Baskets Oldenburg

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EWE Baskets Oldenburg
EWE Baskets Oldenburg logo.svg
Leagues BBL
Founded2001;23 years ago (2001)
History Oldenburger TB
1954–2001
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2001–present
Arena Large EWE Arena
(occasional games at the Small EWE Arena)
Capacity6,069
Location Oldenburg, Germany
Team colorsBlue, yellow [1]
  
PresidentHermann Schüller
Gerold Lange
Head coach Pedro Calles
Affiliation(s) EWE Baskets Juniors
Championships1 German Championship
1 German Cup
1 German Supercup
Retired numbers4 (6, 8, 14, 23)
Website www.ewe-baskets.de

Baskets Oldenburg, [2] for sponsorship reasons EWE Baskets Oldenburg, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Oldenburg, Germany. The club plays in the Bundesliga. The club's name is derived from the team's main sponsor EWE AG, which is an electric utility company. The club's home arena is the Große EWE Arena.

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History

The EWE Baskets Oldenburg club's origins began in the year 1954, as the basketball department of the Oldenburger TB sports club. In the year 2001, the basketball department of Oldenburger TB formed a new separate club, called EWE Baskets Oldenburg. The Oldenburger TB team then started to function as the development team of EWE Baskets.

In the 2008–09 season, EWE Baskets Oldenburg achieved their greatest success, by winning the German League championship title. As German Champion, Oldenburg won the right to play in the EuroLeague, during the next season of 2009–10. [3]

In 2015, they won the German Cup title, while being host to the Cup Final Four. In the Cup Semi-final, Oldenburg beat Bonn, by a score of 71–77, and in the Cup Final, the team was too strong for Bamberg, as they beat them by a score of 70–72. [4]

Arenas

Game in the EWE Arena in January 2019 EWE Baskets 2019.jpg
Game in the EWE Arena in January 2019

Oldenburg's home games take place at the 6,000 seat Große EWE Arena, which opened in 2013.

Honors

Total titles:

Domestic competitions

2. Basketball Bundesliga

European competitions

Players

Retired numbers

EWE Baskets Oldenburg retired numbers [5]
No.Nat.PlayerPositionTenure
6 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Strauch PF 2003–2010
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Bečka C 1995–2004
2006
14 Flag of the United States.svg Tyron McCoy SG 2001–2007
23 Flag of the United States.svg Rickey Paulding SF 2007–2022

Current roster

EWE Baskets Oldenburg roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 0 Flag of Germany.svg Schoormann, Len 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)83 kg (183 lb)22 – (2002-07-25)25 July 2002
PF 2 Flag of the United States.svg Chapman, Brekkott 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)97 kg (214 lb)28 – (1996-04-07)7 April 1996
G 3 Flag of Germany.svg DiLeo, Max 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb)31 – (1993-03-12)12 March 1993
SF 11 Flag of the United States.svg Foster, Kyle 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)78 kg (172 lb)27 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997
C 17 Flag of Germany.svg Agbakoko, Norris 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)113 kg (249 lb)24 – (2000-01-16)16 January 2000
G/F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Manning Jr., Charles 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)88 kg (194 lb)25 – (1998-10-22)22 October 1998
SG 25 Flag of Germany.svg Ogbe, Kenneth 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)86 kg (190 lb)29 – (1994-11-16)16 November 1994
SF 34 Flag of Estonia.svg Konontšuk, Artur 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)101 kg (223 lb)24 – (2000-05-09)9 May 2000
SF 35 Flag of Germany.svg Pjanic, Alen 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)88 kg (194 lb)27 – (1997-03-05)5 March 1997
SF Flag of the United States.svg Rode, Kyle 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)100 kg (220 lb)24 – (1999-12-09)9 December 1999
F Flag of the United States.svg Hinrichs, Seth 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)101 kg (223 lb)31 – (1993-03-24)24 March 1993
G Flag of the United States.svg Jaworski, Justin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)89 kg (196 lb)25 – (1999-06-21)21 June 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: June 18, 2024

Individual awards

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.

Season by season

Fans of Oldenburg during a Playoff game in the 2013-14 season Choreo EWE Baskets Oldenburg Playoffs 2014.jpg
Fans of Oldenburg during a Playoff game in the 2013–14 season
Season Tier LeaguePos. German Cup European competitions
2001–021 Bundesliga 12thRunner-up
2002–031 Bundesliga 6th
2003–041 Bundesliga 5th
2004–051 Bundesliga 7th
2005–061 Bundesliga 8th
2006–071 Bundesliga 9th
2007–081 Bundesliga 3rd
2008–09 1 Bundesliga 1st3 EuroChallenge T1610–1–5
2009–10 1 Bundesliga 5thQuarter-finalist1 Euroleague RS1–9
2010–11 1 Bundesliga 6thQuarter-finalist2 Eurocup RS1–5
2011–12 1 Bundesliga 10thQuarter-finalist3 EuroChallenge T169–3
2012–13 1 Bundesliga 2nd Quarter-finalist 3 EuroChallenge 3rd14–3
2013–14 1 Bundesliga 3rd Quarter-finalist 1 Euroleague QR21–1
2 Eurocup RS5–5
2014–15 1 Bundesliga 7th Champion 2 Eurocup RS4–6
2015–16 1 Bundesliga 5th Quarter-finalist 2 Eurocup EF8–8
2016–17 1 Bundesliga 2nd3 Champions League EF11–1–6
2017–18 1 Bundesliga 7th3 Champions League R1610–6
2018–19 1 Bundesliga 3rd Round of 16
2019–20 1 Bundesliga 4th Runner-up 2 EuroCup T168–8
2020–21 1 Bundesliga 5th Group stage
2021–22 1 Bundesliga 11th Round of 16 3 Champions League RS1–5
2022–23 1 Bundesliga 6th Runner-up
2023–24 1 Bundesliga 10th Round of 16 3 Champions League RS2–4

Colors and logos

The traditional colors of the EWE Baskets Oldenburg basketball club are yellow and blue. From 2009 to 2018, the team adopted a slightly reworked logo, this time with a white background and which again featured an eagle. [6] In 2018, the club adopted its massively modernized current logo, now round and with a different shade of blue. The eagle however is still on it. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "EWE Baskets mit neuem Club-Logo und Markenwerten: Echt. Engagiert. Energiegeladen". ewe-baskets.de (in German). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018. Unsere Farben sind weiterhin Gelb und Blau.
  2. ↑ "Impressum EWE Baskets Oldenburg". Impressum – EWE Baskets Oldenburg. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ↑ History Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "2015-04-12 BAM-OLD". Beko-bbl.de. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. ↑ EWE Baskets – Retired Numbers Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "EWE Baskets mit neuem logo". Oldenburger-sportblog.de. 3 February 2009.
  7. ↑ "In diesem Logo ist (fast) alles anders". NWZOnline.de. 2 August 2018.
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