BBC Magdeburg

BBC Magdeburg
Founded	2002
resolution	2017
Hall	Hermann-Gieseler-Halle (approx. 2000 seats)
Homepage	[3]
Trainer
league
Colours	Black / orange
home Away

The Otto Baskets at home against the SC Itzehoe Eagles

The BBC Magdeburg ( Basketball Club Magdeburg) was a basketball club from Magdeburg .

history

First division basketball was played at the Technical University of Magdeburg in the 1980s. The greatest successes in 1988 and 1989 were the GDR championship . After German reunification , the team played as USC Magdeburg in the 2nd basketball league in 1991/92 in the North Group, in which they only achieved one win of the season and were immediately relegated. Well-known players from back then, such as Erik Hebold and Achim Grossmann, now play for the BBC Magdeburg in the oldies.

The BBC Magdeburg was founded in 2002. Since then, the club played with the first men's team in the Regionalliga Nord until 2013. In addition, the club dedicated itself to the youth work and had other teams in the league with the second team and the oldie team. During this time the association operated under BG Magdeburg .

The restructuring for the 2011/2012 season meant that one focused primarily on the 1st men's team. The oldie team continued to play in league operations for the 2012/2013 season and with an A-youth team in cooperation with the USC they also took part in the game operations. In addition, a “Subway Basketball Academy” was operated in cooperation with the Subway franchise chain, which was supposed to ensure the long-term preservation of young talent in Magdeburg.

With the runner-up in the 2012/2013 season, the highest since 2003, no promotion from the 1st Regionalliga Nord could be achieved from a sporting point of view. However, the club campaigned for promotion to the 2nd basketball division ProB and ProA at the same time . This could be realized through the economically justified license withdrawal of the Düsseldorf basketball club Düsseldorf Baskets and a successful wildcard procedure.

From the 2013/2014 season in the ProA, the 1st men's team of the BBC Magdeburg called itself, as part of the campaign "Ottostadt Magdeburg", "Otto Baskets", which has been propagated since 2010. This should strengthen the association's connection with the city and further increase its level of awareness. In terms of sport, however, the team was unable to convince in 2013/2014 and was relegated to the ProB as last in the table . Significant financial difficulties became known on June 24, 2014. On the same day a relicensing procedure was initiated, as a result of this procedure the already granted ProB license was initially withdrawn. As part of the relicensing process, it was found that license conditions had been violated and that the economic situation had changed significantly compared to the original license application. However, on July 30, the BBC Magdeburg's objection to the license withdrawal was granted, so that the ProB license was granted again for the 2014/15 season.

In April 2015, the license for the 2014/15 season was subsequently withdrawn from the BBC Magdeburg. This decision was made by the league due to doubts about economic performance and liquidity during the current season. Despite the league's request, the team did not provide any evidence. Due to this decision, the BBC Magdeburg was also determined as a sporting relegation from the ProB. In addition, the league refused to grant the team its license for the 2015/16 season (ProB) due to a lack of evidence of economic efficiency and adequate promotion of young talent. The team finally played in the 1st Regionalliga Nord in 2015/16 and was relegated penultimate. The club waived its right to participate in the 2nd Regionalliga Nord-Ost in the 2016/17 season and was the first to be relegated.

In 2017 the last remaining team of the BBC moved to the 1st Magdeburg BC.

team

Pro B squad

Squad of Otto Baskets Magdeburg in the 2014/2015 season
Attention: The squad information is out of date! (current season: 2020/2021)
player No. Nat. Surname birth size info Last club Guards ( PG , SG ) 4th Robert Wendt April 5, 1995 1.84 m offspring 5 Jonathan Ghebreigziabiher March 26, 1991 1.74 m SG Braunschweig 22nd / Chris Frazier July 20, 1990 1.83 m University of Dubuque 50 Philipp Stachula October 14, 1987 1.85 m Paderborn Baskets Forwards ( SF , PF ) 1 Akis Fabian Orlando August 31, 1991 1.95 m DJK Southwest Cologne 7th Eddie Dennorius Johnson May 27, 1991 1.96 m College of Charleston 13 Steven Monse January 26, 1990 1.98 m BV Chemnitz 99 15th Sebastian Rauch September 16, 1987 1.98 m BC Erfurt 23 Joel Mondo August 9, 1988 1.86 m Herten lion 77 Matthias Vervuert April 22, 1987 1.94 m offspring Center ( C ) 11 / Joseph Buck April 26, 1981 2.02 m Crailsheim Merlins 43 Andre William Gillette June 19, 1990 2.05 m Fairleigh Dickinson University	Trainer Nat. Surname position Dimitris Polychroniadis Head coach Kamil Piechucki Assistant coach Jan Tiedge Team manager Legend Abbr. meaning Team captain Double license Long term injury swell Team homepage League homepage As of November 23, 2014

Additions 2014/15

• Chris Frazier (University of Dubuque)
• Philipp Stachula ( Paderborn Baskets )
• Joseph Buck ( Crailsheim Merlins )
• Akis Fabian Orlando (DJK Südwest Köln)
• Steven Monse ( BV Chemnitz 99 )
• Jonathan Ghebreiziabiher ( SG Braunschweig )
• David Kecker ( SG Braunschweig )
• Eddie Dennorius Johnson (College of Charleston)
• Christopher Tobias Thomas ( Paderborn Baskets )
• Andre William Gillette (Fairleigh Dickinson University)
• Joel Mondo ( Hertener Löwen from 11/2014)
• Sebastian Rauch (BC Erfurt)

Departures 2014/15

• Jaremie Woods ( Cuxhaven BasCats )
• Lars Mayer ( Hertener Löwen )
• Edward Seward ( Cuxhaven BasCats )
• Nico Drägert ( Erdgas Ehingen / Urspring School )
• Drew James Maynard (Vaerlose BBK)
• Morinia Lamar (career ended)
• Richard Fröhlich ( VfL Stade )
• Joel Mondo ( Hertener Löwen until 10/2014)
• Triantafillos Tzakopoulos (Promitheas)
• Larry Wright (destination unknown)
• Leonard Washington (Los Leones de Quilpue)
• Kevin Schweiger (destination unknown)
• Martin Volf (Basket Globalcaja Quintanar)
• Christopher Tobias Thomas (from 1/15 WSG 1981 Königs Wusterhausen)
• David Kecker (from 1/15 destination unknown)

Placements

season	league	space	Victory-defeat	Points	Playoffs
2003/04	Regionalliga North	07/12	20-24	64 *
2004/05	Regionalliga North	09/13	20-28	68 *
2005/06	Regionalliga North	03/11	24-16	64 *
2006/07	Regionalliga North	08/13	24-24	72 *
2007/08	Regionalliga North	05/12	24-20	64 *
2008/09	Regionalliga North	06/12	22-22	66 *
2009/10	Regionalliga North	05/11	10-10	30 ²
2010/11	Regionalliga North	09/12	8-14	30 ²
2011/12	Regionalliga North	04/12	13-9	26 ³
2012/13	Regionalliga North	02/12	19-3	38 ³
2013/14	Per A	016/16	8-22	14 ³ **
2014/15	Pro B north	07/13	12-12	24 ³	Round of 16
2015/16	1. Regionalliga North	013/14	5-21	10 ³
2016/17	2. Regionalliga North-East	014/14 †	0-0	0

(* The DBB distributed the points as follows until 2009: victory = 3 points; defeat = 1 point)
(² From 2009 to 2011 the DBB distributed the points as follows: victory = 2 points; defeat = 1 point)
(³ Since 2011 the DBB distributes the points as follows: victory = 2 points; defeat = 0 points)
(† waiver of the right to participate before the start of the season)
(** 2 rating points were deducted from the Otto Baskets due to late payments of league fees)

successes

• 1988, 1989 GDR champion
• 2012/2013 season - winning the BVSA national cup
• 2013 Wildcard promotion to the 2nd ProA basketball division

Promotion of young talent

There has been an active promotion of young talent in Magdeburg since the establishment of the “BBC Rookie Academy” in 2004 (since 2011/2012 “Subway Basketball Academy”).

This association was founded under the direction of the USC Magdeburg, basketball department, and in cooperation with the BBC Magdeburg. The aim was to create an increased awareness of basketball in Magdeburg and the surrounding area and to provide the Magdeburg Börde region with good young players in the long term . Conceptually, a two-part strategy was followed, which aimed at attracting young talent through all local schools through working groups and irregular events, and funding was carried out by the Academy itself. This involved training with fixed training times a week in various school sports halls and forming teams in the U14, U16 and U18 areas.

Every year basketball camps were held during the winter and Easter holidays in cooperation with the BBC Magdeburg. At these events, players from the 1st men's team accompanied the youngsters during training.

Home ground and cheerleading

→ Main article : Hermann-Gieseler-Halle

The club's venue was the Hermann-Gieseler-Halle . Today it offers space for around 2000 visitors. While the number of visitors in the hall seldom exceeded 150 in the founding years of the club, in recent years 500 visitors have regularly been counted at home games of the Baskets. On November 22nd, 2014 a sponsorship campaign attracted 1098 visitors.

The Otto Baskets were supported by the Magdeburg cheerleading association “Guardian Angels Magdeburg”, which has been cooperating with the BBC Magdeburg since 2010. In addition, from the 2012/2013 season, the “Flowjob” breakdance crew was an integral part of bridging the breaks.

Web links

• Guardian Angels website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ [1]. Text taken from the website of the BBC Magdeburg. Retrieved August 24, 2013
2. ↑ [2] . Website of the Goettinger Tagesblatt. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
3. ↑ http://www.diejungeliga.de/pics/download/1_1376994612/Licenseentzug_Du%CC%88sseldorf.pdf ( Memento from October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 145 kB). Website of the DJL. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
4. ↑ http://www.diejungeliga.de/pics/download/1_1377597836/130826_Ddorf.pdf ( Memento from October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 151 kB). Website of the DJL. Retrieved August 24, 2013
5. ↑ http://www.volksstimme.de/sport/regionalsport/1298778_Ottos-kaempfen-ums-Ueberleben.html
6. ↑ http://www.schoenen-dunk.de/news_a70031_ProB_Licenseentzug-BBC-Magdeburg.htm
7. ↑ http://www.zweite-basketball-bundesliga.de/prob-der-bbc-magdeburg-verbleibt-in-der-2-basketball-bundesliga/
8. ↑ http://www.zweite-basketball-bundesliga.de/ licenseentzug-otto-baskets-magdeburg /
9. ↑ https://de-de.facebook.com/BBCMagdeburg/posts/1268083369936772
10. ↑ http://www.volksstimme.de/sport/regionalsport/1379264_Otto-Baskets-ueberzeugen-vor-1098-Fans.html