2022–23 Virtus Bologna season

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The 2022–23 season is Virtus Bologna's 94th in existence and the club's 6th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.

Virtus Bologna

2022–23 season
Owner	Massimo Zanetti
President	Massimo Zanetti
Head coach	Sergio Scariolo
Arena	Segafredo Arena
LBA	TBD
EuroLeague	14th
Italian Cup	Runners-up
Supercup	Winners
← 2021–22

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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) 26 – (1996-11-28)28 November 1996 PG 1     Mannion, Nico 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 22 – (2001-03-14)14 March 2001 G/F 3   Belinelli, Marco (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 37 – (1986-03-25)25 March 1986 PG 6   Pajola, Alessandro 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (1999-11-09)9 November 1999 C 7   Bako, Ismaël 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1995-10-10)10 October 1995 C 14   Jaiteh, Mouhammadou 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 28 – (1994-11-27)27 November 1994 G 19     Lundberg, Gabriel 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 28 – (1994-12-04)4 December 1994 PF 21   Shengelia, Tornike 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 31 – (1991-10-05)5 October 1991 G 23     Hackett, Daniel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 35 – (1987-12-19)19 December 1987 PF 24   Menalo, Leo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 21 – (2002-01-06)6 January 2002 F/C 25   Mickey, Jordan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 28 – (1994-07-09)9 July 1994 C 29   Camara, Gora 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 22 – (2001-04-12)12 April 2001 SF 34   Weems, Kyle 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 33 – (1989-08-23)23 August 1989 F 37     Ojeleye, Semi 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 28 – (1994-12-05)5 December 1994 G 44   Teodosić, Miloš 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 36 – (1987-03-19)19 March 1987 SF 55     Abass, Awudu 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 – (1993-01-27)27 January 1993	Head coach   Sergio Scariolo Assistant coach(es)   Andrea Diana   Alberto Seravalli   Christian Fedrigo   Iacopo Squarcina   Matteo Cassinerio Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster Updated: June 3, 2023

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		Inactive
C	Jordan Mickey	Mouhammadou Jaiteh	Gora Camara		Ismaël Bako
PF	Tornike Shengelia	Semi Ojeleye			Leo Menalo
SF	Isaïa Cordinier	Awudu Abass			Kyle Weems
SG	Miloš Teodosić	Marco Belinelli			Gabriel Lundberg
PG	Daniel Hackett	Alessandro Pajola	Nico Mannion

(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
25	F/C		Jordan Mickey	28	Zenit Saint Petersburg		2 years	June 2024	Free	13 July 2022	^[1]
7	C		Ismaël Bako	26	Bàsquet Manresa		2 years	June 2024	Free	13 July 2022	^[2]
19	SG		Gabriel Lundberg	27	Phoenix Suns		2 years	June 2024	Free	21 July 2022	^[3]
37	F		Semi Ojeleye	27	Los Angeles Clippers		2 years	June 2024	Free	28 July 2022	^[4]
24	PF		Leo Menalo	20	Stella Azzurra Roma		4 years	June 2026	Free	2 August 2022	^[5]
29	C		Gora Camara	21	Victoria Libertas Pesaro		2 years	June 2024	Free	3 August 2022	^[6]

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to		Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
7	PF		Amar Alibegović	27	KK Cedevita Olimpija		End of contract	Free	1 July 2022	^[7]
0	C		Amedeo Tessitori	27	Reyer Venezia		End of contract	Free	1 July 2022	^[8]
25	C		JaKarr Sampson	29	Liaoning Flying Leopards		Exit option	Free	12 July 2022	^[9]
9	C		Ekpe Udoh	35	Shimane Susanoo Magic		Exit option	Free	26 July 2022	^[10]
8	PF		Kevin Hervey	26	Free agent		Mutual consent	Free	28 July 2022	^[11]
17	SG		Marco Ceron	30	Pallacanestro Nardò		Exit option	Free	5 August 2022	^[12]
11	PG		Michele Ruzzier	29	Pallacanestro Trieste		Mutual consent	Free	21 November 2022	^[13]

Confirmed

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from		Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
6	PG		Alessandro Pajola	22	youth team		5 + 4	June 2025	Youth system	2015–16	^[14]^[15]
44	PG		Miloš Teodosić	35	Los Angeles Clippers		3 + 1 years	June 2023	Free	13 July 2019	^[16]^[17]
34	SF		Kyle Weems	32	Tofaş S.K.		2 + 2 years	June 2023	Free	20 July 2019	^[18]^[19]
55	SF		Awudu Abass	29	Basket Brescia Leonessa		1 + 3 years	June 2024	Free	15 June 2020	^[20]^[21]
3	G/F		Marco Belinelli	36	San Antonio Spurs		3 years	June 2023	Free	26 November 2020	^[22]
11	PG		Michele Ruzzier	29	Pallacanestro Varese		2 years	June 2023	€15,000	5 July 2021	^[23]^[24]
14	C		Mouhammadou Jaiteh	27	Gaziantep Basketbol		2 years	June 2023	Free	20 July 2021	^[25]
1	PG		Nico Mannion	21	Golden State Warriors		2 years	June 2023	Free	10 August 2021	^[26]
00	SG		Isaïa Cordinier	25	Nanterre 92		2 years	June 2023	Free	6 October 2021	^[27]
23	PG		Daniel Hackett	34	CSKA Moscow		2 years	June 2024	$100,000	3 March 2022	^[28]^[29]
21	PF		Tornike Shengelia	34	CSKA Moscow		2 years	June 2024	Free	13 September 2022	^[30]

References

1. "JORDAN MICKEY IS A NEW VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA PLAYER!". 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
2. "Ismaël Bako è un nuovo giocatore di Virtus Segafredo Bologna!" (in Italian). 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
3. "Gabriel Lundberg è un nuovo giocatore di Virtus Segafredo Bologna!". virtus.it. July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
4. "Semi Ojeleye è un nuovo giocatore di Virtus Segafredo Bologna". virtus.it. July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
5. "Leo Menalo è un nuovo giocatore di Virtus Segafredo Bologna!". virtus.it. August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
6. "Gora Camara è un nuovo giocatore di Virtus Segafredo Bologna!". virtus.it. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
7. "Virtus Bologna, ufficiale l'addio di Amar Alibegovic". Sportando (in Italian). 1 July 2022.
8. "La Virtus Bologna saluta Amedeo Tessitori". Sportando (in Italian). 1 July 2022.
9. "JaKarr Sampson, Virtus Bologna part ways". Sportando. 12 July 2022.
10. "Virtus Bologna, esercitata la clausola di uscita dal contratto di Ekpe Udoh". Sportando. 26 July 2022.
11. "Risoluzione consensuale con Kevin Hervey". Sportando. 28 July 2022.
12. "Ceron saluta la Virtus: andrà a Nardò". Il Resto del Carlino. 6 August 2022.
13. "Risoluzione consensuale con Michele Ruzzier". Virtus. 21 November 2022.
14. "Alessandro Pajola". virtus.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
15. "Virtus Segafredo Bologna e Alessandro Pajola Insieme Fino al 2025". virtus.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
16. "Welcome Milos!". virtus.it (in Italian). virtus.it. 22 July 2019.
17. "MILOS TEODOSIC AND VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA TOGETHER AGAIN!". virtus.it (in Italian). virtus.it. 8 July 2021.
18. "Welcome Kyle!". virtus.it (in Italian). Virtus Bologna. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
19. "KYLE WEEMS AND VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA TOGETHER AGAIN!". virtus.it (in Italian). virtus.it. 30 June 2021.
20. "Benvenuto Abi!". virtus.it (in Italian). 15 June 2020.
21. "AWUDU ABASS AND VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA TOGETHER UNTIL 2024". virtus.it. 1 July 2021.
22. "Marco Belinelli e' Un Nuovo Giocatore di Virtus Segafredo Bologna". virtus.it (in Italian). 26 November 2020.
23. "Michele Ruzzier nuovo acquisto di Virtus Segafredo Bologna". virtus.it (in Italian). 5 July 2021.
24. "Virtus, Ruzzier come sesto italiano e cambio degli esterni". bolognabasket.org (in Italian). 5 July 2021.
25. "MOUHAMMADOU JAITEH NUOVO ACQUISTO DI VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA". virtus.it (in Italian). 20 July 2021.
26. "NICO MANNION IS A NEW PLAYER OF VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA". virtus.it. 10 August 2021.
27. "ISAIA CORDINIER SIGNS WITH VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA". virtus.it. 6 October 2021.
28. "DANIEL HACKETT E' UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DI VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA". virtus.it. 3 March 2022.
29. "Hackett-Virtus: l'azzurro ha pagato $100k al CSKA per uscire dal contratto". Sportando. 5 March 2022.
30. "Toko ancora con noi!". Virtus Bologna. 13 September 2022.