Nürnberg Falcons BC

Nürnberg Falcons BC, formerly called Nürnberger BC (abbreviated as NBC) is a basketball club based in Nuremberg, Germany. The team currently in the ProA, the German professional second division. In 2010–11 the team promoted from the ProB to the ProA.[1]

Nürnberg Falcons
Nürnberg Falcons logo
NicknameNBC
Die Falken
LeaguesProA
Founded2009 (2009)
History
List
  • Nürnberger BC
    (2009–2016)
    Nürnberg Falcons BC
    (2016–present)
ArenaKia Metropol Arena
Capacity3,881
LocationNuremberg, Germany
Team colorsRed, White, Black
     
PresidentRalph Junge
Head coachVirgil Matthews
Team captainSebastian Schröder
Websitewww.nuernberg-falcons.de

In 2019, Nürnberg finished as runner-up in the ProA. The Falcons play their home games since 2021 in the new build Kia Metropol arena, which has a capacity of 4000 people.

History

The Franken Hexer were founded in 2002 as a "joint project of several Middle Franconian clubs to promote young basketball talents". The newly founded club started with a men's team in the lowest league (district class) as well as a male U16 and U18 team. The men's teams were also explicitly intended for young players.

In 2016, the name was changed to Falcons.

In the 2018–19 ProA season, Nürnberg ended in third place in the standings. In the playoffs it defeated second-seeded Heidelberg to qualify for the ProA finals. Because of this achievement, the team earned promotion to the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) for the first time.[2] In May 2019, it was announced that Falcons did not obtain a license for the BBL due to not meeting requirements on minimum arena size and minimum budget.[3]

Nürnberg Falcons huddle in March 2022
Former logo, when the club was named rent4office Nürnberger BC

Honours

Players

Current squad

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

Nürnberg Falcons BC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PG 5 Germany Köpple, Tim 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (2000-09-03)3 September 2000
F 6 United States Alexander, Courtney
PG 7 Germany Feneberg, Christian 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 21 – (2002-04-22)22 April 2002
F 8 United States Kaba, Mohamed
G 9 United States Gaines, Anthony
G 10 Germany Doreth, Bastian
PF 11 Germany Gille, Ferenc
SG 14 Germany Schröder, Sebastian 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 35 – (1988-09-02)2 September 1988
PF 16 Germany Wolf, Julius
G/F 20 United States Sanders, Isaiah
PF 21 Germany Okafor, Nelson
PG 25 Germany Feneberg, Simon
G 77 Germany Meredith, Matthew
G United States Falco, Jacob
Head coach

United States Virgil Matthews

Assistant coach(es)

GermanyUnited States Derrick Taylor

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 9 September 2023

Individual awards
ProA MVP

Notable players

- 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.

Head coaches
  • Lithuania Vytautas Buzas: (2019-2020, 2021-2022)
  • United StatesGermany Derrick Taylor: (2022-2023)
  • United States Virgil Matthews: (2023–present)

References
  1. "Nuernberg Falcons BC basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
  2. "Nürnberg Falcons steigen als Vize-Meister in die BBL auf". 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. "Keine BBL-Lizenz für Bremerhaven und Nürnberg". www.morgenpost.de. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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