Bears Academy
Basketball club in Aarhus, Denmark
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Bears Academy is a basketball club based in Aarhus, Denmark. Established in 2007, the club is an affiliate of the Bakken Bears. Since 2018, the team plays in the Basketligaen, the highest level of Danish basketball.
LeaguesBasketligaen
Founded2007
HistoryElite Basketball Akademi Aarhus
2007–2019
Bears Academy
2020–present
2007–2019
Bears Academy
2020–present
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| Leagues | Basketligaen | ||
| Founded | 2007 | ||
| History | Elite Basketball Akademi Aarhus 2007–2019 Bears Academy 2020–present | ||
| Arena | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen | ||
| Capacity | 2,050 | ||
| Location | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Head coach | Jakob Hjorth | ||
| Affiliation | Bakken Bears | ||
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History
In 2007, the team was established as Elite Basketball Akademi Aarhus (EBAA). It was founded by Bakken Bears as an affiliate team to provide a link between the talent academy and the professional club.
In the 2018–19 season, EBAA would play in the Basketligaen, the highest tier of Danish basketball.[1] This would make the team the second team from Aarhus in the league, alongside the Bakken Bears.
Players
Current roster
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Season by season
| Champions | Runners-up | Playoff berth | Promoted |
| Season | Tier | League | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | Playoffs | Danish Cup | Head coach | |||
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| 2018–19 | 1 | Basketligaen | 6th | 8 | 14 | .364 | Lost quarterfinals to Næstved, 0–3 | – | Jakob Hjorth | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | Basketligaen | 8th[a] | 4 | 15 | .211 | N/a | – | Jakob Hjorth | |||
| 2020–21 | 1 | Basketligaen | 8th | 7 | 15 | .318 | Lost quarterfinals to Bakken Bears, 0–3 | Quarterfinals | Jakob Hjorth | |||
| 2021–22 | 1 | Basketligaen | 6th | 14 | 32 | .304 | N/a | 1/8 finals | Thomas Hemmingsen | |||
| 2022–23 | 1 | Basketligaen | 9th | 16 | 32 | .333 | N/a | Quarterfinals | Thomas Hemmingsen | |||
| 2023–24 | 1 | Basketligaen | 8th | 14 | 34 | .292 | N/a | Quarterfinals | Thomas Hemmingsen | |||
| 2024–25 | 1 | Basketligaen | 11th | 7 | 41 | .146 | N/a | 1/8 finals | Emil Svendsen | |||
- The 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.