FIBA Hall of Fame
    Ettore MESSINA (ITA)

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    2021
    CLASS

    Category | Coach Date of Birth | 30.09.1959 Country | Italy

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    Clubs

    • Virtus Bologna (1989 – 1993)

    • Virtus Bologna (1997 – 2002)

    • Benetton Treviso (2002 – 2005)

    • CSKA Moscow (2005 – 2009)

    • Real Madrid (2009 – 2011)

    • Los Angeles Lakers - Assistant coach (2011 – 2012)

    • CSKA Moscow (2012 – 2014)

    • San Antonio Spurs - Assistant coach (2014 – 2019)

    • Olimpia Milano (2019 – 2021)

    Club Highlights

    • European Cup Winners Cup winner (1990)

    • Eight-time Italian Cup winner (1990, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003-2005, 2021)

    • Mediterranean Games gold medalist (1993)

    • Six-time Italian League champion (1993, 1998, 2000-2003)

    • EuroBasket silver medalist (1997)

    • Four-times European Cup winner (1998, 2001, 2006, 2008)

    • Two-time Italian Super Cup winner (2002, 2020)

    • Six-time Russian League champion (2006-2009, 2013, 2014)

    • Two-time Russian Cup winner (2006, 2007)

    • Three-time VTB United League champion (2008, 2013, 2014)

    • Three-time Community of Madrid champion (2009, 2010, 2011)

    • Three-time Gomelsky Cup winner (2012, 2013, 2014)

    National Team

    • Italian National Team (1993 – 1997)

    • Italian National Team (2016)

    Individual Highlights

    • Two-time best Italian coach (1990, 1993)

    • Three-time Italian League best coach (1998 , 2001 , 2005)

    • European coach of the year (1998)

    • Four times Russian League coach of the year (2006-2009)

    • Two-time Euroleague coach of the year ( 2006, 2008)

    • 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors (2008)

    • Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2008)

    • VTB League Hall of Fame (2019)

    • NBA All-Star Game assistant coach (2016)