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.
Honours
Swiss Basketball League: 8 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 Swiss Cup: 4 1982, 2001, 2002, 2011 League Cup: 2 2011, 2012
European history Boncourt made its debut in the European fourth-tier FIBA Europe Cup in the 2003–04 season and consequently would appear in the next three edition as well. TierCompetitionParticipationYearsBest result IEuroLeague 22000–01, 2001–02Regular season (2x)IISaporta Cup21982–83, 2001–02 IIIEuroChallenge 4 1993–94, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2010–11 Third round (2000)
Notable players
Dušan Mlađan Derek Stockalper Christophe Varidel Alon Stein Michael Efevberha Todd Mitchell Travis Walton Travis Watson
Head coaches Gianluca Barilari
External links Official Website Eurobasket.com Team Page