The Lugano Tigers are a
Swiss professional basketball club that is based in
Lugano
Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ...
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Switzerland. The club competes in the
Swiss Basketball League (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
Swiss Cup in 1982. In 1999, FV Lugano became the Lugano Snakes, the Snakes would go on to win three
Swiss League
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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
2010–11 FIBA EuroChallenge
2010–11 FIBA EuroChallenge was the eighth edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational men's professional club basketball FIBA EuroChallenge Tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.
The Final Four was awarded to Oostende and was held from A ...
tournament, on their way to winning the Swiss national championship, Swiss Cup, and the
Swiss League Cup.
Honours
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Swiss Basketball League: 8
:2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
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Swiss Cup: 4
:1982, 2001, 2002, 2011
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League Cup
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: 2
:2011, 2012
European history
Boncourt made its debut in the European fourth-tier
FIBA Europe Cup
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in the 2003–04 season and consequently would appear in the next three edition as well.
Notable players
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Dušan Mlađan
Dušan Mlađan (Anglicized: Dusan Mladjan, sr-Cyrl, Душан Млађан; born November 16, 1986) is a Serbian–born Swiss professional basketball player who currently plays for SAM Basket of the Championnat LNA.
Professional career
On Augus ...
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Derek Stockalper
Derek Stockalper (born March 4, 1984) is a former professional and international basketball player.
Early life
Stockalper graduated from Carlsbad High School, where he became a first-team All-San Diego County player.
College career
After ini ...
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Christophe Varidel
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Alon Stein
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Michael Efevberha
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Todd Mitchell
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Travis Walton
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Travis Watson
Travis Watson (born March 20, 1981) is an American professional basketball player. A 2.03 m tall power forward, he led the 2007–08 EuroLeague in rebounds with 9.7 per game while playing for Olimpia Milano.
College career
Watson played college ...
Head coaches
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Gianluca Barilari
External links
Official WebsiteEurobasket.com Team Page
{{Swiss Basketball League
Basketball teams in Switzerland
Lugano
Sport in Ticino
Basketball teams established in 1981