BC Luleå

BC Luleå
BC Luleå logo
LeaguesBasketligan
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
History
List
  • Plannja Basket
    (1976–2007)
    LF Basket Norrbotten
    (2007–2015)
    BC Luleå
    (2015–present)
ArenaLuleå Energi Arena[1]
Capacity2,500[2]
LocationLuleå, Sweden
Head coachPeter Öqvist
2017–18 positionBasketligan, 5th of 10
Championships8 Swedish Championships
Websitebclulea.se

BasketballClub Luleå is a professional basketball club from Luleå, Sweden that competes in the Basketligan. The team has won the Swedish championship 8 times.

History

The club was founded in 1976 as Plannja Basket. From 1996 till 2007 Plannja won 7 Swedish titles, the only season they didn't win it was the 2002–03 season. Until the 2012–2013 season LF Basket played its home games in the Pontushallen, which held a capacity of 3,000. The club then moved to the ARCUS Arena during the 2012–2013 season due to reconstructions.[3] Starting with the 2013–2014 season it has moved back, although the new name of the Pontushallen arena is Luleå Energi Arena.[4]

In 2015, LF Basket changed its name to BC Luleå.[5] In 2017, the club won its eight national championship.

Trophies

1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2016–17
Runner-up: 2009–10, 2017–18

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

BC Luleå roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
G/F 1 United States Upshur, Quinton
G 2 Sweden Rönnqvist, Adam
G 6 Sweden Hansson, Daniel
F 11 Sweden Stickan essebrink, Victor
C 12 Sweden Massamba, Brice
PF 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo Anzuluni, Yannick
F 16 Sweden Kobylak-Berglund, Anton
G 17 Sweden Arvidsson, Jonathan
F 20 Sweden Saks, Anton
G 32 United States Rozzell, Brandon
F 42 Sweden Andersson, Denzel
F 86 Australia Kearney, Timothy
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2017-09-19

Notable players

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. European competitions
2010–11 1 Basketligan 3rd
2011–12 1 Basketligan 6th
2012–13 1 Basketligan 7th
2013–14 1 Basketligan 7th
2014–15 1 Basketligan 6th
2015–16 1 Basketligan 3rd
2016–17 1 Basketligan 1st
2017–18 1 Basketligan 2nd 3 Champions League QR1
2018–19 1 Basketligan 5th 4 FIBA Europe Cup QR2
2019–20 1 Basketligan 2nd
2020–21 1 Basketligan 5th

References

  1. ^ "Luleå Energi Arena: Fakta om arenan". Luleå Kommun. (In Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Fakta om arenan och kontakt". Luleå Kommun. (In Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ^ "ARCUS är LF Baskets hemmaarena 2012/13" (in Swedish). LF Basket. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  4. ^ Spetth, Stina (2012-11-09). "Pontushallen får nytt namn". NSD. (In Swedish). Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Klubbens nya namn är BC Luleå" (in Swedish). 17 July 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.