Bakken Bears

Bakken Bears
Leagues Basketligaen
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded 1954 (1954)
History Aarhus Basketball Forening
1954–1962
Skovbakken Basketball
1962–1999
Bakken Bears
1999-present
Arena Vejlby-Risskov Hallen
Capacity 1,950
Location Aarhus, Denmark
Team colors Navy, Silver, White
              
President Claus Hommelhoff
Team manager Michael Piloz
Head coach Steffen Wich
Affiliation(s) EBAA
Championships 16 Danish Leagues
11 Danish Cups
Website bakkenbears.com
Uniforms

Bakken Bears is a Danish professional basketball club based in Aarhus. The club currently play in the Basketligaen, the top tier basketball league in Denmark. Founded in 1953, the club has won the Basketligaen 15 times so far and holds the record for the most championships. Along with their domestic play, the club is a regular in European competitions.

History

Bears' alternate logo

Bakken Bears was formed in 1953 under the name of Aarhus Basketball Forening, or simply ABF. From 1962, the club was known as Skovbakken Basketball. Bears has been in the top Danish league almost every year since then and won its first title in 1958. Since then, the club has won a number of domestic titles and is now the most winning sports team in the history of the city of Aarhus.

In the years 2005 to 2009, Bakken Bears was a part of Aarhus Elite A/S, an elite sports organization in Aarhus that includes ia. AGF Football (soccer). In the last months of 2009 a group of local businessmen, sponsors and fans bought the team.

When Bakken Bears hosted Team FOG Næstved in Game 1 of the league semifinals in March 2009, 4,816 spectators watched the game in Aarhus Arena, which set an all-time attendance record for basketball in Denmark.

On 27 March 2018, Bakken Bears qualified for the first time ever for a semifinal of a European competition, by eliminating ESSM Le Portel in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Europe Cup.[1]

Players

Current roster

Bakken Bears roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
G 4 Denmark Darboe, Adama
F 5 United States Evans, Ryan
SG 6 Denmark Berg, Sylvester
SG 8 Denmark Jukic, Darko
F 9 Kenya Ongwae, Tylor
C 11 Senegal Diouf, Michel
G 12 United States Carberry, Tobin
SF 13 Denmark Sahlertz, Morten
C 14 Denmark Christoffersen, Chris
PF 15 Denmark Kristensen, David
PF 20 United States Dalton, Hayden
F 23 United Kingdom Martin, Ryan
SG 44 Denmark Laerke, Thomas
Head coach

Denmark Steffen Wich

Assistant coach(es)
  • Denmark Mads Sigersted
  • Denmark Mathias Bach
  • Denmark Jakob Freil
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 4 October 2018

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have 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 at any time.

Honours

Domestic competitions

  • Basketligaen
    • Winners (16) : 1957–58, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18
      • Runners-up (8) : 1962–63, 1964–65, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2005–2006, 2009–10, 2014–15
  • Danish Cup
    • Winners (11): 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018
      • Runners-up (6) : 1980, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2014

European competitions

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Danish Cup European competitions
2012–13 1 Basketligaen 1st Champion
2013–14 1 Basketligaen 1st Runner-up 3 EuroChallengeT16
2014–15 1 Basketligaen 2nd Round of 16 3 EuroChallengeRS
2015–16 1 Basketligaen 2nd Champion 3 FIBA Europe CupR32
2016–17 1 Basketligaen 1st Semifinalist 3 Champions LeagueRS
2017–18 1 Basketligaen 1st Champion 3 Champions LeagueQR2
4 FIBA Europe CupSF
2018–19 1 Basketligaen 3 Champions LeagueQR2
4 FIBA Europe Cup

Head coaches

  • Denmark Steffen Wich

References

  1. ↑ "Bakken Bears survive overtime drama in Le Portel, book ticket to Semis". FIBA Europe Cup. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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