AS Viganello Basket

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AS Viganello
Leagues
Swiss Cups

AS Viganello, also known as Viganello Basket was a

Swiss Men's Cup in 1977 and 1980.[2]

History

AS Viganello began as a women's team in 1942, in the village of Ticino (now district of the city of Lugano) and in 1943 it also added a men's team.

Thanks to the arrival of important players such as Ken Brady, John Fultz and

Swiss Cup finals against Pregassona in front of a sold out crowd. After a tightly played game, Viganello came out on top after overtime, winning 107-103.[2] It added another cup victory in 1980[2] as well as the Swiss national championship.[1]

The club folded after the 1980–1981 season due to financial difficulties and as a result, merged with

European club competitions

The club competed in the following European competitions.[4]

Season Competition Progress
1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup Second qualifying round
1980–81
FIBA European Champions Cup
Quarterfinals group stage

Honours

Men's team

Swiss League:

  • Winners (1): 1979–80

Swiss Cup

  • Winners (2): 1976–77, 1979–80

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official
    NBA
    match at any time.

References

  1. ^ a b "Palmares". swissbasketball.ch (in French). Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Coupe Suisse". swissbasketball.ch (in French). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. ^ "70 anni di pallacanestro a Viganello". abvlbasketviganello.ch (in French). November 19, 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. ^ "AS Viganello Basket". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.