BC Goverla ( uk, БК Говерла) is a professional
basketball
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club based in
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk ( uk, Іва́но-Франкі́вськ, translit=Iváno-Frankívśk ), formerly Stanyslaviv ( pl, Stanisławów ; german: Stanislau), is a city located in Western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk O ...
,
Ukraine
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. The team plays in the Higher League, the Ukrainian second division. The team colours are green and yellow.
History
The club was founded in August 2002.
Goverla entered the
Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
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, the highest tier of professional basketball in Ukraine, in 2009.
Honours
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Ukrainian Cup
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:Runners-up (1): 2013
Season by season
Players
Notable players
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Seamus Boxley
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Jeremy Chappell
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Dante Swanson
Dante Swanson (born January 23, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player.
He played college basketball for Tulsa from 1999 till 2003. With Tulsa, he was a NIT champion in 2001. In 2001 and 2002, he was named to the WAC All-Def ...
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Ryan Pearson
References
External links
Official siteTeam profile at eurobasket.com
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Basketball teams in Ukraine
Sport in Ivano-Frankivsk
Basketball teams established in 2002
2002 establishments in Ukraine