The Pallacanestro Brescia, better known for sponsorship reasons as Leonessa Brescia, is an Italian professional basketball team, based in Brescia, Lombardy.Team Profile at Eurobasket.com Founded in 2009, the team plays in Serie B since the 2026–27 season.
History 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.
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.
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.
In June 2026, the team's LBA licence was transferred to a new club, Maxima Roma, ending Pallacanestro Brescia's presence in the top division.
Arena and logo The club plays its home games in PalaLeonessa, 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 SeasonTierLeagueItalian CupEuropean competitions 2015–162Serie A21st –– 2016–171LBA10th SF– 2017–181LBA4th Finalist– 2018–191LBA12nd –EuroCup 2019–201LBA3rd QFEuroCup 2020–211LBA9th –Eurocup 2021–221LBA5th SF–2022–231LBA9thChampionEurocup 2023–241LBA3rdQF–2024–251LBA2ndSF–2025–261LBA4thSF–2026–273Serie B ––
Players Current roster
Notable players
Ryan Thompson (2011–12) J.R. Giddens (2012–14) Tamar Slay (2013–14) Justin Brownlee (2014–15) Damian Hollis (2015–2023) Franko Bushati (2015–2017) David Moss (2015–2023) Christian Burns (2016–2017, 2020–2024, 2026–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) Tyler Kalinoski (2020–2021) Michael Cobbins (2021–2024) Amedeo Della Valle (2021–2026) Naz Mitrou-Long (2021–2022) David Cournooh (2022–2026) C.J. Massinburg (2022–2024) Jason Burnell (2023–2026) Miro Bilan (2024–2026) Maurice Ndour (2024–2026)
Honours Serie A2 Basket Champions (2): 2010–11, 2015–16 Italian Cup Winners (1): 2023 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)Germani e Leonessa avanti insieme FAP Investments (2018–present) (EuroCup)
Kit Manufacturer 2017–present Erreà
References
External links Official website