2025–26 Virtus Bologna season

Main article: Virtus Bologna
Virtus Bologna
2025–26 season
OwnerMassimo Zanetti
PresidentMassimo Zanetti
Head coachDuško Ivanović
ArenaVirtus Arena

The 2025–26 season is Virtus Bologna's 97th in existence and the club's 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.

Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: TBA (for EuroLeague) – Olidata (for LBA)

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Players

Current roster

Virtus Segafredo Bologna roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 1 Vildoza, Luca 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 30 – (1995-08-11)11 August 1995
G 3 Edwards, Carsen 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – (1998-03-12)12 March 1998
PG 6 Pajola, Alessandro (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1999-11-09)9 November 1999
G/F 7 Niang, Saliou 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (2004-05-14)14 May 2004
G 8 Accorsi, Matteo 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 18 – (2007-05-13)13 May 2007
F/C 9 Smailagić, Alen 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 25 – (2000-08-18)18 August 2000
PG 11 Taylor, Brandon 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 31 – (1994-01-08)8 January 1994
F 21 Alston Jr., Derrick 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 28 – (1997-09-17)17 September 1997
G/F 22 Canka, Abramo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 23 – (2002-03-18)18 March 2002
G 23 Hackett, Daniel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 38 – (1987-12-19)19 December 1987
F/C 24 Menalo, Leo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (2002-01-06)6 January 2002
G 30 Morgan, Matt 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1997-11-07)7 November 1997
C 31 Diarra, Aliou 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (2001-12-31)31 December 2001
F 34 Jallow, Karim 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1997-04-13)13 April 1997
C 35 Diouf, Mouhamet 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 24 – (2001-09-10)10 September 2001
F 45 Akele, Nicola 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 30 – (1995-11-07)7 November 1995
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Federico Conti
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: October 25, 2025

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 Alen Smailagić Mouhamet Diouf Aliou Diarra
PF Derrick Alston Jr. Saliou Niang Nicola Akele Leo Menalo
SF Karim Jallow Daniel Hackett Abramo Canka
SG Carsen Edwards Matt Morgan Matteo Accorsi
PG Luca Vildoza Alessandro Pajola Brandon Taylor

(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
PG Luca Vildoza 29 Olympiacos B.C. 3 years June 2028 Free 25 June 2025 [1]
PF Derrick Alston Jr. 27 Bàsquet Manresa 2 years June 2027 Free 28 June 2025 [2]
F/C Alen Smailagić 24 BC Žalgiris 2 years June 2027 €300,000 9 July 2025 [3]
G Carsen Edwards 27 FC Bayern Munich 1 year June 2026 Free 11 July 2025 [4]
F Karim Jallow 28 Ratiopharm Ulm 2 years June 2027 Free 14 July 2025 [5]
SG Abramo Canka 23 Wake Forest 2 years June 2027 Free 15 July 2025 [6]
SF Saliou Niang 21 Aquila Basket Trento 2 years June 2027 Free 16 July 2025 [7]

References

  1. ^ "Welcome Luca Vildoza!". 2025-06-25. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  2. ^ "Virtus Bologna, firmato Derrick Alston Jr" (in Italian). 2025-06-28. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  3. ^ "BENVENUTO ALEN SMAILAGIC!". Virtus Bologna (in Italian). 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  4. ^ "BENVENUTO CARSEN EDWARDS!" (in Italian). 2025-07-11. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  5. ^ "BENVENUTO KARIM JALLOW!" (in Italian). 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  6. ^ "BENVENUTO ABRAMO CANKA!" (in Italian). 2025-07-15. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  7. ^ "BENVENUTO SALIOU NIANG!" (in Italian). 2025-07-16. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
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