- Pallacanestro Biella
Infobox Basketball club
color1 = red
color2 = #002288
name = Pallacanestro Biella
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founded =1994
arena = PalaBiella
location =Biella ,Italy
president = flagicon|ItalyStefano Verzoletto (chairman)
coach = flagicon|ItalyLuca Bechi
leagues = Serie A
website = [http://www.pallacanestrobiella.it/ Official website]
colors = white, red and dark blue
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a_pattern_b = _thinwhitesidesPallacanestro Biella (otherwise known as Angelico Biella for sponsorship reasons) is a
basketball club based inBiella ,Italy that plays in the Serie A. Their home arena isPalasport Biella .In the past, due to sponsorship deals, it has also been known as Fila Biella (1998-2001) and Lauretana Biella (2001-2005). [ [http://195.56.77.208/team/history.phtml?id=BLL Lega A Basket page on history of Pallacanestro Biella] ]
History
The current team was formed in 1994 from the union of two clubs of the city, Biella Basket Club and Amici del Basket Biella. It is distinct from the
Libertas Biella team which was playing in Serie A in the 60s. Coach of the new team wasFederico Danna , who had already coachedAuxilium Torino in Serie A in the 80s.The team started his history in Serie B2, but quickly moved his way up on upper divisions of the Italian League: in
1996 the team won the Serie B2 championship and was promoted in Serie B1; in1998 the team made his way to the second tier of the Italian League, Serie A2, by winning a promotion playoff. In2001 the team won the League with a still standing record of 30 victories and 6 losses and was promoted to Serie A.In 7 years in Serie A, the team has made the playoffs 3 times, and has been known for his smart signing of many promising players despite a tiny budget: among them
Joseph Blair ,Matteo Soragna ,Luca Garri and current Bulls playerThabo Sefolosha Current roster
"As of August 2008"
Notable past players
References
External links
* [http://www.pallacanestrobiella.it/ Official website] it icon
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