Bayer Giants Leverkusen
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Bayer Giants Leverkusen is a professional basketball club, part of the TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen sports club based in Leverkusen, Germany. It currently plays in ProB, the third division of German basketball.
Based on the number of titles, Leverkusen is the most successful team in the history of German Basketball with a record-14 championships and 10 Cups.
The team is currently coached by two of its legends: Hansi Gnad and Michael Koch as his assistant. [2]
History
Founded as TuS Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 1961, the club moved up to first division
The first success came in 1970 when TuS 04 won the double under coach
After the team lost three of its key players on a
To the disdain of all of its supporters, in 2008 the
In 2013, the club promoted to the ProA League, but it was relegated to the ProB two years later. In 2019 Bayer returned to the ProA, German basketball's second tier, but relegated in 2023.
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | German Cup
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European competitions | |
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1989–90 | 1 | Bundesliga | 1st | Champion | 2 Cup Winners' Cup | R16 |
1990–91 | 1 | Bundesliga | 1st | Champion | 1 Champions Cup | QF |
1991–92 | 1 | Bundesliga | 1st | 1 Euroleague |
GS | |
1992–93 | 1 | Bundesliga | 1st | Champion | 1 Euroleague |
GS |
1993–94 | 1 | Bundesliga | 1st | Semifinalist | 1 Euroleague |
GS |
1994–95 | 1 | Bundesliga | 1st | Champion | 1 Euroleague |
GS |
1995–96 | 1 | Bundesliga | 1st | Runner-up | 1 Euroleague |
GS |
1996–97 | 1 | Bundesliga | 4th | 1 Euroleague | GS | |
1997–98 | 1 | Bundesliga | 8th | 2 EuroCup | R32 | |
1998–99 | 1 | Bundesliga | 4th | 3 Korać Cup | GS | |
1999–00 | 1 | Bundesliga | 2nd | 3 Korać Cup | GS | |
2000–01 | 1 | Bundesliga | 3rd | Third position | 1 SuproLeague |
RS |
2001–02 | 1 | Bundesliga | 5th | 3 Korać Cup | R16 | |
2002–03 | 1 | Bundesliga | 8th | 4 Regional Challenge Cup North | RU | |
2003–04 | 1 | Bundesliga | 8th | |||
2004–05 | 1 | Bundesliga | 13th | |||
2005–06 | 1 | Bundesliga | 10th | |||
2006–07 | 1 | Bundesliga | 8th | |||
2007–08 | 1 | Bundesliga | 6th[a] | |||
2008–09 | 4 | 1st Regionalliga | 1st | |||
2009–10 | 3 | ProB | 7th | |||
2010–11 | 3 | ProB | 8th | |||
2011–12 | 3 | ProB | 11th | |||
2012–13 | 3 | ProB | 5th | |||
2013–14 | 2 | ProA | 13th | |||
2014–15 | 2 | ProA | 14th | |||
2015–16 | 2 | ProA | 15th | |||
2016–17 | 3 | ProB | 4th | |||
2017–18 | 3 | ProB | 8th | |||
2018–19 | 3 | ProB | 1st | |||
2019–20 | 2 | ProA | 5th | |||
2020–21 | 2 | ProA | 5th | |||
2021–22 | 2 | ProA | 5th | |||
2022–23 | 2 | ProA | 17th |
- Giants Düsseldorf.
Honours
- German Champions
- Winners (14-record): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
- Runners-up (6): 1977, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2000
- German Cup:
- Winners (10): 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995
- Runners-up (2): 1977, 1989
- ProB
- Winners (2): 2013, 2019
- 1. Regionalliga
- Winners (1): 2009
European participations
The club has competed for 21 seasons in European competitions organized by FIBA Europe from 1970 until 2003.[6]
- FIBA Euroleague/Suproleague : 11 times (1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 2000-01)
- Cup Winners' Cup: 4 times (1974-75, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1997-98)
- Korac Cup: 5 times (1975-76, 1988-89, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2001-02)
- FIBA Regional Conference : 1 time (2002-03)
Games against NBA teams
- Date: 9 September 1984
- Venue: Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle, Leverkusen :
Seattle SuperSonics 109 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 86
Roster 2022/23
#[7] | Name | Birth Date | Nationality | Height | Body Weight | Position | Former Club |
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0 | Abdul Mohamed | 03.12.1996 | Canada | 2,01 m | 93 kg | SF/PF | Montreal Alliance (CAN-CEBL) |
2 | Aimé Olma | 16.05.2004 | Germany | 1,93 m | 83 kg | SG | Giants Düsseldorf (GER-ProB)
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3 | Gabriel de Oliveira | 03.03.1998 | Germany / Brazil | 2,06 m | 102 kg | PF | Rostock Seawolves (BBL) |
4 | Lennart Litera | 15.04.2004 | Germany | 1,91 m | 70 kg | SG | BBV Köln-Nordwest |
5 | Kadre Gray | 02.07.1997 | Canada | 1,85 m | 86 kg | PG/SG | Ottawa BlackJacks (CAN-CEBL) |
7 | Matthew Meredith | 07.07.2000 | Germany / United States | 1,98 m | 93 kg | SG/SF | Skyliners Frankfurt (BBL) |
8 | Dejan Kovacevic | 27.12.1996 | Germany | 2,08 m | 99 kg | PF | Crailsheim Merlins (BBL) |
9 | Marius Stoll | 09.07.1999 | Germany | 1,97 m | 94 kg | PG | OrangeAcademy (GER-ProB) |
10 | Haris Hujic | 30.04.1997 | Germany | 1,92 m | 93 kg | PG/SG | BG Göttingen (BBL) |
18 | Justin Gnad | 24.06.1997 | Germany | 1,94 m | 105 kg | SF | Own Youth |
21 | Robert Drijencic | 20.04.1996 | Germany | 1,93 m | 93 kg | PG/SG/SF | Wiha Panthers Schwenningen (GER-ProA)
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22 | Dennis Heinzmann | 22.01.1991 | Germany | 2,16 m | 120 kg | C | RheinStars Köln (GER-ProB) |
24 | Thomas Fankhauser | 26.08.2001 | Germany | 2,01 m | 96 kg | SF/PF | RheinStars Köln (GER-ProB) |
30 | TreVion Crews | 03.03.1996 | United States | 1,83 m | 82 kg | PG | BBC Résidence (LUX) |
33 | Nick Hornsby | 21.06.1995 | United States | 2,01 m | 107 kg | SF/PF | Capital City Go-Go (NBA G-League) |
34 | Stef Van Bussel | 18.06.2004 | Netherlands | 2,01 m | 100 kg | PF/C | BAL (basketball club) (NL) |
55 | Joel Lungelu | 20.08.2003 | Germany | 2,05 m | 114 kg | PF/C | Own Youth |
HC | Hansi Gnad | 04.06.1963 | Germany | Headcoach | |||
AC | Jacques Schneider | 16.08.1992 | Germany | Assistant Coach | |||
AC | Philipp Stachula | 14.10.1987 | Germany | Assistant Coach | |||
AC | Philip Jacobs | 20.10.1993 | Germany | Athletiktrainer |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Notable players
- To appear in this section a player must have played at least two seasons for the club AND 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.
- Stephan Baeck 4 seasons: '83–'85, '90–'92
- Gunther Behnke 11 seasons: '81–'92
- John Ecker12 seasons: '71–'83
- Hansi Gnad 4 seasons: '95–'97, '99–'01
- Demond Greene 3 seasons: '02–'05
- Henning Harnisch 8 seasons: '88–'96
- Steven Hutchinson 3 seasons: '99–'02
- Rudi Kleen 11 seasons: '70–'81
- Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff 6 seasons: '88–'94
- Michael Koch 5 seasons: '91–'96
- Dieter Kuprella 9 seasons: '68–'77
- Michael Pappert 4 seasons: '85–'89
- Jochen Pollex 3 seasons: '69–'72
- Sven Schultze 3 seasons: '02–'05
- Norbert Thimm 10 seasons: '69–'72,'74–'81
- Christian Welp5 seasons: '91–'96
- Denis Wucherer 9 seasons: '92–'98, '02–'05
- Kristjan Kangur 2 seasons: '04–'06
- John Best 3 seasons: '00–'03
- Tony Dawson 2 seasons: '95–'97
- Nate Fox 5 seasons: '02–'03, '05–'08
- Tom Garrick 2 seasons: '93–'95
- Nick Hornsby 2 seasons: '18–'20
- Kannard Johnson 4 seasons: '89–'93
- J. J. Mann 2 seasons: '20–'22
- Clinton Wheeler 4 seasons: '89–'93
Head coaches
Coach | Start | End |
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Günter Hagedorn | 1969 | 1973 |
Bernd Röder | 1975 | 1978 |
Chris Lee | 1980 | 1984 |
Jim Kelly | 1984 | 1989 |
Dirk Bauermann | 1989 | 1998 |
Calvin Oldham | 1998 | 2002 |
Heimo Förster | 2002 | 2005 |
Achim Kuczmann | 2005 | 2008 |
Achim Kuczmann | 2011 | 2018 |
Hans-Jürgen Gnad | 2018 | present |
See also
References
- ^ "Leverkusen, Bayer04: Bayer-Giants".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Koch returns, 20 October 2023
- ^ "Leverkusen, Bayer04: Bayer-Giants".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Leverkusen: Giants-Fants buhen Dezernenten aus". www.rp-online.de. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Rettet die Giants! - Fans wollen Giants behalten (RP, 13.02.08)". Archived from the original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ German clubs in Europe - sathanasias
- ^ "Kader - Giants TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen". www.giants-leverkusen.de. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
External links
- Team Homepage (in German)