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Pallacanestro Bellinzona

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Pallacanestro Bellinzona
Pallacanestro Bellinzona logo
LeaguesNLB Women
LocationBellinzona, Switzerland
Team colorspurple, white
   

Pallacanestro Bellinzona (in English: Bellinzona Basket) is a Swiss professional basketball team of Bellinzona, in the canton of Ticino. The club plays its home games at the indoor stadium of Bellinzona that has a capacity of about 4,000 spectators. The women's team currently plays in the Swiss NLB Women, the second-tier of women's professional basketball in Switzerland.[1]

History

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The team enjoyed its glory days in the mid-90s when under the leadership of Joe Whelton won three consecutive national championships and four consecutive Swiss Cups.

Titles and achievements

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Swiss League

  • Winners (3): 1992-93, 1993–94, 1994–95

Swiss Cup

  • Winners (4): 1992-93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995-96

Notable coaches

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To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Won an award or title as head coach of a professional team
- Coached a national team

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  1. ^ "PALLACANESTRO BELLINZONA". eurobasket.com. Euro Basket. Retrieved December 17, 2024.