Telekom Baskets Bonn

Telekom Baskets Bonn
Leagues Basketball Bundesliga
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded 1992 (1992)
History BG Bonn 92
(1992–1995)
Telekom Baskets Bonn
(1995–present)
Arena Telekom Dome
Arena Capacity 6,000
Location Bonn, Germany
Team colors Magenta, White, and Black
              
President Wolfgang Wiedlich
Head coach Predrag Krunić
Website telekom-baskets-bonn.de
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Telekom Baskets Bonn, also known as Baskets Bonn is a German basketball club based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, which is the highest level pro basketball league in Germany. The club's sponsor is the German company Deutsche Telekom, a major telephone and internet company, which also sells mobile phones (T-Mobile) in the United States. The club's home arena is the Telekom Dome.

The Baskets reached the German League Final Four nine times in 17 years league affiliation and belong to Germany's most successful teams. Bonn reached the league finals five times in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2008, and 2009, albeit coming up short on each occasion.

History

The Beginning

The Telekom Baskets Bonn was founded in 1992 when the German clubs Godesberger Turnverein 1888 eV (Godesberg Gymnastics Club) and SC Fortuna Bonn merged. The basketball team of the Godesberger TV had been founded in 1970, whereas the SC Fortuna Bonn had been founded in 1973. The Godesberger TV was promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga in 1990. A year later, the club was relegated, and the associated economic problems eventually lead to the 1992 merger of the departments of the two basketball teams to BG Bonn 92. The following year, the club switched names to Post SV Bonn. In 1995, the club switched names again to Telekom Baskets Bonn, sponsored by the German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom.

Entry of the Deutsche Telekom and early years in the Bundesliga

Historical logos of the Baskets' predecessor clubs

In April 1995, the Telekom Baskets Bonn declared their goal to be promotion to the Bundesliga in 1997. But already in the 1995/1996 season the team finished the second division unbeaten and moved up to Germany's prime basketball league. There, the Baskets managed to establish themselves immediately, supported by an ecstatic home crowd at the newly built Hardtberghalle of the Hardtberg School Center. In their first season the Baskets succeeded to the finals of the German Championship. There, they lost 1:3 against Alba Berlin. In the following years they always reached the playoffs until the 2004/05 season. In 2005, the Baskets finished the regular season at the No. 9 position. Then coach Predrag Krunic was relieved of his duties. In December 2005, Michael Koch the former national team captain became the team's new head coach. Previously, for a few months Bonn was coached by the Croat Danijel Jusup.

From 1998 to 2002, the Baskets had a cooperation agreement with the SG Sechtem. This cooperation ended in 2002 due to a new strategic orientation of both clubs.

Moving to the Telekom Dome and the era Mike Koch

Chris Ensminger - The Baskets' leading rebounder for three straight German League seasons and two straight EuroChallenge seasons

In 2008, the Baskets moved from its previous venue, the Hardtberghalle, to the newly built Telekom Dome. Thus, the Telekom Baskets became Germany's first basketball club to build its own arena with adjoining training center.

The Baskets then intensified the training of their own youth players and in the 2006/2007 season started a cooperation with former rival Dragons Rhöndorf. Under the name SG Bonn / Rhöndorf the club sent various youth teams to Germany's prime youth divisions. The club's aim was to increase the number of their own players to jump into the squad of the 1st team. The club's first success stories are both Fabian Thülig and Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann. Under coach Mike Koch the Baskets succeeded to the finals of the National Basketball League both in 2007/2008, as well as in 2008/2009. There, the Baskets finished runner-up to Alba Berlin and the EWE Baskets Oldenburg. The season 2010/2011, however, was the weakest since the rise of the Telekom Baskets to Germany's first division. With only 14 wins and 20 defeats, the Baskets finished the season ranked 13th and missed the play offs for only the second time in their club history.

For the 2011/2012 season Mike Koch remained Head Coach of the Telekom Baskets and built a new squad. New additions such as Benas Veikalas, Tony Gaffney, Talor Battle, Daniel Hain and Andrej Mangold and most notably former player Jared Jordan joined the team. Together they led the team through a regular season full of ups and downs. At the end they finished at the 8th spot with 18 wins and 16 defeats. In the quarter-finals of the playoffs, the Baskets were subject to a 1:3 result as they were beaten in 4 matches by defending champions Brose Baskets Bamberg. The Baskets Bonn also reached the Cup final where they were also beaten by Bamberg at Bonn's own court.

2012/2013, the Baskets qualified for the play-offs again. Overall, the team finished the season ranked 7th in the regular season. A few months into the season the team was supplemented by forward Jamel McLean, who replaced Patrick Ewing Jr.. In the quarterfinals, the Baskets met the EWE Baskets Oldenburg. There, the Baskets Bonn were eliminated with 2:3 victories after 5 games. After the season, the contract of coach Michael Koch was not extended, thus the Koch era ended after eight years as head coach of the team. When he left the club, he had been the longest serving head coach of the league.

Two new faces for the club's main tasks

In May 2013, as the successor to Michael Koch, the Telekom Baskets Bonn presented Mathias Fischer as the new head coach. Fischer had worked for the LTi Giessen 46ers before and had been responsible for several youth programs and national selections of Germany. Under his leadership, especially the youth development should expand and receive new impetus to the cooperation with the Dragons Rhöndorf. In addition to Fischer, the Baskets presented Michael Wichterich as new full-time sports manager. Wichterich is a former player of the Baskets and the Dragons Rhöndorf. He had previously worked for the Dragons where he was in a similar position as Arvid Kramer in 2004. Wichterich is only the second full-time manager of the club. The previous manager Andreas Boettcher is still involved in management.

After two seasons at the helm that included solid regular season results and first round exits in the playoffs, Bonn got off to a 6-1 start in 2015-16 before breaking down in a major way. The Baskets finished with a 12-22 record that included a string of 14 consecutive losses in BBL and FIBA Eurocup, culminating in Fischer's dismissal. He was replaced by interim coach Carsten Pohl and later succeeded by Silvano Poropat. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the management also decided to part ways with guard Andrej Mangold who had been with Bonn for five years. After Poropat left the team in September 2016 due to an undisclosed illness, former coach Predrag Krunic returned to Bonn for a second coaching stint.[1] Major additions for the 2016-2017 season included former Bamberg player Ryan Thompson, point guard Josh Mayo and center Julian Gamble.

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Team

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Telekom Baskets Bonn roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 5 Germany Klein, Konstantin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1991-05-21)21 May 1991
C 9 United States Gamble, Julian 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 27 – (1989-09-15)15 September 1989
G/F 11 Germany DiLeo, Anthony 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1990-06-22)22 June 1990
SF 13 Cuba Bartolo, Yorman Polas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 32 – (1985-08-08)8 August 1985
PG 14 United States Mayo, Josh 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 30 – (1987-07-15)15 July 1987
F 16 Germany Michel, Thomas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (1995-02-09)9 February 1995
C 17 Germany Möller, Alexander 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 19 – (1998-01-22)22 January 1998
F 19 Germany Kneesch, Yannick 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 21 – (1996-03-29)29 March 1996
PF Montenegro Djurisic, Nemanja 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 25 – (1992-02-23)23 February 1992
PF United States Parks, Jordan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 23 – (1994-04-06)6 April 1994
G United States Curry, Ron 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (1993-07-12)12 July 1993
F Germany Jasinski, Julian 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 21 – (1996-04-27)27 April 1996
F Germany Breunig, Martin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 25 – (1992-02-18)18 February 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • United States Chris O'Shea
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: 31 July 2017

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Julian Gamble Filip Barovic
PF
SF Yorman Polas Bartolo
SG Anthony DiLeo
PG Josh Mayo Konstantin Klein

Head Coach History

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have played at least two seasons for the club AND either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team.

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. German Cup European competitions
1992–93 2 2. BBL 7th
1993–94 2 2. BBL 5th
1994–95 2 2. BBL 7th
1995–96 2 2. BBL 1st
1996–97 1 Bundesliga 2nd Semifinalist
1997–98 1 Bundesliga 5th 3 Korać Cup
1998–99 1 Bundesliga 2nd 3 Korać Cup
R3
1999–00 1 Bundesliga 4th 3 Korać Cup
2000–01 1 Bundesliga 2nd 2 Saporta Cup
QF
2001–02 1 Bundesliga 4th 2 Saporta Cup
QF
2002–03 1 Bundesliga 3rd Fourth position 2 ULEB Cup
RS
2003–04 1 Bundesliga 4th 2 ULEB Cup
RS
2004–05 1 Bundesliga 9th Runner-up 2 ULEB Cup
RS
2005–06 1 Bundesliga 7th 3 FIBA EuroCup
RS
2006–07 1 Bundesliga 7th
2007–08 1 Bundesliga 2nd
2008–09 1 Bundesliga 2nd Runner-up 3 EuroChallenge
QF
2009–10 1 Bundesliga 8th Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup
RS
2010–11 1 Bundesliga 13th 3 EuroChallenge
RS
2011–12 1 Bundesliga 8th Runner-up 3 EuroChallenge
T16
2012–13 1 Bundesliga 7th 3 EuroChallenge
QF
2013–14 1 Bundesliga 6th Quarterfinalist
2014–15 1 Bundesliga 5th Fourth position 2 Eurocup
RS
2015–16 1 Bundesliga 11th 2 Eurocup
RS
2016–17 1 Bundesliga 7th Quarterfinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup
SF

See also

Manufacturer

2015: Spalding [2]

References

  1. ↑ Sport1.de. "Telekom Baskets Bonn: Silvano Poropat schwer erkrankt - Krunic kommt". Sport1.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  2. ↑ Team 15/16 Telekom Baskets Bonn, telekom-baskets-bonn.de, Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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