Always active and committed to the One Team project, Valencia Basket of Spain celebrated a decade of collaboration with One Team by delivering its 11th project. This time, the club is collaborating with the Asindown Foundation, with which they organized 10 exciting practices for the children and a great performance on La Fonteta during the One Team Games. In the sessions, the children are encouraged to work together, embrace team activities and, most of all, have fun with basketball. It was a great experience to remember for everyone, including One Tem Ambassadors Xabi Lopez-Arostegi, James Webb and Laia Lamana.

"They had great energy, talking, laughing, running around, playing tag, trying to shoot hoops..." Webb explains. "It was a great experience."

"They show so much joy, as if they have known you forever," Lamana says. "I think it's beautiful and I would do it a thousand times."

One Team, supported by Turkish Airlines as the One Team Founding Patron and with the collaboration of Special Olympics as Proud Partner, uses basketball to achieve real social impact in our communities.

With an innovative model of interconnectedness across an entire continent, Euroleague Basketball and its clubs have developed a complete CSR program that brings together activities from each team in an integrated, impactful way, working under the theme of ‘community integration’ that actively addresses targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10 on Reduced Inequalities.

Valencia completes 11th One Team project

Prior to all Round 29 EuroLeague and Round 16 EuroCup tipoffs, a One Team participant will present the game ball. At halftime, more One Team participants will take part in on-court activities and have the opportunity to be recognized by the local crowds. Then, before the second half starts, they will be joined by the One Team Ambassadors from both teams for a picture together at midcourt.

Just like every season, the One Team Games have landed both on the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup! From Tuesday through Friday, the entire One Team family will come together as ambassadors, coaches, players, legends and staff members to raise the visibility of programs that, thanks to the clubs, support thousands across the continent who are at risk of social exclusion.

One Team Games 2023 gallery

Virtus Segafredo Bologna continues to make great strides with its One Team program, and it recently opened its arms to the club's youth academy, the girls of Magika Castel San Pietro and the entire PGS Welcome Baskin team. There was a wonderful atmosphere on display, with plenty of smiles and laughs throughout the session.

It was not only Virtus's One Team organizers that oversaw the activities, though, as first-team players Daniel Hackett and Gora Camara joined One Team Ambassador Kyle Weems in taking part. Together, everyone learned about how to work together on the court and how to utilize this collaborative spirit on a day-to-day basis in everyday life. 

"It is an educational experience that our Italian school cannot give our children, so a heartfelt thank you from us for the organizational effort you make," commented the parent of one One Team participant from Virtus's youth academy. 

"On behalf of myself and my wife, I wanted to thank Virtus and Euroleague for involving Tommy in this year's One Team program. It's an incredible experience that our son enjoys from the bottom of his heart. He often asks me about some of his mates' problems and is happy to witness the joy on their faces after a made basket or when a player passes him the ball."

In fact, Virtus's session utilized one of the keys to the One Team methodology, as there was an opportunity at the end of each activity to reflect and discuss what life skills were on show. The participants took part in the sport of baskin, which is inspired by basketball and has modified rules to allow everyone – regardless of gender or disability – to take part. 

"Thank you very much. My daughter came back so happy that she couldn't sleep – she's still awake with adrenaline! Thank you very much," said the parent of one One Team participant from Magika A.S.D. 

What's more, the participants are able to understand how the virtues demonstrated through the sport of basketball can also be used away from the court.

"It was really exciting. I had previous baskin experience in Pesaro, but it’s totally different. Watching baskin and basketball players cooperate like this, guided by amazing coaches, is great. I’m glad to have brought my children and wife today,” added Virtus guard Daniel Hackett.

Virtus's One Team program sees members of the baskin team teach basketball to the club's youngsters, who then use what they have learned on their journeys in both their personal lives and also in sport. These sessions are led by an experienced team of One Team coaches, who work with the boys in their groups every day.

"This year's Virtus Bologna One Team session has been very special. Us basketball players had the chance to learn a new, amazing and inclusive sport called baskin. The \[PGS Welcome\] Baskin players have been playing with us during this session as if we've been playing together forever. It's been really special to share our passion for basketball during this time. After all, we are all One Team," stated Virtus forward Kyle Weems.

One Team, supported by Turkish Airlines as the One Team Founding Patron and with the collaboration of Special Olympics as Proud Partner, uses basketball to achieve real social impact in our communities.

With an innovative model of interconnectedness across an entire continent, Euroleague Basketball and its clubs have developed a complete CSR program that brings together activities from each team in an integrated, impactful way, working under the theme of ‘community integration’ that actively addresses targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10 on Reduced Inequalities.

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Virtus's One Team session ends with many happy faces!

As the first phase of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan's One Team project came to a close, 140 students from the Arcadia Institute took part in [a training day with the club's One Team instructors and members of the first team](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=845554956517569) at Assago Forum. 

Using three buses provided by Milan, the students and their teachers arrived at the arena and were welcomed by the club's One Team leaders, who guided them into the stands. They were then able to watch the first part of the players' practice.

At the halfway point of the practice, the students were able to go down to the court to see the players, who greeted them with love and affection. There were plenty of high fives going around, too! Shortly after, everyone got together to take a group photo with the tag 'One Team'.

The students then returned to the stands for the second half of the practice, as they watched the players engage in shooting drills. Once the practice had come to a close, the students were able to step onto the court once again, but this time for a session of their own.

Led by Milan's One Team coaches, Marilisa, Alessandro and Domenico, the seven classes took part in a shooting competition. The students were arranged in two rows behind the baseline in their respective halves of the court before the activity got underway. One after the other, they dribbled to the middle of the court, turned back around and passed to their partner. Then, they positioned themselves to shoot and tried to get a teammate free, before everyone shot together as part of the shooting challenge.

After, the four classes that scored the most baskets were able to advance to the semifinals. The competition closed with a very evenly balanced final, which was decided by a single basket. Once the activity had come to a close, everyone joined together for one final shout of "One Team!" As the students left the arena, they received a small gift from Milan.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">Grandi emozioni al One Team Day per 140 studenti ➡ <a href="https://t.co/3Anv8O7OO1">https://t.co/3Anv8O7OO1</a> <br><br>💙<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/insieme?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#insieme</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreAllOneTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreAllOneTeam</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OTEuroleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OTEuroleague</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/LaureusSport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LaureusSport</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ScaloMilano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ScaloMilano</a> <a href="https://t.co/FYJJtmvxc2">pic.twitter.com/FYJJtmvxc2</a></p>&mdash; Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) <a href="https://twitter.com/OlimpiaMI1936/status/1615365142769766401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Laureus, Milan's social partner, compiled some short interviews with the students and the players during this enjoyable day. One of the players who was spoken to was Milan's One Team ambassador, Kyle Hines, who had an important message for the students:

"It is cool to see so many kids and so many people enthusiastic to see our practice and see us play, but the thing I would recommend as a parent and as a dad is to keep following your dream. You know, stay motivated. Pursue your dream and pursue everything that you love and want. But also enjoy yourselves. Enjoy life, enjoy every day and make sure that you're happy with everything and anything that you do."

The second phase of Milan's One Team program will begin in the not-too-distant future.

One Team, supported by Turkish Airlines as the One Team Founding Patron and with the collaboration of Special Olympics as Proud Partner, uses basketball to achieve real social impact in our communities.

With an innovative model of interconnectedness across an entire continent, Euroleague Basketball and its clubs have developed a complete CSR program that brings together activities from each team in an integrated, impactful way, working under the theme of ‘community integration’ that actively addresses targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10 on Reduced Inequalities.

Milan's One Team Day a great success

Zalgiris Kaunas continues the implementation of the social project One Team and announces the cooperation with a new partner - the Association of Lithuanian Children’s Day Care Centers, which brings together young people from socially vulnerable families.

As in previous years, the participants of the project gather for live meetings in Zalgirio Arena’s practice area. The sessions focus on developing different life skills - leadership, teamwork, responsibility, stress management, etc.

One of the key factors for the success of a One Team project is its continuity. One Team works for 8-12 weeks with each group, with each meeting developing different skills in the young people. This helps them to integrate more easily into society and allows them to apply different skills to their daily lives.

“We can already see changes in the young people's behavior after the first session. When we first meet, many of them are withdrawn, shy because they don't know each other. But each time the participants reveal themselves more and more, they show their strengths and are no longer afraid to make mistakes”, says project coordinator Andra Kniukstaite.

This season’s group is not only eager to take part in the activities, but they are also particularly fond of playing basketball, so the opportunity to train in the same space as the Zalgiris players gives them even more motivation and inspiration.

At each meeting, the participants are treated to a special programme prepared by Zalgiris staff and reinforced with advice from the Euroleague Basketball. Discussions, engaging games, new challenges, peer support - these are just some of the things that are given time and attention during the sessions.

One of the things the young people look forward to most is a visit from the Zalgiris players. Arnas Butkevicius and Tyler Cavanaugh are the ambassadors of this season's project, visiting one of the meetings, interacting with the participants, answering questions and competing on the basketball court together. 

The ambassadors were not the only guests who came to the sessions. In order to give the young people the opportunity to gain as many different experiences as possible, they were visited by Zalgiris Kaunas football players, Zalgiris youth team coach Tautvydas Slezas and Zalgiris-2 players, and sports psychologist Aiste Zemaityte.

An important part of the project is its partner Ramirent Lietuva, which has been sponsoring it for the fifth year. The company’s employees are involved in the sessions themselves and also spread the word about the project by wearing hundreds of One Team T-shirts every day.

Other partners are also joining the project. This season, Samsonas is contributing to the events organized by the Lithuanian Association of Children’s Day Care Centers with its products.

These and other partners will have the opportunity to join the activities during one of the last meetings.

Zalgiris has been running the One Team project in Lithuania since 2013 and has received multiple awards for it.

Zalgiris continues One Team project with new partner and ambassadors

For the last decade, Olympiacos Piraeus has helped those in the community thanks to its One Team program. As a way of celebrating the 10th year since the inception of the Reds' social responsibility program, an event was held to commemorate the occasion featuring this year's One Team participants, in addition to members of the current first-team squad, the club's social partners and also some players, organizers and volunteers that have contributed to the program in the last 10 years.

On the morning of Monday, December 19, the organizers of Olympiacos's One Team program set up a friendly game involving players from the Reds' first team and the One Team participants. Rather than focus on winning, the goal was to ensure that everyone enjoyed themselves and that there were as many smiles on view as possible, and both of these objectives were achieved. Olympiacos head coach Georgios Bartzokas was the referee for this friendly game, and he was happy to have participated in the event.

"This has been a much more pleasant experience than what I would have imagined," said Coach Bartzokas. "I had an idea about what was going on; I knew about the actions our team has undertaken with Kostas Papanikolaou and Sasha Vezenkov. I know how much they have worked with these kids for years now. So, I had an idea \[about the program\], but I could not have imagined the amount of joy this event would give us! The kids enjoyed themselves too, but they also gained strength. I feel very happy to have participated, even if it was just with a small role."

The fun didn't end there, though, as there were some Christmas surprises and the cutting of a cake to mark the 10th year of Olympiacos's One Team program. As you might expect, this also brought big smiles to the participants' faces!

"You learn about the meaning of unselfishness, of true love, about what a sincere hug means," explained Olympiacos team captain and One Team ambassador Kostas Papanikolaou. "Smiles that don't need any reciprocation to be offered; the only thing they need is for you to be there to play and share in their joy. It's a blessing and there are not enough words to describe it. Only someone who has experienced it and has had the opportunity to spend time with these kids can understand. I would suggest that everyone does something like this, 200%! The emotions you get to experience and the joy you derive are greater than the joy you give back to these kids."

Olympiacos starters Sasha Vezenkov and Thomas Walkup also expressed their joy at being involved in Monday's One Team celebration.

"It's my fifth year with the program; Kostas has been active with it even before that," commented Vezenkov, who is the team's other One Team ambassador. "Each time we are with them, we really enjoy it, we see their smiles. For us, this is the most important part: to watch these kids being happy, sharing activities, and offering them even the slightest joy whenever we are able to meet. I'm very happy that today we got to see old and new friends and we all together got to play, laugh and escape the everyday routine – both ours and theirs."

"These kids teach us 100% more things than what we get to teach them," added Walkup. "It's five or six months before the end of the season and sometimes you need to check in with reality. You come to the gym every day and it's hard, because your body hurts, your spirit is suffering, you feel tired, you miss a few games and feel sad for yourself. And then you come here, you play a game like this one and you realize a lot; you realize that you need to be grateful for what you've got. You see how these kids look at you, that they see you as a role model and you see that they would give everything to play a basketball game. To tell you the truth, this is the easiest thing we can do for these kids. However, it has been a special day and I'm happy we did that."

One Team, supported by Turkish Airlines as the One Team Founding Patron and with the collaboration of Special Olympics as Proud Partner, uses basketball to achieve real social impact in our communities.

With an innovative model of interconnectedness across an entire continent, Euroleague Basketball and its clubs have developed a complete CSR program that brings together activities from each team in an integrated, impactful way, working under the theme of ‘community integration’ that actively addresses targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10 on Reduced Inequalities.

Olympiacos celebrates 10th anniversary of its One Team program

Ambassadors meet Baskonia's new One Team participants

A new season of One Team's spirit-lifting magic is already underway in northern Spain as Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz has hit the ground running with its time-tested program for giving local children at risk of exclusion better tools to achieve community integration – not to mention plenty of fun!

One early highlight this autumn was a visit from the Baskonia's trio of One Team Ambassadors – Matt Costello, Arturs Kurucs and Pierria Henry – all of whom answered questions, played games and bonded with children from the club's 5+11 Foundation, which promotes healthy lifestyles, teamwork and tolerance with the collaboration of the Gizarterako Association.

"This is what it's all about," said Henry, who as Baskonia's One Team Ambassador two years ago, couldn't have direct contact with the participants due to the pandemic. "As you look around and see the smiles on their faces, these kids are so full of life, no matter what they are going through... It's an amazing experience, and I'm just thankful to be a part of this and to be able to help these kids in any way that I can."

The program is dedicated to children from immigrant backgrounds and others with the potential to become marginalized from society. This season, 16 children aged 5 to 12 will participate in the program, which lasts from October to May and includes activities such as music, yoga and camps.

"For me it was wonderful and a lot of fun to be able to share that day with the three ambassadors," one of the participants, Prosper, said after the session with the three ambassadors. "It will be one of the days I will never forget. Whenever I think of them and the day, the memories will always be very good."

One Team, supported by Turkish Airlines as the One Team Founding Patron and with the collaboration of Special Olympics as Proud Partner, uses basketball to achieve real social impact in our communities.

With an innovative model of interconnectedness across an entire continent, Euroleague Basketball and its clubs have developed a complete CSR program that brings together activities from each team in an integrated, impactful way, working under the theme of ‘community integration’ that actively addresses targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10 on Reduced Inequalities.

The 2021-22 One Team award honorees [received their prizes at the One Team Annual Workshop in September 2022](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/one-team/news/olympiacos-repeats-as-one-team-gold-program-honoree/) and over the last few weeks, those teams have shined a light on these achievements by staging on-court celebrations at Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games. By sharing their achievements with their fans, their social partners, the local media and the community, these clubs have shown their immense pride at being recognized for the work they are doing with their One Team programs.

Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, Olympiacos Piraeus and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan were all deemed to have gone above and beyond with their One Team programs during the last season, which resulted in them being rewarded for their efforts during September's One Team Annual Workshop.

In the case of Baskonia, it used its first home game of the season as an opportunity to share its One Team Bronze Program accolade with its fans. On October 14, 2022, just before taking on Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, Baskonia had a pre-game ceremony centered around its award, which included a delegate from the Gizarterako Association and two One Team participants from the program, as well as representatives from the club. During halftime, the One Team participants also had the chance to show the Baskonia fans what activities they have been doing with the One Team program.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">🏆 Presentado ante la afición baskonista el bronce de los premios One Team Awards 2022 🔵🔴<br><br>🤗🤗<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoazenBaskonia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoazenBaskonia</a> <a href="https://t.co/vZUMcC99xK">pic.twitter.com/vZUMcC99xK</a></p>&mdash; Baskonia (@Baskonia) <a href="https://twitter.com/Baskonia/status/1581003315466600449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

On the same date, prior to its first home game of the season against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, Fenerbahce organized a pre-game ceremony involving its One Team participants from the 2021-22 season. In addition to these individuals, there were program volunteers, those involved with the Fenerbahce One Team staff, and representatives from Beko on a night when the club honored its One Team Silver Program award.

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Less than two weeks later, Olympiacos took the turn of celebrating its One Team achievements, having won the Gold Program prize while forward Kostas Papanikolaou took home the One Team Ambassador Award. On October 27, before its second home game of the season, but its first with fans in the stands, Olympiacos had a halftime ceremony against AS Monaco in which Papanikolaou was joined on the court by some participants of the club's One Team program. 

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Last night, when it faced Virtus Segafredo Bologna, Milan had two events to celebrate its One Team Award achievements. Before the game got underway, [center Kyle Hines received his One Team Global Ambassador Award](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/one-team/news/hines-honored-with-special-one-team-global-ambassador-award/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/one-team/) in front of Milan's fans at Mediolanum Forum. Then, during the break between the first and second quarters, the Community Development honor that Milan won was commemorated, involving representatives from the club and Laureus, as well as individuals from Milan's 2021-22 One Team program.

One Team, supported by Turkish Airlines as the One Team Founding Patron and with the collaboration of Special Olympics as Proud Partner, uses basketball to achieve real social impact in our communities.

With an innovative model of interconnectedness across an entire continent, Euroleague Basketball and its clubs have developed a complete CSR program that brings together activities from each team in an integrated, impactful way, working under the theme of ‘community integration’ that actively addresses targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10 on Reduced Inequalities.

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A special One Team Global Ambassador Award has been given to veteran Kyle Hines of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan during the EuroLeague ELPA Players Representatives Meeting on Monday at league headquarters in Barcelona.

Ever since he first became involved with One Team back in 2012, the inaugural year of Euroleague Basketball's social responsibility program, Hines has displayed all the qualities that align with the One Team pedagogy. His involvement and dedication to One Team have been comprehensive, as Hines has promoted the program's values and inspired young people both locally and across the continent in his role as Global Ambassador.

The 2021-22 season in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup marked the 10th anniversary for One Team, and the special award for Hines coincided with the EuroLeague Players' Sustainability Session on Tuesday. The focus of the session was how players can be relevant voices in support of sustainability. During this discussion, player representatives from all 18 EuroLeague teams learned about Euroleague Basketball's sustainability plan, the ways in which they can act as sustainability advocates, and how Adidas and other Euroleague Basketball partners are aiding the efforts of the league in working towards its sustainability goals.

Hines first became a One Team Ambassador for Olympiacos Piraeus in the 2012 season and was then named the One Team Global Ambassador in December 2013. Since leaving Olympiacos in 2013, Hines continued his One Team responsibilities while playing for CSKA Moscow and Milan, performing the duties of the One Team Club Ambassador or the One Team Global Ambassador. He also won four EuroLeague titles during his playing career and is one of just three players ever to become champion more than once with each of two different teams.

"I talk to all the guys on our team or other teams about the importance of One Team and having an impact within their communities, what it means not only to the players, but also to the people that are involved and the example that it shows," Hines said after receiving the award.

"To see the organization, the initiative, the mission continue to grow year after year has been incredible. For me, One Team is my favorite part of the year. I mean, obviously, I'm a basketball player and I love doing all the things on the court. But off the court, to see how much of an impact One Team is continuing to have throughout the communities, throughout all of Europe, it is definitely something special."

Hines has not only had a positive impact on the communities where he has played but has also taken part in events organized by Euroleague Basketball on a continent-wide basis. Over the years, he has regularly been present for the One Team Games celebrations, in addition to the One Team events that take place during each season's EuroLeague Final Four, for which he qualified as a player nine times consecutively, a record.

With an innovative model of interconnectedness across an entire continent, Euroleague Basketball and its clubs have developed a complete CSR program that brings together activities from each team in an integrated, impactful way, working under the theme of "community integration" that actively addresses targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10 on Reduced Inequalities, among others. Since its founding in 2012, the One Team program has reached already, directly and indirectly, more than 24,000 participants through its various team projects.

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