Starwings Basel



Starwings Basel, commonly known as Starwings, is a Swiss professional basketball club based in Basel. The club competes in the Swiss Basketball League (SBL), the highest tier of basketball in Switzerland.

Its main accomplishment to date was the win of the Swiss Cup, in 2010. Eleven years later, in 2021, Starwings reached the finals of the Swiss League.

The Starwings are currently the only professional basketball team from German-speaking Switzerland.

History
The organization, which emerged from the two clubs BC Arlesheim and CVJM Birsfelden, was founded in 2002. Until their promotion, the Starwings Baskets played in the National League B, from 2005 in the National League A.

Honours
Swiss Basketball League Swiss Cup
 * Runners-up (1): 2020–21
 * Champions (1): 2010

Notable players
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
 * Roman Albrecht
 * Ahmad Allagholi
 * Joël Fuchs
 * Ilija Vranic
 * 🇱🇹 Povilas Čukinas
 * 🇸🇳 Cheikh Sane
 * Nemanja Calasan
 * 🇺🇸 Deondre Burns
 * Romani Hansen

Head coaches

 * 🇲🇰 Roland Pavloski: (2002–2003)
 * Pascal Donati: (2004–2009)
 * Patrick Koller: (2009–2010)
 * Danijel Eric: (2010–2012)
 * 🇲🇰 Roland Pavloski: (2012–2013)
 * Viktor Mettler: (2013–2014)
 * 🇲🇰 Roland Pavloski: (2014–2018)
 * Dragan Andrejevic: (2018–2022)
 * Antonios Doukas: (2022–2023)
 * 🇩🇪 Pascal Heinrichs: (2023–present)