EWE Baskets Oldenburg
EWE Baskets Oldenburg | |||
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Leagues | BBL | ||
Founded | 2001 | ||
History |
Oldenburger TB 1954–2001 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 2001–present | ||
Arena |
Large EWE Arena (occasional games at the Small EWE Arena) | ||
Capacity | 6,069 | ||
Location | Oldenburg, Germany | ||
Team colors |
Blue, yellow[1] | ||
President |
Hermann Schüller Gerold Lange | ||
Head coach | Mladen Drijencic | ||
Affiliation(s) | Oldenburger TB | ||
Championships |
1 German Championship 1 German Cup 1 German Supercup | ||
Retired numbers | 3 (6, 8, 14) | ||
Website |
www | ||
Uniforms | |||
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EWE Baskets Oldenburg is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Oldenburg, Germany. The club plays in the Bundesliga. The club's name is derived from the team's main sponsor EWE AG, which is an electric utility company. The club's home arena is the Große EWE Arena.
History
The EWE Baskets Oldenburg club's origins began in the year 1954, as the basketball department of the Oldenburger TB sports club. In the year 2001, the basketball department of Oldenburger TB formed a new separate club, called EWE Baskets Oldenburg. The Oldenburger TB team then started to function as the development team of EWE Baskets.
In the 2008–09 season, EWE Baskets Oldenburg achieved their greatest success, by winning the German League championship title. As German Champion, Oldenburg won the right to play in the EuroLeague, during the next season of 2009–10.[2]
In 2015, they won the German Cup title, while being host to the Cup Final Four. In the Cup Semifinal, Oldenburg beat Bonn, by a score of 71–77, and in the Cup Final, the team was too strong for Bamberg, as they beat them by a score of 70–72.[3]
Arenas
Oldenburg's home games take place at the 6,000 seat Große EWE Arena, which opened in 2013.
Honors
Total titles: 3
Domestic competitions
- Basketball Bundesliga
- BBL-Pokal
- Champions (1): 2015
- BBL Champions Cup
- Champions (1): 2009
European competitions
- FIBA EuroChallenge
- Third place (1): 2012–13
Players
Retired numbers
EWE Baskets Oldenburg retired numbers | ||||
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No | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
6 | Daniel Strauch | PF | 2003–2010 | |
8 | Pavel Bečka | C | 1995–2004, 2006 | |
14 | Tyron McCoy | SG | 2001–2007 | |
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Current roster
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Updated: January 11, 2018 |
Individual awards
- BBL Most Valuable Player
- Jason Gardner – 2009
- BBL Finals MVP
- Rickey Paulding – 2009
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Andre Bade Steven Hutchinson Elvir Ovčina Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje Pavel Bečka Felipe López Kristaps Valters Aron Baynes Bryan Bailey Carl Brown Josh Carter Terrel Castle Bill Edwards D'or Fischer Je'Kel Foster Jason Gardner Anthony Grundy Dan Grunfeld Chris Kramer Tyron McCoy Rickey Paulding Desmond Penigar Doron Perkins Bobby Brown Julius Jenkins
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | German Cup | European competitions | ||
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2001–02 | 1 | Bundesliga | 12th | Runner-up | |||
2002–03 | 1 | Bundesliga | 6th | ||||
2003–04 | 1 | Bundesliga | 5th | ||||
2004–05 | 1 | Bundesliga | 7th | ||||
2005–06 | 1 | Bundesliga | 8th | ||||
2006–07 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9th | ||||
2007–08 | 1 | Bundesliga | 3rd | ||||
2008–09 | 1 | Bundesliga | 1st | 3 EuroChallenge | T16 | 10–1–5 | |
2009–10 | 1 | Bundesliga | 5th | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | RS | 1–9 |
2010–11 | 1 | Bundesliga | 6th | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | RS | 1–5 |
2011–12 | 1 | Bundesliga | 10th | Quarterfinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | T16 | 9–3 |
2012–13 | 1 | Bundesliga | 2nd | Quarterfinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | 3rd | 14–3 |
2013–14 | 1 | Bundesliga | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | QR2 | 1–1 |
2 Eurocup | RS | 5–5 | |||||
2014–15 | 1 | Bundesliga | 7th | Champion | 2 Eurocup | RS | 4–6 |
2015–16 | 1 | Bundesliga | 5th | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | EF | 8–8 |
2016–17 | 1 | Bundesliga | 2nd | 3 Champions League | EF | 11–1-6 | |
2017–18 | 1 | Bundesliga | 7th | 3 Champions League | R16 | 10–6 |
Colors and crests
The traditional colors of the Oldenburg basketball club are yellow and blue. In 2009, the team adopted its current logo, which features an eagle.[5]
- Logo used from 2004 till 2009
References
- ↑ "EWE Baskets mit neuem Club-Logo und Markenwerten: Echt. Engagiert. Energiegeladen". ewe-baskets.de (in German). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
Unsere Farben sind weiterhin Gelb und Blau.
- ↑ History Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "2015-04-12 BAM-OLD". Beko-bbl.de. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ↑ EWE Baskets - Retired Numbers Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "EWE Baskets mit neuem logo". Oldenburger-sportblog.de. 3 February 2009.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to EWE Baskets Oldenburg. |
- Official website (in German)
- Eurobasket.com team profile