Swiss basketball club
Vevey Riviera Basket Nickname VRB Leagues LNA Founded 1952; 73 years ago (1952 ) History Vevey Basket Vevey Riviera Basket Arena Galeries du Rivage Capacity 2,800 Location Vevey , SwitzerlandPresident Nathan Zana Head coach Ivan Beram Team captain Jonathan Dubas Championships 2 Swiss Championships 3 Swiss CupsWebsite www
Vevey Riviera Basket , also known as Riviera Lakers , is a Swiss basketball club based in Vevey . It plays in the first national tier.[ 1]
History
The club was founded in 1952 as Vevey Basket . Vevey won the Swiss League championship 2 times, in the years 1984 and 1991. Their first Swiss League championship came under coach Jim Boylan . They also won the Swiss Cup three times, in the years 1983, 1984, and 1985.
Vevey qualified to the Korać Cup for the 1974–75 and 1987–88 seasons. Vevey qualified for the Saporta Cup in the 1983–84 and 1985–86 seasons. Vevey also qualified to the EuroLeague for the 1984–85 season . They also played in the knockout rounds of both the 1991–92 Euroleague and the 1991–92 Saporta Cup . In 1998 Vevey merged with Blonay Basket and change its name to Vevey Riviera Basket .
Thabo Sefolosha began his senior men's club career with Vevey.
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either:
Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
Head coaches
References
External links
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