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Starwings Basel, commonly known as Starwings, is a
Swiss
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professional
basketball
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club based in
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
. The club competes in the
Swiss Basketball League
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(SBL), the highest tier of basketball in Switzerland.
Starwings - die Exoten aus Basel
indoorsports.ch , accessed 5 September 2015.
Its main accomplishment to date was the win of the Swiss Cup
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, in 2010. Eleven years later, in 2021, Starwings reached the finals of the Swiss League.
Honours
Swiss Basketball League
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*Runners-up (1): 2020–21
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Swiss Cup
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*Champions (1): 2010
Current roster
Notable players
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
* Roman Albrecht
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* Joël Fuchs
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* A.J. Hess
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* Murphy Burnatowski
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* Povilas Čukinas
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* Dylan Schommer
* Cheikh Sane
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* Nemanja Calasan
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* Deondre Burns
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* JaCori Payne
* Romani Hansen
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Head coaches
* Roland Pavloski: (2002–2003)
* Pascal Donati: (2004–2009)
* Patrick Koller: (2009–2010)
* Danijel Eric: (2010–2012)
* Roland Pavloski: (2012–2013)
* Viktor Mettler: (2013–2014)
* Roland Pavloski: (2014–2018)
* Dragan Andrejevic: (2018–2022)
* Antonios Doukas: (2022–present)
References
External links
Official Website
Presentation at eurobasket.com
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Basketball teams in Switzerland
Sport in Basel
Basketball teams established in 2002