Vevey Riviera Basket | |
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Nickname | VRB |
Leagues | LNA |
Founded | 1952 |
History | Vevey Basket 1952–1998 Vevey Riviera Basket 1998–present |
Arena | Galeries du Rivage |
Capacity | 2,800 |
Location | Vevey, Switzerland |
President | Nathan Zana |
Head coach | Ivan Beram |
Team captain | Jonathan Dubas |
Championships | 2 Swiss Championships 3 Swiss Cups |
Website | www |
Vevey Riviera Basket, also known as Riviera Lakers, is a Swiss basketball club based in Vevey. It plays in the first national tier.[1]
History
The club was founded in 1952 as Vevey Basket. Vevey won the Swiss League championship 2 times, in the years 1984 and 1991. Their first Swiss League championship came under coach Jim Boylan. They also won the Swiss Cup three times, in the years 1983, 1984, and 1985.
Vevey qualified to the Korać Cup for the 1974–75 and 1987–88 seasons. Vevey qualified for the Saporta Cup in the 1983–84 and 1985–86 seasons. Vevey also qualified to the EuroLeague for the 1984–85 season. They also played in the knockout rounds of both the 1991–92 Euroleague and the 1991–92 Saporta Cup. In 1998 Vevey merged with Blonay Basket and change its name to Vevey Riviera Basket.
Thabo Sefolosha began his senior men's club career with Vevey.
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Thabo Sefolosha (2 seasons: 2001–02, 2022-23 )
Jim Boylan
Jim Grandholm
Dave Angstadt
Vince Reynolds
Herb Johnson
Wayne Yearwood
Brett Beeson
Herman Alston
Lee Matthews
Dwight Walton
Babacar Touré
Bojan Lapov
Jonathan Dubas
Head coaches
- Nathan Zana
- Niksa Bavcevic
- Ivan Beram
References
- ^ "Vevey Riviera Basket basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
External links
- Official Website (in French)
- Eurobasket.com Team Profile