Overview
- Ettore Messina, 66, resigned after a run of three defeats that followed a week out sick, with the club confirming his reassignment to a senior role.
- Giuseppe ‘Peppe’ Poeta was confirmed as head coach following interim wins over Asvel Villeurbanne 80–72 and Olympiacos 88–87.
- Poeta’s first game in charge comes Wednesday against Maccabi Tel Aviv in Belgrade, followed by a visit to Buesa Arena on December 5.
- Milano is 11th in the EuroLeague at 6–6 and sits eighth in Italy with four domestic losses.
- In an open letter, Messina said he had become a source of division and a distraction, calling his exit a step to restore unity.