BC Astana announced a very important news today. The newly formed team from the Kazakhstan capital hired Matteo Boniciolli as a Head Coach for the 2011/12 season. BC Astana will compete in VTB United League and hiring the well respected Italian coach was their first move. The GM of BC Astana is basketball legend Valery Tikhonenko.
Matteo Boniciolli worked this season with Lottomatica Virtus Roma, who competed in Italian SerieA and in Euroleague as well.