EWE Baskets Oldenburg

EWE Baskets Oldenburg
EWE Baskets Oldenburg logo
Leagues	BBL Eurocup
Founded	1954
History	Oldenburger TB (1954–2001) EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2001–Present)
Arena	Large EWE Arena
Arena Capacity	6,069
Location	Oldenburg, Germany
Team colors	Blue, Yellow, White, Navy
President	Hermann Schüller Gerold Lange
Head coach	Mladen Drijenčić
Championships	1 German Championship 1 German Cup 1 German Supercup
Retired numbers	6, 8, 14
Website	EWE-Baskets.de
Uniforms
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EWE Baskets Oldenburg is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Oldenburg, Germany. The club plays in the Bundesliga and in the Eurocup. The club's name is derived from the team's main sponsor EWE AG, which is an electric utility company. The club's home arena is the Large EWE Arena.

History

The club began in the year 1954 as the basketball department of the Oldenburger TB sports club. In the year 2001, the basketball department of Oldenburger TB formed a new separate club, called EWE Baskets Oldenburg.

In the season of 2008-09, EWE Baskets Oldenburg achieved their greatest success, by winning the German League championship title. As German Champion, Oldenburg won the right to play in the Euroleague during the next season of 2009-10.

In 2015, they won the German Cup while being host to the Final Four. In the Semi-final, Oldenburg beat Bonn 71–77 and in the Final the team was too strong for Bamberg 70–72.

Arenas

Oldenburg's home games take place at the 6,069 seat Large EWE Arena, which opened in 2013.

Players

Retired numbers

EWE Baskets Oldenburg retired numbers
N°	Nat.	Player	Tenure
6		Daniel Strauch	2003–2010
8		Pavel Bečka	1995–2004; 2006
14		Tyron McCoy	2001–2007

Current roster

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

EWE Baskets Oldenburg roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 4 Kramer, Chris 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) – (1988-04-04)4 April 1988 SF 33 Schwethelm, Philipp 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb) – (1989-05-01)1 May 1989 PG 5 Machado, Scott 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 93 kg (205 lb) – (1990-06-08)8 June 1990 C 41 Qvale, Brian 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 118 kg (260 lb) – (1988-11-03)3 November 1988 PF 12 Smeulders, Robin 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 106 kg (234 lb) – (1987-06-19)19 June 1987 SG 44 Duggins, Vaughn 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) – (1987-07-10)10 July 1987 SG 20 Prepelic, Klemen 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 75 kg (165 lb) – (1992-10-20)20 October 1992 PG 21 Lockhart, Dominic 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) – (1994-07-03)3 July 1994 SF 23 Paulding, Rickey (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 99 kg (218 lb) – (1982-10-23)23 October 1982 SF 7 Wimberg, Jan-Niklas (DP) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) – (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 PF 32 Aleksandrov, Nemanja 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb) – (1987-04-10)10 April 1987 PF 10 Kramer, Dennis 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) – (1992-01-18)18 January 1992 PF 13 Bacak, Marko 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb) – (1995-11-14)14 November 1995 PG Massenat, Frantz 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) – (1992-01-17)17 January 1992	Head coach Mladen Drijencic Assistant coach(es) Mauricio Parra Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player Injured Roster Updated: 31 May 2016

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Reserve
C	Brian Qvale	Robin Smeulders
PF	Nemanja Aleksandrov	Dennis Kramer	Marko Bacak
SF	Rickey Paulding	Philipp Schwethelm	Jan-Niklas Wimberg
SG	Klemen Prepelič	Vaughn Duggins
PG	Scott Machado	Chris Kramer	Dominic Lockhart

• Denotes injured player.

Season by season

File:Choreo EWE Baskets Oldenburg Playoffs 2014.jpg

Fans of EWE Baskets Oldenburg during a Playoff game in May 2014

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	German Cup	European competitions
2001–02	1	Bundesliga	12	Relegation playoffs	Runner-up	–
2002–03	1	Bundesliga	6	Quarterfinalist	–	–
2003–04	1	Bundesliga	5	Quarterfinalist	–	–
2004–05	1	Bundesliga	7	Quarterfinalist	–	–
2005–06	1	Bundesliga	8	Quarterfinalist	–	–
2006–07	1	Bundesliga	9	–	–	–
2007–08	1	Bundesliga	3	Semifinalist	–	–
2008–09	1	Bundesliga	1	Champion	–	3 EuroChallenge – Last 16
2009–10	1	Bundesliga	5	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinalist	1 Euroleague – Regular season
2010–11	1	Bundesliga	6	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinalist	2 Eurocup – First stage
2011–12	1	Bundesliga	10	–	Quarterfinalist	3 EuroChallenge – Last 16
2012–13	1	Bundesliga	2	Runner-up	Quarterfinalist	3 EuroChallenge – Third place
2013–14	1	Bundesliga	4	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist	2 Eurocup – Regular season
2014–15	1	Bundesliga	7	Quarterfinalist	Champion	2 Eurocup – Regular season

Achievements

• Basketball Bundesliga:
  • 2008–09
• BBL Cup:
  • 2015
• BBL Champions Cup:
  • 2009

Notable players

Andre Bade 4 seasons: '99-'03 Elvir Ovčina 3 seasons: '01-'04 Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje '07–10 Pavel Bečka 3 seasons: '01-'04 Felipe López '04–'05 Kristaps Valters '04–'06 Aron Baynes '10–'11 Bryan Bailey 1 season: '09

Carl Brown 1 season: '05-'06 Josh Carter '09–10 Terrel Castle '02–'04 Bill Edwards '05–'06 D'or Fischer '06–'07 Je'Kel Foster '08–10 Jason Gardner '07–10 Anthony Grundy '02–'03

Dan Grunfeld '06–'07 Chris Kramer'12-Present Tyron McCoy 6 seasons: '01-'07 Rickey Paulding '07– Desmond Penigar '06–'07 Doron Perkins '06–'07 Bobby Brown '11-'12 Julius Jenkins '12-15

External links

• Official website (German)
• Eurobasket.com team profile