| Germani Basket Brescia | ||||
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| Nickname | Leonessa d'Italia (Lioness of Italy) | |||
| Leagues | LBA | |||
| Founded | 1957; 68 years ago (1957) | |||
| History | List
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| Arena | PalaLeonessa | |||
| Capacity | 5,200 | |||
| Location | Brescia,Italy | |||
| Main sponsor | Germani Trasporti (LBA) FAP Investments (EuroCup) | |||
| President | Graziella Bragaglio | |||
| Head coach | Giuseppe Poeta | |||
| Team captain | David Moss | |||
| Ownership | Graziella Bragaglio Matteo Bonetti | |||
| Championships | 1Italian Cup 2Serie A2 Basket | |||
| Retired numbers | 2 (13,14) | |||
| Website | pallacanestrobrescia.it | |||
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ThePallacanestro Brescia, better known for sponsorship reasons asGermani Brescia, is an Italian professionalbasketball team, based inBrescia,Lombardy.[1] Founded in 2009, the team plays in theLega Basket Serie A (LBA) since the2016–17 season.
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 beenBasket Brescia Leonessa, till 2020 when it changed toPallacanestro Brescia.
In 2016, after beatingFortitudo Bologna at game 5 of theleague's playoffs, the teamBrescia Leonessa won theSerie A2 League and returns in the highest-tier of theItalian basketball league system after 28 years.[2][3]
In 2018, Pallacanestro Brescia reached thefinal of theItalian Cup. The team lost 69–67, asFiat Torino went on to win its first Cup ever.[4]
During season 2018-2019 the team played its first international Cup, participating at theEuroCup.
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.
The club plays its home games inPalaLeonessa,[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 ofBrescia.
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Italian Cup | European competitions |
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| 2015–16 | 2 | Serie A2 | 01st | - | - |
| 2016–17 | 1 | LBA | 10th | SF | - |
| 2017–18 | 1 | LBA | 03rd | Finalist | - |
| 2018–19 | 1 | LBA | 12nd | - | EuroCup |
| 2019–20 | 1 | LBA | 03rd | QF | EuroCup |
| 2020–21 | 1 | LBA | 09th | - | Eurocup |
| 2021–22 | 1 | LBA | 05th | SF | - |
| 2022–23 | 1 | LBA | 08th | Winner | Eurocup |
| 2023–24 | 1 | LBA | 04th | QF | |
| 2024–25 | 1 | LBA | ? |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | ||
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| 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)
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Ryan Thompson(2011–12)J.R. Giddens(2012–14)Tamar Slay(2013–14)Justin Brownlee(2014-15)Damian Hollis(2015–2016)
Franko Bushati(2015–2017)David Moss(2015–present)
Michele Vitali(2016–2018)Luca Vitali(2016–2021)Marcus Landry(2016–2018)
Benjamin Ortner(2017–2018)Bryce Cotton(2018)Jared Cunningham(2018–2019)Awudu Abass(2018–2020)Tyler Cain(2019–2020)
Ojārs Siliņš(2019–2020)
T. J. Cline(2020-2021)
Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:
| 2017–present | Erreà |
