Giessen 46ers

The JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers (formerly GIESSEN 46ers) is a professional basketball club based in Gießen, Germany, that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Their home arena is Sporthalle Gießen-Ost, with a capacity of 4,003 people.

JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers
JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers logo
NicknameMTV Gießen
LeaguesProA
Founded1937 (1937)
HistoryMTV 1846 Gießen
1937–1993
Gießen Flippers
1993–2000
Avitos Gießen
2000–2003
Gießen 46ers
2003–2019
JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers
2019–present
ArenaSporthalle Gießen-Ost
Capacity4,003
LocationGießen, Germany
Team colorsRed, White, Black
     
PresidentMichael Koch
Head coachBranislav Ignjatovic
Championships5 German Championships
3 German Cups
1 German 2nd League
WebsiteTeam site

History

The biggest achievements in club history are five German Championships (1965, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978). Besides that, the 46ers have won the German Cup three times (1969, 1973, 1979). The most recent achievements were an appearance in the BBL semi-finals in 2005, when the team lost the series 1–3, to the eventual champion GHP Bamberg, and the third place in the BBL Cup in 2006.

In the 2012–13 season, the 46ers relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time.[1] In the 2014–15 season, they were crowned the ProA champions and promoted back to the highest tier.[1]

They are known in the USA, for having been the team for which professional wrestler Kevin Nash (also known as Diesel) finished his professional basketball career, due to a knee injury.[2]

Honours

Winners (5): 1965, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978
Winners (3): 1969, 1973, 1979
Runners-up (2): 1980, 1987

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. German Cup European Competitions
2008–09 1Bundesliga 17th[lower-alpha 1]
2009–10 1Bundesliga 14th
2010–11 1Bundesliga 15th
2011–12 1Bundesliga 17th[lower-alpha 1]
2012–13 1Bundesliga 18th
2013–14 2ProA 3rd
2014–15 2ProA 1st
2015–16 1Bundesliga 9th
2016–17 1Bundesliga 9th
2017–18 1Bundesliga 11th
2018–19 1Bundesliga 13th Round of 16
2019–20 1 Bundesliga 13th Round of 16
2020–21 1 Bundesliga 17th[lower-alpha 1] Group stage
2021–22 1 Bundesliga 18th
2022–23 2 ProA 4th
2023–24 2 ProA Round of 16
Notes
  1. Gießen eventually did not relegate.

Team

Current roster

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

Gießen 46ers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PG 2 United States Barnes, Jordan 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 26 – (1997-09-13)13 September 1997
G/F 3 United States Winn, Terry 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 28 – (1995-01-22)22 January 1995
G 5 Germany Brauner, Nico 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 28 – (1994-11-01)1 November 1994
C 7 Germany Döntgens, Finn 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 19 – (2004-01-14)14 January 2004
SG 9 Germany Begue, Maximilian 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2001-02-26)26 February 2001
F/C 11 Serbia Fundić, Stefan 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 29 – (1994-06-30)30 June 1994
G/F 14 Germany Figge, Luis 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 26 – (1997-06-02)2 June 1997
PG 15 Germany Kahl, Luca 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1997-06-01)1 June 1997
F/C 18 Montenegro Cvorovic, Igor 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 27 – (1996-06-30)30 June 1996
G/F 19 United States Martin, Justin 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 33 – (1990-07-02)2 July 1990
PF 22 Germany Strangmeyer, Kevin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 23 – (2000-10-16)16 October 2000
PF 24 Cameroon Nyama, Roland 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1993-07-11)11 July 1993
PG 55 Croatia Miksic, Karlo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 25 – (1997-10-29)29 October 1997
Head coach
  • Serbia Branislav Ignjatovic
Assistant coach(es)
  • Serbia Nikola Stanic

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: December 21, 2022

Individual awards

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

Top scorers

Season Player PPG
2012–13
United States Ryan Brooks
15.9
2013–14
United Kingdom Myles Hesson
16.1
United States Cameron Wells
12.3
Nigeria Suleiman Braimoh
12.1
United States Cameron Wells
14

References

  1. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  2. Davies, Ross. Kevin Nash, p.19
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