Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | ||||
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| Nickname | Scarpette Rosse Little Red Shoes |
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| Leagues |
LBA EuroLeague |
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| Founded | 1930 | |||
| History |
Dopolavoro Borletti (1930-1947) Triestina Milano (1936-1947) Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano (1947-present) |
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| Arena | Mediolanum Forum | |||
| Capacity | 12,331 | |||
| Location | Milan, Italy | |||
| Team colors | White and Red |
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| President | Livio Proli | |||
| Head coach | Jasmin Repeša | |||
| Team captain | Andrea Cinciarini | |||
| Ownership | Giorgio Armani | |||
| Championships |
27 Italian Championships 5 Italian Cups 1 Italian Supercup 3 EuroLeague 1 Intercontinental Cup 3 Saporta Cups 2 Korać Cup 1 Triple Crown |
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| Retired numbers |
18 Arthur Kenney 8 Mike D'Antoni |
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| Website | olimpiamilano.com | |||
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Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, also known as EA7 Emporio Armani Milano after its title sponsor (alternative names: Pallacanestro Olimpia Milan, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan), 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.
As per custom in the Italian league, sponsorship has kept the team name changing frequently. From 1936 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 27 Italian League championships, 5 Italian National Cups, 1 Italian Super Cup, 3 EuroLeague, 1 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 3 FIBA Saporta Cups, 2 FIBA Korać Cups and many junior titles.
Olimpia was founded in 1936, 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 Nane 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 European Champions Cup.
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