Starwings Basel, commonly known as Starwings, is a

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professional

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club based in

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. The club competes in the

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(SBL), the highest tier of basketball in Switzerland.Starwings - die Exoten aus Basel
indoorsports.ch , accessed 5 September 2015. Its main accomplishment to date was the win of the

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, in 2010. Eleven years later, in 2021, Starwings reached the finals of the Swiss League.

Honours

*Runners-up (1):

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*Champions (1): 2010

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.
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* JaCori Payne *

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Head coaches

* Roland Pavloski: (2002–2003) * Pascal Donati: (2004–2009) * Patrick Koller: (2009–2010) * Danijel Eric: (2010–2012) * Roland Pavloski: (2012–2013) * Viktor Mettler: (2013–2014) * Roland Pavloski: (2014–2018) * Dragan Andrejevic: (2018–2022) * Antonios Doukas: (2022–present)

References

External links

Official WebsitePresentation at eurobasket.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Starwings Basel Basketball teams in Switzerland Sport in Basel Basketball teams established in 2002