Virtus Bologna (women's basketball)
Virtus Bologna | |||
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Segafredo Zanetti | |||
CEO | Luca Baraldi | ||
President | Massimo Zanetti | ||
Head coach | Pierre Vincent | ||
Team captain | Cecilia Zandalasini | ||
Ownership | Massimo Zanetti | ||
Championships | 1 Italian Supercup | ||
Website | virtus.it | ||
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Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna,[1] is an Italian professional women's basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna.
The club was founded in 2019, as the women's wing of Virtus Bologna, one of the most important men's basketball team in Europe. Virtus is owned by the coffee entrepreneur Massimo Zanetti.[2]
History
2019–2021: Beginnings
In July 2019, the CEO of
In the 2020–21, Virtus signed among others Abby Bishop, Brooque Williams and Ana Marjia Begic, while it confirmed many players of the previous season, like the team captain, Elisabetta Tassinari.[5] Moreover, the new head coach was Lorenzo Serventi. Virtus ended the regular season at the fourth place and was defeated in the national semi-finals by Reyer Venezia.[6]
2021–present: Zandalasini era
On 20 May 2021, the club signed the 25 years old
Despite good premises, in November 2021 the team was eliminated in the group stage of the
In the following season, Giampiero Ticchi became the new head coach and the club signed important international players like Iliana Rupert, Cheyenne Parker and Kitija Laksa. In 2022–23, Virtus played for the first time in the EuroLeague Women, but it was ousted in the regular season with a winning record of 5–9.[16] The club ended the Italian championship's season at the first place but, once again, it lost the national finals against Famila Schio by 2–0.[17] During the first game of the series in PalaDozza, Virtus set a new all-time record for LBF with 5,337 attendances.[18]
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | Italian Cup | European competitions | ||
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2019–20 | 1 | LBF | 13th[a] | 5–14
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2020–21 | 1 | LBF | 4th | 20–11
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Semi-finalist | |||
2021–22 | 1 | LBF | 2nd | 23–11
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Runners-up | 2 EuroCup | RS |
2–4
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2022–23 | 1 | LBF | 2nd | 28–4
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Semi-finalist | 1 EuroLeague | RS |
5–9
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Players
Current roster
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Updated: 30 March 2023 |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
References
- ^ Segafredo Virtus Bologna, Eurosport
- ^ Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna – Proprietà, www.virtus.it
- ^ Bologna ora ha anche le donne in A-1: obiettivo salvezza, poi le ambizioni
- ^ Alberto Piombo, Virtuspedia
- ^ Femminile, Virtuspedia
- ^ A1 Femminile – Reyer Venezia, sarà finale: battuta la Virtus Bologna, Pianeta Basket
- ^ La Virtus Bologna ufficializza Cecilia Zandalasini: Felice di tornare e vestire questa maglia, Sportando
- ^ Segafredo Virtus Bologna, l’allenatore della squadra femminile è Lino Lardo, Sportando
- ^ Sabrina Cinili nuovo acquisto di Virtus Segafredo Bologna, Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna
- ^ Ivana Dojkić nuovo acquisto di Virtus Segafredo Bologna, Basket Inside
- ^ La Virtus Bologna batte un altro colpo: Myisha Hines-Allen è bianconera, Basket Inside
- ^ Brianna Turner nuovo acquisto di Virtus Segafredo Bologna, Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna
- ^ EuroCup Women – Carolo sbanca Bologna, Virtus eliminata, Basket Inside
- ^ Virtus Bologna femminile, decisione a sopresa: Lino Lardo non è più il capo allenatore, BolognaToday
- ^ Serie A1 femminile, il Famila Schio è Campione d'Italia: battuta la Virtus Bologna 69–84, Bologna Today
- ^ EuroLeague Women, il percorso della Virtus Bologna si chiude con l'USK Praga. BolognaToday
- ^ Basket femminile, Virtus battuta, Schio è campione d'Italia. la Repubblica
- ^ Virtus Bologna-Famila Schio, record di presenza di tutti i tempi per il basket femminile. Corriere della Sera
- ^ Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic