Wikipedia - 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 Swiss League Cup.

A Lugano Tigers egy svájci kosárlabdacsapat, amely Luganóban, Ticino kantonban található. A klubot 1948-ban alapították, és jelenleg a Swiss Basketball League (SBL) első osztályában játszik.

A Lugano Tigers 9 svájci bajnoki címet szerzett, ezzel a harmadik legeredményesebb klub a SBL-ben. A klub emellett 6 svájci kupát is nyert.

A Lugano Tigers hazai mérkőzéseit a 2500 férőhelyes Palazzetto dello Sportban játssza.

A klub jelenlegi vezetőedzője Maurizio Fanchini.

A Lugano Tigers legismertebb játékosai közé tartozik Patrick Koller, Igor Perović és Luca Vitali.

A Lugano Tigers hivatalos honlapja: www.luganotigers.ch