Borås Basket
Borås Basket is a professional basketball club based in the Swedish town of Borås. The club was founded in 1952 and currently compete in the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), the country's premier league.
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| Leagues | Swedish Basketball League | ||
| Founded | September 1952 | ||
| Arena | Boråshallen | ||
| Capacity | 3,000[1] | ||
| Team colors | Black, Orange | ||
| Head coach | Henrik Svensson | ||
| Championships | 1 Swedish Championship | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Borås has played in European competitions multiple times in its history; in 1995, 1996 and 2000 it played in the FIBA Korac Cup. In 2014 Borås returned to Europe when it entered the EuroChallenge.
History
In the 1999–2000 season, Borås was personally sponsored by National Basketball Association (NBA) player Magic Johnson and was named "Magic M7 Borås".[2] Johnson himself played 5 games for the club between October and January that season. Johnson joined the roster and was undefeated in five games with the team.[3][4] Johnson also became a co-owner of the club;[5] however, the project failed after one season and the club was forced into reconstruction.[5]
Since 2007, Borås is again active in the Basketligan, the highest tier of Swedish basketball.
In the 2019–20 season, Borås won its first Swedish championship under special circumstances. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was ended prematurely and the team won the championship based on its first place in the regular season.[6]
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | European competitions | ||
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| 2010–11 | 1 | Basketligan | 7th | |||
| 2011–12 | 1 | Basketligan | 4th | |||
| 2012–13 | 1 | Basketligan | 5th | |||
| 2013–14 | 1 | Basketligan | 3rd | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | Basketligan | 3rd | 3 EuroChallenge | RS | 3–3 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Basketligan | 4th | 3 FIBA Europe Cup | R32 | 5–8 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Basketligan | 5th | |||
| 2017–18 | 1 | Basketligan | 4th | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | QR1 | 0–2 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Basketligan | 2nd | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | SBL | 1st | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | QR1 | 0–2 |
Players
Current roster
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Notable players
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Notes
References
- "Borås Basket". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- "Historias nórdicas: Magic Johnson, el vikingo". Solobasket.com.
- "Basketball: Johnson plays in Sweden" The Independent, November 12, 1999. www.independent.co.uk. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- Associated Press. "Magic Johnson Returns to Scandinavia." www.apnewsarchive, November 5, 2000. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
- Sanchis, J.R. "Historias nórdicas: Magic Johnson, el vikingo" www.solobasket.com, November 10, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- "Swedish Federation cancels 2019/20 season, Boras named Champions". Eurobasket.com. 13 March 2020.
External links
- (in Swedish) Official website