Niners Chemnitz

Professional basketball team in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
     Head coachRodrigo PastoreWebsitewww.chemnitz99.de
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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, 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]

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]

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 Qualifier CL Second Round FIBA Europe Cup
2023–24 1 Bundesliga Quarterfinals 4 FIBA Europe Cup TBD

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
Chemnitz Arena 2019–present
5,200

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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) 19 – (2004-11-09)9 November 2004
SF 1 Canada Uguak, Aher 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1998-05-24)24 May 1998
PF 2 United States Garrett, Jeff 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – (1994-12-08)8 December 1994
SG 5 United States van Beck, Wesley 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 28 – (1996-01-20)20 January 1996
PF 7 Germany Richter, Jonas (C) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 26 – (1997-07-02)2 July 1997
PG 9 United States Lansdowne, DeAndre 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 34 – (1989-06-06)6 June 1989
PG 10 Canada Kajami-Keane, Kaza 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 30 – (1994-01-27)27 January 1994
PG 12 Germany Glowka, Lennard 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 17 – (2006-10-02)2 October 2006
SG 13 Germany Kellig, Luca 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 18 – (2006-02-27)27 February 2006
SF 17 Kenya Ongwae, Tylor 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 32 – (1991-07-15)15 July 1991
SG 20 Germany Juma, Delano 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 17 – (2006-11-20)20 November 2006
PF 21 Germany Koppke, Benjamin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 18 – (2005-07-11)11 July 2005
PF 24 United States Krubally, Ousman 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 36 – (1988-03-13)13 March 1988
SG 33 Germany Lockhart, Dominic 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 29 – (1994-07-03)3 July 1994
C 53 Germany Yebo, Kevin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 28 – (1996-03-14)14 March 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

  • Roster
Updated: March 02, 2024

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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.

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] (April 25, 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 2022-06-24.

External links

  • Official web site
  • Profile on Pro A web site
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