2018–19 Olimpia Milano season

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Olimpia Milano
2018-19 season
Owner Giorgio Armani
PresidentLivio Proli
Head coach Simone Pianigiani
Arena Mediolanum Forum
LBA 1st
0Playoffs0Semifinals
EuroLeague 12th
Coppa Italia Quarterfinals
PIR leader Flag of Lithuania.svg Artūras Gudaitis
19.1
Scoring leader Flag of the United States.svg Mike James
17.8
Rebounding leader Flag of Lithuania.svg Artūras Gudaitis
7.5
Assists leader Flag of the United States.svg Mike James
5.7
Highest home attendance12,005
Milano 72–67 Varese
(December 23, 2018)
Lowest home attendance6611
Milano 83–95 Panathinaikos
(March 22, 2019)
Average home attendance8177
Biggest win Milano 111-74 Pesaro
(February 10, 2019)
Biggest defeat Milano 79-93 Sassari
(July 4, 2019)
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2019-20  →

Team

Final roster

Olimpia Milano roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 00 Flag of Italy.svg Della Valle, Amedeo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)86 kg (190 lb)29 – (1993-04-11)11 April 1993
PG 2 Flag of the United States.svg James, Mike 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb)32 – (1990-08-18)18 August 1990
SF 5 Flag of Serbia.svg Micov, Vladimir 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)101 kg (223 lb)37 – (1985-04-16)16 April 1985
C 7 Flag of Lithuania.svg Gudaitis, Artūras 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)115 kg (254 lb)29 – (1993-06-19)19 June 1993
SF 13 Flag of Italy.svg Fontecchio, Simone 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)91 kg (201 lb)26 – (1995-12-09)9 December 1995
C 15 Flag of the United States.svg Tarczewski, Kaleb 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)111 kg (245 lb)29 – (1993-02-26)26 February 1993
SG 16 Flag of Serbia.svg Nedović, Nemanja 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)87 kg (192 lb)31 – (1991-06-16)16 June 1991
PF 19 Flag of Lithuania.svg Kuzminskas, Mindaugas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)98 kg (216 lb)32 – (1989-10-19)19 October 1989
PG 20 Flag of Italy.svg Cinciarini, Andrea  (C)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)84 kg (185 lb)36 – (1986-06-21)21 June 1986
SF 21 Flag of the United States.svg Nunnally, James 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)93 kg (205 lb)32 – (1990-07-14)14 July 1990
C 23 Flag of Italy.svg Burns, Christian 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)108 kg (238 lb)37 – (1985-09-04)4 September 1985
PF 32 Flag of Italy.svg Brooks, Jeff 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)98 kg (216 lb)33 – (1989-06-12)12 June 1989
PG 55 Flag of the United States.svg Jerrells, Curtis 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb)35 – (1987-02-05)5 February 1987
C 92 Flag of Slovenia.svg Omić, Alen 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)109 kg (240 lb)30 – (1992-05-06)6 May 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Cancellieri
  • Flag of Italy.svg Mario Fioretti
  • Flag of Italy.svg Marco Esposito
  • Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Turchetto
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: July 14, 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Contents

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2Bench 3
C Artūras Gudaitis Kaleb Tarczewski Christian Burns Alen Omić
PF Jeff Brooks Mindaugas Kuzminskas
SF Vladimir Micov James Nunnally Simone Fontecchio
SG Nemanja Nedović Amedeo Della Valle
PG Mike James Curtis Jerrells Andrea Cinciarini

Squad changes

Extensions

No.Pos.Nat.NameTypeEndsDateSource
45 G/F Flag of Latvia.svg Dairis Bertāns 1 yearJune 201929 June 2018 [1]
15 C Flag of the United States.svg Kaleb Tarczewski 2 yearsJune 202030 June 2018 [2]

In

No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving fromTypeDateSource
22 SG Flag of Italy.svg Amedeo Della Valle Reggio Emilia Flag of Italy.svg 3 years22 June 2018 [3]
32 PF Flag of Italy.svg Jeff Brooks Unicaja Malaga Flag of Spain.svg 2 years25 June 2018 [4]
16 SG Flag of Serbia.svg Nemanja Nedovic Unicaja Malaga Flag of Spain.svg 2 years26 June 2018 [5]
23 F/C Flag of Italy.svg Christian Burns Pallacanestro Cantù Flag of Italy.svg 2 years28 June 2018 [6]
2 PG Flag of the United States.svg Mike James Panathinaikos Flag of Greece.svg 3+1 years13 July 2018 [7]
13 SF Flag of Italy.svg Simone Fontecchio Vanoli Cremona Flag of Italy.svg return from loan14 July 2018 [8]
92 C Flag of Slovenia.svg Alen Omić Budućnost Flag of Montenegro.svg end of the season2 January 2019 [9]
21 G/F Flag of the United States.svg James Nunnally Houston Rockets Flag of the United States.svg 2 years27 January 2019 [10]

Out

No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving toTypeDateSource
0 SG Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Goudelock Shandong Heroes Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg end of contract30 June 2018
7 PF Flag of Italy.svg Davide Pascolo Aquila Basket Trento Flag of Italy.svg end of contract30 June 2018
9 PG Flag of Lithuania.svg Mantas Kalnietis ASVEL Basket Flag of France.svg end of contract30 June 2018
22 C Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cusin Auxilium Torino Flag of Italy.svg end of contract30 June 2018
23 SG Flag of Italy.svg Awudu Abass Basket Brescia Leonessa Flag of Italy.svg end of contract30 June 2018
24 PF Flag of France.svg Amath M'Baye Virtus Bologna Flag of Italy.svg end of contract30 June 2018
25 PG Flag of North Macedonia.svg Jordan Theodore AEK Athens Flag of Greece.svg end of contract30 June 2018
45 G/F Flag of Latvia.svg Dairis Bertāns New Orleans Pelicans Flag of the United States.svg mutual consent1 March 2019 [11]

Club uniform

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Lega Basket home
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Kit body basketball.svg
Kit shorts redsides.png
Kit shorts.svg
Lega Basket away
Kit body reddiagonals.png
Kit body basketball.svg
Kit shorts redsides.png
Kit shorts.svg
Euroleague home
Kit body whitesides.png
Kit body basketball.svg
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Kit shorts.svg
Euroleague away

Competitions

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLPFPAPDWin %
Supercup 29 September 201830 September 2018SemifinalsWinner2200163130+33100.00
Serie A 7 October 20182 June 2019Regular seasonSemifinals41260153,2753,065+210063.41
EuroLeague 12 October 20184 April 2019Regular season12th30140162,6012,600+1046.67
Italian Cup 14 February 201814 February 2018Quarter-finalsQuarter-finals10018486−2000.00
Total74420326,1235,881+242056.76

Source: Competitions

Statistics

Individual statistics Serie A

No.PlayerGCGPGSMPG2FG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGEFPPG
00 Amedeo Della Valle 36291116.846.4%36.4%91.2%1.51.30.70.27.17.4
2 Mike James 28272425.645.9%34.3%77.7%3.45.01.30.116.115.6
5 Vladimir Micov 32322427.149.0%37.4%82.1%2.72.00.80.18.79.7
7 Artūras Gudaitis 99621.863.0%-70.7%8.20.90.90.920.114.8
13 Simone Fontecchio 38341112.047.0%37.5%85.7%1.10.30.30.22.14.0
15 Kaleb Tarczewski 27272322.578.3%-61.0%7.10.70.30.715.610.7
16 Nemanja Nedović 1717420.242.3%41.0%69.4%2.62.71.00.110.511.3
19 Mindaugas Kuzminskas 3433517.960.5%34.2%81.8%3.30.70.40.210.39.2
20 Andrea Cinciarini 36341018.945.3%41.1%70.8%3.02.90.70.08.56.5
21 James Nunnally 19181728.150.6%45.1%95.7%2.42.90.50.014.015.1
23 Christian Burns 3836513.563.0%26.3%66.7%3.40.30.70.35.64.7
32 Jeff Brooks 37353222.554.3%33.3%78.7%4.51.00.70.58.25.9
45 Dairis Bertāns 1716211.435.0%48.7%69.0%0.90.30.40.04.35.7
55 Curtis Jerrells 2827721.953.1%37.5%83.7%2.32.00.70.19.310.4
92 Alen Omić 1511411.556.0%0.0%66.7%3.40.50.10.24.53.1
Total3854.4%37.8%76.6%35.615.96.42.395.486.2

Individual statistics Euroleague

No.PlayerGCGPGSMPG2FG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGEFPPG
00 Amedeo Della Valle 251206.150.0%35.7%100.0%0.80.30.10.21.82.1
2 Mike James 30303033.947.0%32.6%82.6%3.86.41.30.020.219.8
5 Vladimir Micov 30303031.350.3%39.4%79.0%3.22.51.10.113.713.9
7 Artūras Gudaitis 2121423.863.9%-80.5%7.10.40.81.018.712.5
13 Simone Fontecchio 14500.8-0.0%-0.00.00.00.0-1.20.0
15 Kaleb Tarczewski 24242418.272.4%-69.2%4.60.40.40.78.86.4
16 Nemanja Nedović 1615723.551.7%41.4%80.6%2.52.70.80.110.411.5
19 Mindaugas Kuzminskas 3030117.151.4%46.9%85.9%3.30.70.50.18.88.5
20 Andrea Cinciarini 2814511.262.5%33.3%37.5%1.40.90.50.12.43.2
21 James Nunnally 1010726.952.6%42.1%91.7%2.92.20.40.014.514.1
23 Christian Burns 291403.144.4%0.0%100.0%0.80.10.00.10.61.0
32 Jeff Brooks 29292925.155.7%39.6%83.3%5.31.00.80.38.66.0
45 Dairis Bertāns 23221116.632.0%53.6%82.4%1.00.60.70.05.16.4
55 Curtis Jerrells 3030015.145.5%34.3%75.0%1.01.50.40.04.26.2
92 Alen Omić 1514212.545.9%0.0%16.7%3.60.50.40.24.12.5
Total3052.8%38.7%80.5%34.015.96.42.295.487.3

Season individual statistics

No.PlayerGCGPGSMPG2FG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGEFPPG
00 Amedeo Della Valle 61411113.746.7%36.3%91.8%1.31.00.50.25.55.8
2 Mike James 58575430.046.6%33.3%80.8%3.65.71.30.118.317.8
5 Vladimir Micov 62625429.149.7%38.5%80.0%3.02.31.00.111.111.7
7 Artūras Gudaitis 30301023.263.6%-77.5%7.50.50.81.019.113.2
13 Simone Fontecchio 52391110.547.0%36.2%85.7%1.00.20.30.21.63.5
15 Kaleb Tarczewski 51514720.576.2%-63.6%5.90.50.40.712.48.6
16 Nemanja Nedović 33321121.847.3%41.2%74.6%2.62.70.90.110.511.4
19 Mindaugas Kuzminskas 6463617.556.3%39.9%83.6%3.30.70.40.29.68.9
20 Andrea Cinciarini 64481516.648.2%39.7%67.1%2.52.30.60.06.75.5
21 James Nunnally 29282427.651.4%44.3%94.0%2.62.60.50.014.214.7
23 Christian Burns 6750510.661.5%25.0%70.8%2.60.30.50.24.23.7
32 Jeff Brooks 66646123.754.9%36.6%80.3%4.81.00.70.48.46.0
45 Dairis Bertāns 40381314.433.3%51.9%73.9%0.90.50.60.04.86.1
55 Curtis Jerrells 5857718.349.7%36.1%80.5%1.61.70.50.16.68.2
92 Alen Omić 3025612.150.0%0.0%46.7%3.50.50.20.24.32.8
Total6853.7%38.2%78.4%34.915.96.42.395.486.7

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