Medi Bayreuth

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League ProA
Founded1975;49 years ago (1975)
History
List
  • Post SV Bayreuth
    (1975–1979)
    USC Bayreuth
    (1979–1983)
    USC Olympia Bayreuth
    (1983–1984)
    BG Steiner Bayreuth
    (1984–1989)
    Steiner Bayreuth
    (1989–1997)
    Basket Bayreuth
    (1997–1999)
    BBC Bayreuth
    (1999–2013)
    medi bayreuth
    (2013–present)
Arena Oberfrankenhalle
Capacity3,500
Location Bayreuth, Bavaria
Team colorsBlack, Lime, White
   
Head coachFlorian Wedell
Championships1 German Championship
2 German Cups
Website www.bbc-bayreuth.de

Medi Bayreuth, official stylized as medi bayreuth, is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bayreuth, Germany. [1] It was re-founded as BBC Bayreuth in 1999. The team plays in the ProA, the second-highest division of basketball in Germany. From 2013 until 2023, the company medi was the head and naming sponsor of the team. [2] For the start of the 2023-24 season the club renamed itself BBC Bayreuth again. [3]

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History

The club was founded as the basketball section of Post SV Bayreuth in 1975 and was one of the clubs that established the second division of professional basketball in Germany. In its debut season, the team was immediately promoted to the first tier (Basketball Bundesliga). In 1979, the basketball team separated from Post SV, and the club was re-founded as USC Bayreuth. After the 1983–84 season the team was relegated from the Bundesliga. Following this, the club merged with TTBG Steiner-Optik Bayreuth, a former table tennis club, to form BG Steiner Bayreuth.

As Steiner Bayreuth, the team had some great successes. The club immediately returned to the highest level, and years later won several trophies in Germany. In 1988 and 1989 the team won the BBL-Pokal (cup competition) and in the 1988–89 season the team was crowned German national champions after winning the Bundesliga.

In 1997, longtime sponsor Steiner left the club and the club started to get in financial trouble. Along with the financial crisis, the team also had a sportive crisis. In 1999, the team was relegated from the Bundesliga to the second division because of financial troubles. Bayreuth spent the following seasons in the second division ProA.

Bayreuth eventually returned to the highest level. The club won the 2009–10 season's German 2nd Division championship, and thus earned promotion to the Bundesliga for the 2010–11 season. [4] Before the 2013–14 season, the club's name was changed to medi bayreuth for sponsorship reasons. The new team colors were black, lime green and pink.

Bayreuth had an outstanding 2016–17 season, as the team of Raoul Korner finished fourth in the BBL regular season with a 22–10 record. In the play-offs the team was eliminated by fifth-seeded Oldenburg. However, the placement of the club qualified Bayreuth for the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League, which was the first European campaign for the club. With an 8–6 record in the regular season, Bayreuth advanced to the play-offs, in which the team eliminated Turkish side Beşiktaş in the last 16. But in the quarter-finals the club was eliminated by fellow German side Riesen Ludwigsburg.

Arena

The club's regular home arena is the Oberfrankenhalle, which has a seating capacity of 4,000 people. [5] [6]

Club identity

Logos

Uniforms

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Steiner Bayreuth
(1988–89)
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BBC Bayreuth
(2012–13)
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medi bayreuth
(2013– )

Players

Current roster

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

medi Bayreuth roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 6 Flag of Germany.svg Plescher, Moritz 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)89 kg (196 lb)23 – (2000-10-04)4 October 2000
SG 32 Flag of Greece.svg Giotis, Marios 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)87 kg (192 lb)22 – (2002-06-29)29 June 2002
G 51 Flag of Germany.svg Nauthon, Louis 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb)21 – (2003-05-19)19 May 2003
C 53 Flag of Germany.svg Hoppert, Benedikt 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)110 kg (243 lb)20 – (2004-04-15)15 April 2004
F 55 Flag of Germany.svg Liedtke, Lenny 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)95 kg (209 lb)20 – (2004-02-08)8 February 2004
C Flag of Germany.svg Diallo, Nat 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)106 kg (234 lb)24 – (2000-02-03)3 February 2000
F/C Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Kovačević, Dejan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)99 kg (218 lb)27 – (1996-12-27)27 December 1996
Head coach
  • Flag of Germany.svg Florian Wedell
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Hofer
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: June 15, 2024

Notable players

The Oberfrankenhalle, home arena of Bayreuth Oberfrankenhalle Bayreuth.JPG
The Oberfrankenhalle, home arena of Bayreuth

Trophies

Season by season

Season Tier LeaguePos. German Cup European competitions
2000–012 2. BBL 8th
2001–022 2. BBL 2nd
2002–032 2. BBL 5th
2003–042 2. BBL 10th
2004–052 2. BBL 3rd
2005–062 2. BBL 6th
2006–072 2. BBL 3rd
2007–082 Pro A 8th
2008–092 Pro A 3rd
2009–102 Pro A 1st
2010–11 1 Bundesliga 16th
2011–12 1 Bundesliga 13th
2012–13 1 Bundesliga 15th
2013–14 1 Bundesliga 14th
2014–15 1 Bundesliga 16th
2015–16 1 Bundesliga 12th
2016–17 1 Bundesliga 4th
2017–18 1 Bundesliga 6th Fourth place 3 Champions League
QF
2018–19 1 Bundesliga 12th Round of 16 3 Champions League RS
2019–20 1 Bundesliga 12th Round of 16 4 Europe Cup SF [lower-alpha 1]
2020–21 1 Bundesliga 10th Group stage
2021–22 1 Bundesliga 14th Quarterfinals 4 Europe Cup 2R
2022–23 1 Bundesliga 18th Quarterfinals
2023–242 ProA 11th First round
2024–252 ProA
  1. ↑ The 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup was declared void after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Bayreuth was in the semifinals.

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References

  1. ↑ "easyCredit BBL – medi bayreuth Basketball".
  2. ↑ "Basketball Bundesliga Club BBC Bayreuth Gets New Title Sponsor, Name". sportsbusinessdaily.com. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "BBC Bayreuth: Profis spielen wieder unter altem Namen - neues Logo vorgestellt". inbayreuth.de. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "easyCredit BBL – medi bayreuth Basketball".
  5. ↑ OBERFRANKENHALLE BAYREUTH (in German).
  6. ↑ USC BAYREUTH THE ARENA OBERFRANKENHALLE Capacity 4000.
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