Cagliari downed incumbent European and Intercontinental champions Ignis Varese 76–75 on 4 March 1973 thanks to Mario Vascellari's last minute block on Paolo Polzot, as they managed to avoid relegation that season.
[4] Led by American John Sutter, Brill would upset major teams such as Simmenthal Milano, Forst Cantù and the beformentioned Varese at home over the course of the next seasons.
[1] The club reemerged as an independent organisation in 2001 under president Dario Corsi and from the 2008–09 season started to play in the fifth division Divisione Nazionale C (DNC).
[7] Prior to the season, the president was apprehensive over the sufficient funds needed to play in the Serie B (where travel is farther and more expensive), whilst the squad stayed relatively unchanged, though a declared partnership with Dinamo Basket Sassari saw one of their youth players arrive on loan.
[9] Plans to ask for an off-court reprieve were mooted over the summer, Olimpia returned to the Serie C – now completely regional except a restricted national finals round – with the aim of starting a multi-year project based on youth.