Brose Baskets

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Brose Baskets
Leagues German League
Eurocup
Founded 1955
History 1.FC 01 Bamberg
(1955–1988)
TTL Bamberg
(1988–1995)
TTL uniVersa Bamberg
(1995–2000)
TSK uniVersa Bamberg
(2000–2003)
GHP Bamberg
(2003–2006)
Brose Baskets Bamberg
(2006–Present)
Arena Stechert Arena
(capacity: 6,800)
Location Bamberg, Germany
Team colors Gray and Red
         
President Norbert Sieben
Head coach Chris Fleming
Championships 6x German Champion:
2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
4x German Cup Champion:
1992, 2010, 2011, 2012
4x Champions Cup:
2007, 2010, 2011, 2012
Website brosebaskets.de
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Brose Baskets is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bamberg, Franconia. The club competes in the German League and the Eurocup. The club's home arena is Stechert Arena, formerly known as Jako Arena.

History

The club won the German League championship for the first time in its history in 2005, and became the first German club to qualify for the Euroleague Top 16. The team lost in the first play-off round of the 2007-08 BBL season against EWE Baskets Oldenburg. Bamberg could not rise up to the occasion and did not manage to defend their title of 2006-07.

They won the German Cup and the German Championship of the German basketball league (BBL) in the seasons of 2009-10, 2010–11,[1] 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined by FIBA. Players may hold more than one nationality.

Brose Baskets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 5 United States Goldsberry, John 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 31 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1982-10-19)October 19, 1982
F 7 United States Sanders, Rakim 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 24 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1989-07-08)July 8, 1989
PG 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina Wright, Zackary 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1985-02-05)February 5, 1985
SG 9 Germany Tadda, Karsten 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 25 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1988-11-02)November 2, 1988
PG 12 Germany Schmidt, Daniel 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1990-08-16)August 16, 1990
F 18 Germany Rockmann, Manuel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 22 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1991-09-04)September 4, 1991
PF 15 United States Ford, Sharrod  2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 31 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1982-09-09)September 9, 1982
PF 20 Germany Harris, Elias 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 24 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1989-07-06)July 6, 1989
PF 21 Serbia Veličković, Novica 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 27 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1986-10-05)October 5, 1986
SG 23 United States Jacobsen, Casey 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 32 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1981-03-19)March 19, 1981
PG 25 Slovakia Gavel, Anton 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 29 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1984-10-24)October 24, 1984
SG 31 United States Smith, Jamar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1987-04-07)April 7, 1987
F 32 Germany Thiemann, Johannes 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 20 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1994-02-09)February 9, 1994
C 33 Germany Zirbes, Maik 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 24 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1990-01-29)January 29, 1990
C 40 United States Fischer, D'or 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 32 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1981-10-12)October 12, 1981
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Germany Arne Woltmann
  • Austria Stefan Weissenböck

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: October 5, 2013

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Maik Zirbes D'or Fischer
PF Novica Veličković Elias Harris Johannes Thiemann Sharrod Ford
SF Casey Jacobsen Rakim Sanders Manuel Rockmann
SG Anton Gavel Karsten Tadda Jamar Smith
PG John Goldsberry Zackary Wright Daniel Schmidt

Honours

National competitions

  • German League: (6)
    • 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13.
  • German Cup: (4)
    • 1992, 2010, 2011, 2012
  • Champions Cup: (4)
    • 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason German Cup European competitions
1991–92 1 Bundesliga 2 Semifinalist Champion
1992–93 1 Bundesliga 1 Finalist
1993–94 1 Bundesliga 1 Semifinalist Semifinalist
1994–95 1 Bundesliga 1 Semifinalist Played Korać Cup
1995–96 1 Bundesliga 4 Semifinalist Semifinalist Played Korać Cup
1996–97 1 Bundesliga 3 Semifinalist Semifinalist Played Korać Cup
1997–98 1 Bundesliga 3 Semifinalist Played Korać Cup
1998–99 1 Bundesliga 6 Quarterfinalist Third place Played Korać Cup
1999–00 1 Bundesliga 10 Round of 16
2000–01 1 Bundesliga 10 Relegation playoffs
2001–02 1 Bundesliga 7 Quarterfinalist
2002–03 1 Bundesliga 2 Finalist
2003–04 1 Bundesliga 2 Finalist Played FIBA Europe League
2004–05 1 Bundesliga 1 Champion Played ULEB Cup
2005–06 1 Bundesliga 3 Semifinalist Finalist Euroleague Top 16
2006–07 1 Bundesliga 1 Champion Played ULEB Cup
2007–08 1 Bundesliga 7 Quarterfinalist Euroleague Regular Season
2008–09 1 Bundesliga 4 Semifinalist Played Eurocup
2009–10 1 Bundesliga 1 Champion Champion Played Eurocup
2010–11 1 Bundesliga 1 Champion Champion Euroleague Regular Season
2011–12 1 Bundesliga 1 Champion Champion Euroleague Regular Season
2012–13 1 Bundesliga 1 Champion Euroleague Top 16
2013–14 1 Bundesliga Euroleague Regular Season
Eurocup

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:
  • Played at least one season for the club.
  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
  • To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.

Notable coaches

See also

References

  1. Brose Baskets winner of the BBL Cup 09-10.

External links

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