Overview
Pallacanestro Treviso, named Benetton Basket due to a long running sponsorship by the Benetton Group and widely referred to as Benetton Treviso, is an Italian youth basketball club based in Treviso, Veneto.
The club was previously a successful professional club until 2012 when the Benetton Group decided to withdraw from professional basketball, though they retained the youth section at La Ghirada, the sports complex they own. For past club sponsorship names, see sponsorship names.
History
Founded in 1954 as Duomo Folgore, it remained in obscurity for the first few decades of its existence though it did reach the first division Lega Basket Serie A in 1962. However the club only stayed there one season, finishing the league in last place, after which it was hampered by financial problems.
Duomo Folgore was renamed Associazione Pallacanestro Treviso sometime during the 1970s, with new ownership.
It then moved up the divisions, reaching the national Serie A2 in 1979.
In 1980-81 the team finished third in the league, earning a return to the Serie A.
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