Tirana Eagles Basket

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Tirana Eagles Basketball Club
Tirana Eagles Basketball Club official logo.jpg
Leagues Albanian Superliga
Albanian Cup
FoundedOctober 8, 2014;8 years ago (2014-10-08)
Arena Asllan Rusi Sports Palace
Capacity3,000
Location Tirana, Albania
Team colorsRed, Grey, Black
   
PresidentPiro Tanku
Head coachKlarent Dedaj
Championships0

Tirana Eagles Basket is an Albanian professional basketball team that plays in the Albanian Basketball League. [1]

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Players

Current roster

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

Tirana Eagles Basketball Club roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 00 Flag of the United States.svg Laperi, Arnold 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb)32 – (1991-08-31)31 August 1991
F 4 Flag of Albania.svg Adili, Mirsad 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)29 – (1994-01-16)16 January 1994
G 5 Flag of Albania.svg Vogli, Arlindo 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)00 kg (0 lb)28 – (1995-04-28)28 April 1995
F 7 Flag of Albania.svg Isaku, Enea 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)90 kg (198 lb)34 – (1989-01-01)1 January 1989
PG 10 Flag of Albania.svg Nikolli, Francesko 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)00 kg (0 lb)27 – (1996-09-20)20 September 1996
F/C 21 Flag of Albania.svg Kala, Lusien 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)00 kg (0 lb)38 – (1985-03-09)9 March 1985
Head coach

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

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References

  1. Gjergj Vyshka (11 November 2014). "Prezantohet "Tirana Eagles Basket", ekipi më i ri i koshit shqiptar". Albania Sport (in Albanian). Retrieved 10 September 2015.