Paderborn Baskets

Paderborn Baskets 91 e.V., for sponsorship reasons named Gartenzaun24 Baskets Paderborn, is a basketball club based in Paderborn, Germany. The club currently plays in the ProA, the second highest basketball league in Germany.[1]

Uni Baskets Paderborn
Uni Baskets Paderborn logo
NicknameBaskets
LeaguesProA
Founded1969 (1969)
History
List
  • VBC 69 Paderborn
    (1969–1991)
    Paderborn Baskets (91)
    (1991–1992, 2001–2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2010)
    BOVA Baskets
    (1992–1993)
    Forbo Paderborn 91
    (1993–1998)
    Teamwork Paderborn 91
    (1998–2001)
    Schröno Paderborn Baskets
    (2004–2006)
    Digibu Baskets
    (2007–2008)
    webmoebel Baskets
    (2010–2012)
    Finke Baskets
    (2012–2016)
    Uni Baskets Paderborn
    (2016–2023)
    Gartenzaun24 Baskets Paderborn
    (2023–present)
ArenaSportzentrum Maspernplatz
Capacity3,014
LocationPaderborn, Germany
Team colorsCrimson, OrangeRed, Navy and White
       
PresidentDominik Meyer
Head coachSteven Esterkamp
Websitewww.paderborn-baskets.de

The club reached the 2008–09 Basketball Bundesliga playoffs where Paderborn earned two victories against the defending champion ALBA Berlin against all odds. It has been Paderborn's main accomplishment to date.

History

The immediate predecessor club of the Paderborn Baskets was the VBC 69 Paderborn, founded in 1969, in which competitive basketball was also played in the city for the first time. After only six years, youth teams were able to win championships in the West German Basketball Association (WBV) in 1975, and subsequently youth and junior national players such as Manfred Winter and Bernd Zengerling came forth, who later played in the Basketball Bundesliga and the ProA predecessor leagues. Then in 1984, the first men's team itself succeeded in advancing to the 2nd Basketball Bundesliga Group North. The promotion team mainly included players from the team's own youth, such as Dirk Happe, who had won a bronze medal as a youth national player at the European Cadet (U16) Championships in his own country the year before.

Players of the Basketball Bundesliga Play–off team in 2009 included: Kendale Mccullum, Ryan Logan, Thomas Reuter, Martin Seiferth, Ivan Buntic, Demetrius Ward, Henning Ballhausen, Jens Großmann, Grant Benzinger, Daniel Mixich, Lavelle Felton, Piet Kahl and Jacksons Trapp.

Current roster

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

Paderborn Baskets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
SF 2 Germany Jannis Ridder
G 10 Chile Nicolas Decker
C 12 Germany Martin Linssen
SF 13 Germany Jens Großmann
SF 19 Germany Johannes Konradt
PF 28 Germany Lars Lagerpusch
G 34 Iceland August Kjartansson
PG 52 United States Georg Brock
SG Germany Leon Anbinder
F Germany Dejan Bruce
PG Germany Tom Brüggemann
PG Germany Nicolas Buchholz
G United States Quashawn Lane
PG Germany Lucas Mayer
PF Germany Ben-Luca Port
F/C Canada Julian Roche
F Germany Philipp Walz
G United States Hutton Yenor
Head coach

United States Steven Esterkamp

Assistant coach(es)

Germany Claus Reinsberger
Germany Florian Held

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 23 August 2023

Head coaches
Former team logo
  • Belgium Werner Rotsaert (1992–1995)
  • United States Ed Visscher (1995–1996)
  • United StatesGermany Pat Elzie (1996–1999)
  • Belgium Werner Rotsaert (1999–2000)
  • Iran Nima Mehrdadi (2000–2001)
  • United StatesGermany Doug Spradley (2001–2009)
  • United States Steven Esterkamp (2019–present)

Players

Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have 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.

References
  1. Official website
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.