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Pallacanestro Brescia

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Germani Basket Brescia
Germani Basket Brescia logo
NicknameLeonessa d'Italia (Lioness of Italy)
LeaguesLBA
Founded1957; 67 years ago (1957)
History
List
  • Basket Brescia
    (1957–1996)
    Basket Brescia 2005
    (2005–2009)
    Basket Brescia Leonessa
    (2009–2020)
    Pallacanestro Brescia
    (2020–present)
ArenaPalaLeonessa
Capacity5,200
LocationBrescia, Italy
Main sponsorGermani Trasporti (LBA)
FAP Investments (EuroCup)
PresidentGraziella Bragaglio
Head coachGiuseppe Poeta
Team captainDavid Moss
OwnershipGraziella Bragaglio
Matteo Bonetti
Championships1 Italian Cup
2 Serie A2 Basket
Retired numbers2 (13, 14)
Websitepallacanestrobrescia.it
Europe jersey
Team colours
Europe

The Pallacanestro Brescia, better known for sponsorship reasons as Germani Brescia, is an Italian professional basketball team, based in Brescia, Lombardy.[1] Founded in 2009, the team plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) since the 2016–17 season.

History

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The history of the Pallacanestro Brescia as we know it today, began in 2009 when Graziella Bragaglio and Matteo Bonetti, took back to the city, the basket's love. The name of the team has always been Basket Brescia Leonessa, till 2020 when it changed to Pallacanestro Brescia.

In 2016, after beating Fortitudo Bologna at game 5 of the league's playoffs, the team Brescia Leonessa won the Serie A2 League and returns in the highest-tier of the Italian basketball league system after 28 years.[2][3]

In 2018, Pallacanestro Brescia reached the final of the Italian Cup. The team lost 69–67, as Fiat Torino went on to win its first Cup ever.[4]

During season 2018-2019 the team played its first international Cup, participating at the EuroCup.

The 2021-2022 season has been one of the best seasons of Germani Brescia's history. The team won 14 consecutive matches, with 21 matches won over 30 matches played. The team and players also won awards given by LBA at the end of the season.

The greatest achievement of his history for Brescia has been the win of the Coppa Italia on February 19, 2023, the first time ever for them.

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The club plays its home games in PalaLeonessa,[5] the new arena built in the city in year 2018. It can host 5.000 people. The logo of Pallacanestro Brescia is blue and white, with a female lion inside. These are the colours and symbol also of the city of Brescia.

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Italian Cup European competitions
2015–16 2 Serie A2 01st - -
2016–17 1 LBA 10th Semifinalist -
2017–18 1 LBA 03rd Runner-up -
2018–19 1 LBA 12nd - EuroCup
2019–20 1 LBA 03rd Quarterfinalist EuroCup
2020–21 1 LBA 09th - Eurocup
2021–22 1 LBA 05th Semifinalist -
2022-23 1 LBA 08th Winner Eurocup

Players

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Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Germani Basket Brescia roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
C 2 Croatia Bilan, Miro 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 121 kg (267 lb) 35 – (1989-07-21)21 July 1989
SF 3 Italy Ferrero, Giancarlo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 36 – (1988-08-29)29 August 1988
SG 5 United States Dowe, Chris 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 33 – (1991-08-26)26 August 1991
SG 8 Italy Della Valle, Amedeo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 – (1993-04-11)11 April 1993
F/C 9 Senegal Ndour, Maurice 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 32 – (1992-06-18)18 June 1992
PF 10 United States Burnell, Jason 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1997-08-15)15 August 1997
F 11 Italy Tonelli, Alessandro 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 18 – (2006-08-22)22 August 2006
PG 18 Montenegro Ivanović, Nikola 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 30 – (1994-02-19)19 February 1994
SF 21 Ivory Coast Mobio, Joseph 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 27 – (1997-06-10)10 June 1997
G/F 23 United States Rivers, Demetre 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 28 – (1995-12-07)7 December 1995
G 25 Italy Cournooh, David 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 34 – (1990-07-28)28 July 1990
PG 35 Italy Pollini, Lorenzo 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 18 – (2006-06-13)13 June 2006
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 17 August 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Maurice Ndour Miro Bilan
PF Demetre Rivers Jason Burnell
SF Giancarlo Ferrero Joseph Mobio Alessandro Tonelli
SG Amedeo Della Valle Chris Dowe
PG Nikola Ivanović David Cournooh Lorenzo Pollini

(colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Honours

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Champions (2): 2010-11, 2015–16
Winners (1): 2023
Runners-up (1): 2018

Sponsorship names

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Home game of Brescia in 2012

Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:

  • Centrale del Latte di Brescia (2009–2016)
  • Germani Trasporti (2016–present) (Since 2018 only in LBA)[6]
  • FAP Investments (2018–present) (EuroCup)[7]

Kit

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Manufacturer

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2017–present Erreà

References

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  1. ^ Team Profile at Eurobasket.com
  2. ^ "Brescia domina gara 5 e conquista la serie A." [Brescia dominates game 5 and is promoted to Serie A]. basketnet.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Gara 5 Finale A2 Citroën, Brescia supera la Fortitudo Bologna e vola in Serie A" [Game 5 A2 Citroën Finals, Brescia is promoted to Serie A after beating the Fortitudo]. basketnet.it (in Italian). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Basket, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Storica prima dell'Auxilium" [Basketball, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Historical first time for Auxilium]. gazzetta.it (in Italian). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Ecco il PalaLeonessa, la casa dello sport di Brescia" [Here it is the PalaLeonessa, home of Brescia's sport]. giornaledibrescia.it (in Italian). 16 January 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ^ Germani e Leonessa avanti insieme (in Italian)
  7. ^ "FAP Investments e Arcese Spa partner della Leonessa nella 7DAYS EuroCup" [FAP Investments e Arcese Spa partners of Leonessa for the 7DAYS EuroCup]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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