Baskets Oldenburg

Professional basketball team in Oldenburg, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Baskets Oldenburg,[2] for sponsorship reasons EWE Baskets Oldenburg, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Oldenburg, Germany. The club plays in the Bundesliga. The club's name is derived from the team's main sponsor EWE AG, which is an electric utility company. The club's home arena is the Große EWE Arena.

LeaguesBBL
Founded2001; 25 years ago (2001)
HistoryOldenburger TB
1954–2001
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2001–present
ArenaLarge EWE Arena
(occasional games at the Small EWE Arena)
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EWE Baskets Oldenburg
EWE Baskets Oldenburg logo
LeaguesBBL
Founded2001; 25 years ago (2001)
HistoryOldenburger TB
1954–2001
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2001–present
ArenaLarge EWE Arena
(occasional games at the Small EWE Arena)
Capacity6,250
LocationOldenburg, Germany
Team colorsBlue, yellow[1]
   
PresidentHermann Schüller
Gerold Lange
Head coachLazar Spasic
AffiliationEWE Baskets Juniors
Championships1 German Championship
1 German Cup
1 German Supercup
Retired numbers4 (6, 8, 14, 23)
Websitewww.ewe-baskets.de
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History

The EWE Baskets Oldenburg club's origins began in the year 1954, as the basketball department of the Oldenburger TB sports club. In the year 2001, the basketball department of Oldenburger TB formed a new separate club, called EWE Baskets Oldenburg. The Oldenburger TB team then started to function as the development team of EWE Baskets.

In the 2008–09 season, EWE Baskets Oldenburg achieved their greatest success, by winning the German League championship title. As German Champion, Oldenburg won the right to play in the EuroLeague, during the next season of 2009–10.[3]

In 2015, they won the German Cup title, while being host to the Cup Final Four. In the Cup Semi-final, Oldenburg beat Bonn, by a score of 71–77, and in the Cup Final, the team was too strong for Bamberg, as they beat them by a score of 70–72.[4]

Arenas

Game in the EWE Arena in January 2019

Oldenburg's home games take place at the 6,200 seat Große EWE Arena, which opened in 2013.

Honors

Total titles:

Domestic competitions

2. Basketball Bundesliga

  • Champions: 1987, 1998, 2000

European competitions

Players

Retired numbers

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EWE Baskets Oldenburg retired numbers[5]
No. Nat. Player Position Tenure
6 GermanyDaniel StrauchPF2003–2010
8 Czech RepublicPavel BečkaC1995–2004
2006
14 United StatesTyron McCoySG2001–2007
23 United StatesRickey PauldingSF2007–2022
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Current roster

More information EWE Baskets Oldenburg roster, Players ...
EWE Baskets Oldenburg roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 0 United States Lofton, Kyle 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1999-05-31)31 May 1999
G 3 United States Clemons, Chris 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 28 – (1997-07-23)23 July 1997
G/F 4 United States Fobbs, Brian 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1998-02-17)17 February 1998
G 5 Germany Hounnou, Ralph 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 24 – (2002-01-16)16 January 2002
G/F 7 United States Tucker, Dakarai 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1994-05-13)13 May 1994
G 10 United States Woodard, James 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – (1994-01-24)24 January 1994
G/F 11 Germany Tischler, Nicholas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 25 – (2000-08-18)18 August 2000
F/C 12 United States Kyser, Michale 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1991-11-26)26 November 1991
G 19 United States Fugett, Jon'il 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1999-11-28)28 November 1999
C 20 Germany Harms, Joel 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 23 – (2002-12-12)12 December 2002
F 21 United States Hinrichs, Seth 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 32 – (1993-03-24)24 March 1993
F/C 33 Croatia Zubčić, Tomislav 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 36 – (1990-01-17)17 January 1990
C 65 Germany Stanić, Filip 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1998-01-14)14 January 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Germany Franjo Borchers
  • Argentina Matias Suhurt
  • Serbia Marko Ilic
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: March 13, 2026
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Individual awards

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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Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
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Season by season

Fans of Oldenburg during a Playoff game in the 2013–14 season
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Season Tier League Pos. German Cup European competitions
2001–02 1 Bundesliga 12th Runner-up
2002–03 1 Bundesliga 6th
2003–04 1 Bundesliga 5th
2004–05 1 Bundesliga 7th
2005–06 1 Bundesliga 8th
2006–07 1 Bundesliga 9th
2007–08 1 Bundesliga 3rd
2008–09 1 Bundesliga 1st 3 EuroChallengeT1610–1–5
2009–10 1 Bundesliga 5th Quarter-finalist 1 EuroleagueRS1–9
2010–11 1 Bundesliga 6th Quarter-finalist 2 EurocupRS1–5
2011–12 1 Bundesliga 10th Quarter-finalist 3 EuroChallengeT169–3
2012–13 1 Bundesliga 2nd Quarter-finalist 3 EuroChallenge3rd14–3
2013–14 1 Bundesliga 3rd Quarter-finalist 1 EuroleagueQR21–1
2 EurocupRS5–5
2014–15 1 Bundesliga 7th Champion 2 EurocupRS4–6
2015–16 1 Bundesliga 5th Quarter-finalist 2 EurocupEF8–8
2016–17 1 Bundesliga 2nd 3 Champions LeagueEF11–1–6
2017–18 1 Bundesliga 7th 3 Champions LeagueR1610–6
2018–19 1 Bundesliga 3rd Round of 16
2019–20 1 Bundesliga 4th Runner-up 2 EuroCupT168–8
2020–21 1 Bundesliga 5th Group stage
2021–22 1 Bundesliga 11th Round of 16 3 Champions LeagueRS1–5
2022–23 1 Bundesliga 6th Runner-up
2023–24 1 Bundesliga 10th Round of 16 3 Champions LeagueRS2–4
2024–25 1 Bundesliga 9th Round of 16
2025–26 1 Bundesliga Semifinalist
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Colors and logos

The traditional colors of the EWE Baskets Oldenburg basketball club are yellow and blue. From 2009 to 2018, the team adopted a slightly reworked logo, this time with a white background and which again featured an eagle.[6] In 2018, the club adopted its massively modernized current logo, now round and with a different shade of blue. The eagle however is still on it.[7]

  • Logo used from 2004 to 2009
    Logo used from 2004 to 2009
  • Logo used from 2018 until today
    Logo used from 2018 until today

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