Swans Gmunden

Allianz Swans Gmunden
Leagues Austrian Basketball League
Founded 1966
Arena Volksbank-Arena
Arena Capacity 2,200
Location Gmunden, Austria
Team colors Blue, Black, White
              
Main sponsor Allianz
Championships 4 Austrian Championships
6 Austrian Cups
7 Austrian Supercups
Website www.basketswans.at
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Swans Gmunden, also called Allianz Swans Gmunden by sponsorship reasons, 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. Main sponsor of the team is Allianz.

History

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.

Trophies

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

Results

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason Austrian Cup European competitions
2008–09 1 ÖBL 1 Runner-up Winner 3 EuroChallenge – Regular season
2009–10 1 ÖBL 2 Champion
2010–11 1 ÖBL 1 Runner-up
2011–12 1 ÖBL 1 Runner-up Winner
2012–13 1 ÖBL 6 Quarterfinalist
2013–14 1 ÖBL 4 Quarterfinalist Runner-up

Current roster

Allianz Swans Gmunden roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
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)
F 11 United States Griffey, Tyler 2.06 m (6 ft 9 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

Roster
Updated: 14 September 2015

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Notable players

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