Ettore Messina extends his contract with Milan / News - Basketnews.com

Olimpia Milan officially announced that Ettore Messina extended his contract as the team's head coach until the end of the 2025-26 season.

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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan's head coach, Ettore Messina, has been facing unprecedented pressure recently. Amidst speculation of his departure, the club released a short statement.

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The Italian team's president, Pantaleo Dell'Orco, announced that Messina's contract had been extended until the summer of 2026.

BasketNews sources have previously indicated that the deal was made but went unannounced. For more context, you can read this story by Orazio Cauchi.

It's important to note that Messina also holds the basketball operations president position. In case the 64-year-old decides to leave his role as a head coach, he would still remain the basketball operations president.

Milan currently has just five wins in ten games in the Italian League (LBA), marking the worst start in more than a decade.

The club has just four wins in the EuroLeague after 11 rounds, sharing 15th place in the standings.

Additionally, guard Kevin Pangos's situation is unclear since the 30-year-old has been excluded from the team's roster for weeks despite being healthy. The team announced that Nikola Mirotic had a flare-up in his Achilles, sidelining him for the foreseeable future.

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