Giessen 46ers

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The JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers (formerly GIESSEN 46ers) is a professional basketball club based in Gießen, Germany, that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Their home arena is Sporthalle Gießen-Ost, with a capacity of 4,003 people.

JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers
JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers logo
NicknameMTV Gießen
LeaguesProA
Founded1937; 87 years ago (1937)
HistoryMTV 1846 Gießen
1937–1993
Gießen Flippers
1993–2000
Avitos Gießen
2000–2003
Gießen 46ers
2003–2019
JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers
2019–present
ArenaSporthalle Gießen-Ost
Capacity4,003
LocationGießen, Germany
Team colorsRed, White, Black
     
PresidentMichael Koch
Head coachBranislav Ignjatovic
Championships5 German Championships
3 German Cups
1 German 2nd League
WebsiteTeam site

History

The biggest achievements in club history are five German Championships (1965, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978). Besides that, the 46ers have won the German Cup three times (1969, 1973, 1979). The most recent achievements were an appearance in the BBL semi-finals in 2005, when the team lost the series 1–3, to the eventual champion GHP Bamberg, and the third place in the BBL Cup in 2006.

In the 2012–13 season, the 46ers relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time.[1] In the 2014–15 season, they were crowned the ProA champions and promoted back to the highest tier.[1]

They are known in the USA, for having been the team for which professional wrestler Kevin Nash (also known as Diesel) finished his professional basketball career, due to a knee injury.[2]

Honours

Winners (5): 1965, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978
Winners (3): 1969, 1973, 1979
Runners-up (2): 1980, 1987

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos.German CupEuropean Competitions
2008–091Bundesliga17th[a]
2009–101Bundesliga14th
2010–111Bundesliga15th
2011–121Bundesliga17th[a]
2012–131Bundesliga18th
2013–142ProA3rd
2014–152ProA1st
2015–161Bundesliga9th
2016–171Bundesliga9th
2017–181Bundesliga11th
2018–191Bundesliga13thRound of 16
2019–201Bundesliga13thRound of 16
2020–211Bundesliga17th[a]Group stage
2021–221Bundesliga18th
2022–232ProA4th
2023–242ProARound of 16
Notes

Team

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Gießen 46ers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PG2 Barnes, Jordan1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (154 lb) 26 – (1997-09-13)13 September 1997
G/F3 Winn, Terry2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)109 kg (240 lb) 29 – (1995-01-22)22 January 1995
G5 Brauner, Nico1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)70 kg (154 lb) 29 – (1994-11-01)1 November 1994
C7 Döntgens, Finn2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 20 – (2004-01-14)14 January 2004
SG9 Begue, Maximilian1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-02-26)26 February 2001
F/C11 Fundić, Stefan2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)105 kg (231 lb) 29 – (1994-06-30)30 June 1994
G/F14 Figge, Luis1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)76 kg (168 lb) 26 – (1997-06-02)2 June 1997
PG15 Kahl, Luca1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1997-06-01)1 June 1997
F/C18 Cvorovic, Igor2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)82 kg (181 lb) 27 – (1996-06-30)30 June 1996
G/F19 Martin, Justin1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)93 kg (205 lb) 33 – (1990-07-02)2 July 1990
PF22 Strangmeyer, Kevin2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)115 kg (254 lb) 23 – (2000-10-16)16 October 2000
PF24 Nyama, Roland1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1993-07-11)11 July 1993
PG55 Miksic, Karlo1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (1997-10-29)29 October 1997
Head coach
  • Branislav Ignjatovic
Assistant coach(es)
  • Nikola Stanic

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: December 21, 2022

Individual awards

Notable players

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Top scorers

Suleiman Braimoh
SeasonPlayerPPG
2012–13
Ryan Brooks
15.9
2013–14
Myles Hesson
16.1
Cameron Wells
12.3
Suleiman Braimoh
12.1
Cameron Wells
14

References

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