Bonn is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about 24 km (15 mi) south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This metropolitan area, Germany's largest, is also the second largest in the European Union by GDP, with over 11 million residents.
Deutsche Telekom AG is a partially state-owned German telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn and the largest telecommunications provider in Europe by revenue. It was formed in 1995 when Deutsche Bundespost, a state monopoly at the time, was privatized. Since then, Deutsche Telekom has consistently featured among FortuneMagazine's top Global 500 companies by revenue, with its ranking as of 2023 at number 79. In 2023, the company was ranked 41st in the Forbes Global 2000. The company operates several subsidiaries worldwide, including the mobile communications brand T-Mobile. It is the world's fifth-largest telecommunications company and biggest in Europe by revenue.
The PSD Bank Dome is a multi-use indoor arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, it opened in 2006. The arena has a capacity of 15,151 people and 14,282 people for hockey matches.
Telekom Baskets Bonn, also known as Baskets Bonn, is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, which is the highest level pro basketball league in Germany. The club's sponsor is the German company, Deutsche Telekom, a major telephone and internet company, which also sells mobile phones (T-Mobile) in the United States. The club's home arena is the Telekom Dome.
Ratiopharm Ulm, officially stylized as ratiopharm ulm, is a professional basketball club based in Ulm, Germany. The club has two teams, one professional team, which plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the major German professional league and one youth team, which plays in the NBBL. The home arena of the team is the Ratiopharm Arena, an indoor sporting arena with a capacity of approximately 6,000 spectators.
Hardtberghalle is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Bonn, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 3,500 people. It was home to the Telekom Baskets Bonn basketball team until the Telekom Dome opened in 2008.
Jared Ahern Jordan is an American former professional basketball player for various teams in Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He last played for CSU Sibiu of the Liga Națională in Romania during the 2019–20 season.
USC Heidelberg, for sponsorship reasons named MLP Academics Heidelberg, is a professional basketball club from Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The club's men's senior team currently plays in the German first division Basketball Bundesliga since its promotion in 2021. The team has won thirteen German championships in its history, the last being in 1977.
Anthony Joseph Gaffney Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Massachusetts. During the 2008–09 season, he received numerous honors from the Atlantic 10 Conference including Defensive Player of the Year, All-Defensive Team, and Second Team all conference.
Dragons Rhoendorf is a professional basketball club based in Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The team had its most successful years from 1995 to 1999 when it played in the Basketball Bundesliga and reached the semi-finals in 1999. Since then, the club has voluntarily moved down to the third highest national division, Pro B, where the Dragons still compete today.
Eugene Lawrence is an American professional basketball player for BC Novosibirsk of the Russian Basketball Super League 1.
Dirk Mädrich is a German professional basketball player who currently plays for EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the German Basketball League.
Anthony Wroblicky is an American professional basketball player who played for Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Basketball League in the 2014–15 season.
Konstantin Kasimir Sidney Klein is a German former professional basketball player who lastly played for Eisbären Bremerhaven of the German ProA. Standing at 1.87 m he plays at the point guard position.
The 2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga was the 51st season of the Basketball Bundesliga, the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. The season started on 23 September 2016 and ended on 11 June 2017. The name of the league was changed to easyCredit BBL, after the league signed a sponsor deal until 2021 with easyCredit.
Rasta Dome, stylized as RASTA Dome, is a sports arena in Vechta, Germany. The arena serves as the home venue of SC Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga.
Anthony "T. J." DiLeo is a retired American-German professional basketball player who played professionally for the Giessen 46ers and the Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He retired from playing in 2021 and joined the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers as a player development coach heading into the 2021–22 season.
The 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup play-offs begin on 8 February and conclude on 19 and 26 April 2017, with the 2017 FIBA Europe Cup Finals, to decide the champions of the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup. A total of 16 teams competed in the play-offs.
The 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup play-offs will begin on 6 March and conclude on 24 April and 1 May 2019 with the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Finals, to decide the champions of the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup. A total of 16 teams will compete in the play-offs.
The 2019–20 Basketball Champions League playoffs will begin on 3 March, and will end on 3 May, with the Final, which will decide the champions of the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League. 16 teams compete in the play-offs.
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