Pallacanestro Brescia S.p.A., known for sponsorship reasons as Germani Brescia, is an Italian professional

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team based in

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. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the

Lega Basket Serie A The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). It is the highest-tier le ...

(LBA) since the 2016–17 season and the EuroCup since the 2018–19 season, with home games played at the PalaLeonessa.

History

In 2016, Brescia Leonessa won the Serie A2 League after beating

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at game 5 of the league's playoffs, and returns in the highest-tier of the

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after 28 years. In 2018, Basket Brescia reached the

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of the

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. The team lost 69–67, as Fiat Torino went on to win its first Cup ever. The following season, the team would play in the EuroCup, which would be its European debut. Brescia played its first European match ever at home against

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, losing 68–80. It got its first win in the EuroCup on October 24, 2018, as Brescia won 69–61 over

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. In July 2020 club changed its name from Basket Brescia to "Pallacanestro Brescia", but sponsor name "Germani" remained.

Arena

The club plays its home games in the

PalaGeorge PalaGeorge is an indoor arena located in Montichiari, Italy, in the province of Brescia. The capacity of the arena is 5,500 people for basketball matches and it opened in 1993. It is home of the Brescia Leonessa team of the Lega Basket Serie A a ...

, located in

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, which seats 5,500 spectators. On January 16, 2017, there was the official presentation of the project for the new arena located in

. It will be called PalaLeonessa. The project consists of a renovation and an extension of the old PalaEIB, with the increase of capacity up to 5,200. Construction works will end in 2018. From September 2018, the PalaLeonessa will be home arena for the club for LBA and EuroCup matches.

Season by season

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Notable players

Honours

Serie A2 Basket Serie A2, known for sponsorship reasons as Serie A2 Old Wild West, is a men's basketball league in Italy. It constitutes the second-tier of the Italian league pyramid, below the first division LBA and above the third division Serie B, with pro ...

:Champions (1): 2015–16 *

: ''Runners-up (1)'':

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Sponsorship names

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) *FAP Investments (2018–present) (EuroCup)

Kit

Manufacturer

References

External links

Official website
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