Olimpia, here is ‘Khoda’: “An honor to play here” – Sport

by Giacomo Gelati

The Olimpia roster of coach Giampiero Serio is back to expand, which after the goodbyes in the race of Matteo Papotti and Denis Tomesani, has formalized the inclusion of the Dutch play-guard Arman Khodadadzade, born in 2001, coming from the U22 of Donar Groningen. In line with the club’s youth policy, Arman (second foreigner in Castellana history after the American Ian Carter) has chosen Castel San Pietro Terme after testing other teams: the postponement of the matches of 2, 9 and 16 January, pending further measures given the pandemic circumstances, is allowing the Nerazzurri to integrate the newcomer, to recover long-term patients and find some peace of mind in the face of a performance in C Gold below expectations. “I’ve always wanted to play abroad – he explains -, especially in countries like Italy, Spain and Germany which are highly respected when it comes to basketball and where I played in some tournaments with the Groningen team. I love Italian basketball and I have always loved the Italian language and culture. Olimpia made me feel like I was at home, for this I thank GM Francesconi, President Ramini, all the managers and the technical staff. Everyone made sure that I was well and teammates are very kind. ” The first steps in the Nerazzurri ranks: “I tried two other teams in the C Silver championship, but I liked Olimpia more. The level is good and competitive and this suits me. I will try to gain experience in this championship for to improve as a player and help the team. I have always played in the position of play-guard. I love to create for my teammates with good passes and to take advantage of the 3-point shot and average shots. ” In his future also enrollment at the University of Bologna, to resume psychology studies, suspended due to basketball commitments.