EWE Baskets Oldenburg

EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Leagues BBL
Founded 2001 (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.ewe-baskets.de
Uniforms

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

European competitions

Players

Retired numbers

EWE Baskets Oldenburg retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure
6GermanyDaniel StrauchPF2003–2010
8Czech RepublicPavel BečkaC1995–2004, 2006
14United StatesTyron McCoySG2001–2007
[4]

Current roster

EWE Baskets Oldenburg roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 5 Germany Hujic, Haris 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – (1997-04-30)30 April 1997
C 24 Austria Mahalbašić, Rašid 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1990-11-07)7 November 1990
C 15 Germany Keßen, Marcel 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 21 – (1997-01-02)2 January 1997
PG — United States Cummings, Will 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1992-10-07)7 October 1992
SG — Republic of Macedonia Stojanovski, Vojdan 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 30 – (1987-12-09)9 December 1987
PF — United States Boothe, Nathan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 24 – (1994-02-03)3 February 1994
Head coach
  • Germany Mladen Drijenčić
Assistant coach(es)
  • New Zealand Milos Petković
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvir Ovčina
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • Injured
Updated: January 11, 2018

Individual awards

Notable players

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

Season by season

Fans of Oldenburg during a Playoff game in the 2013–14 season
Season Tier League Pos. German Cup European competitions
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 EuroChallengeT1610–1–5
2009–10 1 Bundesliga 5th Quarterfinalist 1 EuroleagueRS1–9
2010–11 1 Bundesliga 6th Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupRS1–5
2011–12 1 Bundesliga 10th Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallengeT169–3
2012–13 1 Bundesliga 2nd Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallenge3rd14–3
2013–14 1 Bundesliga 3rd Quarterfinalist 1 EuroleagueQR21–1
2 EurocupRS5–5
2014–15 1 Bundesliga 7th Champion 2 EurocupRS4–6
2015–16 1 Bundesliga 5th Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupEF8–8
2016–17 1 Bundesliga 2nd 3 Champions LeagueEF11–1-6
2017–18 1 Bundesliga 7th 3 Champions LeagueR1610–6

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]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ History Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "2015-04-12 BAM-OLD". Beko-bbl.de. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  4. ↑ EWE Baskets - Retired Numbers Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "EWE Baskets mit neuem logo". Oldenburger-sportblog.de. 3 February 2009.
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