Starwings Basel

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Starwings Basel
Star Wings Basel.jpg
Leagues Swiss Basketball League
Founded2002;23 years ago (2002)
ArenaSporthalle Birsfelden
Capacity2,000
Location Birsfelden, Switzerland
PresidentGaby Weis
Head coachPascal Heinrichs
Website Official Website
Starwings Basel October 2021. Starwings Basel.jpg
Starwings Basel October 2021.
Sporthalle Birsfelden Starwings Basel Arena.jpg
Sporthalle Birsfelden

Starwings Basel, commonly known as Starwings, is a Swiss professional basketball club based in Basel. The club competes in the Swiss Basketball League (SBL), the highest tier of basketball in Switzerland. [1]

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Its main accomplishment to date was the win of the Swiss Cup, in 2010. Eleven years later, in 2021, Starwings reached the finals of the Swiss League.

The Starwings are currently the only professional basketball team from German-speaking Switzerland.

History

The organization, which emerged from the two clubs BC Arlesheim and CVJM Birsfelden, was founded in 2002. Until their promotion, the Starwings Baskets played in the National League B, from 2005 in the National League A.

Honours

Swiss Basketball League

Swiss Cup

Current roster

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

Star Wings Basel roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
G 0 Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Williams
G 2 Flag of Nigeria.svg TK Edogi
PG 4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dennis Fasnacht
F 11 Flag of Serbia.svg Andrija Matic
F 13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sebastien Davet
C 15 Flag of the United States.svg Noah Dickerson
F/C 16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Jeanrenaud
SG 17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Shayne Mccray
G/F 21 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Vid Milenkovic
G 24 Flag of France.svg Marc Seylan
PG 27 Flag of Ukraine.svg Platon Pashkevich
F 31 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nik Milowitsch
F 44 Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Vilotic
SF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Janis Pausa
F/C Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ilija Vranic
G Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zaid Weibel
Head coach

Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Heinrichs

Assistant coach(es)

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ilyas Tanglay


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: 3 July 2023

Notable players

Dylan Schommer in October 2021. Dylan Schommer.jpg
Dylan Schommer in October 2021.

- 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

Dragan Andrejevic in October 2021. Dragan Andrejevic.jpg
Dragan Andrejevic in October 2021.

References

  1. Starwings - die Exoten aus Basel [ usurped ], indoorsports.ch (in German), accessed 5 September 2015.