February 04, 2012

      LNBA - SWITZERLAND

Swiss League finals, Game 3: May 23, 2009
SAV Vacallo Basket - Swiss League champion (Photo: SAV Vacallo Basket)SAV Vacallo Basket is the Swiss League champion! Vacallo lifted its first Swiss League trophy by downing Lugano Tigers 93-84 in Game 3 of the best-of-five title series, enough to win it 3-0. Vacallo, that made it to the Swiss first division at the end of the 2006-07 season, needed just two years to win the Swiss Cup and a Swiss League title. Matt Schneidermann paced the winners with 20 points, leading 6 Vacallo players in double digits. Rickey Gibson added 16, Slaven Smiljanic had 14, Nikola Dacevic got 13, Martin Mihajlovic contributed 12 while Andrea Crnogorac scored 10 points for Vacallo. Mohammed Abukar and Dusan Mladjan each had 17 points for Lugano in defeat. Kameron Gray added 13 for the guests, that trailed 49-37 at halftime. Lugano managed to rally and get a 58-62 margin late in the third quarter, but Schneidermann struck twice from downtown in a 10-0 run that fixed the score at 68-62 after 30 minutes. Vacallo sealed the outcome minutes before the final buzzer, allowing a sellout crowd to celebrate that their team is the new Swiss League champion! MORE

Finals Playoffs, best of 5 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
3 SAV Vacallo (1) 87 90 93 x x
0 Lugano Tigers (3) 68 81 84 x x
Swiss League Champion 2008-09: SAV Vacallo Basket

Semifinals Playoffs, best of 5 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
3 SAV Vacallo (1) 77 83 68 x x
0 BC Boncourt (5) 66 69 50 x x
2 Benetton Fribourg (2) 89 101 93 72 77
3 Lugano Tigers (3) 76 104 55 87 84

Quarterfinals Playoffs, best of 5 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
3 SAV Vacallo (1) 91 81 88 x x
0 Lausanne Basket (8) 77 66 62 x x
2 BBC Monthey (4) 81 65 77 78 69
3 BC Boncourt (5) 66 94 83 73 70
3 Benetton Fribourg (2) 69 70 77 80 x
1 BBC Nyon (7) 65 74 76 73 x
3 Lugano Tigers (3) 81 73 87 74 95
2 Starwings Basket (6) 70 69 95 93 71

Finals Playoffs games
Game 1 SAV Vacallo vs. Lugano Tigers 87-68 May 13
Game 2 Lugano Tigers vs. SAV Vacallo 81-90 May 16
Game 3 SAV Vacallo vs. Lugano Tigers 93-84 May 23

Semifinals Playoffs games
Game 1 SAV Vacallo vs. BC Boncourt 77-66 March 22
Game 1 Benetton Fribourg vs. Lugano Tigers 89-76 March 21
Game 2 BC Boncourt vs. SAV Vacallo 69-83 March 25
Game 2 Lugano Tigers vs. Benetton Fribourg 104-101 March 25
Game 3 SAV Vacallo vs. BC Boncourt 68-50 May 2
Game 3 Benetton Fribourg vs. Lugano Tigers 93-55 May 2
Game 4 Lugano Tigers vs. Benetton Fribourg 87-72 May 6
Game 5 Benetton Fribourg vs. Lugano Tigers 77-84 May 9

Quarterfinals Playoffs games
Game 1 SAV Vacallo vs. Lausanne Basket 91-77 March 25
Game 1 BBC Monthey vs. BC Boncourt 81-66 March 25
Game 1 Benetton Fribourg vs. Sdent BBC Nyon 69-65 March 24
Game 1 Lugano Tigers vs. Starwings Basket 81-70 March 25
Game 2 Lausanne Basket vs. SAV Vacallo 66-81 March 28
Game 2 BC Boncourt vs. BBC Monthey 94-65 March 28
Game 2 Sdent BBC Nyon vs. Benetton Fribourg 74-70 March 29
Game 2 Starwings Basket vs. Lugano Tigers 69-73 March 29
Game 3 SAV Vacallo vs. Lausanne Basket 88-62 April 4
Game 3 BBC Monthey vs. BC Boncourt 77-83 April 4
Game 3 Benetton Fribourg vs. Sdent BBC Nyon 77-76 April 4
Game 3 Lugano Tigers vs. Starwings Basket 87-95 April 4
Game 4 BC Boncourt vs. BBC Monthey 73-78 April 7
Game 4 Sdent BBC Nyon vs. Benetton Fribourg 73-80 April 7
Game 4 Starwings Basket vs. Lugano Tigers 93-74 April 7
Game 5 BBC Monthey vs. BC Boncourt 69-70 April 9
Game 5 Lugano Tigers vs. Starwings Basket 95-71 April 9

LAST GAME GAME 22
March 21, 2009
Day Match Result
Mar. 21 Starwings vs. BC Boncourt 75-80
Mar. 21 Geneva vs. BBC Monthey 63-74
Mar. 21 SAM Basket vs. Lausanne 95-87
Mar. 21 Sdent BBC Nyon vs. Lugano 97-103
Mar. 21 Vacallo vs. Benetton Fribourg 72-75
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STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 SAV Vacallo Basket 21 18 3 1632 1363
2 Benetton Fribourg Olympic 21 16 5 1752 1532
3 Lugano Tigers 21 13 8 1760 1715
4 BBC Monthey 21 13 8 1671 1602
5 BC Boncourt 21 12 9 1585 1508
6 Starwings Basket Regio Basel 21 11 10 1606 1522
7 Sdent BBC Nyon 21 10 11 1702 1657
8 Lausanne Basket 21 9 12 1582 1566
9 Geneva Devils 21 5 16 1525 1746
10 SAM Basket Massagno 21 4 17 1547 1926
11 MGS Grand-Saconnex Basket 21 3 18 1432 1735
12 Rhône Hérens Basket 11 7 4 858 780


The Swiss League starts with a top contender to win the competition yet again this season. Benetton Olympic Fribourg is looking for its third consecutive Swiss League trophy with players like DJ Harrison, Ramel Allen, Pascal Perrier-David, Tresor Quindome, Dave Esterkamp or Clifford Franks. Just as last season, Lugano Tigers should be Fribourg's main opponent on the way to the title. Isaac Wells, Kameron Gray, Josh Almanson and Derek Stockalper are its main players right at the start of the 2008-09 season. Starwings Basket Regio Basel, with Mike Coffin and Ray Henderson, and SAV Vacallo Basket reached the semifinals last season and will try to go at least one step further. BC Boncourt landed Jason Siggers, Pierre Michel Valmera and Guillaume Sene to become more competitive this season and try to get back to the semifinal playoffs, just as BBC Monthey or the Geneve Devils.

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