Sundsvall Dragons

Sundsvall Dragons is a Swedish basketball club from Sundsvall.

History

The club was founded in 1939 as KFUM Sundsvall. For the 1993/94 season, the club changed its name to Sundsvall Dragons. This season was also the first to Sundsvall in 1992 newly built, highest Swedish basketball league, Svenska basket ligan took. In 1997, they made ​​it for the first time in the play-offs, in the quarterfinals defeated the team Solna Vikings. To the semifinals for the first time succeeded in Sundsvall 1999 / 00th From this moment dei Dragons established as the top team in the league. In the following two years, reaching the semi-finals again in each case, against Plannja Basket and Norrköping Dolphins failed you.

In the 2004/05 season the club reached the final of the championship for the first time. After winning the first two games against Södertälje Kings, the series was still lost with 2:4. On the same opponents the team failed a year later in the quarter- finals. After 2007 was in the semi final reached the Dragons in 2008 for the second time in the final. Also this final series was lost 0-3 to clear Solna Vikings.

In the 2008 /09 season Sundsvall succeeded again in the final. This time they sat down against Solna through and won the first championship. Two years later celebrated the Dragons their second championship. The playoff series against Norrköpping was almost won with 4:3. 2012, the team was out of shape and failed already in the quarterfinals.

The Sundsvall Dragons completed 19 out of 20 seasons of Svenska basket ligan and is in the eternal table to fifth place.

Hall

The club plays its home games in the comprehensive 2,000 seats from Sundsvall's sports hall.

Achievements

• 2x Swedish Champion (2009, 2011)
• 2x Swedish runner-up (2005, 2008)

Well-known former players

• United States Clay Tucker ( 2003-04 )
• United States Mark Tyndale (2012 )