Kongsberg Miners

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Kongsberg Miners
Kongsberg Miners logo.png
Leagues BLNO
ArenaKongsberghallen
Location Kongsberg, Norway
Team colorsNavy, Orange, White
   
Championships2 Norwegian leagues
Website kongsbergminers.no/blno/

Kongsberg Miners, also known as Bergkameratene Basketball, is a professional basketball team based in Kongsberg, Norway, playing in the Norwegian premier professional men's basketball league BLNO. Kongsberg Miners is currently the most successful basketball team in Norway, winning both the regular season and the Norwegian championship in the 2018/2019 season.

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History

The team made their debut in the BLNO in the 2015–16 season. In the 2016–17 season, the team finished the regular season in the first place but failed in the playoffs after being eliminated in the semifinals.

The Miners team in its 2017-18 championship season Kongsberg Miners.jpg
The Miners team in its 2017–18 championship season

In the 2017–18 season, the Miners won the Norwegian championship by beating Asker Aliens in the finals. [1]

In 2018, Miners made their debut in European competitions by playing the FIBA Europe Cup. They were eliminated by Ukrainian Cherkaski Mavpy in the first qualifying round. Kongsberg lost its first European game at home, 63–83, and its second 101–90, away.

In the 2018–19 season, the Miners won both the regular season and the Norwegian championship. They beat Gimle in the championship finals. Robert Hubbs III was the MVP of the championship.

Miners won the series again in the seasons of 2019/2020 and 2022/2023.

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHome [A] Away [A] Agg [A]
2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup
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Flag of Ukraine.svg Cherkaski Mavpy 63–83101–90153–184
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Notes
  1. ^ a b c
    Kongsberg points are listed first.

Current roster

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

Kongsberg Miners roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
G 1 Flag of Norway.svg William Lybæk
G 2 Flag of Norway.svg Christoffer Rotegård
G 3 Flag of Norway.svg Mats Undebakke
G 4 Flag of Norway.svg Harald Hemstad
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Roberts
G 6 Flag of Norway.svg Benjamin Fischer
G 7 Flag of Norway.svg Eldar Alagic
F 8 Flag of Norway.svg Aly Hudgins
F 9 Flag of Sweden.svg Åke Swahn
G 10 Flag of Norway.svg Niklas Sandström
F 11 Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Mornar
G 12 Flag of Norway.svg Ionas Berg Garras
G 13 Flag of Norway.svg Matteo Smajlovic
F 14 Flag of Norway.svg Karl Sigurd Madsen
G 15 Flag of Norway.svg Erik Lie Viken
Head coach

Flag of the United States.svg Juan Ferrales

Assistant coach(es)

Flag of Norway.svg Henrik Aabelvik

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 25th of Septembre 2023

Honours

BLNO

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References

  1. ↑ "Miners var ustoppelige i finalen" [Miners were unstoppable in the final] (in Norwegian). Laagendalsposten. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.


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