BC Roma SPQR has strengthened its basketball leadership structure by officially appointing Chris Mullin and Bryan Colangelo to the club’s advisory board.
The Italian organization confirmed both additions Wednesday, bringing in two prominent figures with extensive experience at the highest levels of American basketball.
Per the press release: “BC Roma SPQR today announced that Bryan Colangelo and Chris Mullin will join the Club’s Advisory Board, adding two highly respected figures from American basketball to a group that brings together experience from both sides of the Atlantic. The Club continues to build a project designed to connect Rome with the highest levels of the global game.
Colangelo and Mullin will join Valerio Bianchini, Honorary President of BC Roma SPQR, and Sergio Scariolo, Special Advisor for Basketball Strategy, as the Club continues to build the foundations of its sporting and organization project.
The Advisory Board will provide strategic counsel to the Club’s leadership on roster construction, talent identification, organization development, and coaching philosophy, drawing on extensive experience across the NBA, international basketball, team building, player development and basketball operations.”
Mullin brings Hall of Fame credentials to the project, while Colangelo is a two-time NBA Executive of the Year. They will contribute to a group already featuring Bianchini and Scariolo as BC Roma continues developing its sporting and organizational structure.
The club could add another major basketball name to its leadership. Legendary coach Mike D’Antoni is reportedly being pursued for a position on the Board of Directors.
With Luka Doncic backing the project and Alessandro Magro serving as head coach, the newly established Rome franchise is now preparing for its first season in both the BKT EuroCup and Italy’s LBA UnipolSai.
BC Roma’s competitive debut is scheduled for late September. The club will begin its domestic campaign against Nutribullet Treviso on September 26 before facing Bahcesehir Koleji in its first EuroCup game four days later.
