- Vitus has won all three EuroLeague games against Milan, including an 86-79 home win in Round 8.
- These two great Italian rivals met in the EuroLeague for the first time this century last season in Round 7, and Virtus pulled out a 59-64 road win.
- Virtus guard Daniel Hackett earned MVP of the round after last season’s regular-season finale when he led his team to an 89-84 victory over Milan with 25 points on 7-for-7 two-point shooting and a career-best 10 assists for a PIR of 36.
- The only other time they met in European competitions was in the 1997 EuroLeague eighthfinals when Milan won their best-of-three series that featured three home wins.
- Current Virtus head coach Luca Banchi coached Milan for two seasons, from 2013 to 2015. He won the Italian League title with the team. Nicolo Melli and Daniel Hackett played unde Banchi at that time.
- Virtus guard Daniel Hackett played for Milan for a season and a half. Hackett joined Milan in December 2013 and stayed there until the summer of 2015. He was a teammate there of Nicolo Melli and the two helped Milan reach the 2014 EuroLeague Playoffs.
- Hackett and Melli not only played together at Milan in 2014 and 2015, but have also been teammates on the Italian national team along with Stefano Tonut, Luigi Datome, Giampaolo Ricci, Tommaso Baldasso and Paul Biligha
- Hackett and Marco Belinelli played under Milan head coach Ettore Messina on the Italian national team in 2016.
- Hackett and Milan's Kyle Hines were teammates at CSKA for two seasons, from 2018 to 2020, they won the 2019 EuroLeague title together.
- Hackett and Milan's Maodo Lo were teammates at Brose Bamberg during the 2017-18 season.
- The Virtus trio of Hackett, Tornike Shengelia and Iffe Lundberg were teammates with Milan forward Johannes Voigtmann at CSKA Moscow. Hackett and Voigtmann were there from 2019-20 and Shengelia and Lundberg joined them for the next two seasons.
- Hackett made a career-high 6 three-pointers playing for CSKA against Milan in December 2019.
- Milan's Giampaolo Ricci played at Virtus for two seasons, from 2019 to 2021.
- Milan's Ricci, Stefano Tonut and Nicolo Melli have been teammates of Virtus's Alessandro Pajola and Achille Polonara on the Italian national team this past summer at the 2023 World Cup.
- Virtus's Awudu Abass played for Milan for two seasons, from 2016 to 2018. He has also been teammates with Melli, Tonut and Ricci on the Italian national team.
- Milan forward Shavon Shields and Virtus forward Toko Shengelia were teammates at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz for two seasons, from 2018 to 2020.
- Shengelia had a career-high 7 assists in last season's 89-84 home win over Milan.
- Shengelia matched his career-best with 4 steals last March in a home loss against Milan.
- Earlier this season, Milan playmaker Shabazz Napier tied his career high in PIR with 28 playing for Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade against Virtus.
- Virtus forward Jordan Mickey and Milan's Billy Baron and Alex Poythress were teammates at Zenit St Petersburg in the 2021-22 seasons.
- Mickey had a career-high 11 rebounds playing for Khimki Moscow Region against Milan in February 2021.
- Polonara set his career-high with 13 rebounds playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Milan in March 2021.
- Iffe Lundberg grabbed a career-high 7 rebounds playing for CSKA Moscow against Milan in September 2021.
- These two great Italian rivals met in the EuroLeague for the first time this century last season in Round 7, and Virtus pulled out a 59-64 road win.
- Virtus guard Daniel Hackett earned MVP of the round after last season’s regular-season finale when he led his team to an 89-84 victory over Milan with 25 points on 7-for-7 two-point shooting and a career-best 10 assists for a PIR of 36.
- The only other time they met in European competitions was in the 1997 EuroLeague eighthfinals when Milan won their best-of-three series that featured three home wins.
- Current Virtus head coach Luca Banchi coached Milan for two seasons, from 2013 to 2015. He won the Italian League title with the team. Nicolo Melli and Daniel Hackett played unde Banchi at that time.
- Virtus guard Daniel Hackett played for Milan for a season and a half. Hackett joined Milan in December 2013 and stayed there until the summer of 2015. He was a teammate there of Nicolo Melli and the two helped Milan reach the 2014 EuroLeague Playoffs.
- Hackett and Melli not only played together at Milan in 2014 and 2015, but have also been teammates on the Italian national team along with Stefano Tonut, Luigi Datome, Giampaolo Ricci, Tommaso Baldasso and Paul Biligha
- Hackett and Marco Belinelli played under Milan head coach Ettore Messina on the Italian national team in 2016.
- Hackett and Milan's Kyle Hines were teammates at CSKA for two seasons, from 2018 to 2020, they won the 2019 EuroLeague title together.
- Hackett and Milan's Maodo Lo were teammates at Brose Bamberg during the 2017-18 season.
- The Virtus trio of Hackett, Tornike Shengelia and Iffe Lundberg were teammates with Milan forward Johannes Voigtmann at CSKA Moscow. Hackett and Voigtmann were there from 2019-20 and Shengelia and Lundberg joined them for the next two seasons.
- Hackett made a career-high 6 three-pointers playing for CSKA against Milan in December 2019.
- Milan's Giampaolo Ricci played at Virtus for two seasons, from 2019 to 2021.
- Milan's Ricci, Stefano Tonut and Nicolo Melli have been teammates of Virtus's Alessandro Pajola and Achille Polonara on the Italian national team this past summer at the 2023 World Cup.
- Virtus's Awudu Abass played for Milan for two seasons, from 2016 to 2018. He has also been teammates with Melli, Tonut and Ricci on the Italian national team.
- Milan forward Shavon Shields and Virtus forward Toko Shengelia were teammates at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz for two seasons, from 2018 to 2020.
- Shengelia had a career-high 7 assists in last season's 89-84 home win over Milan.
- Shengelia matched his career-best with 4 steals last March in a home loss against Milan.
- Earlier this season, Milan playmaker Shabazz Napier tied his career high in PIR with 28 playing for Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade against Virtus.
- Virtus forward Jordan Mickey and Milan's Billy Baron and Alex Poythress were teammates at Zenit St Petersburg in the 2021-22 seasons.
- Mickey had a career-high 11 rebounds playing for Khimki Moscow Region against Milan in February 2021.
- Polonara set his career-high with 13 rebounds playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Milan in March 2021.
- Iffe Lundberg grabbed a career-high 7 rebounds playing for CSKA Moscow against Milan in September 2021.
Game Facts - EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
Streaks
Shavon Shields has scored 10 or more points seven of his last eight games.
Shields has had at least 1 steal in 10 straight games.
Shields had a PIR of 15 or more in six of his last seven games.
Nikola Mirotic has made at least 1 three-point shots in six straight and nine of his last 10 games.
Shabazz Napier has made at least 1 three-pointer in 16 of his last 17 games.
Season rankings
Nikola Mirotic ranks sixth in average index rating with 18.9 per game.
Shavon Shields ranks ninth in average index rating with 17.4 per game.
Mirotic ranks sixth in scoring with 17.2 points per game.
Shields ranks seventh in scoring with 16.0 points per game.
Shields is tied for fifth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Shields is tied for fourth in average three-pointers made with 2.6 per game.
Mirotic ranks 10th in average three-pointers made with 2.3 per game.
Milan makes 10.1 three-pointers per game, the third most this season.
Milan has allowed 77.8 points per game, which is the third lowest in the league.
Milan has allowed 9.1 offensive rebounds per game, which is the fewest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Kyle Hines is the all-time leader in games played in the EuroLeague. He has made 423 appearances in the competition.
Hines is the competition's all-time leader in offensive rebounds with 824.
Hines ranks second all-time with 1,852 rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is first with 2,010.
Hines ranks fifth all-time with 4,294 index rating points. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is fourth with 4,402 and counting.
Hines ranks 11th place all-time with 3,335 points scored. Nikola Mirotic is 10th with 3,509 points. Kostas Sloukas is ninth with 3,565 points and counting.
Hines is second all-time with 1,330 two-point shots made. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is the all-time leader with 1,463 and counting.
Hines is ranked third all-time with 320 blocked shots. Bryant Dunston of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is second with 342 and counting.
Hines is in 10th place all-time with 287 steals. His former teammate Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos Piraeus is ninth with 300 steals and counting.
Hines is in 15th place all-time with 669 free throws made. Jaka Lakovic is 14th with 673.
Nikola Mirotic ranks seventh all-time with 820 free throws made. Juan Carlos Navarro is sixth with 853.
Mirotic is ranked seventh all-time with 4,149 index rating points. Vassilis Spanoulis is sixth with 4,183.
Nicolo Melli is in eighth place all-time with 1,487 rebounds. Ante Tomic is seventh with 1,545.
Melli is the leader among active EuroLeague players and third all-time with 1,119 defensive rebounds. Ioannis Bourousis is second all-time with 1,164.
Johannes Voigtmann needs 53 points to reach 2,000 for his career.
Maodo Lo needs 68 points to reach 2,000 for his career.
Shavon Shields has scored 10 or more points seven of his last eight games.
Shields has had at least 1 steal in 10 straight games.
Shields had a PIR of 15 or more in six of his last seven games.
Nikola Mirotic has made at least 1 three-point shots in six straight and nine of his last 10 games.
Shabazz Napier has made at least 1 three-pointer in 16 of his last 17 games.
Season rankings
Nikola Mirotic ranks sixth in average index rating with 18.9 per game.
Shavon Shields ranks ninth in average index rating with 17.4 per game.
Mirotic ranks sixth in scoring with 17.2 points per game.
Shields ranks seventh in scoring with 16.0 points per game.
Shields is tied for fifth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Shields is tied for fourth in average three-pointers made with 2.6 per game.
Mirotic ranks 10th in average three-pointers made with 2.3 per game.
Milan makes 10.1 three-pointers per game, the third most this season.
Milan has allowed 77.8 points per game, which is the third lowest in the league.
Milan has allowed 9.1 offensive rebounds per game, which is the fewest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Kyle Hines is the all-time leader in games played in the EuroLeague. He has made 423 appearances in the competition.
Hines is the competition's all-time leader in offensive rebounds with 824.
Hines ranks second all-time with 1,852 rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is first with 2,010.
Hines ranks fifth all-time with 4,294 index rating points. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is fourth with 4,402 and counting.
Hines ranks 11th place all-time with 3,335 points scored. Nikola Mirotic is 10th with 3,509 points. Kostas Sloukas is ninth with 3,565 points and counting.
Hines is second all-time with 1,330 two-point shots made. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is the all-time leader with 1,463 and counting.
Hines is ranked third all-time with 320 blocked shots. Bryant Dunston of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is second with 342 and counting.
Hines is in 10th place all-time with 287 steals. His former teammate Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos Piraeus is ninth with 300 steals and counting.
Hines is in 15th place all-time with 669 free throws made. Jaka Lakovic is 14th with 673.
Nikola Mirotic ranks seventh all-time with 820 free throws made. Juan Carlos Navarro is sixth with 853.
Mirotic is ranked seventh all-time with 4,149 index rating points. Vassilis Spanoulis is sixth with 4,183.
Nicolo Melli is in eighth place all-time with 1,487 rebounds. Ante Tomic is seventh with 1,545.
Melli is the leader among active EuroLeague players and third all-time with 1,119 defensive rebounds. Ioannis Bourousis is second all-time with 1,164.
Johannes Voigtmann needs 53 points to reach 2,000 for his career.
Maodo Lo needs 68 points to reach 2,000 for his career.
Game Facts - Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Streaks
Marco Belinelli has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 straight and 29 of his last 30 games.
Isaia Cordinier has posted PIRs of 10 or more in six of his last seven games.
Tornike Shengelia has scored 10 or more points in six of his last seven games.
Season rankings
Tornike Shengelia ranks eighth in average index rating with 17.7 per game.
Shengelia ranks 10th in scoring with 14.6 points per game.
Marco Belinelli ranks third in average three-pointers made with 2.7 per game.
Records/Milestones
Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 342 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 409 and counting.
Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 1,470 rebounds. Nicolo Melli of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is eighth with 1,487 and counting.
Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 608 career offensive rebounds. Othello Hunter ranks fourth with 611.
Dunston ranks eighth all-time with 993 two-pointers made. Tibor Pleiss of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is seventh with 1,004 two-point shots and counting.
Ante Zizic ranks 13th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.7%.
Achille Polonara needs 2 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Jordan Mickey needs 4 three-point shots made to reach 100 for his career.
Tornike Shengelia needs 3 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Shengelia needs 8 points to reach 3,000 for his career.
Daniel Hackett needs 1 point to reach 2,500 for his career.
Marco Belinelli has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 straight and 29 of his last 30 games.
Isaia Cordinier has posted PIRs of 10 or more in six of his last seven games.
Tornike Shengelia has scored 10 or more points in six of his last seven games.
Season rankings
Tornike Shengelia ranks eighth in average index rating with 17.7 per game.
Shengelia ranks 10th in scoring with 14.6 points per game.
Marco Belinelli ranks third in average three-pointers made with 2.7 per game.
Records/Milestones
Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 342 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 409 and counting.
Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 1,470 rebounds. Nicolo Melli of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is eighth with 1,487 and counting.
Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 608 career offensive rebounds. Othello Hunter ranks fourth with 611.
Dunston ranks eighth all-time with 993 two-pointers made. Tibor Pleiss of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is seventh with 1,004 two-point shots and counting.
Ante Zizic ranks 13th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.7%.
Achille Polonara needs 2 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Jordan Mickey needs 4 three-point shots made to reach 100 for his career.
Tornike Shengelia needs 3 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Shengelia needs 8 points to reach 3,000 for his career.
Daniel Hackett needs 1 point to reach 2,500 for his career.