CSM Oradea (men's basketball)

CSM Oradea, also known as simply Oradea, is a Romania professional basketball club, based in Oradea, Romania. The club competes in the Liga Națională, the highest level of basketball in Romania.

CSM Oradea
CSM Oradea logo
LeaguesLiga Națională
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded2003 (2003)
HistoryCSM Oradea
(2003–present)
ArenaOradea Arena
Capacity5,200
LocationOradea , Romania
Team colorsRed, Blue, White
PresidentŞerban Sere
Head coachCristian Achim
Championships3 Romanian Leagues
Websitecsmoradea.ro
Active departments of CSM Oradea
Football Basketball
(Men's)		 Basketball
(Women's)
Water Polo Handball
(Men's)		 Judo
Fencing Athletics Tennis

History

CSM Oradea was founded in 2003, but the team promoted to the first division in 2005. The team best performance was in 2012 when they reached Romanian Cup semi-finals and in 2013 when the team won the 3rd place.

In the 2012–2013 season the team finished on second place at the end of the regular season (23 wins and 7 losses) and qualify for the Play-offs. In the first round the team lost with 3–1 against U Mobitelco Cluj Napoca, and then the team lost 3–1 against future champions Asesoft Ploieşti. The team played for the 3rd place against Gaz Metan Mediaş and won with 2–1.

In the 2013–14 season the team made its first European appearance, as they would play in the third tier EuroChallenge. It also made the Cup Final for the first time, as well as the Liga Nationala Final.

In the 2015–16 season, Oradea won its first Romanian national championship, after beating BC Mureș in the Finals.[1] Following their historic achievement, Oradea played in the Basketball Champions League during the 2016–17 season and one year later, achieved their second league title.

Honours
Champions (3): 2016, 2018, 2019
Runners-up (1): 2014, 2021, 2023
3rd Place (2): 2013, 2017
Runners-up (7): 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
Champions (1): (2020)[2]
3rd Place (1): 2021

Current roster

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

CSM Oradea roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 0 Romania Richard, Kris 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1989-03-01)1 March 1989
PG 3 United States Neal, Erick 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 28 – (1995-03-15)15 March 1995
PF 5 Lithuania Tarolis, Donatas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1994-03-30)30 March 1994
G/F 6 United States Carter, Justin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 36 – (1987-04-21)21 April 1987
PG 7 Romania Gheorghe, Tudor 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1997-05-19)19 May 1997
SF 11 Romania Igna, Raul 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2005-05-11)11 May 2005
C 14 Romania Schmidt, Marian 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – (2004-08-14)14 August 2004
SF 20 Romania Mureșan, Raul 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2001-10-28)28 October 2001
G/F 21 Romania Vescan, Enzo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2002-07-26)26 July 2002
SF 22 United States Bostic, Josh 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 36 – (1987-05-12)12 May 1987
SG 23 Romania Năstruț, Luca 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2003-08-10)10 August 2003
SF 24 Romania Nicolescu, Bogdan 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997
C 26 Romania Baciu, Cătălin 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 35 – (1988-08-26)26 August 1988
C 35 United States Ogden, Mark 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1994-10-07)7 October 1994
PF 44 Serbia Marković, Nikola 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1989-07-07)7 July 1989
Head coach
  • Romania Cristian Achim
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: April 8, 2023

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

    References
    1. Baschet masculin | CSM Oradea a câștigat în premieră titlul de campioană națională
    2. "CSM CSU Oradea a castigat in premiera SuperCupa Romaniei".
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