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Bayer Giants Leverkusen

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Professional basketball team in Leverkusen, Germany
Bayer Giants Leverkusen
Bayer Giants Leverkusen logo
LeaguesProB
Founded1961; 64 years ago (1961)
HistoryTuS Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1961–1983
TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1983–2000
Bayer Giants Leverkusen
2000–present
ArenaOstermann-Arena
Capacity3,500
LocationLeverkusen,North Rhine-Westphalia
Championships14German Championships
10German Cup
1ProB
Websitewww.bayer-basketball.de

Bayer Giants Leverkusen is a professionalbasketball club, part of theTSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen sports club based inLeverkusen,Germany. It currently plays inProB, the third division of German basketball.

Based on the number of titles, Bayer Leverkusen is the most successful team in the history of German Basketball with a record-14 championships and 10 Cups.[1] In 2009, theBayer company cut down sponsorship and the club went down to Germany'sProB (third division) to restructure. The license for theBasketball Bundesliga was transferred to the newly formedGiants Düsseldorf.

The team is currently coached by two of its legends:Hansi Gnad andMichael Koch as his assistant.[2]

History

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Founded asTuS Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 1961, the club moved up to first divisionBasketball Bundesliga in 1968. The club won 5national championships and 4German Cups as TuS 04 Leverkusen before it changed its name and continued its dominance asTSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Until today, the club has won more national titles than any other German basketball team.[3]

The first success came in 1970 when TuS 04 won the double under coachGünter Hagedorn with more Trophies and participations in European competitions following during the 1970s. From 1970 until 1977 the club played in 5 Cup Finals winning four titles. In 1985 and 1986 Bayer won the German Championship again before establishing itself as a powerhouse in the 1990s with constant presence in theFIBA Euroleague after winning 7 championships in a row (1990–96) with coachDirk Bauermann.

After the team lost three of its key players on afree transfer in the summer of 1996 (Michael Koch,Chris Welp andHenning Harnisch)Alba Berlin was the team that broke Bayer's dominance with the last success being the 2nd place in the league in 2000. The last participation in Europe's top competition was in the 2000-01 season when the club as German's runners-up played in theSuproleague.

Dirk Bauermann guided Bayer to 7 straight titles

To the disdain of all of its supporters, in 2008 theBayer company decided to make dramatic cuts in its sponsorship for the team and simply focus on itsfootball operations and amateur athletics. This move forced the club's basketball team to cede itsBasketball Bundesliga license to the newly formedGiants Düsseldorf and move down to Germany's 4th DivisionRegionalliga to restructure. Thousands of club supporters gathered in the streets ofLeverkusen to protest the company's move.[4][5] Giants won the Regionalliga and promotion to theProB in their first season.

In 2013, the club promoted to theProA League, but it was relegated to theProB two years later. In 2019 Bayer returned to theProA, German basketball's second tier, but relegated in 2023.

Season by season

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Nick Hornsby
SeasonTierLeaguePos.German CupEuropean competitions
1989–901Bundesliga1stChampion2Cup Winners' CupR16
1990–911Bundesliga1stChampion1Champions CupQF
1991–921Bundesliga1st1EuroleagueGS
1992–931Bundesliga1stChampion1EuroleagueGS
1993–941Bundesliga1stSemifinalist1EuroleagueGS
1994–951Bundesliga1stChampion1EuroleagueGS
1995–961Bundesliga1stRunner-up1EuroleagueGS
1996–971Bundesliga4th1EuroleagueGS
1997–981Bundesliga8th2EuroCupR32
1998–991Bundesliga4th3Korać CupGS
1999–001Bundesliga2nd3Korać CupGS
2000–011Bundesliga3rdThird position1SuproLeagueRS
2001–021Bundesliga5th3Korać CupR16
2002–031Bundesliga8th4Regional Challenge Cup NorthRU
2003–041Bundesliga8th
2004–051Bundesliga13th
2005–061Bundesliga10th
2006–071Bundesliga8th
2007–081Bundesliga6th[a]
2008–0941st Regionalliga1st
2009–103ProB7th
2010–113ProB8th
2011–123ProB11th
2012–133ProB5th
2013–142ProA13th
2014–152ProA14th
2015–162ProA15th
2016–173ProB4th
2017–183ProB8th
2018–193ProB1st
2019–202ProA5th
2020–212ProA5th
2021–222ProA5th
2022–232ProA17th
  1. ^Sold its place toGiants Düsseldorf.

Honours

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  • German Champions
    • Winners (14-record): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
    • Runners-up (6): 1977, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2000
  • German Cup:
    • Winners (10): 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995
    • Runners-up (2): 1977, 1989
  • ProB
    • Winners (2): 2013, 2019
  • 1. Regionalliga
    • Winners (1): 2009

European participations

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The club has competed for 21 seasons in European competitions organized byFIBA Europe from 1970 until 2003.[6]

Games against NBA teams

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Seattle SuperSonicsUnited States 109 –West Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 86

Roster 2022/23

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#[7]NameBirth DateNationalityHeightBody WeightPositionFormer Club
0Abdul Mohamed03.12.1996 Canada2,01 m93 kgSF/PFMontreal Alliance (CAN-CEBL)
2Aimé Olma16.05.2004 Germany1,93 m83 kgSGGiants Düsseldorf (GER-ProB)
3Gabriel de Oliveira03.03.1998 Germany / Brazil2,06 m102 kgPFRostock Seawolves (BBL)
4Lennart Litera15.04.2004 Germany1,91 m70 kgSGBBV Köln-Nordwest
5Kadre Gray02.07.1997 Canada1,85 m86 kgPG/SGOttawa BlackJacks (CAN-CEBL)
7Matthew Meredith07.07.2000 Germany / United States1,98 m93 kgSG/SFSkyliners Frankfurt (BBL)
8Dejan Kovacevic27.12.1996 Germany2,08 m99 kgPFCrailsheim Merlins (BBL)
9Marius Stoll09.07.1999 Germany1,97 m94 kgPGOrangeAcademy (GER-ProB)
10Haris Hujic30.04.1997 Germany1,92 m93 kgPG/SGBG Göttingen (BBL)
18Justin Gnad24.06.1997 Germany1,94 m105 kgSFOwn Youth
21Robert Drijencic20.04.1996 Germany1,93 m93 kgPG/SG/SFWiha Panthers Schwenningen (GER-ProA)
22Dennis Heinzmann22.01.1991 Germany2,16 m120 kgCRheinStars Köln (GER-ProB)
24Thomas Fankhauser26.08.2001 Germany2,01 m96 kgSF/PFRheinStars Köln (GER-ProB)
30TreVion Crews03.03.1996 United States1,83 m82 kgPGBBC Résidence (LUX)
33Nick Hornsby21.06.1995 United States2,01 m107 kgSF/PFCapital City Go-Go (NBA G-League)
34Stef Van Bussel18.06.2004 Netherlands2,01 m100 kgPF/CBAL (basketball club) (NL)
55Joel Lungelu20.08.2003 Germany2,05 m114 kgPF/COwn Youth
HCHansi Gnad04.06.1963 GermanyHeadcoach
ACJacques Schneider16.08.1992 GermanyAssistant Coach
ACPhilipp Stachula14.10.1987 GermanyAssistant Coach
ACPhilip Jacobs20.10.1993 GermanyAthletiktrainer

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

Notable players

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To appear in this section a player must have played at least two seasons for the club AND 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.

Head coaches

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CoachStartEnd
GermanyGünter Hagedorn19691973
GermanyBernd Röder19751978
United StatesChris Lee19801984
United StatesJim Kelly19841989
GermanyDirk Bauermann19891998
United StatesCalvin Oldham19982002
GermanyHeimo Förster20022005
GermanyAchim Kuczmann20052008
GermanyAchim Kuczmann20112018
GermanyHans-Jürgen Gnad2018present

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Leverkusen, Bayer04: Bayer-Giants". Archived fromthe original on January 28, 2013.
  2. ^Koch returns, 20 October 2023
  3. ^"Leverkusen, Bayer04: Bayer-Giants". Archived fromthe original on January 28, 2013.
  4. ^"Leverkusen: Giants-Fants buhen Dezernenten aus".www.rp-online.de. Archived fromthe original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved22 May 2022.
  5. ^"Rettet die Giants! - Fans wollen Giants behalten (RP, 13.02.08)". Archived fromthe original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved2010-03-31.
  6. ^German clubs in Europe - sathanasias
  7. ^"Kader - Giants TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen".www.giants-leverkusen.de. Retrieved2023-03-27.

External links

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Seasons
2022–23 clubs
Associated competitions
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