PS Karlsruhe Lions

PS Karlsruhe Lions is a German professional basketball team located in Karlsruhe. The team competes in Germany's ProA league, the country's second division. In 2017, the team promoted from the third tier ProB to the second tier.[1] The team is part of the multi-sports club Post Südstadt Karlsruhe (PSK).

PS Karlsruhe Lions
LeaguesProA
Founded1961 (1961)
ArenaEuropahalle Karlsruhe
Capacity1,500
LocationKarlsruhe, Germany
Team colors
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PresidentDanijel Ljubić
Head coachDrazan Salavarda
WebsiteOfficial website
PS Karlsruhe Lions in December 2018
PS Karlsruhe Lions home game in December 2018

Arenas

Until 2017, the club played in the Friedrich-List-Schule, which had a capacity of 862 people. In the 2017–18 season, following the club's promotion to the ProA, the Lions started playing in the Europahalle Karlsruhe which has a capacity of 1,500 people.

Players

Current roster

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

PS Karlsruhe LIONS roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PG 9 Kelvin Okundaye
PF 12 Niclas Sperber
PG 13 Daniel Norl
C 23 Maurice Pluskota
F Micah Till
Head coach

Drazan Salavarda

Assistant coach(es)

Samuel Devoe

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 16 July 2020

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Cup competitions European competitions
2013–14 5 2. Regionalliga 2nd
2014–15 5 2. Regionalliga 1st
2015–16 4 1. Regionalliga 1st
2016–17 3 ProB 2nd
2017–18 2 ProA 3rd
2018–19 2 ProA 8th

Notable former players

- 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 at any time.

Head coaches
  • Michael Mai: (2017-2018)
  • Ivan Rudez: (2018–2020)
  • Drazan Salavarda: (2020–present)

References
  1. Endstand 92:75: PSK Lions steigen in die zweite Bundesliga auf regio-news.de, 23 April 2017. Accessed 16 June 2017. (in German)
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