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Virtus Bologna
2021–22 season
OwnerMassimo Zanetti
PresidentMassimo Zanetti
Head coachSergio Scariolo
ArenaSegafredo Arena
LBA1st of 16
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EuroCup BasketballWinners
Italian CupSemifinals
SupercupWinners

The 2021–22 season is Virtus Bologna's 93rd in existence and the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.

Kit

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Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Segafredo

Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

Players

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Current roster

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Virtus Segafredo Bologna roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
C 0 Italy Tessitori, Amedeo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 30 – (1994-10-07)7 October 1994
SG 00 France Cordinier, Isaïa 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1996-11-28)28 November 1996
PG 1 Italy Mannion, Nico 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – (2001-03-14)14 March 2001
SG 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
PF 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Alibegović, Amar 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 29 – (1995-03-31)31 March 1995
PF 8 United States Hervey, Kevin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 28 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
C 9 Nigeria Udoh, Ekpe Injured 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 37 – (1987-05-20)20 May 1987
PG 11 Italy Ruzzier, Michele 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 31 – (1993-02-09)9 February 1993
C 14 France Jaiteh, Mouhammadou 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 29 – (1994-11-27)27 November 1994
SG 17 Italy Ceron, Marco 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992
C 20 Italy Barbieri, Matteo 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 21 – (2003-05-27)27 May 2003
PF 21 Georgia (country) Shengelia, Tornike 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 33 – (1991-10-05)5 October 1991
PG 23 Italy Hackett, Daniel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 36 – (1987-12-19)19 December 1987
PF 25 United States Sampson, JaKarr 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 31 – (1993-03-20)20 March 1993
SF 34 United States Weems, Kyle 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 35 – (1989-08-23)23 August 1989
G 44 Serbia Teodosić, Miloš 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 37 – (1987-03-19)19 March 1987
SF 55 Italy Abass, Awudu Injured 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 Injured
Updated: March 7, 2022

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

Depth chart

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

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

Squad changes

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In

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
11 PG Italy Michele Ruzzier 28 Pallacanestro Varese Italy 2 years June 2023 €15,000 5 July 2021 [1][2]
8 PF United States Kevin Hervey 25 Lokomotiv Kuban Russia 2 years June 2023 Free 10 July 2021 [3]
9 C Nigeria Ekpe Udoh 34 Beijing Royal Fighters China 2 years June 2023 Free 18 July 2021 [4]
14 C France Mouhammadou Jaiteh 26 Gaziantep Basketbol Turkey 2 years June 2023 Free 20 July 2021 [5]
1 PG Italy United States Nico Mannion 20 Golden State Warriors United States 2 years June 2023 Free 10 August 2021 [6]
17 SG Italy Marco Ceron 29 Stings Mantova Italy 1 year June 2022 Free 13 August 2021 [7]
15 SG United States Ty-Shon Alexander 23 Phoenix Suns United States 2 years June 2023 Free 8 September 2021 [8]
25 PF United States JaKarr Sampson[Note IN] 28 Indiana Pacers United States 2 years June 2023 Free 27 September 2021 [9]
00 SG France Isaïa Cordinier[Note IN] 24 Nanterre 92 France 2 years June 2023 Free 6 October 2021 [10]
23 PG Italy United States Daniel Hackett[Note IN] 34 CSKA Moscow Russia 2 years June 2024 $100,000 3 March 2022 [11][12]
21 PF Georgia (country) Tornike Shengelia[Note IN] 31 CSKA Moscow Russia 4 months June 2022 Free 6 March 2022 [13]
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    In players: Players that signed after the beginning of the season

Out

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
9 PG Serbia Stefan Marković 33 Crvena zvezda Serbia End of contract Free 1 July 2021 [14]
11 PF Italy Giampaolo Ricci 29 Olimpia Milano Italy End of contract Free 1 July 2021 [15]
35 SF Serbia Italy Stefan Nikolić 24 Pallacanestro Cantù Italy End of contract Free 1 July 2021 [16]
45 C United States Julian Gamble 31 Tenerife Spain End of contract Free 1 July 2021 [17]
14 G United States Josh Adams 27 Tasmania JackJumpers Australia Exit option Free 9 July 2021 [18][19]
32 F/C United States Vince Hunter 26 Metropolitans 92 France Sacked Free 21 July 2021 [20][21]
15 SG United States Ty-Shon Alexander 23 Pallacanestro Trieste Italy Mutual consent Free 15 February 2022 [22]

Confirmed

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
6 PG Italy Alessandro Pajola 21 youth team 5 + 4 June 2025 Youth system 2015–16 [23][24]
44 PG Serbia Miloš Teodosić 34 Los Angeles Clippers United States 3 + 1 years June 2023 Free 13 July 2019 [25][26]
34 SF United States Kyle Weems 31 Tofaş S.K. Turkey 2 + 2 years June 2023 Free 20 July 2019 [27][28]
7 PF Bosnia and Herzegovina Italy Amar Alibegović 26 Virtus Roma Italy 3 years June 2023 Free 27 May 2020 [29]
0 C Italy Amedeo Tessitori 26 Universo Treviso Basket Italy 2 years June 2022 Free 5 June 2020 [30]
55 SF Italy Awudu Abass 28 Basket Brescia Leonessa Italy 1 + 3 years June 2024 Free 15 June 2020 [31][32]
3 G/F Italy Marco Belinelli 35 San Antonio Spurs United States 3 years June 2023 Free 26 November 2020 [33]

Coach

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

On loan

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

Competitions

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Supercup

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Main article: 2021 Italian Basketball Supercup

Quarterfinal

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18 September 2021
Quarterfinals
 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 74–66 Bertram Derthona Tortona Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna
21:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 20–22, 18–10, 20–20
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

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20 September 2021
Semifinals
 Umana Reyer Venezia 71–72 Virtus Segafredo Bologna Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna
21:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 20–14, 16–16, 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

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21 September 2021 AX Armani Exchange Milano 84–90 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: Pts Reb Ast
PG 23 United States Malcolm Delaney 8 1 5
SF 31 United States Shavon Shields 19 5 1
SF 70 Italy Luigi Datome 0 1 0
PF 9 Italy Nicolò Melli 10 10 1
C 42 United States Kyle Hines 4 6 2
Reserves:
PG 13 Spain Sergio Rodríguez 17 2 5
PF 17 Italy Giampaolo Ricci 3 1 1
C 19 Italy Paul Biligha DNP
SF 21 Italy Riccardo Moraschini 0 0 0
SG 22 United States Devon Hall 13 6 2
F/C 24 Greece Dinos Mitoglou 8 5 1
SF 40 Italy Davide Alviti 2 3 0
Head coach:
Italy Ettore Messina


Milano Statistics Bologna
20/42(47.6%) 2 point field goals 25/41 (61.0%)
11/28 (39.3%) 3 point field goals 8/18 (44.4%)
11/11 (100.0%) Free throws 16/23 (69.6%)
40 Rebounds 28
18 Assists 27
6 Steals 6
11 Turnovers 9
6 Blocks 44
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 6 Italy Alessandro Pajola 14 3 7
SG 3 Italy Marco Belinelli 9 1 2
SF 34 United States Kyle Weems 10 1 1
PF 8 Italy Kevin Hervey 4 4 1
C 14 France Mouhammadou Jaiteh 18 9 3
Reserves:
C 0 Italy Amedeo Tessitori 0 2 1
PF 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Alibegović 13 0 0
PG 11 Italy Michele Ruzzier DNP
SG 15 United States Ty-Shon Alexander 7 2 5
C 20 Italy Matteo Barbieri DNP
PG 44 Serbia Miloš Teodosić 9 3 6
SF 55 Italy Awudu Abass 6 1 1
Head coach:
Italy Sergio Scariolo
Supercup Finals MVP
Italy Alessandro Pajola
Game rules
Game played under FIBA rules.
2021 Italian Supercup champions

Virtus Segafredo Bologna
2nd title

Serie A

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Main article: 2021–22 LBA season
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 30 26 4 2666 2364 +302 52 Qualification to Playoffs
2 AX Armani Exchange Milano 30 24 6 2465 2155 +310 48
3 Germani Basket Brescia 30 21 9 2524 2310 +214 42
4 Bertram Derthona Basket 30 17 13 2418 2412 +6 34
5 Umana Reyer Venezia 30 17 13 2331 2297 +34 34
Source: LBA

EuroCup

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Main article: EuroCup Group B

Regular season

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
2 Spain Valencia Basket 18 12 6 1554 1440 +114 Advance to eighthfinals
3 Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija 18 11 7 1540 1479 +61
4 Italy Virtus Segafredo Bologna 18 11 7 1519 1465 +54
5 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 18 10 8 1413 1420 −7
6 Italy 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.

Playoffs

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Main article: 2022 EuroCup Basketball Playoffs
Eightfinal
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20 April 2022 Virtus Segafredo Bologna Italy 75–67 Lithuania Lietkabelis Bologna
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 21–20, 17–18, 19–15
EuroLeague TV, Sky Sport, DAZN Pts: Jaiteh 20
Rebs: Hervey, Shengelia 5
Asts: Shengelia 8
PIR: Weems 22 		Boxscore Pts: Orelik, Radičević 12
Rebs: Maldūnas 9
Asts: Kalaitzakis, Žemaitis 4
PIR: Maldūnas 15 		Arena: Segafredo Arena
Attendance: 3,517
Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Tomasz Trawicki, Maxime Boubert
Quarterfinal
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26 April 2022 Virtus Segafredo Bologna Italy 83–77 Germany ratiopharm Ulm Bologna
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 18–28, 24–17, 16–15
EuroLeague TV, Sky Sport, DAZN Pts: Jaiteh 27
Rebs: Jaiteh 11
Asts: Teodosić 8
PIR: Jaiteh 38 		Boxscore Pts: Blossomgame 22
Rebs: Thornwell, Bretzel 8
Asts: Christon 7
PIR: Christon, Krimmer 18 		Arena: PalaDozza
Attendance: 5,037
Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez, Miloš Koljenšić, Eduard Udyanskyy
Semifinal
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4 May 2022 Valencia Basket Spain 73–83 Italy Virtus Segafredo Bologna Valencia
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 19–23, 19–12, 16–21
EuroLeague TV, Sky Sport, DAZN Pts: Rivero 17
Rebs: four players 4
Asts: Hermannsson 7
PIR: López-Arostegui 17 		Boxscore Pts: Shengelia 15
Rebs: Jaiteh 6
Asts: Teodosić 4
PIR: Shengelia 16 		Arena: La Fonteta
Attendance: 7,224
Referees: Damir Javor, Gytis Vilius, Uroš Nikolić
Final
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11 May 2022 Virtus Segafredo Bologna Italy 80–67 Turkey Frutti Extra Bursaspor Bologna
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 16–19, 21–22, 18–14
EuroLeague TV, Sky Sport, DAZN Pts: Teodosić 21
Rebs: Jaiteh 10
Asts: Pajola 6
PIR: Weems 16 		Boxscore Pts: Dudzinski 14
Rebs: Dudzinski 7
Asts: Andrews, Bitim 3
PIR: Hayes 20 		Arena: Segafredo Arena
Attendance: 10,000[36]
Referees: Saša Pukl, Anne Panther, Emilio Pérez


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 23 Italy Daniel Hackett 1 5 2
SG 44 Serbia Miloš Teodosić 21 1 3
SF 34 United States Kyle Weems 13 4 2
PF 21 Georgia (country) Tornike Shengelia 5 7 2
C 14 France Mouhammadou Jaiteh 13 10 1
Reserves:
C 0 Italy Amedeo Tessitori 0 1 0
SG 00 France Isaïa Cordinier 0 2 0
PG 1 Italy Nico Mannion 0 0 0
SG 3 Italy Marco Belinelli 12 2 3
G 6 Italy Alessandro Pajola 0 1 6
PF 8 United States Kevin Hervey 4 3 2
PF 25 United States JaKarr Sampson 11 5 1
Head coach:
Italy Sergio Scariolo
Virtus Bologna jersey
Team colours
Virtus Bologna
Bursaspor jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Bursaspor

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V. Bologna Statistics Bursaspor
21/39 (53.8%) 2-pt field goals 15/27(55.6%)
9/28 (32.1%) 3-pt field goals 6/26 (23.1%)
11/16 (68.8%) Free throws 19/24 (79.2%)
17 Offensive rebounds 8
27 Defensive rebounds 22
44 Total rebounds 30
22 Assists 11
10 Turnovers 14
8 Steals 2
5 Blocks 2
23 Fouls 20


2021–22 EuroCup champions
Italy
Virtus Segafredo Bologna
(1st title)
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 5 Montenegro Derek Needham 11 2 0
SG 12 United States Andrew Andrews 6 4 3
SF 10 Turkey Onuralp Bitim 12 5 3
PF 23 United States Dave Dudzinski 14 7 0
C 13 Central African Republic Kevarrius Hayes 6 4 3
Reserves:
G/F 0 Puerto Rico John Holland 3 1 0
F/C 1 Turkey Tarık Sezgün DNP
PG 4 Turkey Mithat Can Özalp DNP
PF 7 Turkey Metin Türen 0 2 2
G/F 8 Turkey Birkan Batuk DNP
PG 9 Turkey Ömer Utku Al 3 0 0
F/C 22 Turkey Ayberk Olmaz DNP
Head coach:
Serbia Dušan Alimpijević

References

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  2. ^ "Virtus, Ruzzier come sesto italiano e cambio degli esterni". bolognabasket.org (in Italian). 5 July 2021.
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  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.
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  18. ^ "GRAZIE JOSH!". virtus.it (in Italian). 9 July 2021.
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