Olimpia Milano

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OLIMPIA MILANO

History

The Olimpia was formed in the 1936, by Adolfo Bogoncelli a rich self-made man of Milano, with colors Red & White. The Olimpia is know also with the nick-name of Scarpette Rosse (Red Shoes), 'cause the owner Bogoncelli was the first to import from Usa the Converse All-Stars for the Olimpia players; and the schoes were Red...as the team t-shirt From the beginnings the Olimpia was the first European Team of Basketball to have a sponsor on the t-shirts: the first one was the Borletti. From 1936 to 1955 Olimpia "Borletti" Milano won 9 Italian National Chanpionship, with great players as Castelli, Paganella, Canetta, Ricky Pagani and Sandro Gamba. In the 1956 the sponsor changed and the new one is the Simmenthal; in the 1957 there was the first foreigner player in the Olimpia: the Greek Stephanidis. From 1956 to 1972 the Olimpia "Simmenthal" Milano won other 10 Italian National Chanpionship; and in the April 1 1966 won also the first European Champions Cup. Great players of that other 10 championship were Nane Vianello, Sandro Riminucci, Pieri, Bill Bradley (then great NBA player and today Senator of the USA). In the 60's and the 70's there was a great battle in Europe between 3 teams: Olimpia Milano, Ignis Varese (another North Italian Teams, 40 km from Milano) and the Real Madrid; Olimpia Won a SemiFinal of European Cup against Madrid with 46 point of Nane Vianello, lost a Final with Madrid and won an half dozen of National Championship against the Ignis Varese. In the mid 70's the Ignis Varese dominated the Italian Championship and also the European Cup. the Varese club won 9 National Championship and played 10 finals of European Cup, (5 won). In that years OLimpia Milano and Ignis Varese played several Finals for the National Championship, 2 won by Milano and 2 by Varese. In that years Milano won 2 Cup Winner's Cup. In the 1973 the team became Olimpia "Innocenti" Milano, in the 1976 Olimpia "Cinzano" Milano. The end of 70's were the dark years of the team. Milano was relegated in the 2� League, but in the same years won another one Cup Winner's Cup. In the summer 1976 the old owner Adolfo Bogoncelli take a new coach for the team: is the Usa coach Dan Peterson. In the 1977 the sponsor became Billy...and the Olimpia became Great another time! in the 1980 Adolfo Bogoncelli sold his "loved daughter" Olimpia to the Family Gabetti. The first great crak bought by the Gabetti was...Dino Meneghin, the greatest Italian Player of every time, that leaded Ignis Varese for more than 12 years! in the same years from the Olimpia "Billy" Milano bought some great players: Mike D'Antoni, John Gianelli, Roberto Premier, the twin brothers Boselli, Renzo Bariviera, Ferracini and Gallinari. From the 1980 to 1989 the Olimpia changed more sponsor (Billy, Simac, Tracer, Philips) and won all is possibile for a Team: they played 9 Finals for the championship in 10 years and won 5. Olimpia won also the 2nd and the 3rd European Champions Cup, the 1st Intercontinental Cup, 1 Korac Cup, and some Italian Cups! In the 1987 the Olimpia "Tracer" Milano did the Great Slam won:

National Championship,
European Championship,
Italian Cup
Intercontinental Cup

The stars of that years were D'Antoni, Meneghin, Premier, Bob MacAdoo, Joe Barry Carroll, Russel Shoene, Antoine Carr, Mike Brown. In the 1993 the Olimpia "Philips" Milano won another one Korac Cup with Saha Djordjevic. In the 1994 the Gabetti Family sold the Olimpia to Bepi Stefanel. the Team was completely changed with new great players as: Dejan Bodiroga, Gregor Fucka, Sandro De Pol, Nando Gentile. In the season 1995/96 the Olimpia "Stefanel" Milano won the Italian Cup and the Italian National Chanpionship, the 25th! a great gift for the 60 birthday of the club! In the 1998 the Olimpia "Sony" Milano lost another Finale of Cup Winners' Cup. In the 1998 the new owners of the club were the Americans Pasquale Caputo and...Kobe Bryant. but after only 2 years and half Olimpia was sold to Sergio Tacchini and in the summer 2002 to Giorgio Corbelli. the new players of that years were Warren Kidd, Hugo Sconochini, Paolo Alberti, Claudio Coldebella and Petar Naumoski. Finally in the Summer 2004 the club is bought by a team of rich Milano citizen: Adriano Galliani (President of A.C. Milan football club), Angelo Moratti (vice president of Internazionale F.C.), the famous stylist Giorgio Armani and with the sponsor support of important groups as Adecco, Sony, RAS, Gabetti and Digit.

OLIMPIA "ARMANI JEANS" MILANO today

8 - Claudio Coldebella - 198 - 1968
9 - Jerry Mc Cullogh - 178 - 1973
10 - James SIngleton - 206 - 1981
11 - Paolo ALberti - 206 - 1972
12 - Marko Maravic - 201 - 1979
13 - Diego Fajardo - 208 - 1976
15 - Joe Blair - 210 - 1974
17 - Dante Calabria - 195 - 1973
18 - Mario Gigena - 198 - 1977
20 - Daniele Cavaliero - 188 - 1984

Capo Allenatore Lino LARDO

Presidente Giorgio CORBELLI Amministratore Delegato Edoardo CEOLA Direttore Generale Gino NATALI Team Manager Marco BALDI Segretaria Generale Cinzia LAURO Responsabile Settore Giovanile Gianni VILLA Ufficio stampa Matteo MANTICA Marketing Emanuele ARENA Segreteria Giorgio SCOPECE Segreteria Barbara ZONCADA Resp. Campo e magazzino Giuseppe BOGGIO

PALMARES

25 Italian National Championship

1 Intercontinental Cup

3 European Championship Cup

3 Cup Winners' Cup

2 Korac Cup

4 Italian Cup

Italian Championship Winners:

1920: Costanza Milano
1921: Assi Milano
1922: Assi Milano
1923: Internazionale Milano
1924: Assi Milano
1925: Assi Milano
1926: Assi Milano
1927: Assi Milano
1928: Ginnastica Roma
1929: non disputato
1930: Ginnastica Triestina
1931: Ginnastica Roma
1932: Ginnastica Triestina
1933: Ginnastica Roma
1934: Ginnastica Triestina
1935: Ginnastica Roma
1936: Borletti Milano
1937: Borletti Milano
1938: Borletti Milano
1939: Borletti Milano
1940: Ginnastica Triestina
1941: Ginnastica Triestina
1942: Reyer Venezia
1943: Reyer Venezia
1944: non omologato
1945: non disputato
1946: Virtus Bologna
1947: Virtus Bologna
1948: Virtus Bologna
1949: Virtus Bologna
1950: Borletti Milano
1951: Borletti Milano
1952: Borletti Milano
1953: Borletti Milano
1954: Borletti Milano
1955: Virtus Bologna
1956: Virtus Bologna
1957: Simmenthal Milano
1958: Simmenthal Milano
1959: Simmenthal Milano
1960: Simmenthal Milano
1961: Ignis Varese
1962: Simmenthal Milano
1963: Simmenthal Milano
1964: Ignis Varese
1965: Simmenthal Milano
1966: Simmenthal Milano
1967: Simmenthal Milano
1968: Oransoda Cant�
1969: Ignis Varese
1970: Ignis Varese
1971: Ignis Varese
1972: Simmenthal Milano
1973: Ignis Varese
1974: Ignis Varese
1975: Forst Cant�
1976: Sinudyne Bologna
1977: Mobilgirgi Varese
1978: Mobilgirgi Varese
1979: Sinudyne Bologna
1980: Sinudyne Bologna
1981: Squibb Cant�
1982: Billy Milano
1983: Bancoroma Roma
1984: Granarolo Bologna
1985: Simac Milano
1986: Simac Milano
1987: Tracer Milano
1988: Scavolini Pesaro
1989: Philips Milano
1990: Scavolini Pesaro
1991: Phonola Caserta
1992: Benetton Treviso
1993: Knorr Bologna
1994: Buckler Bologna
1995: Buckler Bologna
1996: Stefanel Milano
1997: Benetton Treviso
1998: Kinder Bologna
1999: Roosters Varese
2000: Paf Fortitudo Bologna
2001: Kinder Bologna
2002: Benetton Treviso
2003: Benetton Treviso
2004: Mens Sana Siena

Assi Milano, S.E.F. Costanza Milano and Internazionale Milano are all others team of Milano with any link with the Olimpia.

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