Virtus Bologna reportedly exercise exit option in Ekpe Udoh's contract / News - Basketnews.com

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Ekpe Udoh's comeback to Europe on the roster of Virtus Segafredo Bologna was not the most successful.

According to Italian news outlet Il Corriere di Bologna, the club has exercised its option to terminate the contract with the player. Udoh had previously signed a two-year deal last summer.

Udoh's season got off to a very rough start. During an Italian Supercup quarterfinal match between Virtus and Bertram Tortona, which was the very first official match of the season, the Nigerian-American big man went down with a knee injury.

It was later revealed that the player suffered a complete tear to the patellar tendon of his left knee, marking the end of the season for him. Although there were some hopes that Udoh could come back during the latter months of the season, they were never fulfilled.

Before coming back to play for Virtus, Udoh's last season in Europe was in 2017 when he helped Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul win the EuroLeague trophy and was named the Final Four MVP.

Afterward, the 35-year-old spent two seasons as a member of the Utah Jazz and played in China for the following two years.

Udoh's injury:

Virtus Segafredo Bologna

Position Player Status PG Milos Teodosic Signed until 2022+1 PG Alessandro Pajola Signed until 2025 PG Nico Mannion Signed until 2023 PG Michele Ruzzier Signed until 2023 PG/SG Daniel Hackett Signed until 2024 SG/PG Iffe Lundberg(story) Signed until 2024 SG Marco Belinelli Signed until 2023 SG Isaia Cordinier Signed until 2023 SF Kyle Weems Signed until 2023 SF Awudu Abass Signed until 2024 PF Kevin Hervey Signed until 2023 PF/C Jordan Mickey (story) Signed until 2023 PF/C Ismael Bako (story) Signed until 2023 C Mouhammadou Jaiteh Signed until 2023 C JaKarr Sampson Signed until 2023 PF/C Ekpe Udoh Signed until 2023 Coach Sergio Scariolo Expired contract Tornike Shengelia, Amedeo Tessitori (will not return), Amar Alibegovic (will not return) Rumored to leave Kevin Hervey, Nico Mannion, Ekpe Udoh, Jakar Sampson Interested Nikola Milutinov (story), Tornike Shengelia, Daquan Jeffries (story) Like what we are doing? Support us by becoming BN+ member.