Alva Stark Becomes First Female Head Coach in Swedish Men's Basketball

The basketball coach Alva Stark is making history. She takes over as coach for Högsbo and the 27-year-old thus becomes the first female head coach for a men's team in the highest basketball league in Sweden.

» Published: May 26 2025

Alva Stark Becomes First Female Head Coach in Swedish Men's Basketball
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It's definitely a fun part of it, at the same time I'm pushing more on the fact that I'm a regular coach who's going to take charge of a men's team, and happen to be a woman, says Stark to SVT.

In the spring, she led Högsbo's women's team to the SM silver medal after losing the final to Luleå with 0–3 in matches. Next season, she will be in charge of the club's men's team instead.

This is a step that hasn't been taken before and it will evoke different reactions, both about the fact that I'm a woman, says Stark to SVT.

Previously, Stark has coached Östersund's women's team from the first division to become a top team in the basketball league, and she has also been the national team captain for Denmark's women's national team.

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