Swans Gmunden

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Swans Gmunden
Basket Swans logo.png
Leagues Austrian Basketball League
Founded1966
ArenaVolksbank-Arena
Capacity2,200
Location Gmunden, Austria
Team colorsBlue, Black, White
   
Championships5 Austrian Championships
6 Austrian Cups
8 Austrian Supercups
Website www.basketswans.at

Basket Swans Gmunden is an Austrian professional basketball club that is based in Gmunden. Their home arena is Volksbank-Arena Gmunden. The club has won the Austrian Bundesliga six times, its most recent being in 2023. To add to that, the Swans have won seven national Cups as well. The main sponsor of the team used to be Allianz for a long period, in which the team was known as Allianz Swans Gmunden.

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History

The Allianz Swans logo, used until 2014 Allianz Swans Gmunden logo.png
The Allianz Swans logo, used until 2014

The team was founded in 1965, as the basketball section of Union Gmunden. The first match of Union was played in 1966, it was lost 11–35. After six years, the team eventually promoted all the way to the 2. Bundesliga. Gmunden played seven years in the league, than promoted to the 1. Bundesliga.

The club had its golden years starting from 2003, since then the team started winning trophies in Austria. In 2005, 2006 and 2007 the Swans took the national title. In the 2007–08 season, the first European game of the Swans was played. The team competed in the ULEB Cup, the second tier of European basketball. Swans won the first game on the road against Hapoel Galil Elyon with 74:79. [1] After it sensationally survived the regular season, the team lost in the Eight-finals against Joventut Badalona, the eventual ULEB Cup champions.

In 2014, the sponsorship deal with Allianz ended and the team was named just Swans Gmunden. [2]

In the 2020–21 season, Gmunden won its fifth national championship after a 11-year drought. [3]

Trophies

The Swans celebrating the 2007 championship with their team, president and the Mayor of Gmunden Basket Swans 2007.jpg
The Swans celebrating the 2007 championship with their team, president and the Mayor of Gmunden
2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009-10, 2020–21, 2022–23
2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2023
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2021

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePos. Austrian Cup European competitions
2007–081 ÖBL 3rd2 ULEB Cup
RS
2008–091 ÖBL 2ndChampion3 EuroChallenge
RS
2009–101 ÖBL 1st
2010–111 ÖBL 2ndChampion
2011–121 ÖBL 2ndChampion
2012–13 1 ÖBL 6thQuarterfinalist
2013–14 1 ÖBL 5thRunner-up
2014–15 1 ÖBL 4thQuarterfinalist
2015–16 1 ÖBL 8thQuarterfinalist
2016–17 1 ÖBL 3rdSemifinalist
2017–18 1 ÖBL 2ndRunner-up
2018–19 1 ÖBL 2ndRunner-up
2019–20 1 BSL – [lower-alpha 1]
2020–21 1 BSL 1st
  1. ↑ The 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Current roster

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

Allianz Swans Gmunden roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Charles, Zachary 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)27 – (1995-09-17)17 September 1995
F 3 Flag of Austria.svg Nemcec, Petar 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)23 – (2000-02-20)20 February 2000
G 5 Flag of Austria.svg Soellner, Jonathan 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)20 – (2003-02-10)10 February 2003
G 6 Flag of Austria.svg Friedrich, Daniel 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)31 – (1992-02-11)11 February 1992
G 7 Flag of Austria.svg Guetti, Benedikt 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)29 – (1994-02-18)18 February 1994
G 8 Flag of Austria.svg Hintenaus, Simon 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)20 – (2002-10-04)4 October 2002
F 10 Flag of Austria.svg Blazan, Toni 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)31 – (1992-05-15)15 May 1992
G/F 11 Flag of Austria.svg Schartmüller, Lukas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)27 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996
C 14 Flag of Austria.svg Koeppel, Daniel 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)23 – (2000-05-14)14 May 2000
PF 20 Flag of the United States.svg King, Urald 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)33 – (1990-07-13)13 July 1990
G 23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lautier-Ogunleye, Dwayne 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)27 – (1996-06-23)23 June 1996
Head coach

Flag of Finland.svg Anton Mirolybov

Assistant coach(es)

Flag of Finland.svg Aleksi Koskinen

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: August 30, 2022

Notable players

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

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References

  1. ↑ Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon - Swans Gmunden : 74:79 (Match report) ScoresPro.com
  2. ↑ Eurobasket.com - History
  3. ↑ Berger, Helmut. "Presstige Details BSL". Basketball Austria (in Austrian German). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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