Science City Jena
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| Club founded in | 1994 | |||
| Colors | Black, White | |||
| Arena | Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle (1,200 seats) | |||
| Avg. Attendance | 1,190 | |||
Science City Jena is a basketball club based in Jena, Germany that plays in the Pro A, the second highest level of the German competition. Their home court is the JenArena, which seats 2,500. Their current head coach is Sean McCaw.[1]
The team was known as erdgas baskets Jena through the 2006 season, then as POM baskets Jena, and took their current name in 2007[1]
History
Although never a big sport in the former East Germany, basketball was played in Jena since the 1960s. In 1994, a new basketball program was found in the "Turn- und Sportverein (TuS) Jena". Starting in the lower divisions the club gained promotion to the second division (2. Liga Süd) in 2001. Once established in professional sports the club started to become a basketball only organization with the founding of the Baskets Jena GmbH which now holds the license.
The biggest success so far has been the promotion to the 1st division (BBL) in 2007. The stay in the top league lasted only one year with the club finishing last after an eventful year. With the promotion, the team switched to the bigger "JenArena" which allowed attendances up to 3.000 in a temporary construction. Financial difficulties in maintaining the "JenArena" led to a return to the gym "Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle".
Results
| League | Season | Name | Place | Record | Head Coach | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Turnover |
| ProA (2nd Div) | 2008/2009 | Science City Jena | 6. | 18-12 (2368:2305) 2 Wins annulled | McCaw (1-12) Stumpf (14-30) | Seggelke (444) Seggelke (15.3 PPG) | Black (199) De Michael (6.8 RPG) | Williamson (128) Williamson (4.3 APG) | Williamson (65) Williamson (2.2 SPG) | Black (91) Uhegwu (3.0 TPG) |
| BBL (1st Div) | 2007/2008 | Science City Jena | 18. | 5-29 (2379:2705) | Harmsen (1-19) McCaw (20-34) | Seggelke (344) Moss (17.0 PPG) | Basit (203) Moss (11.0 RPG) | Davis (95) Felton (4.2 APG) | Seggelke (36) Davis (1.2 SPG) | Davis (106) Moss (4.5 TPG) |
| 2nd Div South | 2006/2007 | POM baskets Jena | 1. | 24-6 (2337:2049) | Harmsen | Seggelke (513) Seggelke (17.1 PPG) | McCaw (233) McCaw (7.8 RPG) | Elliott (98) Elliott (3.4 APG) | McCaw (36) McCaw (1.2 SPG) | Seggelke (77) Elliott (2.6 TPG) |
| 2nd Div South | 2005/2006 | erdgas baskets Jena | 2. | 25-5 (2605:2119) | Menz | Taylor (609) Taylor (20.3 PPG) | Buss (166) Braun (9.0 RPG) | Taylor (145) Rowland (4.9 APG) | Taylor (63) Rowland (2.6 SPG) | Taylor (82) Taylor (2.7 TPG) |
| 2nd Div South | 2004/2005 | erdgas baskets Jena | 5. | 19-11 (2595:2450) | Menz | Lake (602) Lake (20.1 PPG) | Braun (261) Braun (9.0 RPG) | Lake (154) Lake (5.1 APG) | Lake (106) Lake (3.5 SPG) | Lake (109) Lake (3.6 TPG) |
| 2nd Div South | 2003/2004 | erdgas basket Jena | 8. | 16-14 (2425:2360) | Menz | Cousin (405) Cousin (15.0 PPG) | Gutt (169) Braun (7.6 RPG) | Probst (128) Probst (4.7 APG) | Cousin (80) Cousin (3.0 SPG) | Probst (83) Probst (3.1 TPG) |
| 2nd Div South | 2002/2003 | TuS Jena erdgas baskets | 4. | 24-8 (2685:2483) | Menz | Cousin (514) Cousin (16.6 PPG) | Aidietis (181) Aidietis (6.0 RPG) | Probst (113) Probst (3.5 APG) | Cousin (74) Cousin (2.4 SPG) | Probst (72) Cousin (2.3 TPG) |
| 2nd Div South | 2001/2002 | TuS Jena | 12. | 13-17 (2544:2692) | Palmer | Vukotic (518) Cousin (25.4 PPG) | Majstrovich (159) Majstrovich (6.9 RPG) | Vukotic (156) Vukotic (5.2 APG) | Cousin (42) Cousin (3.8 SPG) | Vukotic (87) Thomas (3.2 TPG) |
Roster
| No. | Name | Pos | Age | HT | WT | Nat | Last |
| 10 | Drew Williamson | PG | 23 | 6-0 | 187 | USA | Mitteldeutscher BC (Germany) |
| 7 | Ermen Reyes-Napoles | PG | 19 | 6-0 | 176 | GER | Science City Jena (Germany) |
| 0 | Henry Uhegwu | SG | 25 | 6-3 | 194 | USA | Kaposvari (Hungary) |
| 5 | Björn Blossey | SG | 21 | 5-11 | 185 | GER | TuS Jena (Germany) |
| 6 | Alexander Seggelke | SF | 28 | 6-5 | 205 | GER | Science City Jena (Germany) |
| 11 | Markus Paetz | SF | 18 | 6-7 | 205 | GER | TuS Jena (Germany) |
| 45 | Ryan DeMichael | PF | 32 | 6-8 | 229 | USA | Walter Tigers Tübingen (Germany) |
| 14 | Gregor Linke | PF | 30 | 6-6 | 220 | GER | Science City Jena (Germany) |
| 13 | Jeremy Black | C | 22 | 6-7 | 225 | USA | Tampa Spartans (SSC, NCAA II) |
| Name | Position | Age | Nat | Last |
| Tino Stumpf | Head Coach | 33 | GER | TuS Jena (Germany) |
| Lars Masell | Assistant Coach | 27 | GER | TuS Jena (Germany) |