Uppsala Basket is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 basketball

Basketball

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 club playing in Uppsala

Uppsala

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 , they play in the top Swedish basketball league Ligan. Uppsala Basket was founded in 1960 and plays it home games at Fyrishov. The club quickly became one of the top basketball clubs in Sweden.

The club has always been known for its talent development. Recent years this has been shown by a large number of players in the Swedish youth national teams hailing from Uppsala. The club has a unique cooperation with a basketball academy which allows players to practice individually in a very inspiring environment.

Squad season 2010/11

• #	Pos.	Name	Length	Weight	Born	Nationality
  4	PG	Mannos Nakos	179 cm	75 kg	1988
  5	PG/SG/SF	Axel Nordström	193 cm	94 kg	1991
  6	PG	Ben Smith	179 cm	75 kg	1987
  7	PF/SF	Jon Jonsson	201 cm	105 kg	1987
  8	SG/SF/PF	Timothy Withworth	198 cm	98 kg	1981
  9	PG/SG	Rickard Eriksson	190 cm	88 kg	1982
  10	SF	Helgi Magnusson	198 cm	92 kg	1982
  11	C	Martin Kohlmaier	217 cm	115 kg	1984
  12	C/PF	Fredrik Jönzén	208 cm	105 kg	1978
  13	SF/PF	Pontus Holmström	196 cm	75 kg	1991
  14	PG/SG	Oliver Jonsson	194 cm	85 kg	1992
  15	C/PF	Sebastian Norman	208 cm	104 kg	1992

Head Coach Bo Eriksson Anders Jonsson
Ass. Coach Kevin Gaines

Kevin Gaines

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Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Inactive
C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...	Martin Kohlmaier	Sebastian Norman
PF Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...	Fredrik Jönzén	Jon Jonsson
SF Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...	Timothy Witworth	Helgi Magnusson	Pontus Holmström
SG Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...	Rickard Eriksson	Axel Nordström
PG Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...	Ben Smith	Mannos Nakos	Oliver Jonsson

External links

• Official website
• www.eurobasket.com