Giessen 46ers

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
NicknameMTV Gießen
LeaguesBasketball Bundesliga
Founded1937 (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
              
PresidentHeiko Schelberg
Head coachIngo Freyer
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: 1965, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978
Winners: 1969, 1973, 1979

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. German Cup European Competitions
2008–09 1Bundesliga 17th[lower-alpha 1]
2009–10 1Bundesliga 14th
2010–11 1Bundesliga 15th
2011–12 1Bundesliga 17th[lower-alpha 1]
2012–13 1Bundesliga 18th
2013–14 2ProA 3rd
2014–15 2ProA 1st
2015–16 1Bundesliga 9th
2016–17 1Bundesliga 9th
2017–18 1Bundesliga 11th
2018–19 1Bundesliga 13th Round of 16
2019–20 1 Bundesliga 13th Round of 16
Notes
  1. Gießen eventually did not relegate in the 2007–08 and 2011–12 season.

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
PG 4 Kraushaar, Bjarne 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 21 – (1999-06-12)12 June 1999
PG 7 Köpple, Tim Levin 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 19 – (2000-09-03)3 September 2000
SF 8 Pjanic, Alen 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (1997-03-05)5 March 1997
PF 10 Uhlemann, Tim 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 21 – (1999-04-09)9 April 1999
G/F 33 Thomas, Brandon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 35 – (1984-08-17)17 August 1984
Head coach
  • Ingo Freyer
Assistant coach(es)
  • Steven Wriedt
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 13 July 2020

Individual awards
Basketball Bundesliga MVP

Basketball Bundesliga Best Offensive Player

Basketball Bundesliga Coach of the Year

Basketball Bundesliga Rookie of the Year

Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either:
  • Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
  • Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.
  • Achieved significant notability outside of basketball.
  • Henning Harnisch (3 seasons: 1985–88)
  • Heiko Schaffartzik (2 seasons: 2004–05, 2007–08)
  • Anton Gavel (2 seasons: 2004–2006)
  • Louis Campbell (2 seasons: 2004–2006)
  • Chuck Eidson (2 seasons: 2004–2006)
  • Kevin Nash (1 season: 1980–1981)

Top scorers
Season Player PPG
2012–13
 Ryan Brooks
15.9
2013–14
 Myles Hesson
16.1
2014–15
 Cameron Wells
12.3
2015–16
 Suleiman Braimoh
12.1
2016–17
 Cameron Wells
14

References
  2. Davies, Ross. Kevin Nash, p.19
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