2025–26 Virtus Bologna season

Virtus Bologna
2025–26 season
OwnerMassimo Zanetti
PresidentMassimo Zanetti
Head coachDuško Ivanović
ArenaSegafredo Arena

The 2025–26 season is Virtus Bologna's 97th in existence and the club's 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.

Kit

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Segafredo

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Current roster

Virtus Segafredo Bologna roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 6 Pajola, Alessandro 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1999-11-09)9 November 1999
PG 11 Taylor, Brandon 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 31 – (1994-01-08)8 January 1994
G 23 Hackett, Daniel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 37 – (1987-12-19)19 December 1987
G 30 Morgan, Matt 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1997-11-07)7 November 1997
PF 33 Polonara, Achille  2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 33 – (1991-11-23)23 November 1991
C 35 Diouf, Mouhamet 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 23 – (2001-09-10)10 September 2001
F 45 Akele, Nicola 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 29 – (1995-11-07)7 November 1995
G Vildoza, Luca 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1995-08-11)11 August 1995
PF Alston Jr., Derrick 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1997-09-17)17 September 1997
F Niang, Saliou 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (2004-05-14)14 May 2004
F/C Smailagić, Alen 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – (2000-08-18)18 August 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Matteo Panichi

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: July 2, 2025

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 Alen Smailagić Mouhamet Diouf
PF Derrick Alston Jr. Nikola Akele Achille Polonara
SF Saliou Niang
SG Luca Vildoza Matt Morgan
PG Alessandro Pajola Brandon Taylor Daniel Hackett

(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
PG Luca Vildoza 29 Olympiacos B.C. 3 years June 2028 Free 25 June 2025 [1]
PF Derrick Alston Jr. 27 Bàsquet Manresa 2 years June 2027 Free 28 June 2025 [2]

References

  1. ^ "Welcome Luca Vildoza!". 2025-06-25. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  2. ^ "Virtus Bologna, firmato Derrick Alston Jr" (in Italian). 2025-06-28. Retrieved 2025-06-28.