Vassilis Spanoulis is a Greek professional basketball coach and former player, who was most recently the head coach of the pro club Peristeri of the Greek Basket League, as well as the head coach of the senior men's Greek national team.Widely regarded as one of the best European basketball players of all time Spanoulis, who during his playing days was nicknamed "Kill Bill" during his professional club playing career, was a FIBA World Club Championship champion, a Triple Crown winner, a 3 time EuroLeague champion and 5 time EuroLeague finalist, a FIBA Europe League finalist, a 7 time Greek Basket League champion and 13 time Greek Basket League finalist, and a 4 time Greek Cup winner and 9 time Greek Cup finalist. Spanoulis won 8 thropies in 4 years as a part of Panathinaikos team, and 7 thropies in 11 years as Olympiacos player.
Bakken Bears is a Danish professional basketball club based in Aarhus. The club plays in the Basketligaen, the top tier basketball league in Denmark.
The Basketligaen is the highest professional basketball league in Denmark. The original men's first division was founded in 1957 and the current league was founded in 1998. All-time record holder in league titles is Bakken Bears, which has captured 18 titles in its history. BMS is the only team with 5 titles in a row, starting in 1986 through 1990. The main TV partner of the league is Sport Live. The league consists of 11 teams, with no relegation rules.
The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA Europe's second level competition. Clubs mainly qualify based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions, although this is not the sole deciding factor. The winner is decided by a two-legged final.
Shawn Glover is an American professional basketball player. He competed with the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team in his final years of college, initially playing for the Utah Utes men's basketball program. Glover was named First Team All-Southland in 2014 after being one of the top scorers in the NCAA and making school history.
Chris Christoffersen is a retired Danish professional basketball player. He played the majority of his career with Bakken Bears of the Danish Basketligaen. He is a ten-time Danish League champion, having been a stalwart with Bakken in 14 seasons. He has also had stints in Italy, the NBA Development League, Finland, Sweden and Australia.
Thomas Lærke is a Danish professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the Telekom Baskets Bonn II in the German Regionalliga West.
Ryan Evans is an American professional basketball player for Bakken Bears of Denmark's Basketligaen. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and weighing 218 lb (99 kg), Evans usually plays at small forward. He played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Skyler Bowlin is an American professional basketball player for the Bakken Bears of the Danish Basketligaen. Bowlin plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell is a Trinidadian-American professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for Eastern Oklahoma State and Illinois State. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he usually plays the small forward position.
The 2017–18 Basketligaen was the 43rd season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark. The season started on 20 September 2017 and ended on 7 May 2018. Bakken Bears was the defending champion, and won the championship again after beating Horsens IC in the play-off finals.
The Basketligaen Finals Most Valuable Player is an annual basketball award that is given by the Danish top tier Basketligaen. It is awarded to the player who was considered to be the best in a finals series of a Basketligaen season.
Jeffrey "Jaye" Crockett is an American professional basketball player for Keravnos of the Cyprus Basketball Division 1. He played college basketball for Texas Tech before playing professionally in Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Denmark, France, Lebanon, Australia and Greece.
The 2019–20 Basketligaen is the 45th season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark. The season started on 22 September 2019 and was scheduled to end on 13 May 2020. On 17 March 2020, the season was ended prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the standings at that time, the Bakken Bears were named Danish champions, defending their title.
QJ Peterson is an American professional basketball player for Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
Jarred Abiona Ogungbemi-Jackson is a Canadian-Jamaican professional basketball player for BC Minsk of the VTB United League.
Tylor Ongwae is a Kenyan basketball player for the Niners Chemnitz and the Kenya national team. He has known his most successful years in Denmark with Bakken Bears, with whom he won three straight Basketligaen titles and was named Defensive Player of the Year twice.
Jonathan Galloway is an American professional basketball player for Spinelli Massagno of the Swiss Basketball League. He played college basketball for the UC Irvine Anteaters and represents the Guam national basketball team.
Jimmy Gastion Bridgers Moore is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player.
Johnell Smith is an American former professional basketball player.
