Uppsala Basket

Basketball team in Uppsala, Sweden

Uppsala Basket

Leagues| Superettan
Founded| 1960; 65 years ago (1960)
Arena| Fyrishov
Capacity| 3,000
Location| Uppsala, Sweden

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Uppsala Basket is a Swedish basketball club based in Uppsala. The team plays in the Basketligan, the first tier level in Sweden. The club was founded in 1960 and plays it home games at Fyrishov.

The club is known for its talent development. In recent years, this has been shown by the many players in the Swedish youth national teams hailing from Uppsala. The club has a unique cooperation with a basketball academy.

## Honours

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Basketligan

* Runner-up (1): 2014–15

## Results

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Season  | Tier  | League  | Pos.

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2012–13 | 1  | Basketligan | 3rd
2013–14 | 1  | Basketligan | 4th
2014–15 | 1  | Basketligan | 2nd
2015–16 | 1  | Basketligan | 7th
2016–17 | 1  | Basketligan | 4th
2017–18 | 1  | Basketligan | 7th
2018–19 | 1  | Basketligan | 10th
2019–20  | 4  | Fourth division  | 2nd
2020–21  | 2  | Superettan | 3rd
2021–22  | 2  | Superettan | 1st
2022–23  | 1  | Basketligan | ?

## Current roster

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

Uppsala Basket roster

Players | Coaches
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F | 0 |  | Hinton, Jalyn | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 91 kg (201 lb)  |  27 – (1998-08-06)6 August 1998  |
G | 1 |  | Mansson, Jacob | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 91 kg (201 lb)  |  23 – (2002-06-05)5 June 2002  |
F/C | 3 |  | Jadersten, Henrik | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  | 109 kg (240 lb)  |  30 – (1995-03-18)18 March 1995  |
G | 4 |  | Shepherd, Jordan | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 86 kg (190 lb)  |  28 – (1997-03-04)4 March 1997  |
G | 5 |  | Friberg, Lukas | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 82 kg (181 lb)  |  29 – (1995-09-07)7 September 1995  |
G | 6 |  | Grant, Kevin | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 85 kg (187 lb)  |  31 – (1994-04-22)22 April 1994  |
PG | 7 |  | Sanne, Tom | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)  | 80 kg (176 lb)  |  22 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002  |
SG | 8 |  | Delryd, Melker | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 86 kg (190 lb)  |  22 – (2003-03-24)24 March 2003  |
G/F | 10 |  | Zekovic, Alan | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 90 kg (198 lb)  |  26 – (1998-08-19)19 August 1998  |
SF | 13 |  | Larsson, Niklas | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 89 kg (196 lb)  |  31 – (1994-04-28)28 April 1994  |
C | 31 |  | Axelsson, Mikael | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  | 102 kg (225 lb)  |  30 – (1994-09-29)29 September 1994  |
SG | 32 |  | Mathis, Anthony | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 80 kg (176 lb)  |  28 – (1996-11-23)23 November 1996  |
F/C | 34 |  | Kutic, Nemanja | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 100 kg (220 lb)  |  22 – (2002-12-11)11 December 2002  |

Head coach

* Panagiotis Nikolaidis

Assistant coach(es)

* Dimitris Aristotelous
* Leif Ibrahim
* Mathias Rutegaard

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (DC) Dual citizenship
* (I) Import player
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: December 2, 2022

### Depth chart

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Pos.  | Starting 5  | Bench 1  | Bench 2  |  |

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C | Henrik Jadersten  | Mikael Axelsson  |  |  |
PF | Jalyn Hinton  | Nemanja Kutic  | Jacob Mansson  |  |
SF | Niklas Larsson  | Alen Zekovic  |  |  |
SG | Anthony Mathis  | Melker Delryd  | Kevin Grant  |  |
PG | Jordan Shepherd  | Lukas Friberg  | Tom Sanne  |  |

## Notable players

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* Dee Ayuba (1 season: 2013–14)
* Thomas Jackson (6 seasons: 2003–04, 2006–09, 2012–15)
* Alexander Lindqvist
* Anthony Mathis

## External links

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* Official website
* www.eurobasket.com

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Basketligan

Seasons|

* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

2021–22 teams|

* BC Luleå
* Borås Basket
* KFUM Fryshuset Basket
* Jämtland Basket
* Köping Basket
* Nässjö
* Norrköping Dolphins
* Södertälje BBK
* Umeå BSKT

Awards|

* Most Valuable Player
* Finals MVP

Former teams|

* 08 Stockholm Human Rights
* 24 Store Highlanders
* Akropol BBK
* Brahe Basket
* ecoÖrebro
* Gothia Basket
* Helsingborg BBK
* JB Knights BK
* Kvarnby Evergreens
* M7 Basket
* Ockelbo BBK
* Oskarshamn Atomics
* Solna Vikings
* Stockholm Capitals
* Sundsvall Dragons
* Umeå Nordics
* Djurgårdens
* Wetterbydgen Stars
* Uppsala Basket
* Malbas

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