VfL AstroStars Bochum

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VfL AstroStars Bochum
VfL AstroStars Bochum.png
Leagues ProA
Founded2011;13 years ago (2011)
HistoryVfL AstroStars Bochum
(2011–present)
Arena Rundsporthalle Bochum
Capacity1,536
Location Bochum, Germany
PresidentTobias Steinert
Head coach Felix Banobre
Website sparkassenstars.de

VfL AstroStars Bochum, for sponsorship reasons named VfL SparkassenStars Bochum, is a professional basketball club based in Bochum, Germany. Since the 2022/23 season, the club competes in the second tier ProA league.

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VfL AstroStars Bochum is a departmental club of VfL Bochum.

At the end of 2016, it was the sixth largest German basketball club with 555 active players.

History

Formed in 2011, it is the successor club of VfL Bochum BG and was formed by its merger with BG Südpark Bochum. The club took over the licenses of its predecessor clubs on July 1, 2012, and has been competing since the 2012/2013 season.

Since the 2017/18 season, the club's 1st team has played under the name VfL SparkassenStars Bochum.

During the 2022/23 ProA season, under head coach Felix Banobre, Bochum fared well. Their top players included Hendrik Drescher, Jalen Bradey and others. Bochum defeated Tübingen twice during Tübingen's promotion season. Tübingen had previously won five games in a row. Tübingen had never ceded 98 points until they faced Bochum. [1]

After the season, Bochum lost Hendrik Drescher. Bochum would have liked to keep him and was willing to "go to the pain barrier," as general manager Tobias Steinert said. In the club's farewell message, Drescher was quoted as saying, "I would like to express my sincere thanks to the entire club and, of course, to the fans who made last season an unforgettable one, for me personally. Anytime I remember it fondly, I can't wait to play as a guest in the Rundsporthalle next season." [2]

Drescher was the third departure officially confirmed by the club after TJ Crockett and Jonas Grof. Lars Kamp and Niklas Geske extended their contracts. [2]

Players

Current roster

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

VfL AstroStars Bochum roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PF 1 Flag of Germany.svg Benedict Baumgarth
SF 3 Flag of Germany.svg Emil Loch
PG 4 Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Geske
PF 5 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Liedtke
PF 6 Flag of the United States.svg Raynere Thornton
SG 7 Flag of Germany.svg Lars Kamp
C 8 Flag of Germany.svg Kilian Dietz
PG 9 Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Grof
SG 10 Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Nelson
SF 11 Flag of the United States.svg Keith Williams
G 12 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Strange
C 14 Flag of Germany.svg Fynn Lastring
PF 23 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Zdravevski
PG 24 Flag of Germany.svg Cem Emen
PG 30 Flag of Germany.svg Vincent John Friederici
C 33 Flag of Germany.svg Tom Alte
PG 34 Flag of the United States.svg David Cohn
Head coach

Flag of Spain.svg Felix Banobre

Assistant coach(es)

Flag of Germany.svg Petar Topalski

Flag of Germany.svg Jo-Lam Vuong

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 4 November 2023

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

– Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
– Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

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References

  1. ↑ Frank Wild (11 March 2023). "Siegesserie gerissen: Tigers Tübingen verlieren 82:98 in Bochum". Reutlinger General-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Wären an die Schmerzgrenze gegangen": Bochum verliert Spieler innerhalb der Pro A Philipp Ziser (Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung), 26 June 2023. Accessed 30 June 2023.(in German)
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