Wednesday afternoon was the time for the beautiful city of Bologna to witness Virtus Segafredo Bologna engaging in media day ahead of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague campaign. For the second season in a row, Virtus players and coaches took part in activities ranging from recording interviews and promotional videos to social media activities and posing for photoshoots. The event was held at its training facilities at Palestra Porelli.
New-look Virtus takes the stage at media day in Bologna
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What was different from a season ago was the makeup of the faces present at the event, and it started with new Virtus head coach Luca Banchi, who was appointed just five days ago.
Among the players, there were a half-dozen newcomers and four of them have extensive media day experience, none more than veteran center and two-time EuroLeague champ Bryant Dunston.
Forwards Achille Polonara and Ognjen Dobric, and guard Jaleen Smith have taken part in many media days, as well. On the other hand, for rookies such as center Devontae Cacok and guard Bruno Mascolo, this was their first look at a EuroLeague media day.
The Virtus player with the longest tenure in the club is playmaker Alessandro Pajola, who arrived as a teenager and is entering his ninth year with Virtus. Still just 23 years old, he will be surrounded by a lot veterans such as former EuroLeague champ Daniel Hackett, as well as stars such as Tornike Shengelia, Marco Belinelli, Jordan Mickey and Iffe Lundberg.
