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Ettore MESSINA (Italy)
Born on September 30, 1959, in Catania.
Nationality:
Italy
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Enshrined as a coach in the FIBA Hall of Fame on June 18, 2021.

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)