Raiffeisen Flyers Catfish
Raiffeisen Flyers Catfish | |
Founded | 2000 (founded in 2017) |
Hall | Raiffeisen Arena, Wels |
Homepage | http://www.flyerswels.at |
Trainer | Sebastian Waser (Head Coach) |
league |
Admiral Basketball Bundesliga |
successes | |
Champion : 2009 Cup : 2006 |
Raiffeisen Flyers Wels is an Austrian basketball club from Wels .
The association was founded as WBC Kraftwerk Wels in 2000 through a merger of the clubs Union Wels and ABC Sparkasse Wels . The latter was four times Austrian runner-up in the late 1980s. The team has been playing in the basketball league since the 2003/04 season . The 2005/06 game year was a successful year for the team for the first time in the club's young history. The cup victory and the runner-up title were won. The greatest success was set on June 7, 2009. The WBC Wels became Austrian champions for the first time in a dramatic final series against local rivals Gmunden.
After the main sponsor changed, the club name was WBC Raiffeisen Wels from the 2009/10 season . In 2017, the association was incorporated into the newly founded Raiffeisen Flyers Wels.
Greatest successes
- 2009: Austrian champion
- In a dramatic final against Allianz Swans Gmunden , the WBC won the Austrian championship title for the first time with 82:80. Ricky Moore was named the MVP of the playoff.
- 2006: Austrian cup winner
- The foundation stone for the first title win in the club's history was laid in the semifinals with an 80-76 win over Allianz Swans Gmunden. In the Volksbank-Arena in Gmunden, the WBC Kraftwerk Wels managed to inflict the first home defeat on the host after 37 wins. In the final, the WBC then clearly prevailed against Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions with 84:61. Curtis Bobb was named MVP of the Cup Final Four.
- 2006: runner-up
- Allianz Swans Gmunden won the championship final 3: 1 and thus successfully defended the title it had won the year before. The WBC won the third final game away with an 83:80.
2014/15 season
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2013/14 season
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Starting Five
Point guard | Shooting Guard | Small forward | Power forward | center |
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Zamal Nixon | Kwadzo Ahelegbe | Kelly Beidler | Before that, Lamesic | Tilo burdock |
2011/12 season
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Starting Five
Point guard | Shooting Guard | Small forward | Power forward | center |
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Ali Farokhmanesh | Quentin Pryor | Todd Brown | Before that, Lamesic | Joe Werner |
2010/11 season
Squad:
2009/10 season
For the 09/10 season, Bruce Fields' contract was extended by two years. However, captain Armin Woschank leaves the club after three years and returns to Kapfenberg . Brandon Thomas moves to Göttingen .
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Starting Five
Point guard | Shooting Guard | Small forward | Power forward | center |
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Ricky Moore | Trenton Meacham | Jason Conley | Before that, Lamesic | Tilo burdock |
2008/09 season
- Access:
- Ricky Moore, Brandon Thomas, Davor Lamesic, Michael Hauer, Andrew Strait, Matt Nelson, Bruce Fields
- Departures:
- Markus Pargfrieder and Pavel Burianek (end of career), Richard Anderson (Estonia), Pavel Stanek (Prostejov), Kendrick Davis, Elijah Palmer (Swans Gmunden)
Surname | position | nationality |
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Mag. Raoul Korner | Head Coach (since 2005) | |
John Dieckelman | Ass.-Coach (since 2007) |
No. | Surname | position | Year of birth | size | WBC player | nationality | Last club | National team * |
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4th | Armin Woschank | Guard | 1982 | 1.86 m | since 2006 | Kapfenberg Bulls | EM qual. 07 (Div. B) | |
5 | Thomas Csebits | Guard | 1989 | 1.87 m | since 2007 | Kapfenberg Bulls (U22) | U-20: B-EM 08 | |
6th | Ricky Moore | Guard | 1976 | 1.89 m | since 2008 | Sodertalje Kings | ||
7th | Before that, Lamesic | Forward | 1983 | 2.05 m | since 2008 | Traiskirchen Lions | EM qual. 07 (Div. B) | |
8th | Igor Mamic | Guard | 1983 | 1.80 m | since 2000 | DIY player | ||
9 | Casey Archibald | Guard | 1984 | 1.93 m | since 2007 | University of British Columbia | ||
10 | Patrick Diensthuber | Forward | 1991 | 1.94 m | since 2007 | DIY player | U-16: B-EM 07 | |
11 | Michael Hauer | Forward / Center | 1989 | 2.01 m | since 2008 | BBC Linz | ||
12 | Brandon Thomas | Guard / Forward | 1984 | 1.98 m | since 2008 | FOG Naestved | ||
13 | Flagan Prince | Forward | 1978 | 2.02 m | since 2005 | ( ) | BK Amager Copenhagen | |
14th | Tilo burdock | Forward / Center | 1977 | 2.06 m | since March 2008 | Panasonic Trians | ||
15th | Andrew Strait | center | 1985 | 2.04 m | since 2008 | Montana grizzlies | ||
16 | Erwin Zulic | Forward | 1992 | 1.90 m | since 2008 | DIY player | ||
17th | Matt Nelson | center | 1985 | 2.06 m | since 2008 | Gandia Basquet Valencia (LEB GOLD) | ||
18th | Bruce Fields | Guard | 1980 | 1.96 m | since 2009 | Benetton Friborg (SUI) |
* Last call-up to a national team
2007/08 season
- Access:
- Kendrick Davis, Casey Archibald, Elijah Palmer, Thomas Csebits and Ass.-Coach John Dickelmann (Dornbirn Lions)
- Departures:
- Curtis Bobb (Beirasar Rosalia / ESP-2), Rod Platt (USK Prague / CZE), Maurice Hargrow (Amicale Steinsel / LUX), Hrvoje Henjak (Panorama / GRE-2) and Ass.-Coach John Griffin (Heffingen / LUX)
As a replacement for the top scorer of the last two seasons, Curtis Bobb, the two 23-year-old combo guards Kendrick Davis and Casey Archibald were signed. With Elijah Palmer a player was acquired for the front court who was active in the 2004/05 season with the Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions and scored 22.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.
During the season, the American Kyle Wilson joined the team to replace the injured Flagan Prince. The last new acquisition was the Tilo Klette center, which had been playing in Japan up to that point, in March 2008. Klette already played for Wels in the first two Bundesliga seasons and holds a club record with 20.8 points per game from the 2003/04 season. On March 15, 2008, Kyle Wilson's fixed-term contract ended.
Surname | position | nationality |
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Mag. Raoul Korner | Head Coach (since 2005) | |
John Dieckelman | Ass.-Coach (since 2007) |
No. | Surname | position | Year of birth | size | WBC player | nationality | Last club | National team * |
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4th | Armin Woschank | Guard | 1982 | 1.86 m | since 2006 | Kapfenberg Bulls | EM qual. 07 (Div. B) | |
5 | Thomas Csebits | Guard | 1989 | 1.87 m | since 2007 | Kapfenberg Bulls (U22) | U-18: B-EM 07 | |
6th | Markus Pargfrieder | Forward | 1978 | 1.96 m | since 2002 | BBC Red Devils Linz | EM qual. 05 (Div. B) | |
7th | Igor Mamic | Guard | 1983 | 1.80 m | since 2000 | DIY player | ||
8th | Pavel Burianek | center | 1972 | 2.03 m | since 2000 | BK ASK Chomutov | ||
9 | Casey Archibald | Guard | 1984 | 1.93 m | since 2007 | University of British Columbia | ||
10 | Patrick Diensthuber | Forward | 1991 | 1.94 m | since 2007 | DIY player | U-16: B-EM 07 | |
11 | Pavel Stanek | Forward | 1976 | 2.03 m | since 2004 | BK Opava | EM qual. 05 (Div. A) | |
12 | Kendrick Davis | Guard | 1984 | 1.93 m | since 2007 | North Texas University | ||
13 | Flagan Prince | Forward | 1978 | 2.02 m | since 2005 | ( ) | BK Amager Copenhagen | |
14th | Richard Anderson | center | 1977 | 2.02 m | since 2005 | ( ) | CF os Belenenses Lisbon | WM 02, team: |
15th | Elijah Palmer | Forward | 1981 | 2.01 m | since 2007 | Atomia Brussels | ||
16 | Kyle Wilson | Forward | 1983 | 2.06 m | 11 / 07-03 / 08 | TBB Trier | ||
17th | Tilo burdock | Forward | 1977 | 2.06 m | from March 2008 | Panasonic Trians |
* Last call-up to a national team
Bundesliga and Cup season balance sheets
After 3 seasons in the B-League, the promotion to the A-League was achieved in 2003 under coach Dietmar Söllner .
Since the 2005/06 season, Mag. Raoul Korner has been responsible for the team as head coach. Before his first season he defined his personal goals with the team: “In three years we want to be number one in basketball in Austria. This doesn't just mean the first championship title for Wels ”. Already in the first season with the cup victory and the runner-up title, the greatest success in the club's history was achieved. Finally, in the 4th year under Raoul Korner, the first championship title was won in 2009.
season | Cup | Bundesliga | Player - order according to Number of championship points achieved |
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2000/01 | Round of 16 | 5th MB / 2nd M3 * | ??? |
2001/02 | Round of 16 | 3rd MB / 1st M3 * | ??? |
2002/03 | Quarter finals |
1st MB / 1st M2 * (= 7th place) |
Nate Connolly 580, Markus Pargfrieder 451, Rod Platt 449, Toot Young 415, Pavel Burianek 287, Arnas Kazlauskas 148, Bernd Wimmer 142, Christian Pichler 82, Torry Harris 29, Igor Mamic 19, Philip Reiter 14 |
2003/04 | Quarter finals | 5th place (SF) | Tilo Klette 728, Rod Platt 542, John Hemsley 421, Markus Pargfrieder 413, Ricky Moore 191, Milivoj Coso 170, Rahsaan Johnson 75, John Higgins 74, Bernd Wimmer 71, Jussi Kumpulainen 57, Nate Connolly 54, Pavel Burianek 50, Stephan Kerschbaummayr 48, Dave Esterkamp 38, Philip Reiter 2, Igor Mamic 2, Christian Pichler 2 |
2004/05 | Final Four | 5th place | Tilo Klette 718, Rod Platt 511, Pavel Stanek 328, Markus Pargfrieder 327, Andre Joseph 289, Steven Johnson 286, Paris Bryant 272, Aaron Mitchell 214, Miroslav Juric 143, Chris Williams 100, Stephan Kerschbaummayr 93, Milivoj Coso 49, Pavel Burianek 29, Igor Mamic 2, Bernhard Bruckner 2, Julian Aigenberger 1 |
2005/06 | Cup win | Runner-up | Curtis Bobb 672, Pavel Stanek 531, Flagan Prince 506, Rasheed Quadri 434, Miroslav Juric 373, Rod Platt 346, Richard Anderson 338, Markus Pargfrieder 212, Lukas Pinterits 48, Pavel Burianek 9, Igor Mamic 3, Stefan Schamberger 2 |
2006/07 | Quarter finals | 5th place (SF) | Curtis Bobb 632, Flagan Prince 519, Pavel Stanek 401, Rod Platt 349, Armin Woschank 322, Richard Anderson 290, Markus Pargfrieder 286, Rasheed Quadri 275, Hrvoje Henjak 126, Miroslav Juric 123, Maurice Hargrow 97, Igor Mamic 3, Pavel Burianek 2, Lukas Pinterits 2 |
2007/08 | Quarter finals | 6th place | Kendrick Davis 658, Elijah Palmer 498, Casey Archibald 451, Armin Woschank 320, Richard Anderson 318, Pavel Stanek 305, Markus Pargfrieder 283, Kyle Wilson 184, Tilo Klette 178, Flagan Prince 93, Pavel Burianek 14, Thomas Csebits 10, Patrick Diensthuber 4th |
2008/09 | final | master | Brandon Thomas 907, Tilo Klette 445, Davor Lamesic 440, Bruce Fields 361, Matthew Nelson 357, Casey Archibald 311, Armin Woschank 311, Ricky Moore 264, Andrew Strait 255, Flagan Prince 154, Thomas Csebits 25, Patrick Diensthuber 2 |
2009/10 | Quarter finals | 4th place (VF) | Trenton Meacham 571, Tilo Klette 414, Davor Lamesic 400, Bruce Fields 357, Jason Conley 339, Matthew Nelson 285, Andrew Strait 200, Ricky Moore 189, Rasheed Brokenborough 154, Thomas Csebits 81, Romed Vieider 30, Richard Bautista 7, Patrick Diensthuber 2 |
* MB = basic round men B-League; M2 = main round 2 (promotion / relegation round); M3 = main round 3 (relegation round); SF = semifinals
Player Statistics
Points - rebounds - assists - steals - blocks
Brandon Thomas was able to take 4th place in his first season in the WBC dress with 20.2 points / game in the Bundesliga ranking, which was cited by Deven Mitchell with 22.4 points / game.
Armin Woschank was again the best WBC player among the assists with 3.2 assists / game
season | Points (at least 15 games) |
Rebounds (at least 15 games) |
Assists (at least 15 games) |
Steals (at least 15 games) |
Blocks (at least 15 games) |
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2003/04 | Tilo Klette 20.8 | Rod Platt 9.0 | Ricky Moore 4.6 | Ricky Moore 1.8 | Pargfrieder, burdock 0.4 each |
2004/05 | Tilo Klette 18.4 | Tilo Klette 8.4 | Paris Bryant 4.3 | Aaron Mitchell 1.5 | Tilo burdock 0.5 |
2005/06 | Curtis Bobb 16.0 | Flagan Prince 5.5 | Curtis Bobb 2.3 | Curtis Bobb 1.7 | Richard Anderson 1.2 |
2006/07 | Curtis Bobb 15.4 | Curtis Bobb 4.7 | Armin Woschank 4.4 | Rasheed Quadri 1.5 | Flagan Prince 1.0 |
2007/08 | Kendrick Davis 5/16 | Elijah Palmer 6.9 | Armin Woschank 3.2 | Armin Woschank 1.2 | Richard Anderson 1.0 |
2008/09 | Brandon Thomas 2/20 | Andrew Strait 7.3 | Armin Woschank 3.2 | Ricky Moore 1.7 | Brandon Thomas 0.4 |
2009/10 | Trenton Meacham 15.4 | Jason Conley 7.7 | Jason Conley 3.2 | Ricky Moore 1.5 | Jason Conley 0.5 |
Field throws - 3-point throws - free throws
Curtis Bobb set a Bundesliga club record in the category of 3-point throws in the 2006/07 season. With 118 scored three-pointers, he was also the player with the most scored three-pointers of all Bundesliga teams.
season | Field throws (at least 60 attempts) |
3-point throws (odds) (at least 30 attempts) |
3-point throws (number) |
Free throws (at least 30 attempts) |
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2003/04 | Rod Platt 62.4% | Markus Pargfrieder 33.7% | John hemsley 57 | Ricky Moore 77.8% |
2004/05 | Rod Platt 71.8% | Miroslav Juric 43.1% | Andre Joseph 44 | Pavel Stanek 93.8% |
2005/06 | Curtis Bobb 60.7% | Pavel Stanek 52.4% | Curtis bobb 113 | Curtis Bobb 84.3% |
2006/07 | Rasheed Quadri 60.1% | Miroslav Juric 42.4% | Curtis bobb 118 | Curtis Bobb 88.7% |
2007/08 | Tilo burdock 59.7% | Kyle Wilson 42.9% | Casey Archibald 75 | Pavel Stanek 85.5% |
2008/09 | Andrew Strait 63.0% | Bruce Fields 43.4% | Brandon Thomas 104 | Bruce Fields 90.1% |
2009/10 | Matthew Nelson 66.1% | Trenton Meacham 45.9% | Trenton Meacham 89 | Tilo burdock 84.9% |
Eurocup / EuroChallenge
On October 20, 2009 the WBC Raiffeisen Wels will play its first game in an international competition. In the Eurocup qualification, the team will face fifth in the Turkish league Beşiktaş Cola Turka Istanbul . In the event of promotion, the Welsers are in the main competition of the Eurocup, the second highest European Cup. Otherwise Wels will play in the EuroChallenge .
WBC player in various national teams
The first WBC player to play in the Austrian national team was Markus Pargfrieder . The WBC captain scored a total of 15 points in three games in the first half of the 2005 European Championship qualifying round in Division B in summer 2004.
In the summer of 2007, Armin Woschank, Thomas Csebits and Patrick Diensthuber, 3 WBC players, played for the first time at European Championships in the dress of the Austrian national team.
In 2008 Thomas Csebits was the only WBC player at a European Championship. In 2009, the WBC was represented by Thomas Csebits at the U22 European Championship and the only 14-year-old Florian Popp at the U16 European Championship.
Armin Woschank completed his fourth European Championship qualification in 2007 (Division B). The point guard was in the starting five of the national team in all 8 games. With 3.3 assists / game he was the team leader in this category.
In 2007 Thomas Csebits took 13th place at the U18 European Championship of Division B in Sofia. In an average of 22 minutes he was able to score 5.8 points per game. In 2008 he was able to achieve 4.3 points per game at the U20 European Championship of Division B and reach 10th place.
Patrick Diensthuber achieved 14th place in the U16 European Championship of Division B in Skopje in 2007. The WBC player scored 5.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per game with an average of 13 minutes of play.
MVP awards for WBC players
At the end of the 2006/07 season, Armin Woschank received the " Most Valuable Austrian Player" award . With 4.4 assists / game he was the best native Austrian player in this special ranking, in which he reached 5th place overall. In addition there were 7.7 points and 1.3 steals / game and a hit rate of 38.6% in the three-pointers.
Ricky Moore was presented with the cup for the MVP of the final series in the 2008/09 season after winning the 4th final game against Allianz Swans Gmunden . The guard of the master team was able to achieve 7.3 points, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game in the finals.
WBC players with more than 1000 points
The WBC player with the most points has been Tilo Klette since the 2008/09 championship season . Born in Dresden, who has played in Germany, Japan and Puerto Rico, he scored his 2069th championship point in the 4th final game against Allianz Swans Gmunden. Rod Platt now ranks second . The WBC center scored a total of 2068 points for the team. Born in the United States, he was granted Austrian citizenship in September 2006. After 5 seasons and 167 championship games in the WBC dress, the club no longer extended the contract and Rod Platt changed teams in the summer of 2007.
On April 24, 2008, WBC captain Markus Pargfrieder played his last game for the team after 6 seasons. In 204 championship games he scored 1925 points.
Promotion of young talent
With the re-establishment of Raiffeisen Flyers Wels in 2017, the objective was set to rely on young players from the region, to introduce them to the Bundesliga team and to strengthen the next generation by setting up a youth academy.
Venue
The home games of the Raiffeisen Flyers Wels take place in the Raiffeisen Arena. The Raiffeisen Arena has space for 1750 spectators.
The information brochure GAME ON Das Magazin of the Welser Basketball Club was published for the home games .
Web links
- Official website of Raiffeisen Flyers Wels
- "Admiral Basketball Bundesliga"
- Raiffeisen Flyers Wels Raiffeisen Flyers Wels at Eurobasket.com