Oettinger Rockets
| Oettinger Rockets | |||
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| Leagues | Basketball Bundesliga | ||
| Founded | July 2, 1998 | ||
| Arena | Messe Erfurt | ||
| Capacity | 3,236 | ||
| Location | Gotha, Germany | ||
| Team colors |
Blue, White | ||
| Main sponsor | Oettinger Brauerei | ||
| President | Astrid Kollmar | ||
| Head coach | Ivan Pavić | ||
| Championships | 1 ProB | ||
| Website |
www | ||
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Oettinger Rockets is a German professional basketball team. It is originally based in Gotha, Germany but plays its home games in Erfurt. The team currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, the German first division. The Rockets are the first team of the BiG Gotha basketball club. The club is sponsored by Oettinger Brauerei.
History
The Oettinger Rockets were found as the first team of the club Gotha e.V. which was founded on July 2, 1998. The team started in the Bezirksliga and promoted to the fourth tier 1.Regionliga in 2005.
In the 2009–10 season, the Rockets were promoted to the national third level, the ProB.[1] In the 2011–12 season, Gotha was crowned ProB champions and the team was promoted to the second tier level ProA.[2] In der Saison 2011/12 wurden die Rockets ProB-Meister und stiegen in die ProA auf.[3]
Since the 2016–17 season, the Rockets play in the Messe Erfurt, which has a capacity of 3,236 people.[4] On May 3, 2017, the team earned promotion to the Basketball Bundesliga by beating Niners Chemnitz in the semi-finals of the ProA to claim a promotion spot.[5][6]
Current roster
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Honours
- Winners (1): 2011–12
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. |
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| 2010–11 | 3 | ProB | 9th |
| 2011–12 | 3 | ProB | 1st |
| 2012–13 | 2 | ProA | 14th |
| 2013–14 | 2 | ProA | 7th |
| 2014–15 | 2 | ProA | 4th |
| 2015–16 | 2 | ProA | 3rd |
| 2016–17 | 2 | ProA | 2nd |
| 2017–18 | 1 | BBL |
Source: Eurobasket.com
Players
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Head coaches
| Period | Coach |
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| 2013–2017 |  Chris Ensminger |
| 2017–present |  Ivan Pavić |
References
- ↑ Peter Sack. "BiG - Basketball in Gotha: Rockets starten in der Pro B Süd" (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ↑ Peter Sack. "BiG - Basketball in Gotha: Rockets weiter in der ProB" (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ↑ Peter Sack. "BiG - Basketball in Gotha: Rockets und Fans im Meister-Rausch" (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ↑ Peter Sack. "BiG - Basketball in Gotha: Rockets spielen nächste Saison in der Messe Erfurt". www.big-gotha.de. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ↑ "Unfassbare Aufholjagd: Rockets siegen und steigen in die Bundesliga auf". 2017-05-03.
- ↑ "Oettinger Rockets zweiter Aufsteiger in die easyCredit BBL". zweite-basketball-bundesliga.de. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
External links
- Oettinger Rockets official website (in German)
- BiG Gotha official website (in German)
