A3 Basket is a women's

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club in

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. The club was established with the 2012 squad from KFUM Umeå

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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

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during the 2012–13 season, the team ended up fifth and made it to the semifinals, before losing to the

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. 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

External links

Official website
{{Basketligan 2012 establishments in Sweden Basketball teams established in 2012 Basketball teams in Sweden Sport in Umeå Sports clubs and teams in Västerbotten County 21st-century establishments in Västerbotten County