Würzburg Baskets
Würzburg Baskets | |||
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Leagues | Basketball Bundesliga | ||
Founded | 2007 | ||
History | List
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Arena | tectake Arena | ||
Capacity | 3,140 | ||
Location | Würzburg, Germany | ||
Team colors | Black, Red, Grey | ||
Main sponsor | s.Oliver | ||
President | Steffen Liebler | ||
Head coach | Sašo Filipovski | ||
Team captain | Felix Hoffmann | ||
Website | wuerzburg-baskets.de | ||
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Würzburg Baskets (formerly known as s.Oliver Baskets) is a German professional basketball club located in Würzburg. After one year of absence from the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the club has returned to first division German basketball in the 2015–16 season.
It was founded in 2007 with the aim to substitute the original club of the city, who was known as DJK Würzburg, which stood for "Deutsche Jugendkraft" (German youth power), and was affiliated to the
History
The old DJK Würzburg
The DJK Sport Association was founded on 16 September 1920 in Würzburg. Due to the geographic location of its home office, the DJK soon founded a local club in Würzburg. However, the different athletic departments found themselves divided among various Catholic clubs. During the
The club's top women's
The club's basketball department gained fame in the 1990s as both the men's and women's teams qualified for the top German
In 2005, the club resigned its spot in the BBL and the club stopped competing.
The current club
In 2007, American businessman Jochen Bähr acquired a license in the Regional league for a new team in Würzburg with the aim to reach the Pro A in few seasons.
In 2011, the Würzburg Baskets, now by the name of s.Oliver Baskets (after their new sponsor
On 15 July 2016 the team changed their name from "s.Oliver Baskets" to "s.Oliver Würzburg" to strengthen the identification of team and city. Additionally the sponsoring contract with s.Oliver was extended through 2019.[2]
In the 2018–19 season, Würzburg played in the FIBA Europe Cup. Würzburg reached the finals of the cup, its first European finals, in which it lost to Dinamo Sassari over two legs.
Honours
Numerous Bavarian amateur titles Women's German Basketball Champions: 1993 Men's 2nd Division South Basketball Champions: 1997
European competitions
- Runners-up: 2018–19
Logos
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2010–2016 Logo
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | German Cup | European competitions | ||
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2007–08 | 4 | RegionalLiga | 3rd | ||||
2008–09 | 4 | RegionalLiga | 1st | ||||
2009–10 | 3 | ProB | 3rd | ||||
2010–11 | 2 | ProA | 2nd | ||||
2011–12
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1 | Bundesliga | 4th | ||||
2012–13
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1 | Bundesliga | 9th | 2 Eurocup | RS |
3–3
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2013–14
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1 | Bundesliga | 17th | ||||
2014–15 | 2 | ProA | 2nd | ||||
2015–16 | 1 | Bundesliga | 8th | ||||
2016–17 | 1 | Bundesliga | 14th | ||||
2017–18 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9th | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | QR1 |
1–1
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2018–19 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9th | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | F |
Runners-up | |
2019–20 | 1 | Bundesliga | 8th | Round of 16 | |||
2020–21 | 1 | Bundesliga | 16th | Group stage
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2021–22 | 1 | Bundesliga | 12th | Round of 16 | |||
2022–23 | 1 | Bundesliga | 10th | Round of 16 | |||
2023–24 | 1 | Bundesliga | Round of 16 |
Team
Current roster
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Updated: March 8, 2024 |
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.
Notable coaches
- Gordon Herbert (2000–2001)
- Dirk Bauermann (2017–2018)
Second team
Würzburg's second team plays in the Regionalliga, the German 4th division.
Fan culture
Friendships
For many years, the fan-base of Würzburg has been connected, in a friendly way, with the supporters of the
Rivalries
Within the
Kit manufacturer
2022-present: Spalding
References
- ^ s.Oliver Baskets Wurzburg – Welcome to Eurocup, eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ Aus den s.Oliver Baskets wird s.Oliver Würzburg Archived 20 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine, s.Oliver Würzburg. Retrieved 18 July 2016
- ^ Baskets: Doppelspieltag am vorletzten Wochenende der Hauptrunde, WÜRZBURG erleben, 22 April 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017 (in German)
- ^ Vorschau: Brose Baskets (1) – s.Oliver Baskets (8), Simon Walter, Freddy Löblein (BASKETBALL.DE), 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017 (in German)
- ^ Kader, soliver-wuerzburg.de. Retrieved 14 September 2017. (in German)[dead link]