Lions de Genève
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| leagues = Swiss Basketball League
NLB Women
| founded = {{Start date and age|2000}}
| dissolved =
| history = Genève Devils
2000–2010
Lions de Genève
2010–present
| arena = Pavilion des Sports
| capacity = 2,000
| location = Geneva, Switzerland
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| coach = Alain Attalah
| ownership =
| championships = 2 Swiss Championship
4 Swiss Cup
3 League Cup
| website = {{URL|http://www.lionsdegeneve.ch}}
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The Lions de Genève are a professional basketball club based in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The Lions currently play in the Swiss top-tier Swiss Basketball League (SBL).[http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=Switzerland&Team=1854&Page=5 Team summary page on eurobasket.com] The team is based in the 2,000 capacity Pavillon des Sports. The women's team plays in the Swiss NLB Women league, the second-tier of women's professional basketball in Switzerland.{{cite web|title=LIONNES DU GRAND-SACONNEX BBC |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Lionnes-du-Grand-Saconnex-BBC/65355?Women=1|publisher=Euro Basket|website=eurobasket.com|access-date=December 17, 2024}}
History
Founded as the Genève Devils in the summer of 2000, the club rebranded itself as Les Lions de Genève in 2010 after merging with Meyrin Grand-Saconnex.[http://www.20min.ch/ro/sports/autres/story/26617579 {{in lang|fr}} Les «Lions de Genève» sont nés, 20min.ch, June 10 2010]
Trophies
Current roster
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{{player3 | num = 0 | nat = USA | name = Timothy Derksen | pos = G/F }}
{{player3 | num = 1 | nat = SUI | name = Michel-Ofik Nzege | pos = F }}
{{player3 | num = 2 | nat = SUI | name = Mohamed Chabouh | pos = G }}
{{player3 | num = 3 | nat = LIT | name = Donatas Sabeckis | pos = PG }}
{{player3 | num = 4 | nat = SUI | name = Jeremy Jaunin | pos = PG }}
{{player3 | num = 6 | nat = CRO | name = Ive Ivanov | pos = PF }}
{{player3 | num = 8 | nat = FRA | name = Mikael Maruotto | pos = SF }}
{{player3 | num = 12 | nat = SUI | name = Thomas Jurkovitz | pos = G/F }}
{{player3 | num = 13 | nat = USA | name = Eric Adams |dab=basketball| pos = C }}
{{player3 | num = 17 | nat = SUI | name = Augustin Lacroix | pos = G/F }}
{{player3 | num = 14 | nat = SUI | first = Roberto | last = Kovac | pos = SG }}
{{player3 | num = 34 | nat = SUI | first = Brandon | last = Kuba | pos = F }}
{{player3 | num = 99 | nat = SUI | name = Natan Jurkovitz | pos = F }}
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| head_coach = {{flagicon|CRO}} Andrej Štimac
| asst_coach = {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Stanisak
| roster_url = http://www.lionsdegeneve.ch/team-2014-2015-fr21598.html
| accessdate = 28 April 2021}}
Notable players
:To appear in this section a player must have played at least two seasons for the club AND either:
– 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.
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- {{flagicon|SUI}} Arnaud Cotture
- {{flagicon|SUI}} Jeremy Jaunin[https://www.rts.ch/sport/basketball/11279166-basket-jeremy-jaunin-retrouve-les-lions-de-geneve.html Basket: Jeremy Jaunin retrouve les Lions de Genève] Radio Télévision Suisse, 27 April 2020. Accessed 30 April 2021.{{in lang|fr}}
- {{flagicon|SUI}} Roberto Kovac
- {{flagicon|SUI}} Dusan Mladjan
- {{flagicon|SUI}} Marko Mladjan
- {{flagicon|SUI}} David Ramseyer
- {{flagicon|SUI}} Julien Senderos
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Andrej Štimac
- {{flagicon|Israel}} Alon Stein
- {{flagicon|USA}} Shawn Jamison
- {{flagicon|USA}} Arizona Reid
}}
Head coaches
- {{flagicon|Central African Republic}} Rodrigue M'Baye
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Rudež
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Marc Jaumin: (2016–2017)
- {{flagicon|BIH}} Vedran Bosnić: (2017–2019)
- {{Flagicon|CRO}} Andrej Štimac: (2020–2022)
- {{Flagicon|EGY}} Alain Attalah: (2022–2023)
- Dragan Andrejevic (2022-Present
References
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External links
- [http://www.lionsdegeneve.ch Official Lions de Genève website]
- [https://www.eurobasket.com/team/Switzerland/Lions-de-Geneve/1854 Profile] - Eurobasket.com
- [https://business.facebook.com/lionsdegeneve/ Profile] - Facebook.com
- [https://www.facebook.com/Lions-de-gen%C3%A8ve-Fans-1892938267652738/ Profile (fans)] - Facebook.com
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Category:Basketball teams established in 2000