Basketball team in Medellin, Colombia
| Paisas Basketball | |
|---|---|
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| League | Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano |
| Founded | 2023 |
| History | Paisas Basketball (2023–present) |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| Location | Medellin, Colombia |
| Head coach | Bernardo González |
Paisas Basketball is a Colombian professional basketball team based in Medellin, Antioquia Department. Founded in 2023, it plays in the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano. The team plays its home games at the Coliseo Iván de Bedout, which has capacity for 6,000 people.
The team was the first top level team in Antioquia in four years, after some teams had left the Colombian League. The first head coach was Bernardo González, and the club also started a youth academy, including an under-14 team. The following year, in November 2024, Paisas was announced as one of the twelve teams in the 2024–25 BCL Americas season, the top-level continental league.
References
- Coliseo Iván de Bedout.
- "Paisas Basketball". Paisas Basketball. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- Pulgarín, Fredy (9 October 2024). "Paisas es la nueva cara del baloncesto antioqueño en la Liga Profesional - ACORD Antioquia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- "BCL Americas Season 6 is set to tip-off". www.fiba.basketball. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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