The team was initially coached by Giampiero Ticchi, who was replaced in November by Alberto Bucci, Black V's historic coach. [86] In 1999–2000 season, the Black V lost the Italian Cup final against Treviso and was defeated 83–76 by AEK, in the FIBA Saporta Cup's final in Lausanne. Expectations are high in Bologna after a strong campaign in 2019-20, which marked the club's return to the competition for the first time since 2003-04. [27] At the end of the season, characterized by outstanding performances by McMillen, the team placed 4th in the national championship and was eliminated at the quarterfinals of the European Cup Winners' Cup. The team reached the Italian Cup final, losing against Benetton Treviso and placed second in the regular season, qualifying for the playoffs after a five-year absence. 09.01. Serie A, i roster completi della stagione 2019/2020, Virtus Bologna, Baraldi: “Siamo alla pari con Milano, esordio in Fiera con Treviso”, Virtus Segafredo Arena: palazzo temporaneo da 8.970 posti, Italian Basketball Federation officially ends LBA 2019-20 season, Italian Basketball president Petrucci announces that LBA title won’t be assigned, Basketball’s EuroLeague cancels season because of virus, EuroCup 2020-2021: garantito un posto a Virtus Bologna e Reyer Venezia, La Virtus Bologna annuncia l’ingaggio di Amar Alibegovic, Festa Milano, la Supercoppa è tua! Salaries posted anonymously by Virtus employees. In the following season, Messina became the new coach of Italy's national basketball team and Alberto Bucci, returned to coach Virtus, with whom he had won a national championship in 1984. [116] On 21 February, Virtus played its third consecutive Italian Cup final, which once again lost against Siena. VIRTUS was founded in 2001 and our client base is 300 strong with both domestic and foreign partners. From 1956 to 1960, Virtus placed second, always behind its arch-rival Olimpia Milan. In the season 2019–20, Virtus Bologna aimed to return to the highest level of the European Basketball. [143], On 13 July, Virtus signed a three-year deal with Miloš Teodosić, 2016 EuroLeague champion and former NBA player,[144] who was widely considered one of the best European point guard of all time. Guyton and Bennett Davison and was coached by Giordano Consolini, who served as Messina's assistant for years. Despite good premises, FuturVirtus did not reach the promotion in Serie A, losing 3–0 in the final series of playoffs from Aurora Jesi. Moreover, Sabatini signed Travis Best, a former NBA player for the Indiana Pacers, Brett Blizzard, Guilherme Giovannoni, Vlado Ilievski and Tyrone Grant. [112], After the end of the season, Bluthenthal, who was Black V's top scorer, went to Fortitudo, while Virtus confirmed Vukčević and Drejer, as well as coach Markovski. [44] Virtus ended the regular season second, after Peterson's Olimpia. Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna is een basketbalclub uit Bologna, Italië.Ze spelen in de hoogste divisie van Italië, de Lega Basket Serie A.Sinds het seizoen 2005/06 spelen ze weer op het hoogste niveau na een afwezigheid van twee jaar. A free inside look at Virtus salary trends based on 1 salaries wages for 1 jobs at Virtus. [152], After the early end of the season, the team was largerly confirmed for the following championship and, in May and June, the club signed prominent Italian players, like Awudu Abass and Amedeo Tessitori,[153][154] and homegrown ones, like Amar Alibegović. The team reached a record of seven wins in the first seven games of the continental competition, which had never been achieved before. [21] Alternately nicknamed "Torquemada" or "Robespierre" for his quick and often dictatorial methods, or, more frequently, L'Avvocato ("The Lawyer"), Porelli has been one of the most prominent figures in the history of Virtus, which through initiatives often unpopular but almost always winning, definitively carried towards professionalism. Lo Scudetto dopo l'Europa, Tre volte Vrtus Bologna: il grande slam del 2001. Aradori and Filippo Baldi Rossi were confirmed and the club signed, among others, Tony Taylor, Kevin Punter, Amath M'Baye and Brian Qvale, to participate in the Basketball Champions League, which was Virtus's first European competition after ten years. [63][64], As president, Cazzola brought to Virtus an entrepreneurial mentality, which would be necessary in the team's future growth. [26] Virtus immediately won its first Italian Cup in 1973–74 season, which was club's first title since 1955–56. Boniciolli was immediately fired by president Sabatini and the team was reshaped again during summer. Since its foundation, Virtus Bologna has changed several home arenas. [156] In September, Virtus hosted the Supercup's Final Four at the Segafredo Arena, but it lost against Olimpia Milan 75–68; the Supercup was the first competition since the cancellation of the previous season. Il palasport caccia via Madrigali aggredito deve scappare: mollerà? [89] Under Cazzola's presidency, Virtus lived a period which became known as its "Golden Age", in which the Black V won four national titles, two Italian Cups and a EuroLeague, becoming one the most notable and successful teams in Europe.[90]. The two teams faced themselves in a historic final, always remembered as one of the best in Italian basketball history, in which Virtus defeated Olimpia by 2–1, reaching its 10th national title, also known as La Stella ("The Star"), due to the star which is attributed to teams that manage to win ten national championships. [98], In the following season, Virtus won its 8th Italian Cup, but after some defeats Madrigali fired Messina. Virtus Segafredo Bologna will make it two seasons in a row in the 7DAYS EuroCup. The Italians made a great start and led by 17 points (29-12), closing the first half in front by 14 (38-24). Hill brought in Italy two former NBA players: Micheal Ray Richardson, a NBA All-Star and former player for the Knicks and New Jersey Nets, who was banned from the NBA for violations of league's drug policy,[50] and Clemon Johnson, 1983 NBA champion with the Philadelphia 76ers, who also played for the Indiana Pacers and Seattle SuperSonics. Finals, Game 5: Kinder Bologna becomes first champ in last game! [84] During this period, Bologna was nicknamed "Basket City", due to the fame and the victories of town's two teams. [103], After a soundly defeat in Fabriano, Tanjević was replaced by Valerio Bianchini, who failed in reaching the playoffs for the first time in Virtus history but succeeded in saving the team from relegation. The president hired Stefano Pillastrini as new head coach and signed, among others, Alan Anderson, Delonte Holland, Dewarick Spencer and Roberto Chiacig. Under the strong leadership of Danilović and the important support of Brunamonti, Claudio Coldebella, Paolo Moretti, Augusto Binelli and Bill Wennington, the team, coached by Ettore Messina, won its eleventh national championship, defeating 3–0 the Benetton Treviso. [60], In 1991, after two years of internal struggles within the shareholders' assembly, during which he also briefly lost the control of the society,[61] Porelli sold Virtus to Alfredo Cazzola, a local trade fair entrepreneur. This estimate is based upon 8 Virtus Partners Analyst salary report(s) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods. [138] On 4 April, the Black V defeated Nanterre 92, reaching the BCL Final Four in Antwerp,[139] which won on 5 May defeating Iberostar Tenerife 73–61, thanks to an outstanding game by Kevin Punter, who was able to score 26 points and was nominated Final Four MVP. [70], In the 1994–95 season, Joe Binion replaced Levingston, while the rest of the team remained untouched. The team was completed, among others, with Corey Brewer, A.J. The club built a good team for the league, led by important players such as Guido Rosselli, Klaudio Ndoja, Michael Umeh and Kenny Lawson. On 26 April 2009, Virtus won the European third tier trophy, the EuroChallenge, against Cholet Basket, thanks to 21 points of the Final Four MVP Keith Langford. Streaks found for direct matches Buducnost vs Virtus Bologna » Buducnost lost all recent 2 matches in a row. [147][148], On 7 April 2020, after more than a month of suspension, the Italian Basketball Federation officially ended the 2019–20 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic that severely hit Italy. [22], As soon as he arrived, at only 38 years old, Porelli sacked coach Šíp and appointed Renzo Ranuzzi, a former player. In the following season, Virtus signed Tom McMillen, a 22-years-old player from Maryland University, who was selected with the 9th overall pick by the Buffalo Braves during the 1974 NBA draft. [14], Due to the increasing fame of Virtus, the Sala Borsa was no longer suitable for hosting games; so in 1956, the long-time Mayor of Bologna, Giuseppe Dozza, inaugurated a new arena, which was simply known as "Sports Hall" and had a seating capacity of more than 7,000 people. [76] On 8 March 1997, coach Bucci was replaced by Lino Frattin, who after a few days, won Black V's fifth Italian Cup against Cantù. Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. [115], In 2008–09 season, the team was completely renewed with prominent players like the former NBA player Earl Boykins, Keith Langford, Sharrod Ford and the re-sign of Dušan Vukčević. [136][137] On 11 March, after a defeat against Cantù and with Virtus temporarily out of playoffs, the team board sacked Sacripanti and appointed the Serbian Aleksandar Đorđević as new head coach. Thanks to this choice, which was highly criticised at the time, Porelli definitively healed the club's finances. To appear in this section a player must have either: Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as : 1929–1956: Beginnings and post-war dynasty, 1980–1988: Champions Cup Final and 10th title, 1995–1997: Transition years and Brunamonti's retirement, 1997–2000: Danilović's comeback and the first EuroLeague, 2000–2002: Ginóbili's boom and the second EuroLeague, 2002–2003: Financial problems and interdiction, 2005–2009: National finals and return to Europe, 2016–present: Promotion and return to Europe, Top performances in European & Worldwide competitions, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers, Known as "Sports Hall" until 1966 and nicknamed, Known as "PalaMalaguti" until 2008 and "Futurshow Station" until 2011, Temporary indoor arena located in a fair pavilion within the, White and black are the official colors of Virtus. Red has been used for sponsorship reasons after the agreement with, FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague, 2018–19 Basketball Champions League champions, Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna in international competitions, Primo scudetto della Virtus pallacanestro, Virtus, secondo conflitto mondiale e dopoguerra, Storia e rivalità del derby d'Italia, domani a Bologna con diretta Rai 2, Il Gira seconda squadra bolognese di pallacanestro in serie A, Tutta la genialità di Tracuzzi in una monografia, Virtus pallacanestro Bologna – Stagione 1960/1961, Una notte per parlare di Simmenthal e Ignis.