Baskets Oldenburg

Baskets Oldenburg[2], for sponsorship reasons 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.

EWE Baskets Oldenburg
LeaguesBBL
FIBA Champions League
Founded2001 (2001)
HistoryOldenburger TB
1954–2001
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2001–present
ArenaLarge EWE Arena
(occasional games at the Small EWE Arena)
Capacity6,069
LocationOldenburg, Germany
Team colorsBlue, yellow[1]
         
PresidentHermann Schüller
Gerold Lange
Head coachMladen Drijencic
Affiliation(s)Oldenburger TB
Championships1 German Championship
1 German Cup
1 German Supercup
Retired numbers3 (6, 8, 14)
Websitewww.ewe-baskets.de

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.[3]

In 2015, they won the German Cup title, while being host to the Cup Final Four. In the Cup Semi-final, 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.[4]

Arenas

Oldenburg's home games take place at the 6,000 seat Große EWE Arena, which opened in 2013.

Honors

Total titles:

Domestic competitions

European competitions

Players

Retired numbers
EWE Baskets Oldenburg retired numbers[5]
No. Nat. Player Position Tenure
6 Daniel StrauchPF2003–2010
8 Pavel BečkaC1995–2004
2006
14 Tyron McCoySG2001–2007

Current roster
EWE Baskets Oldenburg roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 2 Moore, Armani 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 26 – (1994-03-25)25 March 1994
PG 3 Hobbs, Braydon 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1989-05-17)17 May 1989
C 5 Sears, Justin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 26 – (1994-01-03)3 January 1994
SG 9 Tadda, Karsten 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 31 – (1988-11-02)2 November 1988
SG 11 McClain, Kevin 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – (1996-10-21)21 October 1996
G 12 Drijenčić, Robert 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1996-04-20)20 April 1996
PF 15 Keßen, Marcel 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 23 – (1997-01-02)2 January 1997
G 18 Hollatz, Jacob 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (1998-11-11)11 November 1998
SG 21 Amazie, Robin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 26 – (1994-01-31)31 January 1994
SF 23 Paulding, Rickey 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 37 – (1982-10-23)23 October 1982
C 24 Mahalbašić, Rašid 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 29 – (1990-11-07)7 November 1990
SF 33 Schwethelm, Philipp 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 31 – (1989-05-01)1 May 1989
PF 45 Boothe, Nathan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 26 – (1994-02-03)3 February 1994
PG 55 Larson, Tyler 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 28 – (1991-12-31)31 December 1991
PF –– Hummer, Ian 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 29 – (1990-08-23)23 August 1990
Head coach
  • Mladen Drijenčić
Assistant coach(es)
  • Milos Petković
  • Alen Abaz
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • Injured
Updated: 2 March 2020

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Rašid Mahalbašić Justin Sears Till Isemann
PF Nathan Boothe Ian Hummer Marcel Keßen
SF Rickey Paulding Philipp Schwethelm
SG Karsten Tadda Robin Amaize Kevin McClain
PG Braydon Hobbs Gerry Blakes

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 Quarter-finalist 1 EuroleagueRS1–9
2010–11 1 Bundesliga 6th Quarter-finalist 2 EurocupRS1–5
2011–12 1 Bundesliga 10th Quarter-finalist 3 EuroChallengeT169–3
2012–13 1 Bundesliga 2nd Quarter-finalist 3 EuroChallenge3rd14–3
2013–14 1 Bundesliga 3rd Quarter-finalist 1 EuroleagueQR21–1
2 EurocupRS5–5
2014–15 1 Bundesliga 7th Champion 2 EurocupRS4–6
2015–16 1 Bundesliga 5th Quarter-finalist 2 EurocupEF8–8
2016–17 1 Bundesliga 2nd 3 Champions LeagueEF11–1–6
2017–18 1 Bundesliga 7th 3 Champions LeagueR1610–6
2018–19 1 Bundesliga 3rd Round of 16
2019–20 1 Bundesliga 4th Runner-up 2 EuroCupT168–8

Colors and logos

The traditional colors of the EWE Baskets Oldenburg basketball club are yellow and blue. From 2009 to 2018, the team adopted a slightly reworked logo, this time with a white background and which again featured an eagle.[6] In 2018, the club adopted its massively modernized current logo, now round and with a different shade of blue. The eagle however is still on it.[7]

  • Logo used from 2004 to 2009
  • Logo used from 2018 until today

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. "Impressum EWE Baskets Oldenburg". Impressum – EWE Baskets Oldenburg. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. History Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "2015-04-12 BAM-OLD". Beko-bbl.de. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. EWE Baskets – Retired Numbers Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "EWE Baskets mit neuem logo". Oldenburger-sportblog.de. 3 February 2009.
  7. "In diesem Logo ist (fast) alles anders". NWZOnline.de. 2 August 2018.
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