Pallacanestro Biella, known as Angelico Biella for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional

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club based in

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. It plays in the second division Serie A2 as of the 2015-16 season. For past club sponsorship names, see

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History

Associazione Sportiva Pallacanestro Biella was formed in 1994 from the merger of two local sides, Biella Basket Club and Amici del Basket Biella. It started playing in the Italian fourth division, moving up to the second division by 1999. A team coached by

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helped Biella reach the first division

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in 2001 (thirty years after another Biella side, Libertas, had been relegated). The team had lower mid-table finishes the next three years to stay in the league before the arrival of Angelico as a main sponsor gave the club a new dimension. It reached the Serie A playoff quarterfinals in 2006 and finished sixth the next season to earn its second playoff run. The 2008-09 season saw the club do one better, beating upsetting

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in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals for the first time. Though they lost in the semifinals, it was enough to allow the club to play in Europe for the first time, in the second tier Eurocup. After flirting with the relegation spots the next two seasons and mid-table finish in 2011-12, Biella's twelve-year tenure in the top flight was ended with the club's relegation at the end of the 2012-13 season when it placed last. Though it has stayed in the second division since (as of the 2015-16 season), Biella won their first trophy in 2014, with the second division cup filed in the trophy cabinet. The cup win was enough to earn Biella a place in the 2014–15 EuroChallenge despite being the only second division side in the competition.

Notable players

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

Notable coaches

1 season: '00-'01

Sponsorship names

Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as: *ING Sviluppo (1994-1998) *Fila Biella (1998–2001) *Lauretana Biella (2001–2005) *Angelico Biella 'Domestically''(2005–present) :*Lauretana Biella 'European competition''(2009–10) :*Eurotrend Biella 'Italian cup''(2014) :*Bonprix Biella 'European competition''(2014-15)

References

External links

Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro profile
Retrieved 24 August 2015
Serie A historical results
Retrieved 24 August 2015
Eurobasket.com profile
1994 establishments in Italy

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