The Norrköping Dolphins are a professional basketball club from Norrköping, Sweden. It plays in the Basketligan, the highest league in Sweden and won the league seven times. Home games of Norrköping are played at the Stadium Arena.
The club was established as Hageby BK (Swedish: Hageby Basketklubb) on May 8, 1963, by Åke Björck. Its name was taken from the Hageby district in Norrköping.
The men's team made its debut in the Swedish first tier in 1964–65 but were relegated after only one year. They returned eleven years later, in 1976–77, with the American players Fran O'Hanlon and Kenny Grant on the roster.
In 1980, Hageby won its first national championship after defeating Alviks BK in the finals, 3–1.
In 1992 the Swedish basketball league was formed and the club changed its name to Norrköping Dolphins.
Arena
The Stadium Arena
The Stadium Arena is the home arena of the Dolphins since its opening in December 2008. It holds capacity for 3,500 people.
The Dolphins also have a women's team playing in the highest Swedish level and have won the championship in 2000, 2013 and 2022. In the 1999–2000 season, they were known as Norrköping Flamingos.
External links
Team profile at eurobasket.com
April 02, 2023
norrköping, dolphins, professional, basketball, club, from, norrköping, sweden, plays, basketligan, highest, league, sweden, league, seven, times, home, games, norrköping, played, stadium, arena, leaguesbasketliganfoundedmay, 1963, years, 1963, historyhageby, . The Norrkoping Dolphins are a professional basketball club from Norrkoping Sweden It plays in the Basketligan the highest league in Sweden and won the league seven times Home games of Norrkoping are played at the Stadium Arena Norrkoping DolphinsLeaguesBasketliganFoundedMay 8 1963 59 years ago 1963 05 08 HistoryHageby BK1963 1992 Norrkoping Dolphins1992 presentArenaStadium ArenaCapacity3 500LocationNorrkoping SwedenHead coachMikko Riipinen2021 22 positionBasketligan 1st of 8Championships7 Swedish LeaguesWebsiteLinkHomeAway Contents 1 History 2 Arena 3 Trophies 4 Season by season 5 Players 5 1 Roster 5 2 Notable players 6 Women s team 7 External linksHistory EditThe club was established as Hageby BK Swedish Hageby Basketklubb on May 8 1963 by Ake Bjorck Its name was taken from the Hageby district in Norrkoping The men s team made its debut in the Swedish first tier in 1964 65 but were relegated after only one year They returned eleven years later in 1976 77 with the American players Fran O Hanlon and Kenny Grant on the roster In 1980 Hageby won its first national championship after defeating Alviks BK in the finals 3 1 In 1992 the Swedish basketball league was formed and the club changed its name to Norrkoping Dolphins Arena Edit The Stadium Arena The Stadium Arena is the home arena of the Dolphins since its opening in December 2008 It holds capacity for 3 500 people Trophies EditBasketligan Winners 7 1979 80 1997 98 2009 10 2011 12 2017 18 2020 21 2021 22 Runners up 1 2015 16Season by season EditSeason Tier League Pos European competitions2010 11 1 Basketligan 2nd 3 EuroChallenge T162011 12 1 Basketligan 1st 3 EuroChallenge RS2012 13 1 Basketligan 4th 3 EuroChallenge T162013 14 1 Basketligan 2nd2014 15 1 Basketligan 5th2015 16 1 Basketligan 2nd2016 17 1 Basketligan 3rd2017 18 1 Basketligan 1st2018 19 1 Basketligan 3rd 4th 3 Champions League QR12019 20 1 Basketligan 7th2020 21 1 Basketligan 1st2021 22 1 Basketligan 1stPlayers EditRoster Edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed Norrkoping Dolphins rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat NameG 0 Tim SchubergSF 1 Adam RamstedtF 3 Zach ThomasF 10 Elias DesportF 13 Jacob HadiPG 21 Hugo BergstromF C 28 Nicholas SpiresG 29 Koby McEwenF 30 James Murray BoylesSG 94 Nathan Dawit Head coach Mikko Riipinen Assistant coach es Kevin Taylor Lundgren Robin Lager Legend C Team captain Injured Roster Updated 15 October 2022Notable players Edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time Joakim Kjellbom Ken Brown Zarko Jukic Isaac WestbrooksWomen s team EditThe Dolphins also have a women s team playing in the highest Swedish level and have won the championship in 2000 2013 and 2022 In the 1999 2000 season they were known as Norrkoping Flamingos External links EditTeam profile at eurobasket com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norrkoping Dolphins amp oldid 1146563807, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
