2023–24 Virtus Bologna season

Main article: Virtus Bologna
Virtus Bologna
2023–24 season
OwnerMassimo Zanetti
PresidentMassimo Zanetti
Head coachLuca Banchi
ArenaSegafredo Arena
LBARunners-up
EuroLeague9th
Italian CupQuarterfinalists
SupercupWinners

The 2023–24 season is Virtus Bologna's 95th in existence and the club's 7th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.

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Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Segafredo

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Players

Current roster

Virtus Segafredo Bologna roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G/F 00 Cordinier, Isaïa 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1996-11-28)28 November 1996
G 1 Lundberg, Gabriel 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 30 – (1994-12-04)4 December 1994
G/F 3 Belinelli, Marco (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 39 – (1986-03-25)25 March 1986
PG 6 Pajola, Alessandro 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1999-11-09)9 November 1999
G/F 13 Dobrić, Ognjen 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 – (1994-10-27)27 October 1994
PG 14 Mascolo, Bruno 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 29 – (1996-03-04)4 March 1996
C 15 Cacok, Devontae  2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 28 – (1996-10-08)8 October 1996
SG 19 Lomažs, Rihards 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 29 – (1996-04-13)13 April 1996
PF 21 Shengelia, Tornike 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 33 – (1991-10-05)5 October 1991
G 23 Hackett, Daniel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 37 – (1987-12-19)19 December 1987
PF 24 Menalo, Leo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (2002-01-06)6 January 2002
F/C 25 Mickey, Jordan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 30 – (1994-07-09)9 July 1994
PF 33 Polonara, Achille 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 33 – (1991-11-23)23 November 1991
C 41 Žižić, Ante 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 121 kg (267 lb) 28 – (1997-01-04)4 January 1997
C 42 Dunston, Bryant 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 39 – (1986-05-28)28 May 1986
SF 55 Abass, Awudu 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – (1993-01-27)27 January 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Matteo Panichi
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: March 29, 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Inactive
C Bryant Dunston Ante Žižić Devontae Cacok
PF Tornike Shengelia Jordan Mickey Achille Polonara
SF Marco Belinelli Ognjen Dobrić Awudu Abass
SG Isaïa Cordinier Gabriel Lundberg Rihards Lomažs
PG Daniel Hackett Alessandro Pajola Bruno Mascolo

(colors: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

Squad changes

In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
14 PG Bruno Mascolo 27 New Basket Brindisi 2 years June 2025 Free 6 July 2023 [1]
33 PF Achille Polonara 31 BC Žalgiris 2 years June 2025 Free 6 July 2023 [2]
15 C Devontae Cacok 26 CSKA Moscow 2 years June 2025 Free 11 July 2023 [3]
13 G/F Ognjen Dobrić 28 KK Crvena zvezda 2 years June 2025 Free 13 July 2023 [4]
9 G Jaleen Smith 28 Alba Berlin 2 years June 2025 Free 20 July 2023 [5]
42 C Bryant Dunston 37 Anadolu Efes S.K. 1 year June 2024 Free 25 August 2023 [6]
19 G Rihards Lomažs[Note IN] 27 Merkezefendi 6 months June 2024 Free 29 December 2023 [7]
41 C Ante Žižić[Note IN] 26 Anadolu Efes S.K. 2 years June 2026 Free 31 December 2023 [8]
  1. ^
    In players: Players that signed after the beginning of the season

Out

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
34 SF Kyle Weems 33 Derthona Basket End of contract Free 1 July 2023 [9]
1 PG Nico Mannion 22 Saski Baskonia End of contract Free 1 July 2023 [10]
14 C Mouhammadou Jaiteh 28 AS Monaco End of contract Free 1 July 2023 [11]
44 G Miloš Teodosić 36 KK Crvena zvezda End of contract Free 1 July 2023 [12]
37 F Semi Ojeleye 28 Valencia Basket Exit option $300,000 1 July 2023 [13]
29 C Gora Camara 22 Universo Treviso Basket Loan Free 13 July 2023 [14]
7 C Ismaël Bako 27 Unics Kazan Exit option $200,000 24 August 2023 [15]
9 G Jaleen Smith[Note OUT] 29 KK Partizan Mutual consent Free 24 December 2023 [16]
24 PF Leo Menalo[Note OUT] 22 Pallacanestro Trieste Loan Free 4 April 2024 [17]
  1. ^
    Out players: Players that left after the beginning of the season

Confirmed

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
6 PG Alessandro Pajola 23 youth team 7 + 3 years June 2026 Youth system 2015–16 [18][19][20]
55 SF Awudu Abass 30 Basket Brescia Leonessa 1 + 3 years June 2024 Free 15 June 2020 [21][22]
3 G/F Marco Belinelli 37 San Antonio Spurs 3 + 2 years June 2025 Free 26 November 2020 [23]
00 SG Isaïa Cordinier 26 Nanterre 92 2 + 2 years June 2025 Free 6 October 2021 [24]
23 PG Daniel Hackett 35 CSKA Moscow 2 years June 2024 $100,000 3 March 2022 [25][26]
21 PF Tornike Shengelia 35 CSKA Moscow 2 years June 2024 Free 13 September 2022 [27]
25 F/C Jordan Mickey 28 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2 years June 2024 Free 13 July 2022 [28]
1 SG Gabriel Lundberg 27 Phoenix Suns 2 years June 2024 Free 21 July 2022 [29]
24 PF Leo Menalo 20 Stella Azzurra Roma 4 years June 2026 Free 2 August 2022 [30]

References

  1. ^ "Bruno Mascolo is a new player of Virtus Segafredo Bologna". 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  2. ^ "Achille Polonara is a new player of Virtus Segafredo Bologna". 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  3. ^ "Devontae Cacok signs with Virtus Segafredo Bologna". 2023-07-22. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  4. ^ "Ognjen Dobric signs with Virtus Segafredo Bologna". 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  5. ^ "Jaleen Smith is a new player of Virtus Segafredo Bologna". 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  6. ^ "Bryant Dunston è un nuovo giocatore di Virtus Segafredo Bologna" (in Italian). 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  7. ^ "Rihards Lomazs is a new player for Virtus Segafredo Bologna!". 2023-12-29.
  8. ^ "Ante Žižić is a new player of Virtus Segafredo Bologna!". 2023-12-31.
  9. ^ "KYLE WEEMS E L'ADDIO IN LACRIME ALLA VIRTUS BOLOGNA: "UN ONORE AVER VESTITO QUESTA MAGLIA, HO DATO TUTTO". IL VIDEO". EuroSport (in Italian). 1 July 2023.
  10. ^ "NICO MANNION: "DUE ANNI DIFFICILI ALLA VIRTUS. ZERO MINUTI AI PLAYOFF? NON CAPISCO MA LO ACCETTO"". EuroSport (in Italian). 7 July 2023.
  11. ^ "VIRTUS BOLOGNA, MERCATO: MAM JAITEH AL MONACO, NICO MANNION UFFICIALE AL BASKONIA CON UN BIENNALE". EuroSport (in Italian). 28 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Teodosic lascia la Virtus Bologna: "E' stato un onore". Giocherà con la Stella Rossa". EuroSport (in Italian). 11 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Valencia pesca in Italia e firma Semi Ojeleye". EuroSport (in Italian). 1 July 2023.
  14. ^ "GORA CAMARA PER IL REPARTO LUNGHI DI TVB '23/24!". EuroSport (in Italian). 13 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Ismael Bako lascia la Virtus Bologna e va a Kazan". PianetaBasket (in Italian). 24 August 2023.
  16. ^ "ORA È UFFICIALE: JALEEN SMITH LASCIA LA VIRTUS BOLOGNA E FIRMA PER IL PARTIZAN BELGRADO" (in Italian). 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  17. ^ "LEO MENALO È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA PALLACANESTRO TRIESTE" (in Italian). 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  18. ^ "Alessandro Pajola". virtus.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Virtus Segafredo Bologna e Alessandro Pajola Insieme Fino al 2025". virtus.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Alessandro Pajola in Virtus Bologna until 2026!". virtus.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Benvenuto Abi!". virtus.it (in Italian). 15 June 2020.
  22. ^ "AWUDU ABASS AND VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA TOGETHER UNTIL 2024". virtus.it. 1 July 2021.
  23. ^ Fumagalli, Davide (7 July 2023). "Marco Belinelli-Virtus Bologna, il matrimonio continua: il capitano rinnova il contratto fino al 2025". EuroSport (in Italian).
  24. ^ "VIRTUS BOLOGNA, RINNOVO BIENNALE PER ISAIA CORDINIER: HA FIRMATO FINO A GIUGNO 2025". 6 July 2023.
  25. ^ "DANIEL HACKETT E' UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DI VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA". virtus.it. 3 March 2022.
  26. ^ "Hackett-Virtus: l'azzurro ha pagato $100k al CSKA per uscire dal contratto". Sportando. 5 March 2022.
  27. ^ "Toko ancora con noi!". Virtus Bologna. 13 September 2022.
  28. ^ "JORDAN MICKEY IS A NEW VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA PLAYER!". 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  29. ^ "Gabriel Lundberg è un nuovo giocatore di Virtus Segafredo Bologna!". virtus.it. July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  30. ^ "Leo Menalo è un nuovo giocatore di Virtus Segafredo Bologna!". virtus.it. August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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