Gladiators Trier

Römerstrom Gladiators Trier
Leagues ProA
Founded 1990 (1990)[lower-alpha 1]
History TBB Trier
1990–2015
Gladiators Trier
2015–present
Arena Trier Arena
Capacity 5,495
Location Trier, Germany
Team colors Green and White
         
Head coach Marco van den Berg
Championships 2 German Cups
Website römerstrom-gladiators.de
Uniforms

Gladiators Trier, for sponsorship reasons known as Römerstrom Gladiators Trier, is a professional basketball club based in Trier, Germany.[1][2] The club plays in the ProA. Their home arena is Trier Arena, which has a capacity of 5,495 people. From 1990 till 2015 the club existed in the form of TBB Trier, which went bankrupt.

History

The club was founded in 1990,[3] and has played in the top division Basketball Bundesliga since the club's inception. They once were a part of the sports club TV Germania Trier, and became independent after promotion to the Bundesliga.

In the 2014–15 season, TBB relegated after it lost points in the standings because of financial problems. The club was dissolved after the season. Hoewever in the 2015 offseason, a new club was founded which was not the legal successor of TBB but inherited the club's license to play in the second tier ProA.[4][5]

The TBB Trier logo (1990–2015)

Trophies

Champions (2): 1998, 2001

Current roster

Gladiators Trier roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
G 5 United States Harris, Ricky
PG 6 Germany Canty, Anthony
PG 9 Germany Dahlem, Marian
C 13 Germany Schmidt, Stefan
G/F 17 Germany Monninghoff, Mathis
G/F 20 Germany Wenzl, Andreas
F/C 23 Zimbabwe Chikoko, Vitalis
F 32 Canada Bucknor, Jermaine
SG 55 Canada Anderson, Jermaine
Head coach

Netherlands Marco van den Berg

Assistant coach(es)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Josip Bosnjak
Germany Thomas Paech


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: 17 August 2015

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

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason German Cup European competitions
TBB Trier
1991–92 1 Bundesliga 4 Quarterfinalist
1992–93 1 Bundesliga 5
1993–94 1 Bundesliga 6
1994–95 1 Bundesliga 6 Relegation playoffs
1995–96 1 Bundesliga 9 Relegation playoffs
1996–97 1 Bundesliga 3 Semifinalist
1997–98 1 Bundesliga 3 Semifinalist Champion
1998–99 1 Bundesliga 5 Quarterfinalist
1999–00 1 Bundesliga 5 Quarterfinalist Semifinalist 3 Played Korać Cup
2000–01 1 Bundesliga 9 Relegation playoffs Champion 3 Played Korać Cup
2001–02 1 Bundesliga 11 Relegation playoffs Fourth position 3 Played Korać Cup
2002–03 1 Bundesliga 14 Relegated
2003–04 1 Bundesliga 7 Quarterfinalist Third position
2004–05 1 Bundesliga 11
2005–06 1 Bundesliga 9
2006–07 1 Bundesliga 15
2007–08 1 Bundesliga 17 Relegated
2008–09 1 Bundesliga 10
2009–10 1 Bundesliga 15
2010–11 1 Bundesliga 10
2011–12 1 Bundesliga 14
2012–13 1 Bundesliga 12 Quarterfinalist
2013–14 1 Bundesliga 13
2014–15 1 Bundesliga 17 Relegated
Gladiators Trier
2015–16 2 ProA 6 Quarterfinalist
2016–17 2 ProA 6 Quarterfinalist

Notable players

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

Head coaches

Notes

  1. From 1990 till 2015 TBB Trier existed. After its bankruptcy in 2015, a new team was founded in Gladiators Trier.

References

  1. Eurobasket.com – Gladiators Trier
  2. Official website
  3. Beko Basketball Bundesliga. Archived 2010-01-20 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. "Die Gladiators nehmen Trier ein › BBL Profis". Bblprofis.de. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
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