Serie B Basket
Serie B Basket| Formerly |
Serie B Basket
1937–38 to 1954–55
(2nd tier)
Serie B Basket
1955–56 to 1964–65
(3rd tier)
Serie B Basket
1965–66 to 1973–74
(2nd tier)
Serie B Basket
1974–75 to 1985–86
(3rd tier)
Serie B2 Basket
1986–87 to 2007–08
(4th tier)
Serie B Amateurs Basket
2008–09 to 2010–11
(4th tier)
National B Division Basket
2011–12 to 2013–14
(4th tier)
Serie B Basket
2014–15 to Present
(3rd tier) |
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| Sport |
Basketball |
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| Inaugural season |
1937–38 |
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| No. of teams |
64 |
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| Country |
 Italy |
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| Level on pyramid |
3rd tier |
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| Promotion to |
Serie A2 Basket |
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| Relegation to |
Serie C Gold Basket |
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| Official website |
legapallacanestro.com (Italian) |
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Serie B Basket is the third-tier men's basketball league in Italy.
Teams are divided into four groups by geographical contiguity. Promoted teams gain access to the second-tier Serie A2 Basket, while relegated teams get demoted to play in the Serie C Gold Basket.
History
Serie B Basket first began in the 1937–38 season as the second level of the Italian basketball league system, and it remained the 2nd-tier level of the Italian basketball pyramid until the 1954–55 season. Serie B Basket was downgraded to being the third-tier level on the Italian basketball pyramid from the 1955–56 season, until the 1964–65 season. From the 1965–66 season, through the 1973–74 season, it was once again the second-tier level on the Italian basketball pyramid, being one tier below the Serie A Basket.
Serie B Basket was then once again downgraded to being the third-tier level league on the Italian basketball pyramid from the 1974–75 season, through the 1985–86 season. With the creation of the Serie B Excellence (Italian: Serie B d'Eccellenza), Serie B2 was downgraded to being the fourth-tier level on the Italian basketball pyramid, and was renamed to Serie B2 Basket.
From 2008 to 2011, the league was known as Serie B Amateurs Basket (Italian: Serie B Dilettanti Basket). From 2011 to 2014, the league was known as the National B Division Basket (Italian: Divisione Nazionale B Basket). Since 2014, the league has once again been known as the Serie B Basket, and has once again been the third-tier level on the Italian basketball pyramid.
2016–17 season
| Group A |
| Virtus Siena |
| Robur et Fides Varese |
| Basket Cecina |
| Sangiorgese Basket |
| Omegna |
| Montecatini Basket |
| PMS Moncalieri |
| Oleggio |
| Domobasket Domodossola |
| US Empolese |
| Fiorentina Basket |
| Basket Golfo Piombino |
| San Miniato |
| Dragons BasketFirenze |
| Valsesia Pallacanestro |
| Basket Bottegone |
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| Group B |
| Basket Iseo |
| Aurora Desio |
| Basket Piacenza |
| Virtus Padova |
| Basket Alto Sebino |
| Bergamo Basket 2014 |
| Pallacanestro Crema |
| Orzibasket Orzinuovi |
| Urania Milano |
| Pallacanestro Vicenza 2012 |
| Basket 2000 Reggio Emilia |
| Pallacanestro Faenza |
| Accademia Su Stentu Sestu |
| Basket Lecco |
| Rucker Sanve Sanvendemiano |
| Benedetto XIV Cento |
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| Group C |
| Luiss Roma |
| Ass. Basket Palestrina |
| Sport e Cultura Patti |
| Basket Maddalaoni |
| Basket Barcellona |
| Teramo Basket 1960 |
| Basket Scauri |
| Stella Azzurra Roma |
| Virtus Cassino |
| Scuola Basket Viterbo |
| Virtus Valmontone |
| Vis Nova Roma |
| Tigers Forlì |
| Cuore Napoli Basket |
| Basket Cefalù |
| Planet Basket Catanzaro |
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| Group D |
| Basket Dynamic Venafro |
| Olimpia Matera |
| Cestistica San Severo |
| Pallacanestro Giulianova |
| Pallacanestro Senigallia |
| Valdiceppo Perugia |
| Monteroni Basket |
| Basket SantElpidio |
| Amatori Pescara |
| Basket Isernia |
| Campli Basket |
| Basket Ortona |
| Poderosa P. Montegranaro |
| Crabs Rimini |
| Basket Biscerlie |
| Basket Taranto |
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