Solna Vikings

Solna Vikings
Nickname Vikings
Leagues Basketligan
Founded 1999
Arena Solnahallen
(capacity: 2,000)
Location Solna, Sweden
Team colors Blue, Yellow
         
President Christer Sjögren
Head coach Torbjörn Gehrke
Championships 6 Swedish Championships
1973, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2003, 2008
Website solnavikings.se
Uniforms

Solna Vikings is a Swedish basketball club that has played in the Swedish men's top division, the Swedish Basketball League. Solna Vikings was founded on 27 April 1999, when Solna IF announced that it would not continue playing. Solna Vikings Men won the Swedish men's national championship in 2003, and the Swedish women's national championship won in 2002, 2004 and 2006.

On 6 July 2015 it was announced that the men's team leaves the Swedish Basketball League because of economic problems.[1]

Roster

#NamePos.LengthBornNationality
4Jim NyströmPG/SG190 cm1982SwedenSWE
5Yasin MerzougSG183 cm1979SwedenSWE
6Samuel DesportSG184 cm1983SwedenSWE
7Anton MillerPG180 cm1991SwedenSWE
8Sebastian PerssonPF/C203 cm1989SwedenSWE
9Olivier IlungaPG/SG185 cm1984SwedenSWE
10Lesli MyrthilSF/PF200 cm1977SwedenSWE
11Logi GunnarssonSG190 cm1981IcelandICE
12Daniel PerssonSG/SF199 cm1991SwedenSWE
13David HultPF/C205 cm1989SwedenSWE
14Alexander LindqvistSF205 cm1991SwedenSWE
15Logan KosmalskiPF/C203 cm1981United StatesUSA

Coach: Torbjörn Gehrke Ass. Coach: Christer Stjernborg

Depth Chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Logan Kosmalski Sebastian Persson
PF Lesli Myrthil David Hult
SF Alex Lindqvist Daniel Persson
SG Olivier Ilunga Logi Gunnarsson Samuel Desport
PG Jim Nyström Yasin Merzoug Anton Miller

References

  1. ↑ "Solna Vikings drar sig ur Basketligan" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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