Lions de Genève

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Lions de Genève
Lions de Geneve.svg
Leagues Swiss Basketball League
NLB Women
Founded2000;24 years ago (2000)
HistoryGenève Devils
2000–2010
Lions de Genève
2010–present
ArenaPavilion des Sports
Capacity2,000
Location Geneva, Switzerland
Head coach Alain Attalah
Championships2 Swiss Championship
4 Swiss Cup
3 League Cup
Website www.lionsdegeneve.ch

The Lions de Genève are a professional basketball club based in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The Lions currently play in the Swiss top-tier Swiss Basketball League (SBL). [1] The team is based in the 2,000 capacity Pavillon des Sports. The women's team plays in the Swiss NLB Women league, the second-tier of women's professional basketball in Switzerland. [2]

Contents

History

Founded as the Genève Devils in the summer of 2000, the club rebranded itself as Les Lions de Genève in 2010 after merging with Meyrin Grand-Saconnex. [3]

Trophies

Total trophies: 11

2012–13, 2014–15
2003–04, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2020–21
2003–04, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2019, 2021

Current roster

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

Lions de Genève roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
G/F 0 Flag of the United States.svg Timothy Derksen
F 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michel-Ofik Nzege
G 2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mohamed Chabouh
PG 3 Flag of Lithuania.svg Donatas Sabeckis
PG 4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jeremy Jaunin
PF 6 Flag of Croatia.svg Ive Ivanov
SF 8 Flag of France.svg Mikael Maruotto
G/F 12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Jurkovitz
C 13 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Adams
G/F 17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Augustin Lacroix
SG 14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kovac, Roberto
F 34 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kuba, Brandon
F 99 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Natan Jurkovitz
Head coach

Flag of Croatia.svg Andrej Štimac

Assistant coach(es)

Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Stanisak

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 28 April 2021

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have played at least two seasons for the club AND either:

– 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.

Head coaches

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References

  1. ↑ Team summary page on eurobasket.com
  2. ↑ "LIONNES DU GRAND-SACONNEX BBC". eurobasket.com. Euro Basket. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ (in French) Les «Lions de Genève» sont nés, 20min.ch, June 10 2010
  4. ↑ Basket: Jeremy Jaunin retrouve les Lions de Genève Radio Télévision Suisse, 27 April 2020. Accessed 30 April 2021.(in French)
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