Gladiators Trier
Basketball team in Trier, Germany
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Gladiators Trier, for sponsorship reasons known as VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier, is a professional basketball club based in Trier, Germany.[1][2] The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga since their promotion from the ProA in 2025. Its home arena is Trier Arena, which has a capacity of 5,495 people. From 1990 till 2015 the club existed in the form of TBB Trier, which went bankrupt.
1990–2015
Gladiators Trier
2015–present
| VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier | |||
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| Leagues | Basketball Bundesliga | ||
| Founded | 1990[a] | ||
| History | TBB Trier 1990–2015 Gladiators Trier 2015–present | ||
| Arena | SWT-Arena | ||
| Capacity | 5,495 | ||
| Location | Trier, Germany | ||
| Team colors | Green and White | ||
| Head coach | Jacques Schneider | ||
| 2024–25 position | ProA, 1st of 18 | ||
| Championships | 2 German Cups 1 ProA | ||
| Website | vetconceptgladiators | ||
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History
The club was founded as TBB Trier in 1990,[3] and has played in the top division Basketball Bundesliga since the club's inception. They once were a part of the sports club TV Germania Trier, and became independent after promotion to the Basketball Bundesliga.
In the 2014–15 season, TBB relegated after it lost points in the standings because of financial problems. The club was dissolved after the season. However in the 2015 offseason, a new club was founded which was not the legal successor of TBB but inherited the club's license to play in the second tier ProA.[4][5]
Gladiators Trier were promoted and returned to Basketball Bundesliga after their previous naming, TBB and the club's last participation during the 2014–15 season. They beat Science City Jena 2–0 in the finals of ProA during the 2024–25 season's playoffs and achieved its promotion and its return to the top–tier league after 10 years.
Trophies
Current roster
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | German Cup | European competitions |
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| TBB Trier | ||||||
| 1991–92 | 1 | Bundesliga | 4 | Quarter-finalist | – | – |
| 1992–93 | 1 | Bundesliga | 5 | – | – | – |
| 1993–94 | 1 | Bundesliga | 6 | – | – | – |
| 1994–95 | 1 | Bundesliga | 6 | Relegation playoffs | – | – |
| 1995–96 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9 | Relegation playoffs | – | – |
| 1996–97 | 1 | Bundesliga | 3 | Semi-finalist | – | – |
| 1997–98 | 1 | Bundesliga | 3 | Semi-finalist | Champion | – |
| 1998–99 | 1 | Bundesliga | 5 | Quarter-finalist | – | – |
| 1999–00 | 1 | Bundesliga | 5 | Quarter-finalist | Semi-finalist | 3 Played Korać Cup |
| 2000–01 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9 | Relegation playoffs | Champion | 3 Played Korać Cup |
| 2001–02 | 1 | Bundesliga | 11 | Relegation playoffs | Fourth position | 3 Played Korać Cup |
| 2002–03 | 1 | Bundesliga | 14 | Relegated | – | – |
| 2003–04 | 1 | Bundesliga | 7 | Quarter-finalist | Third position | – |
| 2004–05 | 1 | Bundesliga | 11 | – | – | – |
| 2005–06 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9 | – | – | – |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Bundesliga | 15 | – | – | – |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Bundesliga | 17 | Relegated | – | – |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Bundesliga | 10 | – | – | – |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Bundesliga | 15 | – | – | – |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Bundesliga | 10 | – | – | – |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Bundesliga | 14 | – | – | – |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Bundesliga | 12 | – | Quarter-finalist | – |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Bundesliga | 13 | – | – | – |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Bundesliga | 17 | Relegated | – | – |
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| 2015–16 | 2 | ProA | 6 | Quarter-finalist | – | – |
| 2016–17 | 2 | ProA | 6 | Quarter-finalist | – | – |
| 2017–18 | 2 | ProA | 6 | Semi-finalist | – | – |
| 2018–19 | 2 | ProA | 9 | – | – | – |
| 2019–20 | 2 | ProA | 7 | – | – | – |
| 2020–21 | 2 | ProA | 9 | – | – | – |
| 2021–22 | 2 | ProA | 4 | Quarter-finalist | – | – |
| 2022–23 | 2 | ProA | 13 | – | – | – |
| 2023–24 | 2 | ProA | 1 | Semi-finalist | – | – |
| 2024–25 | 2 | ProA | 1 | Champions | First round | – |
| 2025–26 | 1 | Bundesliga | Quarterfinals | – | ||
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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Head coaches
| Dates | Name |
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| 1994–2001 |  Don Beck |
| 2015–2018 |  Marco van den Berg |
| 2018–2020 |  Christian Held |
| 2020–2022 | Marco van den Berg |
| 2022–2023 | Pascal Heinrichs |
| 2023 |  Jermaine Bucknor |
| 2023–2024 | Don Beck |
| 2024–present | Jacques Schneider |
Notes
- From 1990 till 2015 TBB Trier existed. After its bankruptcy in 2015, a new team was founded in Gladiators Trier.