The Lugano Tigers are a

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professional basketball club that is based in Lugano,

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. The club competes in the

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(SBL), the highest domestic tier. Founded as FN Lugano, the team was re-named to Lugano Snakes in 1999 and to its current name in 2003.

History

Founded in 1981, with the merging of Federal Lugano and AS Viganello, FV Lugano won the first

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in 1982. In 1999, FV Lugano became the Lugano Snakes, the Snakes would go on to win three Swiss League championships, two Swiss Cups, and appear in the 2000-2001 EuroLeague. In 2003, financial failure would see the Snakes become the Tigers. Lugano Tigers would go on to win the Swiss League championship in 2006, and finish in second place in the next two seasons, before winning the Swiss League championship again in 2010. During the 2010–11 season, the Tigers would play in the

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tournament, on their way to winning the Swiss national championship, Swiss Cup, and the

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Honours

: 8 :2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 *

: 4 :1982, 2001, 2002, 2011 * League Cup: 2 :2011, 2012

European history

Boncourt made its debut in the European fourth-tier FIBA Europe Cup in the 2003–04 season and consequently would appear in the next three edition as well.

Notable players

* Dušan Mlađan * Derek Stockalper *

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* Travis Walton * Travis Watson

Head coaches

Gianluca Barilari Gianluca Barilari (born 14 February 1964) is a Swiss professional basketball coach. He was head coach of the Switzerland national team from 2017 to 2021. Before 2017, Barilari coached club teams in Italy, Turkey and Switzerland ). Swiss l ...

External links

Official Website

Eurobasket.com Team Page
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