Giampaolo Ricci stays with Olimpia Milano through 2025 / News - Basketnews.com

Giampaolo Ricci has extended his contract with Olimpia Milano for two more years.

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Following the extension of Shavon Shields and Kyle Hines' contracts, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan have reached an agreement to keep Giampaolo Ricci until 2025.

Giampaolo Ricci

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The 31-year-old power forward came to Milan in the summer of 2021, from Virtus Bologna. He was a member of the team that won the Italian championship in 2022 and 2023, as well as the 2022 Italian Cup.

Last season, Ricci came off the bench for 2.6 points and 2.3 rebounds on average in 29 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague appearances for head coach Ettore Messina. All told, over his two seasons in Milan, Ricci has put up 2.9 points and 2.2 rebounds in 11 minutes on average over 65 games. He has shot a solid 62.1% on two-point attempts in that span.

Ricci grew up in Chieti where he began playing basketball in the local Magic Chieti team before moving to Pallacanestro Chieti and Stella Azzurra Roma in 2007. He stayed there until 2011. From 2011 to 2015 he played in A2 in Casalpusterlengo, then he spent a year in Verona and another in Tortona.

He made his Serie A debut in Cremona, where he remained for two years, winning the Italian Cup in 2019 (averaging 9.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game). In the summer of 2019, he moved to Virtus Bologna where he played two seasons winning the 2021 Italian championship.

Ricci made his debut for the national team on 29 November 2018 in Brescia, against Lithuania, then played in the 2021 Olympics and the 2022 European championships. Now, he's set to complete four seasons in Milan.

"Pippo is one of the players who perfectly fit into our environment both from a basketball and personality point of view.

He is a positive guy, always ready to help the team in many small things and different roles. We are happy to have him with us again," said Olimpia Milano general manager Christos Stavropoulos.

"I'm really happy to continue my journey with Olimpia Milan and to have the chance to keep getting excited in this city, along with these fans and wearing this jersey. I’m confident that the best for all of us is still yet to come," Ricci added.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan

Position Player Status PG Kevin Pangos Signed until 2024 PG/SG Stefano Tonut Signed until 2024 PG/SG Billy Baron Signed until 2024 SG Devon Hall Signed until 2024 SF Shavon Shields(story) Signed until 2026 PF Giampaolo Ricci(story) Signed until 2025 PF/C Nicolo Melli Signed until 2024 PF/C Johannes Voigtmann Signed until 2024 PF/C Guglielmo Caruso Signed until 2027 C Kyle Hines(story) Signed until 2024 Coach Ettore Messina (signed until 2024) Expired contract Deshaun Thomas (will not return), Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Davide Alviti (will not return) Naz Mitrou-Long (will not return), Shabazz Napier, Luigi Datome, Paul Biligha, Tommaso Baldasso (will not return) Rumored to leave Brandon Davies (will not return), Kevin Pangos Interested Ismael Kamagate (story), Nikola Mirotic

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