Pallacanestro Brescia

Basketball team in Brescia, Italy

Germani Basket Brescia

Nickname| Leonessa d'Italia (Lioness of Italy)
Leagues| LBA
Founded| 1957; 67 years ago (1957)
History|

List

* Basket Brescia
(1957–1996)
Basket Brescia 2005
(2005–2009)
Basket Brescia Leonessa
(2009–2020)
Pallacanestro Brescia
(2020–present)

Arena| PalaLeonessa
Capacity| 5,200
Location| Brescia, Italy
Main sponsor| Germani Trasporti (LBA)
FAP Investments (EuroCup)
President| Graziella Bragaglio
Head coach| Giuseppe Poeta
Team captain| David Moss
Ownership| Graziella Bragaglio
Matteo Bonetti
Championships| 1 Italian Cup
2 Serie A2 Basket
Retired numbers| 2 (13, 14)
Website| pallacanestrobrescia.it

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The Pallacanestro Brescia, better known for sponsorship reasons as Germani 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.

## History

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The history of the Pallacanestro Brescia as we know it today, began in 2009 when Graziella Bragaglio and Matteo Bonetti, took back to the city, the basket's love. The name of the team has always been Basket Brescia Leonessa, till 2020 when it changed to Pallacanestro Brescia.

In 2016, after beating Fortitudo Bologna at game 5 of the league's playoffs, the team Brescia Leonessa won the Serie A2 League and returns in the highest-tier of the Italian basketball league system after 28 years.[2][3]

In 2018, Pallacanestro Brescia reached the final of the Italian Cup. The team lost 69–67, as Fiat Torino went on to win its first Cup ever.[4]

During season 2018-2019 the team played its first international Cup, participating at the EuroCup.

The 2021-2022 season has been one of the best seasons of Germani Brescia's history. The team won 14 consecutive matches, with 21 matches won over 30 matches played. The team and players also won awards given by LBA at the end of the season.

The greatest achievement of his history for Brescia has been the win of the Coppa Italia on February 19, 2023, the first time ever for them.

## Arena and logo

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The club plays its home games in PalaLeonessa,[5] the new arena built in the city in year 2018. It can host 5.000 people. The logo of Pallacanestro Brescia is blue and white, with a female lion inside. These are the colours and symbol also of the city of Brescia.

## Season by season

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Season  | Tier | League  | Pos. | Italian Cup | European competitions

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2015–16 | 2  | Serie A2 | 01st  | \-  | \-
2016–17 | 1  | LBA | 10th  | SF | \-
2017–18 | 1  | LBA | 03rd  | Finalist | \-
2018–19 | 1  | LBA | 12nd  | \-  | EuroCup
2019–20 | 1  | LBA | 03rd  | QF | EuroCup
2020–21 | 1  | LBA | 09th  | \-  | Eurocup |
2021–22 | 1  | LBA | 05th  | SF | \-
2022–23 | 1  | LBA  | 08th  | Winner | Eurocup
2023–24 | 1  | LBA  | 04th  | QF |
2024–25 | 1  | LBA  |  | ? |

## Players

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### Current roster

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

Germani Basket Brescia roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Age |

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C | 2 |  | Bilan, Miro | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)  | 121 kg (267 lb)  |  35 – (1989-07-21)21 July 1989  |
SF | 3 |  | Ferrero, Giancarlo | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 97 kg (214 lb)  |  36 – (1988-08-29)29 August 1988  |
SG | 5 |  | Dowe, Chris | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  | 86 kg (190 lb)  |  33 – (1991-08-26)26 August 1991  |
SG | 8 |  | Della Valle, Amedeo | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 90 kg (198 lb)  |  31 – (1993-04-11)11 April 1993  |
F/C | 9 |  | Ndour, Maurice | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 91 kg (201 lb)  |  32 – (1992-06-18)18 June 1992  |
PF | 10 |  | Burnell, Jason | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 100 kg (220 lb)  |  27 – (1997-08-15)15 August 1997  |
F | 11 |  | Tonelli, Alessandro | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 84 kg (185 lb)  |  18 – (2006-08-22)22 August 2006  |
PG | 18 |  | Ivanović, Nikola | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 85 kg (187 lb)  |  30 – (1994-02-19)19 February 1994  |
SF | 21 |  | Mobio, Joseph | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 94 kg (207 lb)  |  27 – (1997-06-10)10 June 1997  |
G/F | 23 |  | Rivers, Demetre | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)  | 91 kg (201 lb)  |  28 – (1995-12-07)7 December 1995  |
G | 25 |  | Cournooh, David | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)  | 88 kg (194 lb)  |  34 – (1990-07-28)28 July 1990  |
PG | 35 |  | Pollini, Lorenzo | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)  | 77 kg (170 lb)  |  18 – (2006-06-13)13 June 2006  |

Head coach

* Giuseppe Poeta

Assistant coach(es)

* Matteo Cotelli
* Gianpaolo Alberti
* David Moss

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: 17 August 2024

### Depth chart

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Pos.  | Starting 5  | Bench 1  | Bench 2  |  |

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C | Maurice Ndour | Miro Bilan |  |  |
PF | Demetre Rivers  | Jason Burnell |  |  |
SF | Giancarlo Ferrero | Joseph Mobio  | Alessandro Tonelli |  |
SG | Amedeo Della Valle | Chris Dowe |  |  |
PG | Nikola Ivanović | David Cournooh | Lorenzo Pollini |  |

(colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

### Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

* Ryan Thompson (2011–12)
* J.R. Giddens (2012–14)
* Tamar Slay (2013–14)
* Justin Brownlee (2014-15)
* Damian Hollis (2015–2016)
* Franko Bushati (2015–2017)
* David Moss (2015–present)
* Michele Vitali (2016–2018)
* Luca Vitali (2016–2021)
* Marcus Landry (2016–2018)
* Benjamin Ortner (2017–2018)
* Bryce Cotton (2018)
* Jared Cunningham (2018–2019)
* Awudu Abass (2018–2020)
* Tyler Cain (2019–2020)
* Ojārs Siliņš (2019–2020)
* T. J. Cline (2020-2021)

## Honours

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* Serie A2 Basket

Champions (2): 2010-11, 2015–16

* Italian Cup

Winners (1): 2023
Runners-up (1): 2018

## Sponsorship names

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Home game of Brescia in 2012

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)[6]
* FAP Investments (2018–present) (EuroCup)[7]

## Kit

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### Manufacturer

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2017–present | Erreà

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## References

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1. ^ Team Profile at Eurobasket.com
2. ^ "Brescia domina gara 5 e conquista la serie A." [Brescia dominates game 5 and is promoted to Serie A]. basketnet.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
3. ^ "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). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "Ecco il PalaLeonessa, la casa dello sport di Brescia" [Here it is the PalaLeonessa, home of Brescia's sport]. giornaledibrescia.it (in Italian). 16 January 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
6. ^ Germani e Leonessa avanti insieme (in Italian)
7. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

## External links

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* Official website (in Italian)

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Germani Brescia current roster

* 2 Bilan
* 3 Ferrero
* 5 Dowe
* 8 Della Valle
* 9 Ndour
* 10 Burnell
* 11 Tonelli
* 18 Ivanović
* 21 Mobio
* 23 Rivers
* 25 Cournooh
* 33 Pollini

* Head coach: Poeta
* Assistant coaches: Cotelli
* Alberti
* Moss

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Brescia Leonessa by season

* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22

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Lega Basket Serie A

2024–25 teams|

* Banco di Sardegna Sassari
* Bertram Derthona Tortona
* Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro
* Dolomiti Energia Trento
* EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
* Estra Pistoia
* Germani Brescia
* GeVi Napoli Basket
* Givova Scafati
* Openjobmetis Varese
* Pallacanestro Trieste
* Trapani Shark
* Umana Reyer Venezia
* UnaHotels Reggio Emilia
* Vanoli Cremona
* Virtus Segafredo Bologna

Seasons|

* ... 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* ... 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Finals|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

Awards|

* Most Valuable Player
* Finals MVP
* LBA Best Defender
* Best Player Under 22
* Best Coach
* Best Executive
* Premio Reverberi

Statistical leaders|

* Stats leaders
* Scoring
* Rebounds
* Assists
* Steals
* Blocks

Other articles|

* Italian Cup
* Italian Supercup
* Italian clubs in international competitions
* All Star Game
* Italian Basketball Hall of Fame
* Lega Basket
* Italian League System

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*[No.]: Jersey number
*[Nat.]: Nationality
*[Ht.]: Height
*[Wt.]: Weight
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