By now, I'm sure you've heard of Ettore Messina. He has one of the most storied backgrounds around for an assistant NBA coach, yet he's not a household name because most of his achievements have occurred outside of the United States.
Instead of re-inventing the wheel, let's have a look at what our friends at the Denver Stiffs had to say about his accomplished past:
Ettore Messina is on the short list of most famous and well-respected European coaches of the last decade. He coached Virtus Bologna nine seasons in two separate stints between 1989-1993 and again from 1997-2002.