Pallacanestro Brescia
Basketball team in Brescia, Italy
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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.
- Basket Brescia
(1957–1996)
Basket Brescia 2005
(2005–2009)
Basket Brescia Leonessa
(2009–2020)
Pallacanestro Brescia
(2020–2026)
| Germani Basket Brescia | ||||
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| Nickname | Leonessa d'Italia (Lioness of Italy) | |||
| Leagues | LBA | |||
| Founded | 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 | Vacant | |||
| Team captain | David Moss | |||
| Ownership | Graziella Bragaglio Matteo Bonetti | |||
| Championships | 1 Italian Cup 2 Serie A2 Basket | |||
| Retired numbers | 2 (13, 14) | |||
| Website | pallacanestrobrescia.it | |||
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History
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.
Arena and logo
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
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Italian Cup | European competitions |
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| 2015–16 | 2 | Serie A2 | 1st | – | – |
| 2016–17 | 1 | LBA | 10th | SF | – |
| 2017–18 | 1 | LBA | 4th | Finalist | – |
| 2018–19 | 1 | LBA | 12nd | – | EuroCup |
| 2019–20 | 1 | LBA | 3rd | QF | EuroCup |
| 2020–21 | 1 | LBA | 9th | – | Eurocup |
| 2021–22 | 1 | LBA | 5th | SF | – |
| 2022–23 | 1 | LBA | 9th | Winner | Eurocup |
| 2023–24 | 1 | LBA | 3rd | QF | |
| 2024–25 | 1 | LBA | 2nd | 2025 Italian Basketball Cup | |
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Maurice Ndour | Miro Bilan | |
| PF | Demetre Rivers | ||
| SF | Giancarlo Ferrero | Alessandro Tonelli | |
| SG | Amedeo Della Valle | Chris Dowe | |
| PG | Nikola Ivanović | Lorenzo Pollini |
(colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-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)
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Justin Brownlee (2014–15) - Damian Hollis (2015–2023)
Franko Bushati (2015–2017)- David Moss (2015–2023)
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Christian Burns (2016–2017, 2020–2024) - 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) - Tyler Kalinoski (2020–2021)
- Michael Cobbins (2021–2024)
- Amedeo Della Valle (2021-present)
Naz Mitrou-Long (2021–2022)
David Cournooh (2022–2026)- C.J. Massinburg (2022–2024)
- Jason Burnell (2023–2026)
Miro Bilan (2024–present)
Maurice Ndour (2024–present)
Honours
Sponsorship names
Kit
Manufacturer
| 2017–present | Erreà |