Swans Gmunden

Swans Gmunden
Leagues Austrian Basketball League
Founded 1966
Arena Volksbank-Arena
Capacity 2,200
Location Gmunden, Austria
Team colors Blue, Black, White
              
Championships 4 Austrian Championships
6 Austrian Cups
7 Austrian Supercups
Website www.basketswans.at
Uniforms

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 four times; the last championship was in 2010. To add to that, the Swans have won six national Cups as well. The main sponsor of the team used to be Allianz for a long time.

History

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]

Trophies

2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Austrian Cup European competitions
2007–081ÖBL 3rd 2 ULEB Cup
RS
2008–091ÖBL2nd Champion 3 EuroChallenge
RS
2009–101ÖBL1st
2010–111ÖBL2nd Champion
2011–121ÖBL 2nd Champion
2012–131ÖBL 6th Quarterfinalist
2013–141 ÖBL 5thRunner-up
2014–151 ÖBL 4th Quarterfinalist
2015–161 ÖBL 8th Quarterfinalist
2016–171 ÖBL 3rd Semifinalist
2017–181 ÖBL 2nd Runner-up

Current roster

Allianz Swans Gmunden roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
F 4 Austria Murati, Enis 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
PG 6 Austria Friedrich, Daniel 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
PG 7 United States Lee, Jonathan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SF 10 Austria Poiger, Richard 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
C 12 Austria Mayer, Matthias 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
F 14 Austria Novas, Carlos 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
PF 15 United States Wright, Nick 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
G 17 Austria Mitchell, Adrian 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 18 Austria Schoeniger, Florian 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 05 United States Johnson, Tre 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Head coach

Croatia Kresimir Basic

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 14 September 2015

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Notable players

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References

  1. ↑ Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon - Swans Gmunden : 74:79 (Match report) ScoresPro.com
  2. ↑ Eurobasket.com - History
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