2023–24 Virtus Bologna season

Main article: Virtus Bologna
Virtus Bologna
2023–24 season
OwnerMassimo Zanetti
PresidentMassimo Zanetti
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.

Kit

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Segafredo

Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

Players

Current roster

Virtus Segafredo Bologna roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G/F 00 France Cordinier, Isaïa 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1996-11-28)28 November 1996
G 1 Denmark Nigeria Lundberg, Gabriel 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 30 – (1994-12-04)4 December 1994
G/F 3 Italy Belinelli, Marco (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 38 – (1986-03-25)25 March 1986
PG 6 Italy Pajola, Alessandro 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1999-11-09)9 November 1999
G/F 13 Serbia Dobrić, Ognjen 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 – (1994-10-27)27 October 1994
PG 14 Italy Mascolo, Bruno 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 28 – (1996-03-04)4 March 1996
C 15 United States Cacok, Devontae Injured 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 28 – (1996-10-08)8 October 1996
SG 19 Latvia Lomažs, Rihards 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 28 – (1996-04-13)13 April 1996
PF 21 Georgia (country) Shengelia, Tornike 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 33 – (1991-10-05)5 October 1991
G 23 Italy United States Hackett, Daniel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 37 – (1987-12-19)19 December 1987
PF 24 Croatia Menalo, Leo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (2002-01-06)6 January 2002
F/C 25 United States Mickey, Jordan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 30 – (1994-07-09)9 July 1994
PF 33 Italy Polonara, Achille 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 33 – (1991-11-23)23 November 1991
C 41 Croatia Žižić, Ante 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 121 kg (267 lb) 27 – (1997-01-04)4 January 1997
C 42 United States Armenia Dunston, Bryant 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 38 – (1986-05-28)28 May 1986
SF 55 Italy 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)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Italy Matteo Panichi
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured 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 Injured
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 Italy Bruno Mascolo 27 New Basket Brindisi Italy 2 years June 2025 Free 6 July 2023 [1]
33 PF Italy Achille Polonara 31 BC Žalgiris Lithuania 2 years June 2025 Free 6 July 2023 [2]
15 C United States Devontae Cacok 26 CSKA Moscow Russia 2 years June 2025 Free 11 July 2023 [3]
13 G/F Serbia Ognjen Dobrić 28 KK Crvena zvezda Serbia 2 years June 2025 Free 13 July 2023 [4]
9 G United States Croatia Jaleen Smith 28 Alba Berlin Germany 2 years June 2025 Free 20 July 2023 [5]
42 C United States Armenia Bryant Dunston 37 Anadolu Efes S.K. Turkey 2 years June 2025 Free 25 August 2023 [6]
19 G Latvia Rihards Lomažs[Note IN] 27 Merkezefendi Turkey 6 months June 2024 Free 29 December 2023 [7]
41 C Croatia Ante Žižić[Note IN] 26 Anadolu Efes S.K. Turkey 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 United States Kyle Weems 33 Derthona Basket Italy End of contract Free 1 July 2023 [9]
1 PG Italy United States Nico Mannion 22 Saski Baskonia Spain End of contract Free 1 July 2023 [10]
14 C France Mouhammadou Jaiteh 28 AS Monaco France End of contract Free 1 July 2023 [11]
44 G Serbia Miloš Teodosić 36 KK Crvena zvezda Serbia End of contract Free 1 July 2023 [12]
37 F Nigeria United States Semi Ojeleye 28 Valencia Basket Spain Exit option $300,000 1 July 2023 [13]
29 C Senegal Gora Camara 22 Universo Treviso Basket Italy Loan Free 13 July 2023 [14]
7 C Belgium Ismaël Bako 27 Unics Kazan Russia Exit option $200,000 24 August 2023 [15]
9 G United States Croatia Jaleen Smith[Note OUT] 29 KK Partizan Serbia Mutual consent Free 24 December 2023 [16]
24 PF Croatia Leo Menalo[Note OUT] 22 Pallacanestro Trieste Italy 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 Italy Alessandro Pajola 23 youth team 7 + 3 years June 2026 Youth system 2015–16 [18][19][20]
55 SF Italy Awudu Abass 30 Basket Brescia Leonessa Italy 1 + 3 years June 2024 Free 15 June 2020 [21][22]
3 G/F Italy Marco Belinelli 37 San Antonio Spurs United States 3 + 2 years June 2025 Free 26 November 2020 [23]
00 SG France Isaïa Cordinier 26 Nanterre 92 France 2 + 2 years June 2025 Free 6 October 2021 [24]
23 PG Italy United States Daniel Hackett 35 CSKA Moscow Russia 2 years June 2024 $100,000 3 March 2022 [25][26]
21 PF Georgia (country) Tornike Shengelia 35 CSKA Moscow Russia 2 years June 2024 Free 13 September 2022 [27]
25 F/C United States Jordan Mickey 28 Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2 years June 2024 Free 13 July 2022 [28]
19 SG Denmark Gabriel Lundberg 27 Phoenix Suns United States 2 years June 2024 Free 21 July 2022 [29]
24 PF Croatia Leo Menalo 20 Stella Azzurra Roma Italy 4 years June 2026 Free 2 August 2022 [30]

References

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  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.
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  10. ^ "NICO MANNION: "DUE ANNI DIFFICILI ALLA VIRTUS. ZERO MINUTI AI PLAYOFF? NON CAPISCO MA LO ACCETTO"". EuroSport (in Italian). 7 July 2023.
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