano in the Euroleague They are being really disappointing. They have not played a play-off since the 2021-22 season; Ettore Messina he managed a team in which they still played Sergio Rodríguez, Kyle Hines or Luigi Datome and in which the ex-azulgrana was also Malcolm Delaney.
Since then, year after year, they have been out of the top-10so they have not even had the option to compete in the new play-in. But the resounding start of this campaign in Europe, with a single victory in 10 dayswas not part of anyone’s plans and the Milanese management has decided to take a turn.
From more to less
Olimpia Milano has run out of patience with Peppe Poet. The former Italian point guard, with a Baskonista and Manresa past, He took over the reins of the team after joining Ettore Messina, when he was his assistant coach.. Previously he had been an assistant for the Italian team.
Although he failed to redirect the situation in the Euroleague, ending 14th with 17 wins and 21 lossesfar from the top-10, in the national championship he finished the season in style with winning the league title in the final against Reyer Venezia (3-1). This season, in the first instance, had started on the right foot lift the Super Cup after beating Virtus de Bologna (80-71) and Reyer Venezia himself (87-94).
However, the results have not finished arriving as the weeks go by, penultimate in the Euroleague (1-9) and fourth in the Lega (4-2)and the club has looked for a solution called Luca Banchi.
an old acquaintance
In these situations, it is often said that ‘Better evil known than good unknown’. Olimpia Milano has opted for a change to once again have the management of a proven coach like Banchi, who has signed a multi-year contract.
It is his second stage in the entity, after a first of two years between 2013 and 2015in whose first season managed to win Lega A and took the team to the Euroleague play-offs. Subsequently, he has passed through other benches such as Brose Bamberg, Lokomotiv Kuban or Virtus and is the national coach of Latvia from 2021.
The transalpine coach has described his return to the entity as “an honor“and explained that he faces it “with the enthusiasm and determination of prove that I am worthy of such a prestigious position“.
