Vevey Riviera Basket
Vevey Riviera Basket logo
NicknameVRB
LeaguesLNA
Founded1952 (1952)
HistoryVevey Basket
1952–1998
Vevey Riviera Basket
1998–present
ArenaGaleries du Rivage
Capacity2,800
LocationVevey, Switzerland
PresidentNathan Zana
Head coachIvan Beram
Team captainJonathan Dubas
Championships2 Swiss Championships
3 Swiss Cups
Websitewww.vevey-basket.ch

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 nationality 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

  • Nathan Zana
  • Niksa Bavcevic
  • Ivan Beram

References

  1. ↑ "Vevey Riviera Basket basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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