2021–22 Virtus Bologna season

The 2020–21 season is Virtus Bologna's 93rd in existence and the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.

Virtus Bologna
2021–22 season
OwnerMassimo Zanetti
PresidentMassimo Zanetti
Head coachSergio Scariolo
ArenaSegafredo Arena
LBARegular season
EuroCup BasketballRegular season
Italian CupSemifinals
SupercupWinners

Kit

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Segafredo

Players

Current roster

Virtus Segafredo Bologna roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 0 Tessitori, Amedeo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 27 – (1994-10-07)7 October 1994
SG 00 Cordinier, Isaïa 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 25 – (1996-11-28)28 November 1996
PG 1 Mannion, Nico 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (2001-03-14)14 March 2001
SG 3 Belinelli, Marco (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 36 – (1986-03-25)25 March 1986
G 6 Pajola, Alessandro 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (1999-11-09)9 November 1999
PF 7 Alibegović, Amar 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 27 – (1995-03-31)31 March 1995
PF 8 Hervey, Kevin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 25 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
C 9 Udoh, Ekpe  2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 34 – (1987-05-20)20 May 1987
PG 11 Ruzzier, Michele 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 29 – (1993-02-09)9 February 1993
C 14 Jaiteh, Mouhammadou 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 27 – (1994-11-27)27 November 1994
SG 17 Ceron, Marco 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992
C 20 Barbieri, Matteo 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 18 – (2003-05-27)27 May 2003
PF 21 Shengelia, Tornike 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 30 – (1991-10-05)5 October 1991
PG 23 Hackett, Daniel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 34 – (1987-12-19)19 December 1987
PF 25 Sampson, JaKarr 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 29 – (1993-03-20)20 March 1993
SF 34 Weems, Kyle 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – (1989-08-23)23 August 1989
PG 44 Teodosić, Miloš 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 35 – (1987-03-19)19 March 1987
SF 55 Abass, Awudu  1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – (1993-01-27)27 January 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: March 7, 2022

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

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3 Inactive
C Mouhammadou Jaiteh JaKarr Sampson Amedeo Tessitori Matteo Barbieri Ekpe Udoh
PF Tornike Shengelia Kevin Hervey Amar Alibegović
SF Kyle Weems Isaïa Cordinier Awudu Abass
SG Miloš Teodosić Marco Belinelli Marco Ceron
PG Daniel Hackett Alessandro Pajola Nico Mannion Michele Ruzzier

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

In

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
11PGMichele Ruzzier28Pallacanestro Varese2 yearsJune 2023€15,0005 July 2021[1][2]
8PFKevin Hervey25Lokomotiv Kuban2 yearsJune 2023Free10 July 2021[3]
9CEkpe Udoh34Beijing Royal Fighters2 yearsJune 2023Free18 July 2021[4]
14CMouhammadou Jaiteh26Gaziantep Basketbol2 yearsJune 2023Free20 July 2021[5]
1PG Nico Mannion20Golden State Warriors2 yearsJune 2023Free10 August 2021[6]
17SGMarco Ceron29Stings Mantova1 yearJune 2022Free13 August 2021[7]
15SGTy-Shon Alexander23Phoenix Suns2 yearsJune 2023Free8 September 2021[8]
25PFJaKarr Sampson[Note IN]28Indiana Pacers2 yearsJune 2023Free27 September 2021[9]
00SGIsaïa Cordinier[Note IN]24Nanterre 922 yearsJune 2023Free6 October 2021[10]
23PG Daniel Hackett[Note IN]34CSKA Moscow2 yearsJune 2024$100,0003 March 2022[11][12]
21PFTornike Shengelia[Note IN]31CSKA Moscow4 monthsJune 2022Free6 March 2022[13]
  1. ^
    In players: Players that signed after the beginning of the season

Out

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
9PGStefan Marković33Crvena zvezdaEnd of contractFree1 July 2021[14]
11PFGiampaolo Ricci29Olimpia MilanoEnd of contractFree1 July 2021[15]
35SF Stefan Nikolić24Pallacanestro CantùEnd of contractFree1 July 2021[16]
45CJulian Gamble31TenerifeEnd of contractFree1 July 2021[17]
14GJosh Adams27Tasmania JackJumpersExit optionFree9 July 2021[18][19]
32F/CVince Hunter26Metropolitans 92SackedFree21 July 2021[20][21]
15SGTy-Shon Alexander23Pallacanestro TriesteMutual consentFree15 February 2022[22]

Confirmed

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
6PGAlessandro Pajola21youth team5 + 4June 2025Youth system2015–16[23][24]
44PGMiloš Teodosić34Los Angeles Clippers3 + 1 yearsJune 2023Free13 July 2019[25][26]
34SFKyle Weems31Tofaş S.K.2 + 2 yearsJune 2023Free20 July 2019[27][28]
7PF Amar Alibegović26Virtus Roma3 yearsJune 2023Free27 May 2020[29]
0CAmedeo Tessitori26Universo Treviso Basket2 yearsJune 2022Free5 June 2020[30]
55SFAwudu Abass28Basket Brescia Leonessa1 + 3 yearsJune 2024Free15 June 2020[31][32]
3G/FMarco Belinelli35San Antonio Spurs3 yearsJune 2023Free26 November 2020[33]

Coach

Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Replaces Date Type
Sergio Scariolo 60 Toronto Raptors (assistant) 3 years June 2024 18 June 2021 Aleksandar Đorđević 15 June 2021[34] End of contract

On loan

Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Moving to Date
C Gora Camara 20 Casale Monferrato V.L. Pesaro[35] 24 July 2021

Competitions

Supercup

Quarterfinal

18 September 2021
Quarterfinals
Virtus Segafredo Bologna 7466 Bertram Derthona Tortona Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna
21:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 20–22, 18–10, 2020
Discovery+, Eurosport, DMAX Pts: Hervey 18
Rebs: Hervey 18
Asts: Pajola 4
PIR: Hervey 32
Boxscore Pts: Daum 19
Rebs: Filloy 7
Asts: Wright 9
PIR: Filloy 17
Arena: Unipol Arena
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Alessandro Martolini, Christian Borgo

Semifinal

20 September 2021
Semifinals
Umana Reyer Venezia 7172 Virtus Segafredo Bologna Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna
21:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 20–14, 1616, 24–22
Discovery+, Eurosport, DMAX Pts: Tonut 16
Rebs: Tonut 9
Asts: Tonut, De Nicolao 4
PIR: Tonut 21
Boxscore Pts: Hervey 17
Rebs: Hervey 9
Asts: Teodosić 8
PIR: Teodosić 21
Arena: Unipol Arena
Referees: Roberto Begnis, Mark Bartoli, Valerio Grigioni

Final

21 September 2021 AX Armani Exchange Milano 8490 Virtus Segafredo Bologna Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna
21:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 15–21, 20–23, 29–23
Discovery+, Eurosport, DMAX Pts: Shields 19
Rebs: Melli 10
Asts: Delaney, Rodríguez 5
PIR: Hall 23
Boxscore Pts: Jaiteh 18
Rebs: Jaiteh 9
Asts: Pajola 7
PIR: Jaiteh 27
Arena: Unipol Arena
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Michele Rossi, Guido Giovannetti
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 23 Malcolm Delaney 8 1 5
SF 31 Shavon Shields 19 5 1
SF 70 Luigi Datome 0 1 0
PF 9 Nicolò Melli 10 10 1
C 42 Kyle Hines 4 6 2
Reserves:
PG 13 Sergio Rodríguez 17 2 5
PF 17 Giampaolo Ricci 3 1 1
C 19 Paul Biligha DNP
SF 21 Riccardo Moraschini 0 0 0
SG 22 Devon Hall 13 6 2
F/C 24 Dinos Mitoglou 8 5 1
SF 40 Davide Alviti 2 3 0
Head coach:
Ettore Messina


MilanoStatisticsBologna
20/42(47.6%)2 point field goals25/41 (61.0%)
11/28 (39.3%)3 point field goals8/18 (44.4%)
11/11 (100.0%)Free throws16/23 (69.6%)
40Rebounds28
18Assists27
6Steals6
11Turnovers9
6Blocks44
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 6 Alessandro Pajola 14 3 7
SG 3 Marco Belinelli 9 1 2
SF 34 Kyle Weems 10 1 1
PF 8 Kevin Hervey 4 4 1
C 14 Mouhammadou Jaiteh 18 9 3
Reserves:
C 0 Amedeo Tessitori 0 2 1
PF 7 Amar Alibegović 13 0 0
PG 11 Michele Ruzzier DNP
SG 15 Ty-Shon Alexander 7 2 5
C 20 Matteo Barbieri DNP
PG 44 Miloš Teodosić 9 3 6
SF 55 Awudu Abass 6 1 1
Head coach:
Sergio Scariolo
Supercup Finals MVP
Alessandro Pajola
Game rules
Game played under FIBA rules.
2021 Italian Supercup champions

Virtus Segafredo Bologna
2nd title

Serie A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Virtus Segafredo Bologna (Q) 27 24 3 2401 2123 +278 48 Qualification to Playoffs
2 AX Armani Exchange Milano (Q) 27 22 5 2225 1919 +306 44
3 Germani Basket Brescia (Q) 28 20 8 2365 2160 +205 40
4 Umana Reyer Venezia (Q) 28 16 12 2177 2148 +29 32
5 Bertram Derthona Basket 28 15 13 2239 2256 17 30
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2022. Source: LBA
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

EuroCup

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
2 Valencia Basket 18 12 6 1554 1440 +114 Advance to eightfinals
3 Cedevita Olimpija 18 11 7 1540 1479 +61
4 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 18 11 7 1519 1465 +54
5 Budućnost VOLI 18 10 8 1413 1420 7
6 Umana Reyer Venezia 18 9 9 1380 1355 +25
Source: EuroCup
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Knockout phases

Knock-out elimination phases will be played under single-game format. The higher ranked regular season team in each matchup enjoys home court advantage.

Bracket

 
EightfinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
20 April 2022
 
 
Valencia Basket 98
 
27 April 2022
 
Hamburg Towers80
 
Valencia Basket98
 
20 April 2022
 
Metropolitans 9286
 
Metropolitans 9287
 
4 May 2022
 
Umana Reyer Venezia66
 
Valencia Basket
 
20 April 2022
 
Virtus Segafredo Bologna
 
Virtus Segafredo Bologna 75
 
26 April 2022
 
Lietkabelis67
 
Virtus Segafredo Bologna83
 
19 April 2022
 
ratiopharm Ulm77
 
Joventut73
 
11 May 2022
 
ratiopharm Ulm79
 
 
 
20 April 2022
 
 
 
Gran Canaria87
 
26 April 2022
 
Śląsk Wrocław60
 
Gran Canaria77
 
19 April 2022
 
MoraBanc Andorra79
 
MoraBanc Andorra74
 
3 May 2022
 
Budućnost VOLI64
 
MoraBanc Andorra
 
19 April 2022
 
Frutti Extra Bursaspor
 
Cedevita Olimpija93
 
27 April 2022
 
Türk Telekom80
 
Cedevita Olimpija83
 
20 April 2022
 
Frutti Extra Bursaspor85
 
Partizan NIS95
 
 
Frutti Extra Bursaspor103
 


Awards

Quarterfinals MVP

Player Team Ref.
Mouhammadou Jaiteh Virtus Segafredo Bologna[36]

Eighthfinals MVP

Player Team Ref.
Andrew Andrews Frutti Extra Bursaspor[37]

MVP of the Week

Regular season
Week Player Team PIR Ref.
1 Johnathan Motley Lokomotiv Kuban39[38]
2 John Shurna Gran Canaria26[39]
3 Johnathan Motley (2) Lokomotiv Kuban38[40]
4 Jaron Blossomgame ratiopharm Ulm35[41]
5 Justin Cobbs Budućnost VOLI44[42]
6 Errick McCollum Lokomotiv Kuban39[43]
7 Cristiano Felício ratiopharm Ulm26[44]
Sindarius Thornwell
8 Errick McCollum (2) Lokomotiv Kuban37[45]
9 Caleb Homesley Hamburg Towers45[46]
10 Errick McCollum (3) Lokomotiv Kuban33[47]
11 Anthony Clemmons Türk Telekom32[48]
12 Jaylon Brown Hamburg Towers34[49]
13 Mathias Lessort Partizan NIS Belgrade32[50]
14 Mouhammadou Jaiteh Virtus Segafredo Bologna41[51]
15 Lukas Meisner Hamburg Towers29[52]
16 Semaj Christon ratiopharm Ulm31[53]
17 Kevarrius Hayes Frutti Extra Bursaspor37[54]
18 Zach LeDay Partizan NIS Belgrade30[55]

Average home attendances

As of 27 April 2022
Pos Team Total High Low AverageChange
1 Partizan NIS 63,222 19,224 4,776 7,024 n/a
2 Türk Telekom 30,686 5,107 1,759 3,835 n/a
3 Cedevita Olimpija 39,386 12,500 750 3,581 n/a
4 Valencia Basket 38,736 5,446 1,896 3,521 n/a
5 Joventut 26,939 6,623 1,963 2,993 n/a
6 Śląsk Wrocław 20,758 4,789 1,327 2,594 n/a
7 JL Bourg 20,839 3,500 0 2,315 n/a
8 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 24,850 5,037 0 2,259 n/a
9 Frutti Extra Bursaspor 19,717 5,050 0 2,190 n/a
10 Gran Canaria 24,053 3,656 1,551 2,187 n/a
11 Metropolitans 92 15,736 2,478 1,045 1,748 n/a
12 Lietkabelis 11,049 2,564 886 1,381 n/a
13 Umana Reyer Venezia 11,528 2,105 0 1,278 n/a
14 MoraBanc Andorra 11,174 2,276 823 1,241 n/a
15 ratiopharm Ulm 11,145 2,501 0 1,238 n/a
16 Budućnost VOLI 10,471 2,250 0 1,163 n/a
17 Dolomiti Energia Trento 7,668 1,278 714 958 n/a
18 Hamburg Towers 5,632 1,663 0 704 n/a
19 Promitheas 5,852 937 0 650 n/a
League total 372,782 19,224 0 2,192 n/a

See also

References

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  2. "Virtus, Ruzzier come sesto italiano e cambio degli esterni". bolognabasket.org (in Italian). 5 July 2021.
  3. "KEVIN HERVEY IS A NEW VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA PLAYER!". virtus.it (in Italian). 10 July 2021.
  4. "EKPE UDOH NUOVO ACQUISTO DI VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA". virtus.it (in Italian). 19 July 2021.
  5. "MOUHAMMADOU JAITEH NUOVO ACQUISTO DI VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA". virtus.it (in Italian). 20 July 2021.
  6. "NICO MANNION IS A NEW PLAYER OF VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA". virtus.it. 10 August 2021.
  7. "MARCO CERON IS A NEW PLAYER OF VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA". virtus.it. 13 August 2021.
  8. "TY-SHON ALEXANDER E' UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DI VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA". virtus.it. 8 September 2021.
  9. "VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA SIGNS JAKARR SAMPSON". virtus.it. 27 September 2021.
  10. "ISAIA CORDINIER SIGNS WITH VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA". virtus.it. 6 October 2021.
  11. "DANIEL HACKETT E' UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DI VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA". virtus.it. 3 March 2022.
  12. "Hackett-Virtus: l'azzurro ha pagato $100k al CSKA per uscire dal contratto". Sportando. 5 March 2022.
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  14. "Stefan Marković novo pojačanje Crvene zvezde mts!". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). 9 November 2021.
  15. ""I'm full of energy, Coach Messina's call was a difference maker": Pippo Ricci is coming to Olimpia". olimpiamilano.com (in Italian). 6 July 2021.
  16. "STEFAN NIKOLIC È BIANCOBLÙ! L'ALA FIRMA FINO AL 2023". pallacanestrocantu.com (in Italian). 14 July 2021.
  17. "El Lenovo Tenerife se hace con los servicios de Julian Gamble". cbcanarias.net (in Spanish). 28 September 2021.
  18. "GRAZIE JOSH!". virtus.it (in Italian). 9 July 2021.
  19. "HIGH FLYING AMERICAN GUARD JOSH ADAMS JOINS JACKJUMPERS". jackjumpers.com.au. 20 July 2021.
  20. "COMUNICATO VINCENT HUNTER". virtus.it (in Italian). 21 July 2021.
  21. "Recrutement - Vince Hunter renforce le secteur intérieur !". metropolitans92.com (in Italian). 13 August 2021.
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  29. "Benvenuto Amar!". virtus.it (in Italian). 27 May 2020.
  30. "Benvenuto Amedeo!". virtus.it (in Italian). 5 June 2020.
  31. "Benvenuto Abi!". virtus.it (in Italian). 15 June 2020.
  32. "AWUDU ABASS AND VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA TOGETHER UNTIL 2024". virtus.it. 1 July 2021.
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  34. "Thank you Sasha". virtus.it. 15 June 2021.
  35. "Gora Camara è un nuovo giocatore della Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro!". victorialibertas.it (in Italian). 24 July 2021.
  36. "Quarterfinals MVP: Mam Jaiteh, Virtus". 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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  39. "Round 2 MVP: John Shurna, Gran Canaria". EuroCup Basketball. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  40. "Round 3 MVP: Johnathan Motley, Lokomotiv". EuroCup Basketball. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  41. "Round 4 MVP: Jaron Blossomgame, Ulm". EuroCup Basketball. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  42. "Round 5 MVP: Justin Cobbs, Buducnost". EuroCup Basketball. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  43. "Round 6 MVP: Errick McCollum, Lokomotiv". EuroCup Basketball. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  44. "Round 7 co-MVPs: Felicio and Thornwell, Ulm". EuroCup Basketball. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  45. "Round 8 MVP: Errick McCollum, Lokomotiv". EuroCup Basketball. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  46. "Round 9 MVP: Caleb Homesley, Hamburg Towers". EuroCup Basketball. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  47. "Round 10 MVP: Errick McCollum, Lokomotiv". EuroCup Basketball. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  48. "Round 11 MVP: Anthony Clemmons, Turk Telekom". EuroCup Basketball. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  49. "Round 12 MVP: Jaylon Brown, Hamburg". EuroCup Basketball. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  50. "Round 13 MVP: Mathias Lessort, Partizan NIS Belgrad". EuroCup Basketball. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  51. "Round 14 MVP: Mam Jaiteh, Virtus Segafredo Bologna". EuroCup Basketball. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  52. "Round 15 MVP: Lukas Meisner, Hamburg Towers". EuroCup Basketball. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  53. "Round 16 MVP: Semaj Christon, ratiopharm Ulm". EuroCup Basketball. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  54. "Regular Season Round 17 MVP: Kevarrius Hayes, Frutti Extra Bursaspor". EuroCup Basketball. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  55. "Round 18 MVP: Zach LeDay, Partizan NIS Belgrade". EuroCup Basketball. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

References

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