Josh Hart has joined Napoli Basketball’s ownership group alongside business partner and Roommates podcast co-host Matt Hillman, according to Front Office Sports and Sportando. Both will serve on the Italian club’s board, FOS reports. Source Source
The investment stretches beyond the men’s team, which plays in Italy’s top division. Napoli owner Matt Rizzetta told FOS that Hart and Hillman are investing in the women’s team and a planned arena, too. Two teams and a building project: the podcast partners have picked up quite an agenda. Source
Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Rizzetta described the deal to FOS as Hart’s first move into sports ownership and his “largest private investment to date.” Source
“He looks at this like a legacy project,” Rizzetta told FOS. “You meet investors who want that two-, three-year return. Josh is looking to build this out.” Source
“Napoli is a great comeback story, and in many ways it reminds me of what we have built with the Knicks,” Hart said in the statement quoted by Sportando. Napoli’s ownership group is led by Underdog Global Partners, which acquired the club in 2025, Sportando reports. Source
European ambitions, with an asterisk
Napoli said it received initial approval in August 2026 to become a new EuroLeague franchise, Sportando reports. FOS reports that Napoli has approval to enter next season, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter, but says that approval has not yet been announced. Source Source
Rizzetta told FOS that arena construction is slated to begin in 2027 and that the project should be complete by 2030. Source
Rizzetta told FOS he expects Hart to be involved in recruiting and scouting “in some capacity.” This board seat is supposed to come with basketball homework. Source
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