AS Viganello Basket

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AS Viganello
Leagues LNBA
Founded1942
History1942–1981
ArenaLambertenghi
Gerra
Palaghiaccio di Mezzovico
Location Viganello, Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Team colorsGreen and White
  
PresidentLuigi Roda Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Head coachFranco Bassi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Championships1 Swiss Championship
2 Swiss Cups

AS Viganello, also known as Viganello Basket was a Swiss men's and women's professional basketball club based in the city of Viganello. The club was played for several years in the National League A and won the Swiss men's championship in 1980 [1] and the Swiss Men's Cup in 1977 and 1980. [2]

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History

AS Viganello began as a women's team in 1942, in the village of Ticino (now district of the city of Lugano) and in 1943 it also added a men's team.

Thanks to the arrival of important players such as Ken Brady, John Fultz and Charlie Yelverton, the men's team began to achieve success. In 1977 Viganello played in the Swiss Cup finals against Pregassona in front of a sold out crowd. After a tightly played game, Viganello came out on top after overtime, winning 107-103. [2] It added another cup victory in 1980 [2] as well as the Swiss national championship. [1]

The club folded after the 1980–1981 season due to financial difficulties and as a result, merged with Federal Lugano into the FV Lugano. [3]

European club competitions

The club competed in the following European competitions. [4]

SeasonCompetitionProgress
1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup Second qualifying round
1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup Quarterfinals group stage

Honours

Men's team

Swiss League:

Swiss Cup

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Palmares". swissbasketball.ch (in French). Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Coupe Suisse". swissbasketball.ch (in French). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "70 anni di pallacanestro a Viganello". abvlbasketviganello.ch (in French). November 19, 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "AS Viganello Basket". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.


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