2020–21 Virtus Bologna season
The 2020–21 season is Virtus Bologna ' s 92nd in existence and the club's 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.
Overview
In the season 2019–20, Virtus Bologna aimed to return to the highest level of the European Basketball. However, the season was hit by the coronavirus pandemic that compelled the federation to suspend and later cancel the competition without assigning the title to anyone.[ 1] Virtus Bologna ended the championship in 1st position, but the title was not assigned. After a few weeks, also EuroCup season ended, where Bologna had reached the quarter-finals.
In May 2020, Virtus signed Amar Alibegović , a young power forward from Virtus Roma and of the most talented young players of the championship,[ 2] while in June, the club signed Amedeo Tessitori , a center of the national team from Treviso Basket ,[ 3] and Awudu Abass from Leonessa Brescia ; Abass is a member of the national team and one of the most prominent Italian small forwards.[ 4] The club completed the roster with Josh Adams , a point guard from Unicaja Málaga .[ 5]
Kit
Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Segafredo
Players
Current roster
Virtus Segafredo Bologna roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
Age
C
0
Tessitori, Amedeo
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
97 kg (214 lb)
30 – (1994-10-07 ) 7 October 1994
PG
1
Deri, Lorenzo
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
85 kg (187 lb)
23 – (2001-05-16 ) 16 May 2001
G/F
3
Belinelli, Marco
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
100 kg (220 lb)
38 – (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
PF
7
Alibegović, Amar
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
109 kg (240 lb)
29 – (1995-03-31 ) 31 March 1995
PG
9
Marković, Stefan
1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
98 kg (216 lb)
36 – (1988-04-25 ) 25 April 1988
PF
11
Ricci, Giampaolo (C)
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
102 kg (225 lb)
33 – (1991-09-27 ) 27 September 1991
PG
14
Adams, Josh
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
86 kg (190 lb)
31 – (1993-11-16 ) 16 November 1993
F/C
32
Hunter, Vince
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
98 kg (216 lb)
30 – (1994-08-05 ) 5 August 1994
SF
34
Weems, Kyle
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
100 kg (220 lb)
35 – (1989-08-23 ) 23 August 1989
SF
35
Nikolić, Stefan
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
27 – (1997-06-29 ) 29 June 1997
G
44
Teodosić, Miloš
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
89 kg (196 lb)
37 – (1987-03-19 ) 19 March 1987
C
45
Gamble, Julian
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
114 kg (251 lb)
35 – (1989-09-15 ) 15 September 1989
SF
55
Abass, Awudu
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
100 kg (220 lb)
31 – (1993-01-27 ) 27 January 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain Injured
Updated: 11 June 2021
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
Bench 3
C
Julian Gamble
Vince Hunter
Amedeo Tessitori
PF
Giampaolo Ricci
Amar Alibegović
Stefan Nikolić
SF
Kyle Weems
Awudu Abass
SG
Miloš Teodosić
Marco Belinelli
PG
Stefan Marković
Josh Adams
Alessandro Pajola
6+6 format (colours: Italian or homegrown players ; foreign players ; young players)
Squad changes
In
^ In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season
Out
Confirmed
Coach
Competitions
Supercup
Source:
LegaBasket Serie A Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Final Four
Italian Cup
Bologna qualified to the 2021 Italian Basketball Cup by ending the first half of the LBA season in the 4th position. They played the quarterfinal against the 5th ranking Umana Reyer Venezia .
Serie A
Regular season
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source:
LBA
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Bologna
Statistics
Milano
15/38 (39.5%)
2 point field goals
15/31 (48.4%)
12/32 (37.5%)
3 point field goals
5/21 (23.8%)
7/9 (77.8%)
Free throws
17/21 (81.0%)
35
Rebounds
31
16
Assists
12
13
Steals
9
10
Turnovers
20
4
Blocks
4
Eurocup
Regular season
Source:
EuroCup Basketball Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Top 16
Source:
EuroCup Basketball Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Joventut Badalona v Segafredo Virtus Bologna
26 March 2021 Game 2
Joventut Badalona
78–84 (Series : 2-0 )
Segafredo Virtus Bologna
Badalona
19:00 (CET )
Scoring by quarter: 14–19 , 17–24 , 23 –21, 24 –20
EuroLeague TV , Eurosport Player , DAZN
Pts : Bassas 26 Rebs : Tomić 8Asts : Ribas , Bassas 5 PIR: Bassas 32
Boxscore
Pts: Hunter , Weems 18 Rebs: Hunter , Gamble 5Asts: Marković 8 PIR: Hunter 16
Arena: Palau Olimpic De Badalona Referees: Damir Javor, Tomasz Trawicki, Hugues Thépénier
Semifinals
See also
References
2020–21 in Italian basketball
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national teams
Women's basketball