Sundsvall Dragons was a professional Swedish

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club from

Sundsvall Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population. Old town i ...

. The Dragons made it to the

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Finals five times: in 2005, 2008, 2013 and in 2009 and 2011 as winners.

History

The team was one of the oldest in Sweden, as it was founded on May 9, 1939. In 1993 the team promoted to the

and was named the ''Sundsvall Dragons''. In 2008, 6-time

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and 7-time

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played for the team. Pippen, at age 42, played one game for Sundsvall in which he recorded 21 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Pippen was paid $66,000 to play in the game against Akropal. On 6 May 2016 the club was declared bankrupt.

Championships

* Swedish Championships: 2 :2008–09, 2010–11

Season by season

Notable players

References

External links

Team profile at eurobasket.com
{{Basketligan Basketball teams in Sweden Sport in Sundsvall 1939 establishments in Sweden Basketball teams established in 1939 Sports clubs and teams in Västernorrland County 20th-century establishments in Västernorrland County 21st-century disestablishments in Västernorrland County 2016 disestablishments in Sweden Basketball teams disestablished in 2016