Dr. Francesco Cuzzolin, Phd.
Head of Performance – Olimpia Milano
Francesco is the first European to become Head Strength and Conditioning Coach in the NBA, with the Toronto Raptors. He has worked with two of the most successful European basketball teams, Benetton Treviso and Virtus Bologna, with the Russian and the Italian National teams. As a consultant, he has shared his expertise with the Latvian National Team, CSKA Moscow, and Fenerbahce Istanbul. Francesco is currently the Head of Performance for Olimpia Armani Milano, the Euroleague Basketball team. Francesco has a Ph.D. in physical exercise applied to industrial engineering and is a member of the ELPA Performance Advisory Board.