A3 Basket is a women's
basketball
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club in
Umeå
Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County.
Situated on the Ume River, Umeà ...
,
Sweden
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. The club was established with the 2012 squad from
KFUM Umeå women's basketball
Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. It began being played in 1892, one year after men's basketball, at Smith College in Massachusetts. It spread across the United States, in large part via women's college compet ...
section "Umeå Comets" after the club had decided to discontinue their women's team. A new club was formed under the name Umeå BasketBollklubb (Umeå BBK). Debuting in
Basketligan dam
Basketligan dam, formerly known as Damligan until 2011–12, is the top professional women's basketball league in Sweden. It began in the 2001–02 season, when it replaced the old Elitserien. The league currently has 14 teams.
History
Cham ...
during the 2012–13 season, the team ended up fifth and made it to the semifinals, before losing to the
Norrköping Dolphins
The Norrköping Dolphins are a professional basketball club from Norrköping, Sweden. It plays in the Basketligan, the highest league in Sweden and won the league six times. Home games of Norrköping are played at the Stadium Arena.
History
Th ...
. The club also plays in the
BWBL.
Name
The official association name (föreningsnamn) is still Umeå BasketBollklubb (Umeå BBK) but the name rights has been sold twice. As the main sponsor for Umeå BBK, the company ''UDOMiNATE Sweden AB'' made a deal with Umeå BBK about its name and during most of the 2010s the club has been known as ''Udominate Basket''. In 2018 however the telecom company ''A3 Sverige AB'' bought the name rights and the club has since been known as ''A3 Basket''.
Season by season
References
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External links
Official website
{{Basketligan
2012 establishments in Sweden
Basketball teams established in 2012
Basketball teams in Sweden
Sport in Umeå