FC Bayern Munich (basketball)
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FC Bayern München Basketball GmbH, commonly referred to as Bayern Munich, is a professional basketball club, a part of the FC Bayern Munich sports club, based in Munich, Germany. The club competes domestically in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and internationally in the EuroLeague.
The team plays its home games at BMW Park, which was opened in 1972.
FC Bayern Munich Basketball also has a reserve team that plays in German third-tier level ProB.
History
Bayern Munich has a long basketball tradition. Besides its most successful years in the 1950s and 1960s (German Championships in 1954, 1955, and German Cup in 1968), the club enjoyed remarkable popularity in 1956, when it even drew 40,000 fans to an open-air test game against Lancia Bolzano, once a top basketball club from Italy. Later, in 1966, the club was a founding member of the Basketball Bundesliga.[1]
In the following years, the club slowly, but surely, faded into obscurity, and in 1974, was even relegated to the German 2nd Division. For a long time after that, the club never completely recovered, and only had a few successful years (Bayern moved up to the Basketball Bundesliga in 1987, and stayed there until 1989).[1]
In 2008, the declared goal of the team was to return to the club's former glory, and return to the top German League, which it eventually did. In the near future, the club seeks to become a major force in European basketball, so that Bayern Munich will not only be well known for its football (soccer) operations, but also for its basketball operations as well.[2] In the 2012–13 season the club reached the semifinals, where it lost 3–2 against the reigning champions Brose Baskets.
Thanks to a wild card,[3] Bayern Munich played in the EuroLeague in the 2013–14 season. This was its first appearance in the top European championship, and it reached the Top 16 stage. On 18 June 2014, Bayern won its third national title when it beat Alba Berlin 3–1 in the Finals. It was the first title for the team since 1955; 59 years before. Star player of the team was Malcolm Delaney, who won both the MVP and Finals MVP.
In the 2014–15 season, Bayern failed to win a title. In the BBL Finals they were defeated by Brose Baskets, 3–2. The team had to wait until 2018 for its next championship, as they beat Alba Berlin 3–2 in the Finals that year. By winning the BBL, Bayern also qualified for the following EuroLeague season.
Home arena
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/AudiDomeFCB.jpg/250px-AudiDomeFCB.jpg)
The team's home arena is called BMW Park, which seats 6,700 spectators.
New arena
SAP Garden is a planned 12,500-seat indoor arena, to be built in Olympiapark, Munich. It will not be completed until spring 2024 at the earliest.[4]
Players
Retired numbers
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No | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
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6 | ![]() | Steffen Hamann | PG | 2010–2014 |
24 | ![]() | Demond Greene | SG | 2010–2014 |
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 | |
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C | Johannes Voigtmann | Danko Branković | Elias Harris | ||
PF | Devin Booker | Oscar da Silva | Kevin Yebo | ||
SF | Vladimir Lučić | Niels Giffey | |||
SG | Carsen Edwards | Andreas Obst | Ivan Kharchenkov | ||
PG | Nick Weiler-Babb | Yam Madar |
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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İsmet Akpınar
Robin Amaize
Danilo Barthel
Robin Benzing
Markus Bernhard
Isaac Bonga
Oscar da Silva
Bastian Doreth
Robert Garrett
Anton Gavel
Jason George
Niels Giffey
Demond Greene
Steffen Hamann
Elias Harris
Yassin Idbihi
Jan Jagla
Karim Jallow
Ivan Kharchenkov
Alex King
Maxi Kleber
Artur Kolodziejski
David Krämer
Hans-Jörg Krüger
Maodo Lô
Robert Maras
Joshua Obiesie
Andreas Obst
Olaf Radatz
Bogdan Radosavljević
Heiko Schaffartzik
Gavin Schilling
Dieter Schneider
Klaus Schulz
Philipp Schwethelm
Andreas Seiferth
Lucca Staiger
Helmut Uhlig
Johannes Voigtmann
Nelson Weidemann
Nick Weiler-Babb
Jan Niklas Wimberg
Paul Zipser
Maik Zirbes
Wade Baldwin IV
Devin Booker
John Bryant
Zylan Cheatham
Jared Cunningham
Malcolm Delaney
George Devone
Carsen Edwards
Freddie Gillespie
James Gist
Ben Hansbrough
Darrun Hilliard
Josh Huestis
Othello Hunter
JaJuan Johnson
Nick Johnson
Greg Monroe
Lawrence Roberts
Bryce Taylor
Malcolm Thomas
Chevon Troutman
Derrick Williams
Cassius Winston
Ondřej Balvín
Leandro Bolmaro
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
Danko Branković
Vitalis Chikoko
Justin Cobbs
Nemanja Dangubić
Nihad Đedović
Erol Ersek
Diego Flaccadori
Sylvain Francisco
Amar Gegić
Yotam Halperin
Jared Homan
Serge Ibaka
Ognjen Jaramaz
Stefan Jović
Petteri Koponen
Mathias Lessort
Vladimir Lučić
Milan Mačvan
Yam Madar
Bo McCalebb
Vasilije Micić
Aleksandar Nađfeji
DeMarcus Nelson
Marvin Ogunsipe
Nedu Onyeuku
Dino Radončić
Leon Radošević
Alex Renfroe
Tyrese Rice
Stuart Robbins
Matej Rudan
Duško Savanović
Boris Savović
Žan Mark Šiško
Vladimir Štimac
Deon Thompson
Mirko Virijević
Players at the NBA draft
* | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
~ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year |
Position | Player | Year | Round | Pick | Drafted by |
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SG/SF | ![]() | 2016 | 2nd round | 48th | Chicago Bulls |
Head coaches
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Winners (6): 1953–54, 1954–55, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2023–24
- Runners-up (4): 1950–51, 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Runners-up (1): 2014
- Winners (2): 1986–87, 2010–11
- Runners-up (2): 1982–83, 1983–1984
European competitions
- EuroLeague:
- Quarterfinals (2): 2020–21, 2021–22
- Top 16 (1): 2013–14
- EuroCup
- Semifinals (1): 2017–18
Worldwide competitions
- Winners (1): 2019
Other competitions
- Runners-up (1): 2015
Individual awards
- Malcolm Delaney – 2014
- Malcolm Delaney – 2014
- Danilo Barthel – 2018
- Nihad Đedović – 2019
- Carsen Edwards – 2024
- Vladimir Lučić – 2021
- Nick Weiler-Babb – 2023
- Sylvain Francisco – 2024
- Paul Zipser – 2016
- Malcolm Delaney – 2014
- John Bryant – 2015
- Bryce Taylor – 2016
- Chevon Troutman – 2012, 2013
- Tyrese Rice – 2013
- Bryce Taylor – 2014
- Deon Thompson – 2014
- Nihad Đedović – 2015
- Maxi Kleber – 2017
- Danilo Barthel – 2018, 2019
- Devin Booker – 2018
- Vladimir Lučić – 2019
- Maxi Kleber – 2017
- Bastian Doreth – 2011
50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
Nominated:
EuroLeague Basketball 2010–20 All-Decade Team
Nominated:
- Augustine Rubit – 2022–23, January
- Malcolm Delaney – 2013–14, Top 16, Week 10
- Duško Savanović – 2014–15, Regular Season, Week 9
- Derrick Williams – 2018–19, Regular Season, Round 12
- Vladimir Lučić – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 3–4
- Vladimir Lučić – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 8
- Wade Baldwin – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 17
- Nick Weiler-Babb – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 22–23
- Jalen Reynolds – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 24
- Serge Ibaka – 2023–24, Regular Season, Round 11
- Devin Booker – 2017–18
EuroCup Basketball MVP of the Week
- Deon Thompson – 2015–16, Quarterfinals, Game 1
- Danilo Barthel – 2017–18, Regular Season, Round 8
- Devin Booker – 2017–18, Top 16, Round 3
- Danilo Barthel – 2017–18, Top 16, Round 5
NBA G League International Challenge Finals MVP
- Greg Monroe – 2019
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | German Cup | European competitions | ||
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1966–67 [de] | 1 | BBL Süd | 4th | ||||
1967–68 [de] | 1 | BBL Süd | 4th | Champion | |||
1968–69 [de] | 1 | BBL Süd | 3rd | 2 Cup Winners' Cup | 2R | ||
1969–70 [de] | 1 | BBL Süd | 6th | ||||
1970–71 [de] | 1 | BBL Süd | 4th | ||||
1971–72 [de] | 1 | BBL Süd | 6th | ||||
1972–73 [de] | 1 | BBL Süd | 5th | ||||
1973–74 [de] | 1 | BBL Süd | 8th | ||||
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1982–83 [de] | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 2nd | ||||
1983–84 [de] | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 2nd | ||||
1984–85 [de] | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 4th | ||||
1985–86 [de] | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 3rd | ||||
1986–87 [de] | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 1st | ||||
1987–88 [de] | 1 | BBL | 10th | ||||
1988–89 [de] | 1 | BBL | 11th | ||||
1989–90 [de] | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 5th | ||||
1990–91 [de] | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 5th | ||||
1991–92 [de] | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 6th | ||||
1992–93 [de] | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 11th | ||||
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1995–96 [de] | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 12th | ||||
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1999–00 [de] | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 12th | ||||
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2004–05 [de] | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 15th | ||||
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2008–09 [de] | 2 | ProA | 8th | ||||
2009–10 [de] | 2 | ProA | 8th | ||||
2010–11 [de] | 2 | ProA | 1st | ||||
2011–12 | 1 | BBL | 5th | 2 Eurocup | RS | ||
2012–13 | 1 | BBL | 4th | Third position | |||
2013–14 | 1 | BBL | 1st | Fourth position | 1 Euroleague | T16 | |
2014–15 | 1 | BBL | 2nd | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | RS | |
2 Eurocup | EF | ||||||
2015–16 | 1 | BBL | 4th | Runner-up | 1 Euroleague | RS | |
2 Eurocup | QF | ||||||
2016–17 | 1 | BBL | 4th | Runner-up | 2 EuroCup | QF | |
2017–18 | 1 | BBL | 1st | Champion | 2 EuroCup | SF | |
2018–19 | 1 | BBL | 1st | Quarterfinalist | 1 EuroLeague | 11th | |
2019–20 | 1 | BBL | 5th | Round of 16 | 1 EuroLeague | — | |
2020–21 | 1 | BBL | 2nd | Champion | 1 EuroLeague | QF | |
2021–22 | 1 | BBL | 2nd | Quarterfinalist | 1 EuroLeague | QF | |
2022–23 | 1 | BBL | 3rd | Champion | 1 EuroLeague | 15th | |
2023–24 | 1 | BBL | 1st | Champion | 1 EuroLeague | 15th |
International record
Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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EuroLeague | |||
2013–14 | Top 16 | 6th place in a group with CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, Galatasaray, Lokomotiv Kuban, Partizan and Žalgiris | |
2014–15 | Regular season | 5th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Fenerbahçe Ülker, Panathinaikos, EA7 Milano and PGE Turów | |
2015–16 | Regular season | 5th place in a group with Fenerbahçe, Khimki, Crvena zvezda Telekom, Real Madrid and Strasbourg | |
2020–21 | Quarterfinals | eliminated 3–2 by A|X Armani Exchange Milan, 79-78 (L) & 80-69 (L) in Milan, 85-79 (W) & 85-82 (W) in Munich, 92-89 (L) in Milan | |
2021–22 | Quarterfinals | eliminated 3–2 by Barcelona, 77-67 (L) & 75-90 (W) in Barcelona, 66-75 (L) & 59-52 (W) in Munich, 81-72 (L) in Barcelona | |
EuroCup | |||
2011–12 | Regular season | 3rd place in a group with Spartak Saint Petersburg, Benetton Treviso and Cedevita | |
2014–15 | Eighthfinals | eliminated by Valencia Basket, 80–58 (L) in Valencia and 60–94 (L) in Munich | |
2015–16 | Quarterfinals | eliminated by Galatasaray Odeabank, 99–89 (W) in Munich and 72–59 (L) in Istanbul | |
2016–17 | Quarterfinals | eliminated 2–1 by Unicaja, 91–82 (W) in Munich, 82–67 (L) in Málaga and 69–74 (L) in Munich | |
2017–18 | Semifinals | eliminated 2–0 by Darüşşafaka, 76–74 (L) in Istanbul and 83–87 (L) in Munich | |
FIBA Saporta Cup | |||
1968–69 | Second round | eliminated by AŠK Olimpija, 81–101 (L) in Munich and 94–46 (L) in Ljubljana |
Sponsorships
Official Shirt Sponsor | BayWa AG |
Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer | Adidas AG |
Esports
Bayern Munich was featured in the NBA 2K15, 2K16 & 2K17 video games.[5][6][7]
The official FC Bayern Basketball NBA 2K19 esports team "Bayern Ballers Gaming" was founded in April 2018. The Ballers quickly became one of the best virtual basketball teams in the world: together with their coach Swen Müller, the team continued to climb the NBA 2K ProAM world ranking, making them one of the Top 5 European teams.[8]
References
- ^ a b Reisner, Dino (2010). Sonderheft Basketball 2010/2011 – Das Projekt (in German). Kicker. p. 107.
- ^ Interview of the Week – October 29: Bayern Munich basketball coach Michael Schwarz.
- ^ Proposed team list for 2013–14 Turkish Airlines Euroleague; Euroleague.net, 26 June 2013
- ^ "SAP-Garden: Vorfreude auf neuen Münchner Sporttempel". BR24 (in German). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ FC Bayern Baskets erstmals in NBA 2K15 von 2K Games spielbar (in German)
- ^ NBA 2K16 mit komplettem Euroleague-Kader (in German)
- ^ "NBA 2K17 European Team List Revealed". sportando.com. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Bayern Ballers Gaming". bayernballers.com. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Bayern Munich at easycredit-bbl.de (in German)
- Bayern Munich at Euroleague.net
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