[citation needed] Milano had a great start and by mid November they had a seven game winning streak in the Serie A and just two losses in Euroleague.

[2] Milano ends at the first place in the standing the first half of the season gaining the unofficial title of "winter champions" and they qualified to the Italian Basketball Cup.

[3] In the EuroLeague Milano qualified to the playoffs ending the season in the fourth place which gave home advantage.

A sensational win against Bayern Munich at the quarterfinals qualified Milano to the Final Four where they lost the semifinals at the last shot against Barcelona.

At the playoffs Milano was the favourite for the title, but at the end things will not turn in the team's advantage: they reached the finals after winning against Dolomiti Energia Trento and Umana Reyer Venezia with a full 3-0 result.