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Niners Chemnitz

Niners Chemnitz
Niners Chemnitz logo
NicknameOrange Army
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Champions League
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
HistoryBV Chemnitz 99
(1999–2017)
Niners Chemnitz
(2017–present)
ArenaMesse Chemnitz
Capacity5,200
LocationChemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Team colorsOrange, Red, White
     
Head coachRodrigo Pastore
Championships1 FIBA Europe Cup
Websitewww.chemnitz99.de
Niners Chemnitz in January 2020

Niners Chemnitz e.V., also named Chemnitz 99, is a German basketball club based in Chemnitz, Saxony.[1] Currently, the team plays in the Basketball Bundesliga.

Since its foundation in 1999, the team has played in Germany's lower divisions but moved up second division ProA in 2002. It promoted to Germany's prime league Basketball Bundesliga for the first time in 2020.[2] The Niners won the FIBA Europe Cup in 2024.

History

The club was formed in 1999 as "BV Chemnitz 99" by the fusion of the clubs BG Chemnitz and Lok Chemnitz. In 2001, BV Chemnitz 99 began a cooperation with the Chemnitz University of Technology, which is why "TU" was added to the team name. In the summer of 2002, the division of the men's team (BV TU Chemnitz 99) and the women's team (Chemcats Chemnitz) followed. For the men's team, the nickname Niners evolved through the foundation year 1999.

On 28 May 2015, Chemnitz hired Argentine Rodrigo Pastore as new head coach.[3] In 2017, the nickname Niners was officially adopted as new club name.

In the 2019–20 season, Chemnitz was highly successful until the season was declared void due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on its first place in the standings, the Niners were promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga for the first time in club history.[4]

The Niners entered the qualifying rounds of the 2022–23 Basketball Champions League, making their debut in European competition.[5] In their second European season, the Niners won the 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup championship, their first trophy in club history.[6] They became the second German team to win the competition.

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. German Cup European competitions
2010–11
2
 ProA
3rd
2011–12
2
 ProA
5th
2012–13
2
 ProA
10th
2013–14
2
 ProA
11th
2014–15
2
 ProA
13th
2015–16
2
 ProA
7th
2016–17
2
 ProA
3rd
2017–18
2
 ProA
11th
2018–19
2
 ProA
3rd
2019–20
2
 ProA
1st
2020–21
1
 Bundesliga
14th
2021–22 1 Bundesliga
6th
 Semifinals
2022–23 1 Bundesliga
8th
 Round of 16 3 Champions League Qualification
4 FIBA Europe Cup Second Round
2023–24 1 Bundesliga 3rd Quarterfinals 4 FIBA Europe Cup Champion
2024–25 1 Bundesliga Round of 16 2 Champions League

Source: Eurobasket.com

Arenas

The Richard-Hartmann-Halle, first arena of the club

The first arena of Chemnitz 99 was the Richard-Hartmann-Halle, which had a maximum capacity of 2,000 people. Starting from the 2019–20 season, the team moved to the Chemnitz Arena, with a capacity of 5,200 people.

Arena Years Capacity
Richard-Hartmann-Halle 1999–2019
2,000
Messe Chemnitz 2019–present
5,200

Players

Current roster

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

Niners Chemnitz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 0 Germany Gregori, Brendan 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 20 – (2004-11-09)9 November 2004
SF 1 Canada Uguak, Aher 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – (1998-05-24)24 May 1998
PF 2 United States Garrett, Jeff 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 – (1994-12-08)8 December 1994
SG 5 Germany Juma, Delano 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 18 – (2006-11-20)20 November 2006
PF 7 Germany Richter, Jonas (C) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 27 – (1997-07-02)2 July 1997
G 8 United States Christmas, William 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 28 – (1996-12-08)8 December 1996
PG 9 United States Lansdowne, DeAndre 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 35 – (1989-06-06)6 June 1989
PG 11 United States Penha, CJ 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (2000-02-03)3 February 2000
PF 13 Finland Nkamhoua, Olivier 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 24 – (2000-05-02)2 May 2000
PF 21 Germany Koppke, Benjamin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 19 – (2005-07-11)11 July 2005
C 27 Germany Edigin, Eddy 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 29 – (1995-10-17)17 October 1995
SG 30 Germany Kellig, Luca 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 18 – (2006-02-27)27 February 2006
G/F 33 Germany Tischler, Nicholas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – (2000-08-18)18 August 2000
F 35 Germany Bedime, Roman 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 23 – (2001-11-18)18 November 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 24, 2024

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Honours

FIBA Europe Cup

References

  1. ^ "Kontakt und Ansprechpartner". Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ Würzburg im Endspiel eine Nummer zu groß für die NINERS (in German)[permanent dead link‍] (25 April 2011)
  3. ^ "NINERS CHEMNITZ – Rodrigo Pastore wird neuer Headcoach – BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga".
  4. ^ "Niners Chemnitz: Aufstieg in Basketball-Bundesliga ohne Feier". Sportbuzzer.de. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Field set for Season Seven: 18 national champs head the lineup". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  6. ^ "NINERS Chemnitz land maiden European title with FIBA Europe Cup triumph". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niners_Chemnitz