Gießen 46ers

Gießen 46ers
Nickname MTV Gießen
Leagues Basketball Bundesliga
Founded 1937 (1937)
History MTV 1846 Gießen
1937–1993
Gießen Flippers
1993–2000
Avitos Gießen
2000–2003
Gießen 46ers
2003–present
Arena Sporthalle Gießen-Ost
Capacity 4,003
Location Gießen, Germany
Team colors Red, White, Black
              
President Heiko Schelberg
Head coach Ingo Freyer
Championships 5 German Championships
3 German Cups
1 German 2nd League
Website Team site
Uniforms

Gießen 46ers is a professional basketball club based in Gießen, Germany, that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Their home arena is Sporthalle Gießen-Ost, with a capacity of 4,003 people.

History

The biggest achievements in club history are five German Championships (1965, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978). Besides that, the 46ers have won the German Cup three times (1969, 1973, 1979). The most recent achievements were an appearance in the BBL semifinals in 2005, when the team lost the series 1-3, to the eventual champion GHP Bamberg, and the third place in the BBL Cup in 2006.

In the 2012–13 season, the 46ers relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time.[1] In the 2014–15 season, they were crowned the ProA champions and promoted back to the highest tier.[1]

They are known in the USA, for having been the team for which professional wrestler Kevin Nash (also known as Diesel) finished his professional basketball career, due to a knee injury.[2]

Honours

Winners: 1965, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978
Winners: 1969, 1973, 1979

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. German Cup European Competitions
2008–09 1Bundesliga 17th[lower-alpha 1]
2009–10 1Bundesliga 14th
2010–11 1Bundesliga 15th
2011–12 1Bundesliga 17th[lower-alpha 1]
2012–13 1Bundesliga 18th
2013–14 2ProA 3rd
2014–15 2ProA 1st
2015–16 1Bundesliga 9th
2016–17 1Bundesliga 9th
2017–18 1Bundesliga 11th

Notes
  1. 1 2 Gießen eventually did not relegate in the 2007–08 and 2011–12 season.

Team

Current roster

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

Gießen 46ers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PG 4 Germany Bjarne Kraushaar
PG 5 United States Jeril Taylor
C 6 Germany Mahir Agva
SF 8 Germany Alen Pjanic
PG 10 United States Max Landis
PG 11 United States Darwin Davis
PG 12 Germany Leon Iduma Okpara
PF 13 Germany Benjamin Lischka
PG 20 United States Austin Hollins
SF 21 United States Jamar Abrams
SG 25 Germany Mauricio Marin
PF 34 Germany Anthony Okao
C 54 United States John Bryant
Head coach
  • Germany Ingo Freyer
Assistant coach(es)
  • Serbia Milos Petkovic
  • United States Steven Wriedt
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: Mar 12, 2018

Individual awards

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 or one NBA game at any time.
  • Achieved significant notability outside of basketball.
  • Germany Henning Harnisch (3 seasons: 1985-88)
  • Germany Heiko Schaffartzik (2 seasons: 2004–05, 2007–08)
  • Slovakia Anton Gavel (2 seasons: 2004–2006)
  • United States Louis Campbell (2 seasons: 2004–2006)
  • United States Chuck Eidson (2 seasons: 2004–2006)
  • United States Kevin Nash (1 season: 1980–1981)

Top scorers

Season Player PPG
2012–13
United States Ryan Brooks
15.9
2013–14
United Kingdom Myles Hesson
16.1
2014–15
United States Cameron Wells
12.3
2015–16
Nigeria Suleiman Braimoh
12.1
2016–17
United States Cameron Wells
14

References

  1. 1 2
  2. ↑ Davies, Ross. Kevin Nash, p.19
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