Basket Brescia Leonessa

Basket Brescia Leonessa
Nickname Leonessa d'Italia (Lioness of Italy)
Leagues LBA
EuroCup
Founded 2009 (2009)
History Basket Brescia
(1957–1996)
Basket Brescia 2005
(2005–2009)
Basket Brescia Leonessa
(2009–present)
Arena PalaLeonessa
Capacity 5,200
Location Brescia, Italy
Team colors White, blue
         
Main sponsor Germani Trasporti (LBA)
FAP Investments (EuroCup)
President Graziella Bragaglio
Head coach Andrea Diana
Team captain David Moss
Ownership Graziella Bragaglio
Matteo Bonetti
Championships 1 Serie A2 Basket
Retired numbers 2 (13, 14)
Website basketbrescialeonessa.it
Uniforms

Basket Brescia Leonessa S.p.A., known for sponsorship reasons as Germani Basket 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 and the EuroCup since the 2018–19 season,[2] with home games played at the PalaLeonessa.

History

In 2016, Brescia Leonessa won the Serie A2 League after beating Fortitudo Bologna at game 5 of the league's playoffs, and returns in the highest-tier of the Italian basketball league system after 28 years.[3][4]

In 2018, Basket Brescia reached the final of the Italian Cup. The team lost 69–67, as Fiat Torino went on to win its first Cup ever.[5]

Arena

The club plays its home games in the PalaGeorge, located in Montichiari, which seats 5,500 spectators.[6]

On January 16, 2017, there was the official presentation of the project for the new arena located in Brescia. It will be called PalaLeonessa.[7] 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.[8] From September 2018, the PalaLeonessa will be home arena for the club for LBA and EuroCup matches.[9]

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Italian Cup European competitions
2015–16 2 Serie A2 1st
2016–17 1 LBA 10th Semifinalist
2017–18 1 LBA 3rd Runner-up
2018–19 1 LBA 2 EuroCup

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Basket Brescia Leonessa roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 0 United States Allen, Bryon 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 26 – (1992-05-01)1 May 1992
F 1 United States Hamilton, Jordan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1990-10-06)6 October 1990
SG 4 Italy Ceron, Marco 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992
SG 5 Italy Abass, Awudu 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1993-01-27)27 January 1993
PG 7 Italy Vitali, Luca 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 32 – (1986-05-09)9 May 1986
PG 8 Italy Laquintana, Tommaso 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 23 – (1995-07-07)7 July 1995
G 10 Italy Caroli, Matteo 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (1995-01-01)1 January 1995
C 12 United States Mika, Eric 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 23 – (1995-01-05)5 January 1995
SF 18 United States Beverly, Gerald 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 24 – (1993-11-18)18 November 1993
F/C 29 Italy Zerini, Andrea 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 29 – (1988-10-25)25 October 1988
G/F 34 United States Moss, David (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 35 – (1983-09-09)9 September 1983
F 41 Italy Sacchetti, Brian 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – (1986-05-04)4 May 1986
Head coach
  • Italy Andrea Diana
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Alessandro Magro
  • Italy Matteo Cotelli
  • Italy Massimiliano Giannoni
  • Italy Gianpaolo Alberti
  • Italy Nicolas Zanco
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Italy Luciano D'Ancicco
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: September 25, 2018

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Honours

Champions (1): 2015–16
Runners-up (1): 2018

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)[10]
  • FAP Investments (2018–present) (EuroCup)[11]

Kit

Manufacturer

2017–presentErreà

References

  1. ↑ Team Profile at Eurobasket.com
  2. ↑ "EuroCup Board looks ahead to the 2018-19 season". euroleaguebasketball.net. 14 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Brescia domina gara 5 e conquista la serie A." [Brescia dominates game 5 and is promoted to Serie A]. basketnet.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Gara 5 Finale A2 Citroën, Brescia supera la Fortitudo Bologna e vola in Serie A" [Game 5 A2 Citroën Finals, Brescia is promoted to Serie A after beating the Fortitudo]. basketnet.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Basket, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Storica prima dell'Auxilium" [Basketball, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Historical first time for Auxilium]. gazzetta.it (in Italian). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Semifinali play off, la Centrale gioca sempre fuori casa" [Playoffs Semifinals, the Centrale team still playing away]. giornaledibrescia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ecco il PalaLeonessa, la casa dello sport di Brescia" [Here it is the PalaLeonessa, home of Brescia's sport]. giornaledibrescia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Brescia: PalaLeonessa, il sogno diventa realtà. A breve si avvieranno i lavori" [Brescia: PalaLeonessa, the dream became reality. Soon works will start]. basketinside.com (in Italian). Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ecco il PalaLeonessa, nuova casa della Germani" [New PalaLeonessa, new home for Germani]. bresciaoggi.it (in Italian). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  10. ↑ Germani e Leonessa avanti insieme (in Italian)
  11. ↑ "FAP Investments e Arcese Spa partner della Leonessa nella 7DAYS EuroCup" [FAP Investments e Arcese Spa partners of Leonessa for the 7DAYS EuroCup]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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