FC Schalke 04 Basketball

Schalke 04 Basketball is a German professional basketball team club in Gelsenkirchen.[1] The team currently plays in the ProA, the German national second division. It is the basketball section of FC Schalke 04.

Schalke 04
NicknameDie Knappen
Die Königsblauen
LeaguesProA
Founded1974 (1974)
HistorySchalke 04 Basketball
(1974–present)
ArenaHalle an der Mühlbachstraße
Capacity1,112
LocationGelsenkirchen, Germany
Team colorsBlue, White
         
PresidentTobias Steinert
Head coachRaphael Wilder
Championships3 German Second Divisions
4 1. Regionalliga
Websiteschalke04.de/basketball
Departments of Schalke 04
Football Basketball Handball
Blind football Table tennis Athletics
Esports

The basketball department of FC Schalke 04 played in the 1988–89 season in the National Basketball League Basketball Bundesliga and from 2004 for several seasons in the ProA, the second highest basketball league in Germany.[2] 2009 saw the Schalke 04 voluntary withdrawal of Schalke 04 from the ProA.[3]

Following the 2017-18 season, the team was promoted to the national second-tier ProA, after Scanplus Baskets resigned its promotion position.[4]

Honours

2. Basketball Bundesliga

  • Champions (3): 1977, 1982, 1984

1. Regionalliga West

  • Champions (4): 1975, 1987, 1995, 2016

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos.
2004–05 2 2. Bundesliga 15th
2005–06 2 2. Bundesliga 10th
2006–07 2 2. Bundesliga 6th
2007–08 2 ProA 14th
2008–09 2 ProA 15th[lower-alpha 1]
2009–10 4 1. Regionalliga 11th
2010–11 4 1. Regionalliga 4th
2011–12 4 1. Regionalliga 6th
2012–13 4 1. Regionalliga 4th
2013–14 4 1. Regionalliga 3rd
2014–15 4 1. Regionalliga 4th
2015–16 4 1. Regionalliga 1st
2016–17 3 ProB 6th
2017–18 3 ProB 3rd[lower-alpha 2]
  1. Relegated to 1. Regionalliga after resigning to their place in ProB.
  2. Promoted to the ProA, after Scanplus Baskets resigned its promotion position.[5]

Roster

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

FC Schalke 04 Basketball roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
SG 0 Tucker Haymond
PG 1 Shavar Newkirk
SF 2 Lavon Hightower
SG 6 Marley Jean-Louis
PG 7 Jordan Spencer
PF 11 Johannes Joos
SF 12 Darnell Dunn
C 19 Adam Touray
G 20 Tomasz Szewczyk
C 22 Bjoern Rohwer
SF 23 Shawn Gulley
SG 27 Migel Wessel
G 32 Courtney Belger
Head coach

Alexander Osipovich

Assistant coach(es)

Patrick Carney

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 29 January 2020

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 at any time.

References
  1. 2. Basketball Bundesliga – Schalke 04
  2. "Geschichte der Basketballabteilung des FC Schalke 04". schalke04.de (in German).
  3. "Basketball department of FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04.
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