EWE Baskets Oldenburg

EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Leagues BBL
EuroChallenge
Founded 1954
History Oldenburger TB
(1954-2001)
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
(2001-Present)
Arena EWE Arena
(capacity: 4,100)
Weser-Ems-Halle
(capacity: 5,118)
Location Oldenburg, Germany
Team colors Blue and Yellow
         
President Hermann Schüller
Gerold Lange
Head coach Predrag Krunić
Championships BBL Championship 1:
(2009)
Website EWE-Baskets.de
Uniforms
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EWE Baskets Oldenburg is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Oldenburg, Germany. The club plays in the Bundesliga and in the Eurocup. The club's name is derived from the team's main sponsor EWE AG, which is an electric utility company. The club's home arena is EWE Arena.

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History

The club began in the year 1954 as the basketball department of the Oldenburger TB sports club. In the year 2001, the basketball department of Oldenburger TB formed a new separate club, called EWE Baskets Oldenburg.

In the season of 2008/2009 EWE Baskets Oldenburg achieved their greatest succes by winning the German Championship title. As German Champion Oldenburg played in the Euroleague in 2009/2010.[1]

Arenas

Oldenburg plays their domestic German League games at the 3,148 seat EWE Arena, which is the club's home arena. For European-wide competition home matches, which have rules requiring arenas with larger seating capacities, EWE can play home games at either the 5,118 seat Weser-Ems-Halle, or at the 10,700 seat AWD Dome.

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G/F 23 Paulding, Rickey (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 99 kg (218 lb)
PF 12 Smeulders, Robin 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
PG 4 Brown, Bobby 188 m (616 ft 10 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
G/F 9 Razis, Christopher 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
C/G 41 Hasbrouck, Kenny 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
PF 5 Bahiense de Mello, Dominik 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
PF 30 Burrell, Ronnie 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
C 11 Chubb, Adam 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 115 kg (254 lb)
F/C 10 Majstorović, Milan 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
C 24 Freese, Jannik 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb)
G 18 Hartmann, Anselm 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
G 20 Smit, Kevin 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 68 kg (150 lb)
G/F 22 Sehovic, Sead 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
Head coach
  • Predrag Krunic
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ralph Held
  • Srdjan Klaric

Legend
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2011-08-08

Depth Chart

Pos. Starter Bench Bench Reserve
C Adam Chubb Robin Smeulders Jannik Freese
PF Ronnie Burrell Milan Majstorovic
SF Rickey Paulding Sead Sehovic
SG Kenny Hasbrouck Dominik Bahiense de Mello Anselm Hartmann
PG Bobby Brown Christopher Razis Kevin Smit

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Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason German Cup European competitions
2001–02 1 Bundesliga 12 Relegation playoffs Runner-up
2002–03 1 Bundesliga 6 Quarterfinalist
2003–04 1 Bundesliga 5 Quarterfinalist
2004–05 1 Bundesliga 7 Quarterfinalist
2005–06 1 Bundesliga 8 Quarterfinalist
2006–07 1 Bundesliga 9
2007–08 1 Bundesliga 3 Semifinalist Played ULEB Cup
2008–09 1 Bundesliga 1 Champion Played EuroChallenge
2009–10 1 Bundesliga 5 Quarterfinalist Played Euroleague
2010–11 1 Bundesliga 6 Quarterfinalist Played Eurocup
2011–12 1 Bundesliga EuroChallenge

Achievements

Notable players

Retired numbers


 Daniel Strauch
6
 Pavel Becka
8
 Tyron McCoy
14

[2]

References

External links