EWE Baskets Oldenburg

EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Founded	Oldenburger TB 1954 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 2001
Hall	Large EWE Arena (6200 seats)
Homepage	www.ewe-baskets.de
[Executive Partner]	Hermann Schüller
(Commercial Director)	Regina Kulms
Trainer	Mladen Drijenčić
league	BBL gentlemen
	NBBL U 19
	JBBL U 17
Colours	Blue yellow
home Away
successes
German Champion : 2009 German Cup Winner : 2015 Champions Cup Winner: 2009

The EWE Baskets are a basketball team from Oldenburg , which emerged in 2001 from the basketball department of the Oldenburger Turnerbund (OTB). Name sponsor is EWE AG , the fifth largest energy supply company in Germany. In the 2008/09 season of the Bundesliga basketball league , the EWE Baskets team won the German championship for the first time .

history

The large EWE Arena, since April 2013 the Baskets' new home ground

Basketball has been played at the OTB since 1954 , and in 1964 the men of the OTB became champions of the DBB's highest division , the Oberliga Nord (including teams from West Berlin). In 1966 the OTB was one of the twenty founding members of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), and in 1971 it was relegated from the BBL. This was followed by two first division participations, otherwise the club was always at the forefront in the second division. Baskets Oldenburg GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 1998. In 2000, they rose again to the Bundesliga and established themselves as a constant participant in the playoffs.

Milestones

• 1954: Foundation of the basketball department in the Oldenburger Turnerbund
• 1964: Champion of the Oberliga Nord
• 1966: Founding member of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL)
• 1985: Promotion to the 1st basketball league, which has been single-track since 1975, but with immediate relegation
• 1987: Renewed promotion: Here too, only one year in the first basketball league
• 2000: Promotion to the 1st basketball division
• 2001: Renaming to EWE Baskets Oldenburg
• 2002: Third place at the " Cup Final " in Berlin
• 2005: Inauguration of the EWE-Arena on Straßburger Strasse as a venue for home games
• 2009: Reaching the round of the best 16 teams in the EuroChallenge
• 2009: German champion
• 2009: Champions Cup winner
• 2013: Third place in the final tournament of the EuroChallenge, finalist in the BBL
• 2013: Relocation to the large EWE Arena (6,000 spectators)
• 2015: Winning the BBL Cup
• 2017: Finalist in the BBL

Since the rise

The main round of the 2005/06 season ended in eighth place after losing nine of the last ten games of the season, in the playoffs the Baskets were eliminated 2: 3 against Alba Berlin , with the Baskets winning both home games in the EWE Arena .

The 2006/07 season ended the Oldenburg in ninth place and missed the playoffs. In the BBL-Pokal the quarter-finals against Bremerhaven ended . On May 13, 2007, EWE Baskets took their head coach Don Beck on leave, who had worked for them for five years and had a fundamental role in establishing the club in the top half of the table. On May 23, 2007, Predrag Krunić was hired, a new coach with experience in European basketball. In addition, with the exception of Daniel Strauch, the entire squad was replaced. Later, the contract with Krunic was prematurely extended to 2012.

The main round of the 2007/08 season ended the Baskets in fifth place. In the playoffs they were able to beat their rivals from Bamberg for the first time and won the quarter-finals with only one defeat. In the following semi-final series they were defeated by the eventual champions Alba Berlin with 1: 3, with one game being won in Berlin. This was the greatest success in the club's history to date.

The main round of the 2008/09 season ended Oldenburg in third place in the table. In the playoffs they beat Frankfurt 3-1 in the quarter-finals and Bamberg 3-0 in the semifinals. In the final the Oldenburg won 3-2 against Bonn and thus won the German championship . When they took part in the EuroChallenge for the first time , they were among the top 16 teams and twice beat the eventual winner, Virtus Bologna . By winning the German championship , they qualified for the first time for the Euroleague , the top division in Europe. The outstanding man of the 2009 championship troupe was the American Jason Gardner , who was named the best player of the 2008/09 Bundesliga season.

The EWE Baskets could not design the 2011/12 season as hoped. Despite a supposedly strong squad, the team was rarely able to meet expectations. In March 2012, after a defeat against Trier, the separation from coach Krunić followed. With Ralph Held, Krunić's previous assistant to his successor until the end of the season. But the hoped-for entry into the playoffs no longer succeeded.

Sebastian Machowski was introduced as the new head coach for the 2012/13 season . He had previously worked for the New York Phantoms Braunschweig . In his first year with the Oldenburg team, he was runner-up. Furthermore, the EWE Baskets Oldenburg reached the final of the European club competition EuroChallenge for the first time this season. The tournament was held in Izmir, Turkey. After a narrow defeat against the hosts in the semifinals, Oldenburg reached third place in the tournament. The 2012/13 season was thus the most successful season for the “Thunderbirds” on an international level. Nationally they were only more successful in the championship year 2009.

In 2013/2014, Oldenburg was eliminated in the BBL semi-finals against FC Bayern Munich with 2: 3, in 2014/2015 the quarter-finals against Alba Berlin ended (0: 3). In April 2015, the first cup win was achieved in the own hall with a 72:70 against Brose Baskets from Bamberg. At that time, Mladen Drijenčić was already the coach, who had taken over from his predecessor Sebastian Machowski.

In the 2016/17 season, Drijenčić led the Oldenburg team into the final series of the German championship, but in the end his team had no chance against Bamberg (0-3 wins). Lower Saxony completed the main round of the 2018/19 Bundesliga game year as runner-up. In the quarter-finals, Bonn was eliminated, in the semifinals the Drijenčić troops remained without a win in three encounters and were eliminated. Oldenburg's playmaker Will Cummings was named the best player of the Bundesliga season 18/19.

Seasonal balance sheets

year	Bundesliga	PlayOffs	Cup competition of the BBL	International competition
2000/01	12th place	no participation	k. A.	no participation
2001/02	13th place	no participation	3rd place	no participation
2002/03	6th place	Quarter-finals against Braunschweig 1: 3	k. A.	no participation
2003/04	4th Place	Quarter-finals against Bamberg 0: 3	Round of 16	no participation
2004/05	7th place	Quarter-finals against Bamberg 0: 3	Main round	no participation
2005/06	8th place	Quarter-finals against Berlin 2: 3	Quarter finals	no participation
2006/07	9th place	no participation	Quarter finals	no participation
2007/08	5th place	Semi-final against Berlin 1: 3	Round of 16	no participation
2008/09	3rd place	German champions	Quarter finals	EuroChallenge-TOP-16
2009/10	1st place	Quarter-finals against Braunschweig 1: 3	Quarter finals	Euroleague group stage
2010/11	6th place	Quarter-finals against Berlin 2: 3	Quarter finals	Eurocup group stage
2011/12	10th place	no participation	Quarter finals	EuroChallenge TOP 16
2012/13	2nd place	Runner-up, final against Bamberg 0: 3	Quarter finals	EuroChallenge Final 4
2013/14	3rd place	Semi-final against FC Bayern Munich 2: 3	Quarter finals	Eurocup - group stage
2014/15	7th place	Quarter-finals against Berlin 0: 3	German cup winner	Eurocup - group stage
2015/16	2nd place	Quarterfinals vs. Ulm 1: 3	Quarter finals	Eurocup - Round of 16
2016/17	5th place	Runner-up, final against Bamberg 0: 3	Quarter finals	Champions League - Round of 32
2017/18	7th place	Quarter-finals against Alba Berlin 2: 3	no participation	Champions League - Round of 16
2018/19	2nd place	Semi-final against Alba Berlin 0: 3	Round of 16	no participation

Name and logo

EWE Baskets Oldenburg emerged from the spin-off from the Oldenburger Turnerbund . In 1998 a new company was founded with Baskets Oldenburg GmbH & Co. KG. The shareholders were Hermann Schüller , Peter Wandscher and Gerold Lange . When EWE expanded its involvement with the Oldenburg first division club in 2001 , it was named sponsor and the team was renamed EWE Baskets Oldenburg. The team crest was changed accordingly. In spring 2009, EWE changed its company logo, which resulted in an adaptation of the team emblem (henceforth with a white background). In 2018, EWE Baskets presented a redesigned logo and a slight change in their colors.

Trainer

Term of office	Trainer
1999–01 / 2001	Ivan Vojtko
01 / 2001-03 / 2002	Anthony Taylor
03 / 2002-04 / 2002	Nenad Josipović
2002-2007	Don Beck
2007–03 / 2012	Predrag Krunić
03 / 2012-04 / 2012	Ralph hero
03 / 2012–03 / 2015	Sebastian Machowski
since 03/2015	Mladen Drijenčić

Outfitter

The official supplier of EWE Baskets Oldenburg has been Owayo from Regensburg since 2008.

Squad

Squad 2019/20

EWE Baskets Oldenburg's squad for the 2019/2020 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 ) 3 Braydon Hobbs 05/17/1989 1.96 m FC Bayern Munich (basketball) 9 Karsten Tadda 11/02/1988 1.90 m Ratiopharm Ulm 11 Kevin McClain 10/21/1996 1.91 m Belmont University 12 Robert Drijenčić 04/20/1996 1.94 m Oldenburg TB 18th Jacob Hollatz 11/11/1998 1.91 m Oldenburg TB 55 Tyler Larson December 31, 1991 1.91 m Boulazac Basket Dordogne Forwards ( SF , PF ) 2 Armani Moore 03/25/1994 1.96 m Arka Gdynia 5 Justin Sears 03/01/1994 2.03 m MHP giant Ludwigsburg 15th Marcel Keßen 01/02/1997 2.07 m Phoenix Hagen 21st Robin Amaize January 31, 1994 1.96 m FC Bayern Munich (basketball) 23 Rickey Paulding 10/23/1982 1.96 m  BCM Gravelines 33 Philipp Schwethelm 05/01/1989 2.01 m Ratiopharm Ulm 34 Ian lobster 08/23/1990 2.01 m  Turkey 45 Nathan Boothe 02/03/1994 2.06 m  Sakarya BSB Center ( C ) 16 Till Isemann 10/21/1996 2.09 m Oldenburg TB 24 Rasid Mahalbasic 07/11/1990 2.08 m  CDB Seville 65 Filip Stanic 01/14/1998 2.06 m  Serbia	Trainer Nat. Surname position Mladen Drijenčić Head coach Alen Abaz Assistant coach Milos Petkovic Assistant coach Legend Abbr. meaning Team captain DL Dual license player ProB Use in the ProB swell Team homepage League homepage Status: September 2019

Change 2019/20

Additions: Alen Abaz, Robin Amaize, Gerry Blakes ( Pallacanestro Cantù ), Braydon Hobbs, Tyler Larson, Kevin McClain

Departures: Marko Bacak ( Wiha Panthers Schwenningen ), Gerry Blakes ( SIG Strasbourg ), William Cummings ( Lokomotiv Kuban ), Haris Hujic ( Rostock Seawolves ), Frantz Massenat ( BC Andorra ), Piet Niehus, Elvir Ovcina , Vojdan Stojanovski

Former squad

Promotion of young talent and cooperation

Young talent is promoted at EWE Baskets under the EWE Baskets Juniors brand. Cooperation partners are the Oldenburger Turnerbund (OTB) and TSG Westerstede.

The EWE Baskets Juniors include the NBBL and JBBL teams as well as the ProB team, which is operated jointly with the Oldenburg TB.

The previous Regionalliga team succeeded in the 2011/12 season with a record of 20 wins from 22 games, the sovereign promotion to the Pro B. In the second season after promotion to the third-highest German division (2013/14), the championship succeeded in the ProB, but waived her right to promotion. The title was defended in the 2014/2015 season.

Records

player

All in all

Relative

Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	effectiveness
2001/02 season Tyron-Clement McCoy 22.6 (451)	Season 2003/04 Elvir Ovčina 9.0 (271)	Season 2016/17 Chris Kramer 6.6 (284)	Season 2002/03 Tyron-Clement McCoy 2.3 (70)	Season 2006/07 D'or Fischer 2.6 (87)	2001/02 season Tyron-Clement McCoy 23.8 (476)

Absolutely

Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	effectiveness
2001/02 season Tyron-Clement McCoy 43	Season 2002/03 Elvir Ovčina 17	Season 2016/17 Chris Kramer 13	2006/07 season Doron Perkins 8	2006/07 season D'or Fischer 8	2002/03 season Elvir Ovčina 48

Offensive rebounds	Defensive rebounds	Hit threesomes	Tried threesomes	Free throws hit	Attempted free throws
2002/03 season Elvir Ovčina 9	2001/02 season Elvir Ovčina 13	2002/03 season Sean Jackson 8	2007/08 season Jason Gardner 14	2000/01 season Clinton Ladine 17th	2000/01 season Clinton Ladine 18th

Past seasons

Here the absolutely best statistics are shown. The relatively best ones may differ.

season	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	effectiveness	Victory rate in the BBL
2017/18	Rasid Mahalbasic 615 (16.2 per game)	Rasid Mahalbasic 224 (5.9)	Mickey McConnell 211 (5.4)	Rasid Mahalbasic 51 (1.3)	Rasid Mahalbasic 15 (0.4)	Rasid Mahalbasic 742 (19.5)	23 wins / 39 games 58.97%
2016/17	Rickey Paulding 710 (16.1 per game)	Brian Qvale 270 (6.4)	Chris Kramer 284 (6.6)	Chris Kramer 94 (2.2)	Brian Qvale 36 (0.9)	Chris Kramer 732 (17.0)	24 wins / 44 games 54.55%
2015/16	Brian Qvale 554 (15.0 per game)	Brian Qvale 233 (6.3)	Chris Kramer 189 (5.4)	Chris Kramer 55 (1.6)	Brian Qvale 41 (1.1)	Brian Qvale 684 (18.5)	28 wins / 38 games 73.68%
2014/15	Adam Chubb 471 (12.7 per game)	Adam Chubb 176 (4.8)	Chris Kramer 161 (4.4)	Chris Kramer 46 (1.2)	Philipp Neumann 16 (0.5)	Adam Chubb 495 (13.4)	19 wins / 37 games 51.35%
2013/14	Julius Jenkins 612 (14.6 per game)	Chris Kramer 205 (4.7)	Dru Joyce 176 (4.1)	Chris Kramer 78 (1.8)	Andrea Crosariol 44 (2.4)	Chris Kramer 584 (13.3)	30 wins / 44 games 68.18%
2012/13	Julius Jenkins 616 (13.4 per game)	Adam Chubb 310 (6.7)	Dru Joyce 190 (4.0)	Chris Kramer 65 (1.7)	Adam Chubb 27 (0.6)	Adam Chubb 660 (14.4)	31 wins / 47 games 65.96%
2011/12	Bobby Brown 576 (16.9 per game)	Adam Chubb 290 (8.5)	Bobby Brown 160 (4.7)	Kenny Hasbrouck 38 (1.2)	Adam Chubb 31 (0.9)	Adam Chubb 639 (18.8)	16 wins / 34 games 47.05%
2010/11	Rickey Paulding 494 (12.6 per game)	Oliver Stević 264 (6.7)	Louis Campbell 131 (3.3)	Mindaugas Lukauskis 54 (1.4)	Aron Baynes 30 (0.8)	Oliver Stević 571 (14.6)	22 wins / 39 games 56.4%
2009/10	Je'Kel Foster 516 (13.6 per game)	Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje 225 (5.9)	Je'Kel Foster 117 (3.1)	Je'Kel Foster 52 (1.4)	Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje 46 (1,2)	Je'Kel Foster 485 (12.8)	26 wins / 38 games 68.4%
2008/09	Rickey Paulding 717 (15.6 per game)	Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje 300 (6.5)	Jason Gardner 171 (3.7)	Je'Kel Foster 76 (1.7)	Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje 49 (1.1)	Rickey Paulding 698 (15.2)	34 wins / 46 games 73.9%
2007/08	Jason Gardner 545 (13.0 per game)	Jasmin Perković 227 (5.7)	Jason Gardner 180 (4.3)	Jasmin Perković 54 (1.4)	Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje 38 (1.1)	Jasmin Perković 527 (13.2)	25 wins / 42 games 59.5%
2006/07	Desmond Penigar 561 (16.5)	Desmond Penigar 226 (6.7)	Doron Perkins 102 (4.1)	Desmond Penigar 61 (1.8)	D'or Fischer 87 (2.6)	D'or Fischer 567 (16.7)	18 wins / 34 games 52.9%
2005/06	Tyron-Clement McCoy 486 (16.2)	William Edwars 179 (5.8)	Kristaps Valters 136 (4.0)	Tyron-Clement McCoy 47 (1.6)	David Dixon 46 (1.3)	Tyron-Clement McCoy 426 (14.2)	17 wins / 35 games 48.6%
2004/05	Tyron-Clement McCoy 571 (17.3)	Terry Black 256 (7.8)	Tyron-Clement McCoy 104 (3.2)	Tyron-Clement McCoy 55 (1.7)	Mike Bernard 50 (1.5)	Tyron-Clement McCoy 512 (15.5)	17 wins / 33 games 51.5%
2003/04	Tyron-Clement McCoy 549 (17.7)	Elvir Ovčina 271 (9.0)	Terrel Castle 118 (3.8)	Tyron-Clement McCoy 53 (1.7)	Elvir Ovčina 20 (0.7)	Tyron-Clement McCoy 516 (16.7)	19 wins / 33 games 57.6%
2002/03	Tyron-Clement McCoy 590 (19.7)	Elvir Ovčina 244 (9.0)	Tyron-Clement McCoy 124 (4.1)	Tyron-Clement McCoy 70 (2.3)	Sean McCaw 21 (0.7)	Tyron-Clement McCoy 649 (21.6)	16 wins / 30 games 53.3%
2001/02	Tyron-Clement McCoy 451 (22.6)	Elvir Ovčina 255 (7.3)	Tyron-Clement McCoy 74 (3.7)	Tyron-Clement McCoy 33 (1.7)	Elvir Ovčina 35 (1.0)	Tyron-Clement McCoy 476 (23.8)	12 wins / 35 games 34.3%
2000/01	Andre Kerr 449 (15.5)	Rogério Fernandes 249 (7.3)	Clinton Ladine 89 (2.7)	Clinton Ladine 33 (1.0)	Pavel Bečka 17 (0.5)	Andre Kerr 516 (17.8)	13 wins / 36 games 36.1%

team

Kind of record	value	opponent	season	league
supreme victory	51	Phoenix Hagen	2012/2013	Basketball Bundesliga
ultimate defeat	43	real Madrid	2009/2010	ULEB Euroleague
most of the points	122	Phoenix Hagen	2014/2015	Basketball Bundesliga
fewest points	49	BC Khimki Moscow	2008/2009	ULEB Euroleague
most assists	32	Phoenix Hagen	2014/2015	Basketball Bundesliga
highest win rate	73.9%		2008/2009	Basketball Bundesliga
Winning streak	12		2015/2016	Basketball Bundesliga
Losing streak	9		2001/2002	Basketball Bundesliga
Points per game	87.0		2002/2003	Basketball Bundesliga

Blocked jersey numbers

These are shirt numbers of deserving players that are no longer awarded in honor of these players.

• 06 - Daniel Strauch
• 08 - Pavel Bečka
• 14 - Tyron-Clement McCoy

Fans

Choreo by EWE Baskets Oldenburg for the BEKO BBL Playoffs 2014.

The official fan club called Flying Moins e. Has existed since the promotion season . V.

At the beginning of the Krunic era, the Thunderstorm Oldenburg fan initiative was founded , which tends to appeal to the younger generation of fans and is now the largest EWE Baskets Oldenburg fan club. The TSO organize the away trips of the baskets, as well as choreos at the home games.

Venue

Until 2013 the home ground of the thunderbirds

until 2000/01	Haareneschhalle
until 2004/05	Weser-Ems-Halle
since 2005/06	EWE Arena
2009/10 season	Weser-Ems-Halle and ÖVB-Arena for Euroleague games
since 2013	Large EWE Arena

Web links

• Official homepage of EWE Baskets
• BBL homepage team page

Individual evidence

1. ↑ EWE Baskets Oldenburg. History ( Memento from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ EWE Baskets win the 2015 cup ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ The history of EWE Baskets Oldenburg on a timeline. On: EWE Baskets Oldenburg website; Oldenburg, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
4. ↑ Dismissal Don Beck  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Krunic new trainer
6. ↑ Contract with Krunic extended until 2012  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ easyCredit - Honors & Awards. Retrieved June 10, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Baskets dismiss trainer Krunic ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ Machowski new head coach  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ↑ ewe-baskets.de ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
11. ^ NN: Brose Bamberg celebrates ninth German championship. On: Bayerischer Rundfunk; Munich, June 11, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
12. ↑ https://bnn.de/nachrichten/sport/oldenburg-erreich-halbfinale-30-siege-ueber-bonn
13. ↑ Alba Berlin reaches playoff final. Retrieved June 10, 2019 . 
14. ↑ Roland Schekelinski: Will Cummings voted Most Valuable Player of the BBL. Retrieved June 10, 2019 . 
15. ↑ Name change ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
16. ↑ Owayo, design your own basketball jerseys. Retrieved July 5, 2018 . 
17. ^ After leaving Oldenburg, new club for Bryon Allen. bblprofis.de, accessed on December 21, 2017
18. ↑ Baskets-Akademie Weser-Ems is promoted to Pro B ( memento of the original from April 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
19. ↑ Baskets Academy celebrates the ProB championship ( Memento of the original from February 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
20. ↑ EWE Baskets - Retired Numbers ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
21. ↑ Flying Moins fan club
22. ↑ Thunderstorm Oldenburg fan club
23. ↑ Premiere in the large EWE Arena ( Memento of the original from May 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.