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SAM Basket Massagno, for sponsorship reasons Spinelli Massagno, is a professional basketball club based in Massagno, Switzerland. The team currently plays in the Swiss Basketball League, the highest professional division in Switzerland. The team plays its home games at the palestra di Nosedo (SEM Nosedo), which has a capacity of 1,000 people. SAM has won two trophies in its history, the national SBL Cup in 2023 and the SBL Supercup in 2024. Honours SBL Cup * Winners (1): 2022–23 *Runners-up (2): 2019, 2021 SBL Supercup * Winners (1): 2023–24 Notable players * Clint Chapman References

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Swiss Basketball League
The Swiss Basketball League, also known as SB League or SBL, is the top-tier professional club basketball league in Switzerland. It is organized by Swiss Basketball. The winners of the SBL are crowned Swiss national basketball champions. Currently, twelve teams compete in the league. Historically, Fribourg Olympic is the league's most successful team, as it has won a league-record 19 championships. Until 2017, the league was known as the Championnat LNA. Promotion and relegation The national professional club basketball competition of Switzerland is divided into two separate league levels, the top-tier level SBL, and the 2nd-tier level LNB, with a system of promotion and relegation between the two league levels. Current teams Current teams as of the 2024-25 season: Champions * 1931–32 Uni Bern * 1932–33 Servette * 1933–34 Urania Genève * 1934–35 Servette * 1935–36 Servette * 1936–37 Genève * 1937–38 Urania Genève * 1938–40 Not held * 1940–41 ...
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Massagno
Massagno is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. History An Upper Paleolithic Ax made out of serpentinite, and some cremation graves from the Iron Age are the only prehistoric traces discovered in Massagno. The village of Massagno is first mentioned in 1146 as ''Masagnio''. In 1198 it was mentioned as ''Maxanio''. The '' Vicinanza'' of Massagno emerged from the villages of Massagno and Gerso, and during the Middle Ages it was part of the Pieve of Lugano. During the 9th and 10th centuries, the Cathedral of S. Lorenzo in Lugano seems to have owned individual farms and houses in the village, and in 1198 it was the main landholder. At the same time, the '' Kastlanei'' Sonvico owned some estates. In 1262 the hospital of St. Mary of Lugano acquired some estates as well, which were sold in 1739 to the Luvini family in Massagno. In 1329, the provost of the Humiliati monastery of S . Antonio in Lugano bought land in the village. Then, in th ...
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Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Swiss Alps, Alps and the Jura Mountains, Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas most of the country's Demographics of Switzerland, 9 million people are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts List of cities in Switzerland, its largest cities and economic centres, including Zurich, Geneva, and Lausanne. Switzerland is a federal republic composed of Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. It has four main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, Italian and Romansh language, Romansh. Although most Swiss are German-speaking, national identity is fairly cohesive, being rooted in a common historical background, shared ...
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SBL Cup
The SBL Cup is the national professional league cup competition that is organised by the Swiss Basketball League (SBL), which is the top-tier level basketball division in Switzerland. The competition was introduced in 2004, and is the second cup competition that SBL teams play in, along with the Federation Swiss Cup. Formerly, the competition was known as the Swiss Basketball League Cup. Format Six teams from a given SBL regular season qualify, with the two highest seeds having a bye in the quarter-finals. A final four tournament, at a host city, is played to determine the winner of the SBL Cup. Finals Key 2018–present 2004–2017 See also * Swiss Basketball League (SBL) * Swiss Basketball Cup The Swiss Basketball Cup, commonly known as simply the Swiss Cup or as the Patrick Baumann Swiss Cup, is the national cup competition of professional basketball in Switzerland. It is organised by Swiss Basketball, the national governing body of t ... (Federation Cup) References ...
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's Basket (basketball), hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by boun ...
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SBL Supercup
SBL may refer to: * Society of Biblical Literature * Spamhaus Block List of spamming IP addresses * Stadium Builder License (personal seat license), to buy season tickets * Super Bowl L, officially known as Super Bowl 50 * Supreme Beings of Leisure, an electronic/lounge band * Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, the Dictionary of Swedish National Biography Sports leagues * Slovak Basketball League * Southland Bowling League, US women's college conference * State Basketball League, former name of the west conference of NBL1 in Western Australia * Super Basketball League, Taiwan * Swiss Basketball League The Swiss Basketball League, also known as SB League or SBL, is the top-tier professional club basketball league in Switzerland. It is organized by Swiss Basketball. The winners of the SBL are crowned Swiss national basketball champions. Curren ...
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Dusan Mladjan
Dusan may refer to: * Dušan, a Slavic given name * Dusan, a son of Ra's al Ghul * Stefan Dušan (1308–1355), emperor of Serbia See also *Doosan Group Doosan Group () is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation. In 2009, the corporation was placed in the ''Fortune'' Global 500 index. It is the parent company of Bobcat and Škoda Power. Doosan Group is the oldest running company ..., a South Korean multinational conglomerate {{disambiguation, given name Slavic masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Marko Mlađan
Marko Mlađan (Anglicized: Marko Mladjan, sr-Cyrl, Марко Млађан; born 26 March 1993) is a Swiss-Serbian professional basketball player for SAM Basket. He is a tall forward. Professional career On 21 September 2016 he signed a one-year deal with Slovenian club Union Olimpija. Personal life His older brother Dušan is also a professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ... player. References External links Eurobasket.com profile 1993 births Living people KK Olimpija players Sportspeople from Lugano Power forwards Serbian men's basketball players Small forwards Swiss men's basketball players Swiss people of Serbian descent Lions de Genève players BBC Monthey players Fribourg Olympic players SAM Basket players Lugano Tigers ...
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Tylor Ongwae
Tylor Ongwae (born 15 July 1991) is a Kenyan basketball player for the Nairobi City Thunder of the KBF Premier League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and the Kenya national team. He has known his most successful years in Denmark with Bakken Bears, with whom he won three straight Basketligaen titles and was named Defensive Player of the Year twice. Professional career Ongwae averaged 10 points and five rebounds per game during the 2019-20 season with Bakken. He re-signed with the Bears on March 22, 2020. In 2020-21 and 2021–22, he earned All-Danish Basketligaen Defensive Player of the Year honours. In 2022, he left Bakken after four years to move to Russian side BC Parma. In May 2023, Ongwae joined the ABC Fighters for the playoffs of the 2023 Basketball Africa League (BAL). He became the first Kenyan to play in the BAL. In October 2023, he was signed by the Niners Chemnitz of the German Bundesliga, with whom he won the FIBA Europe Cup. In August 2024, Ongwae sig ...
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Abdou Badji
Abdou Pape Badji (born 4 April 1992) is a Senegalese professional basketball player who last played for Phoenix Brussels of the BNXT League. He represents the Senegalese national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Professional career On 5 June 2018, Badji signed with Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket of the French Pro A. On 11 June 2020, he has signed with Okapi Aalst of the Pro Basketball League. National team career In summer 2013 he participated with the Senegal National team at the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship, where they finished in the 3rd position. In 2014, he played in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Senegal reached the eightfinals, where they lost again Spain. Badji scored 12 points and collected 7 rebounds in that game, against players such as Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol or Serge Ibaka. In summer 2015 he's also been selected with the Senegal National team to play in the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship. References External linksVideo ...
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Uroš Slokar
Uroš Slokar (; born May 14, 1983) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player who last played for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A. Professional career After playing two seasons in the Slovenian basketball league, Slokar moved to Italy's Serie A in 2003, where he represented Benetton Treviso and Pallalcesto Amatori Udine. Upon his 2005 NBA draft selection by the Toronto Raptors (58th overall), he remained a further season in Europe. In his 2006-2007 NBA season the Raptors won a first ever Atlantic Division title. On August 16, 2007, Slokar signed a one-year deal with Triumph Lyubertsy, formerly known as Dynamo Moscow Region, which plays in the Russian Super League and the European Eurocup. After one season in Russia, he returned to Italy and signed with Fortitudo Bologna for the next two years. For the 2009–10 season he returned to Slovenia, where he played for Union Olimpija. He later left the club for Montepaschi Siena. In October 2010 he sign ...
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Tony Gugino
Tony Gugino (born May 7, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Academic Plovdiv in the Bulgarian National Basketball League. He played college basketball for Hillsdale College. Professional career During his career, Gugino played for Basket-club Boncourt, SAM Basket Massagno, BC Yambol, BC Rilski Sportist and BBC Monthey. In July 2014, Gugino signed with BC Rilski Sportist. After spending two seasons in Romania with Phoenix Galați, he signed with Rilski Sportist on August 30, 2018. Gugino played for CS Dinamo București CS Dinamo București (full name: Clubul Sportiv Dinamo București), or Dinamo for short, is a multi-sport club from Bucharest, Romania. History The club was founded in the spring of 1948, being subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior. F ... of the Liga Națională in the 2019–20 season, averaging 6.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. On July 21, 2020, he signed with Academic Plovdiv in Bulgaria. References External links ...
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