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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all List of men's national basketball teams#FIBA Europe, 50 national European basketball federations. Structure FIBA Europe is one of five Regions of FIBA and is responsible for controlling and developing the sport of basketball in Europe. Among many tasks, this includes promoting, supervising and directing international competition at the club and national team levels, as well as governing and appointing European international referees. FIBA Europe is an international federation whose membership consists of the national basketball federations of Europe, of which there are currently List of men's national basketball teams#FIBA Europe, 50 members. The highest decision-making body is the Board of FIBA Europe which consists of 25 persons elected by the National Federations. The Board of FIBA Europe meets twice a year and is the executive bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Union Neuchatêl
Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Union'' (Union album), 1998 * ''Union'' (Chara album), 2007 * ''Union'' (Toni Childs album), 1988 * ''Union'' (Cuff the Duke album), 2012 * ''Union'' (Paradoxical Frog album), 2011 * ''Union'', a 2001 album by Puya * ''Union'', a 2001 album by Rasa * ''Union'' (Son Volt album), 2019 * ''Union'' (The Boxer Rebellion album), 2009 * ''Union'' (Yes album), 1991 * "Union" (Black Eyed Peas song), 2005 Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Union'' (film), a labor documentary released in 2024 * ''Union'' (Star Wars), a Dark Horse comics limited series * Union, in the fictional Alliance–Union universe of C. J. Cherryh * ''Union (Horse with Two Discs)'', a bronze sculpture by Christopher Le Brun, 1999–2000 * The Union (Marvel Team), a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Geneva Devils
Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva, Republic and Canton of Geneva, and a centre for international diplomacy. Geneva hosts the highest number of International organization, international organizations in the world, and has been referred to as the world's most compact metropolis and the "Peace Capital". Geneva is a global city, an international financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy hosting the highest number of international organizations in the world, including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, IFRC of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Red Cross. In the aftermath ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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BC Boncourt
Basket-Club Boncourt is a professional basketball team from Boncourt, Switzerland. The team currently plays in the Swiss Basketball League (SBL). Home games of the team are played in Salle Sportive Boncourt which has a seating capacity of 1,500 people. The club has played in the lower-tier European competitions several times, the last time in 2006–07 in the FIBA EuroCup Challenge. Honours *Swiss Basketball League **Champions (2): 2002–03, 2003–04 *Swiss Cup: 1 **Winners (1): 2005 * Swiss Basketball League Cup: 2 **Winners (2): 2005, 2006 European history Boncourt made its debut in the European fourth-tier FIBA Europe Cup The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA Europe's second level competition. Clubs mainly qualify based on their performance in national leagues an ... in the 2003–04 season and consequently would appear in the next three edition as well. Players Current ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Union Neuchâtel Basket
Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Union'' (Union album), 1998 * ''Union'' (Chara album), 2007 * ''Union'' (Toni Childs album), 1988 * ''Union'' (Cuff the Duke album), 2012 * ''Union'' (Paradoxical Frog album), 2011 * ''Union'', a 2001 album by Puya * ''Union'', a 2001 album by Rasa * ''Union'' (Son Volt album), 2019 * ''Union'' (The Boxer Rebellion album), 2009 * ''Union'' (Yes album), 1991 * "Union" (Black Eyed Peas song), 2005 Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Union'' (film), a labor documentary released in 2024 * ''Union'' (Star Wars), a Dark Horse comics limited series * Union, in the fictional Alliance–Union universe of C. J. Cherryh * ''Union (Horse with Two Discs)'', a bronze sculpture by Christopher Le Brun, 1999–2000 * The Union (Marvel Team), ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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BBC Monthey
BBC Monthey-Chablais is a Swiss professional basketball team based in Monthey. The team currently plays in the Swiss Ligue Nationale de Basketball. The team has won the Swiss championships three times, in 1996, 2005 and 2017. In July 2018, the club changed its name from BBC Monthey to BBC Monthey-Chablais. Trophies *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 ... **Winners (3): 1995–96, 2004–05, 2016–17 *Swiss Cup **Winners (2): 2003, 2006 *Swiss Basketball League Cup **Winners (2): 2016, 2017 Players Current roster Notable players - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time. References External linksOffici ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Babacar Touré
Babacar Touré (born 14 November 1985) is a Senegalese retired basketball player. He played for the Senegal national basketball team and several teams in Switzerland. Touré enjoyed his most successful years with Fribourg Olympic, where he won three Swiss championships and was named the league's Finals MVP two times. Professional career Touré played for Sibac Dakar in his home country Senegal and completed an apprenticeship as an accountant, which he continued in Switzerland after moving to the second division team Colas Bernex Basket in November 2007. Toure moved to the Lions de Genève in 2010–11 season, he averaged 11.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. In his second season at Lions de Genève, he averaged 12.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. In the 2012–13 season, he averaged 11.6 points, 6.8 rebound and 0.7 assists per game. In August 2014, he moved to the Union Neuchâtel Basket, he averaged 16.6 points, 10 rebounds and 1.1 assists per gam ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lugano Tigers
The Lugano Tigers are a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Lugano, Switzerland. The club competes in the Swiss Basketball League (SBL), the highest domestic tier. Founded as FN Lugano, the team was re-named to Lugano Snakes in 1999 and to its current name in 2003. History Founded in 1981, with the merging of Federal Lugano and AS Viganello, FV Lugano won the first Swiss Cup in 1982. In 1999, FV Lugano became the Lugano Snakes, the Snakes would go on to win three Swiss League championships, two Swiss Cups, and appear in the 2000-2001 EuroLeague. In 2003, financial failure would see the Snakes become the Tigers. Lugano Tigers would go on to win the Swiss League championship in 2006, and finish in second place in the next two seasons, before winning the Swiss League championship again in 2010. During the 2010–11 season, the Tigers would play in the 2010–11 FIBA EuroChallenge tournament, on their way to winning the Swiss national championship, Swiss Cup, and the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Clarens, Switzerland
Clarens-Montreux or Clarens is a neighbourhood in the municipality of Montreux, in the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. This neighbourhood is the biggest and most populated of the city of Montreux. Clarens was made famous throughout Europe by the immense success of the book '' La Nouvelle Héloïse'' by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Notable people ; Lived in Clarens * Élisée Reclus (1830–1905), renowned French geographer, writer and anarchist; resided in Clarens from 1872 * Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), the Russian composer of the Romantic period, wrote his Violin Concerto in Clarens in 1878; it is one of the best known violin concertos ever written. * Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847-1885), the Danish writer, resided in Montreux in the winter of 1877-78 and featured the town of Clarens in his novel ''Niels Lyhne''. * Sholem Aleichem (1859–1916), the Yiddish classic writer, resided in Clarens in 1912. * Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971), the Russian composer, lived in Clare ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017–18 SBL Cup
The 2017–18 SBL Cup was the 14th season of the SBL Cup, the league cup competition of the Swiss Basketball League (SBL). The competition was held from 13 December 2017 until 28 January 2018. Fribourg Olympic won its eighth league cup title. Bracket See also *2017–18 Swiss Basketball League References External linksSBL Website {{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 SBL Cup Basketball competitions in Switzerland ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Terry Smith (basketball)
Terry James Smith (born February 10, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Al-Shorta. College career Smith attended NCAA Division II school Mercyhurst University from 2004 to 2008, where he scored a total of 1,384 points in 105 contests, placing him as the sixth all-time leading scorer in Mercyhurst history at the time of his graduation. Professional career After concluding his college career, Smith launched his professional career with the NVV Lions Mönchengladbach in Germany’s second-tier league 2. Bundesliga, before embarking on a journey through European basketball with stops in several countries. He played in the Czech Republic ( BC Kolin), Switzerland ( BBC Monthey), Bulgaria (Samakov, Sofia), Ukraine ( SK Cherkasy Monkeys) and Croatia (Sibenik), earning himself a reputation as a scoring point guard with the ability to get his teammates involved. In 2015, Smith joined Sakarya Isik Koleji of Turkey, before moving on to French powerhouse ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ive Ivanov
Ive Ivanov (born November 13, 1985) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He played at the power forward position. Career Ivanov grew up in Borik Puntamika, but made his pro debut with Zadar in 2003. After the 2003–04 season in which Zadar came second in the Croatian Championship and Cup, Ivanov was passed back to Borik Puntamika. In his first professional season there the club reached the semifinals of the Croatian Cup, even though playing in the second level of the Croatian basketball league. Next season Borik Puntamika reached the top-level league with Ivanov drawing attention to himself and subsequently being called up for the Croatian All-Star game. After spending another season in his youth career club he moved to KK Zabok, another top-level Croatian club. He spent two seasons there and was traded back to Borik Puntamika in 2009. After spending one more season in Borik Puntamika, coach Danijel Jusup returned him to Zadar in the summer of 2010. He has s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |