FC Bayern Munich (basketball)

FC Bayern München Basketball GmbH, commonly referred to as Bayern Munich, is a professional basketball club, a part of the FC Bayern Munich sports club, based in Munich, Germany. The club competes domestically in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and internationally in the EuroLeague.

Bayern Munich
2019–20 FC Bayern Munich (basketball) season
LeaguesBasketball Bundesliga
EuroLeague
Founded1946 (1946)
HistoryFC Bayern Munich Basketball
(1946–present)
ArenaAudi Dome
Capacity6,700
LocationMunich, Germany
Team colorsRed, white, navy
     
PresidentHerbert Hainer
Head coachAndrea Trinchieri
Team captainNihad Đedović
OwnershipFC Bayern Munich
Championships5 German Championships
2 German Cups
Retired numbers2 (6, 24)
Websitefcb-basketball.de
Active departments of
FC Bayern Munich
Football (men's) Football II (men's) Football JT (men's)
Football (women's) Football (seniors) Basketball
Handball Chess Bowling
Table tennis Referees

The team plays its home games at Audi Dome, which was opened in 1972.

FC Bayern Munich Basketball also has a reserve team that plays in German third-tier level ProB.

History

Bayern Munich has a long basketball tradition. Besides its most successful years in the 1950s and 1960s (German Championships in 1954, 1955, and German Cup in 1968), the club enjoyed remarkable popularity in 1956, when it even drew 40,000 fans to an open-air test game against Lancia Bolzano, once a top basketball club from Italy. Later, in 1966, the club was a founding member of the Basketball Bundesliga.[1]

In the following years, the club slowly, but surely, faded into obscurity, and in 1974, was even relegated to the German 2nd Division. For a long time after that, the club never completely recovered, and only had a few successful years (Bayern moved up to the Basketball Bundesliga in 1987, and stayed there until 1989).[1]

In 2008, the declared goal of the team was to return to the club's former glory, and return to the top German League, which it eventually did. In the near future, the club seeks to become a major force in European basketball, so that Bayern Munich will not only be well known for its football (soccer) operations, but also for its basketball operations as well.[2] In the 2012–13 season the club reached the semifinals, where it lost 3–2 against the reigning champions Brose Baskets.

Thanks to a wild card,[3] Bayern Munich played in the EuroLeague in the 2013–14 season. This was its first appearance in the top European championship, and it reached the Top 16 stage. On 18 June 2014, Bayern won its third national title when it beat Alba Berlin 3–1 in the Finals. It was the first title for the team since 1955; 59 years before. Star player of the team was Malcolm Delaney, who won both the MVP and Finals MVP.

In the 2014–15 season, Bayern failed to win a title. In the BBL Finals they were defeated by Brose Baskets, 3–2. The team had to wait until 2018 for its next championship, as they beat Alba Berlin 3–2 in the Finals that year. By winning the BBL, Bayern also qualified for the following EuroLeague season.

Home arena
A Bayern Munich home game inside the Audi Dome.
Main article: Audi Dome

The team's home arena is called Audi Dome, which seats 6,700 spectators.

Players

Retired numbers
FC Bayern Munich retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure
6Steffen HamannPG2010–2014
24Demond GreeneSG2010–2014

Current roster

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

FC Bayern Munich roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 0 Weiler-Babb, Nick 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1995-12-12)12 December 1995
SG 1 George, Jason 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2001-05-21)21 May 2001
G 2 Baldwin, Wade 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1996-03-29)29 March 1996
G 4 Seeley, D. J. 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1989-11-28)28 November 1989
C 8 Reynolds, Jalen 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1992-12-30)30 December 1992
F 11 Lučić, Vladimir 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1989-06-17)17 June 1989
G 12 Flaccadori, Diego 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1996-04-04)4 April 1996
G/F 14 Đedović, Nihad (C) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1990-01-12)12 January 1990
G/F 15 Amaize, Robin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1994-01-31)31 January 1994
SF 16 Zipser, Paul 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1994-02-18)18 February 1994
F/C 21 Gist, James 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1986-10-26)26 October 1986
PF 25 Johnson, JaJuan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 31 – (1989-02-08)8 February 1989
PG 31 Šiško, Žan Mark 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (1997-06-29)29 June 1997
C 43 Radošević, Leon 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – (1990-02-26)26 February 1990
SF 44 Grant, Sasha 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2002-02-15)15 February 2002
F 66 Rudan, Matej 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – (2001-03-21)21 March 2001
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: December 11, 2020

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Leon Radošević Jalen Reynolds
PF James Gist Paul Zipser JaJuan Johnson Matej Rudan
SF Vladimir Lučić Nick Weiler-Babb Robin Amaize Sasha Grant
SG Nihad Đedović D. J. Seeley Diego Flaccadori Jason George
PG Wade Baldwin Žan Mark Šiško

Notable players

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

Head coaches

Honours

Domestic competitions
Winners (5): 1953–54, 1954–55, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19
Runners-up (1): 2014–15
Winners (2): 1968, 2018
Runners-up (2): 2016, 2017
Runners-up (1): 2014
Winners (1): 2010–11

European competitions

Worldwide competitions
Winners (1): 2019

Other competitions
Runners-up (1): 2015

Individual awards

BBL Most Valuable Player

BBL Finals MVP

BBL Best German Young Player

All-BBL First Team

All-BBL Second Team

BBL Most Effective Player

ProA Young Player of the Year

50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
Nominated:

EuroLeague Basketball 2010–20 All-Decade Team
Nominated:

EuroLeague MVP of the Round

All-EuroCup First Team

All-EuroCup Second Team

EuroCup Basketball MVP of the Week

NBA G League International Challenge Finals MVP

NBA Draft Pick

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. German Cup European competitions
2008–09 2 ProA 8th
2009–10 2 ProA 8th
2010–11 2 ProA 1st
2011–12 1 Bundesliga 5th 2 EurocupRS
2012–13 1 Bundesliga 4th Third position
2013–14 1 Bundesliga 1st Fourth position 1 EuroleagueT16
2014–15 1 Bundesliga 2nd Quarterfinalist 1 EuroleagueRS
2 EurocupEF
2015–16 1 Bundesliga 4th Runner-up 1 EuroleagueRS
2 EurocupQF
2016–17 1 Bundesliga 4th Runner-up 2 EuroCupQF
2017–18 1 Bundesliga 1st Champion 2 EuroCupSF
2018–19 1 Bundesliga 1st Quarterfinalist 1 EuroLeague11th
2019–20 1 Bundesliga 5th Round of 16 1 EuroLeague—

    International record
    Season Achievement Notes
    EuroLeague
    2013–14 Top 16 6th place in a group with CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid, Maccabi Electra, Galatasaray, Lokomotiv Kuban, Partizan and Žalgiris
    2014–15 Regular season 5th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Fenerbahçe Ülker, Panathinaikos, EA7 Milano and PGE Turów
    2015–16 Regular season 5th place in a group with Fenerbahçe, Khimki, Crvena zvezda Telekom, Real Madrid and Strasbourg
    EuroCup
    2011–12 Regular season 3rd place in a group with Spartak Saint Petersburg, Benetton Treviso and Cedevita
    2014–15 Eighthfinals eliminated by Valencia Basket, 80–58 (L) in Valencia and 60–94 (L) in Munich
    2015–16 Quarterfinals eliminated by Galatasaray Odeabank, 99–89 (W) in Munich and 59–72 (L) in Istanbul
    2016–17 Quarterfinals eliminated 2–1 by Unicaja, 91–82 (W) in Munich, 67–82 (L) in Málaga and 69–74 (L) in Munich
    2017–18 Semifinals eliminated 2–0 by Darüşşafaka, 74–76 (L) in Istanbul and 87–83 (L) in Munich
    FIBA Saporta Cup
    1968–69 Second round eliminated by AŠK Olimpija, 81–101 (L) in Munich and 46–94 (L) in Ljubljana

    Sponsorships
    Official Shirt Sponsor BayWa AG
    Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer Adidas AG

    eSports

    Bayern Munich was featured in the NBA 2K15, 2K16 & 2K17 video games.[4][5][6]

    Since 6 June 2018, Bayern has an NBA 2K eSports team called "Bayern Ballers Gaming". The team uses Pro-Am mode for its games like in the NBA 2K League. The players were selected at the "Audi Dome eCup".[7]

    Roster
    Bayern Ballers Gaming
    No. Player Position From
    1xlBeCreative (Felix Ellspermann)CMunich
    3olWade (Sven Wedekind)SGWendeburg
    9MGoCrzy (Marcel Stohl)PGCologne
    25zaeppooo (Eric Cepuran)PGAachen
    28TrashByCoachD (Dominik Tischler)SGJena
    32JLB (Jannis Neumann)CCologne
    33guardate (Christoph Hübler)SGMunich
    51LIZanity (Patrick Lizius)PFOldenburg

    References
    1. Reisner, Dino (2010). Sonderheft Basketball 2010/2011 – Das Projekt (in German). Kicker. p. 107.
    2. Interview of the Week – October 29: Bayern Munich basketball coach Michael Schwarz.
    3. Proposed team list for 2013–14 Turkish Airlines Euroleague; Euroleague.net, 26 June 2013
    4. FC Bayern Baskets erstmals in NBA 2K15 von 2K Games spielbar (in German)
    5. NBA 2K16 mit komplettem Euroleague-Kader (in German)
    6. "NBA 2K17 European Team List Revealed". sportando.com. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
    7. "Bayern Ballers Gaming Uebersicht". fcb-basketball.de (in German). 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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