Borås Basket is a professional basketball club based in the Swedish town of Borås. The club was founded in 1952 and currently competes in the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), the country's premier league.
Borås has played in European competitions multiple times in its history; in 1995, 1996 and 2000 it played in the FIBA Korac Cup. In 2014 Borås returned to Europe when it entered the EuroChallenge.
History In the 1999–2000 season, Borås was personally sponsored by National Basketball Association (NBA) player Magic Johnson and was named "Magic M7 Borås". Johnson himself played 5 games for the club between October and January that season. Johnson joined the roster and was undefeated in five games with the team."Basketball: Johnson plays in Sweden" The Independent, November 12, 1999. www.independent.co.uk. Retrieved September 8, 2014.Associated Press. "Magic Johnson Returns to Scandinavia." www.apnewsarchive, November 5, 2000. Retrieved April 17, 2015. Johnson also became a co-owner of the club;Sanchis, J.R. "Historias nórdicas: Magic Johnson, el vikingo" www.solobasket.com, November 10, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2014. however, the project failed after one season and the club was forced into reconstruction.
Since 2007, Borås is again active in the Basketligan, the highest tier of Swedish basketball.
In the 2019–20 season, Borås won its first Swedish championship under special circumstances. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was ended prematurely and the team won the championship based on its first place in the regular season.
Honours Swedish Basketball League Champions (2): 2019–20, 2025-26 Season by season SeasonTierLeague European competitions2010–111 Basketligan 7th2011–121 Basketligan 4th 2012–131 Basketligan 5th 2013–141 Basketligan 3rd 2014–151 Basketligan 3rd 3 EuroChallenge 2015–161 Basketligan 4th 3 FIBA Europe Cup 2016–171 Basketligan 5th 2017–181 Basketligan 4th 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2018–191 Basketligan 2nd 2019–201 SBL 1st 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2020–211 SBL 5th 2021–221 SBL 5th 2022–231 SBL 2nd 2023–241 SBL 2nd 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2024–251 SBL 2nd 2025–261 SBL 1st
Players
Current roster
Notable players
Notes
References
External links Official website