Vevey Riviera Basket

Vevey Riviera Basket, also known as Riviera Lakers, is a Swiss basketball club based in Vevey. It plays in the first national tier.

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

• Thabo Sefolosha <small>(2 seasons: 2001–02, 2022-23 )</small>
• Jim Boylan
• Jim Grandholm
• Dave Angstadt
• Vince Reynolds
• Herb Johnson
• Wayne Yearwood
• Brett Beeson
• Herman Alston
• Lee Matthews
• Dwight Walton
• Babacar Touré
• Bojan Lapov
• Jonathan Dubas

Head coaches

• Nathan Zana
• Niksa Bavcevic
• Ivan Beram

References

External links

• Official Website
• Eurobasket.com Team Profile