9× Italian Cup winner (1990, 1999, 2001–2005, 2021, 2022)
2× Italian Supercup winner (2002, 2020)
3× Gomelsky Cup winner (2012–2014)
50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
FIBA EuroStar (1998)
European Coach of the Year (1998)
2× EuroLeague Coach of the Year (2006, 2008)
VTB United League Hall of Fame (2019)
4× Russian League Coach of the Year (2006–2009)
3× LBA Coach of the Year (1998, 2001, 2005)
LBA Hall of Fame (2008)
2× Italian Coach of the Year (1990, 1993)
As assistant coach:
NBA All-Star Game (2016)
LBA champion (1984)
2× Italian Cup champion (1984, 1989)
FIBA Hall of Fame as coach
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Italy
EuroBasket
1997 Spain
Mediterranean Games
1993 France
Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded as one of the best European basketball coaches of all time, having been named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors in 2008.
He was named the Italian League's Best Coach three times, in the years 1998, 2001, and 2005. Furthermore, he has been named EuroLeague's Coach of the Year twice, in 2006 and 2008. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008, and into the Russian VTB United League Hall of Fame, in 2019. Messina also previously worked with the San Antonio Spurs, as an assistant coach for Gregg Popovich, from 2014 to 2019.
EttoreMessina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket...
Energia Trento in game 6 of the 2018 LBA Finals. On June 11, 2019, legend EttoreMessina signed a deal as the new head coach of the club and president of all...
been: Vittorio Tracuzzi, Dan Peterson, Terry Driscoll, Alberto Bucci, EttoreMessina, Aleksandar Đorđević and Sergio Scariolo. Virtus was founded in 1871...
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during the 2017 FIBA EuroBasket championship, serving on the staff of EttoreMessina. On June 26, 2019, Fois was hired as a player development coach for...
1997–98 Antoine Rigaudeau Kinder Bologna 14 Zoran Savić Kinder Bologna EttoreMessina 1998–99 Antoine Rigaudeau (2×) Kinder Bologna 27 Tyus Edney Žalgiris...
he was replaced in Real Madrid, by CSKA Moscow's successful coach EttoreMessina. Joan Plaza began his career with the basketball school founded by him...
Olimpia Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A and the EuroLeague, under coach EttoreMessina. On July 2, 2022, he parted ways with the Italian club, having won both...
Tommaso Tasso, Davide Bonora, Andrea Cempini, Saverio Nero (Coach: EttoreMessina) Runner-up: Real Madrid (Spain) Mike Anderson, José "Piculín" Ortiz...
December 21, 2023, Napier signed back with Olimpia Milano under coach EttoreMessina. Napier's mother and manager, Carmen Velásquez, is Puerto Rican, which...
2013 10 Andrew Gaze G 1999 2013 7 Fabricio Oberto C 2005–2009 2019 Coaches Name Position Tenure Inducted EttoreMessina Assistant coach 2014–2019 2021...
Professional Basketball League hired Snyder as the head assistant coach under EttoreMessina. CSKA reached the Euroleague Final Four this season, but lost to eventual...
Soviet and Russian basketball Dušan Ivković, EuroLeague coaching legend EttoreMessina, one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors Dimitrios Itoudis, two-time...
Brescia Oggi Sergio Scariolo: l'eroe dei due mondi, Basket World Life EttoreMessina vs Sergio Scariolo, due leggende a confronto, Sportando Sergio Scariolo's...
French). VTB United League first Hall of Fame class. Milos Teodosic and EttoreMessina among the inductees in the VTB League Hall of Fame. Presented the Hall...
Reserves: P R A SF 10 Sani Bečirović 4 2 3 SG 11 Antonio Granger 10 1 0 PF 12 Alessandro Frosini 0 1 0 PF 13 David Andersen 3 2 0 Head coach: EttoreMessina...
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