Bærum Basket

Bærum Basket, also known as Bærum Basket Bekkestua, is a professional basketball team based in Bærum, Norway, currently participating in the BLNO, Norway's premier basketball league. It is owned by Knut Ola Staver. The club was founded in the year of 1963 as Bærum Basketball Club, commonly referred to as simply Bærum BBK. It is historically known to be one of the most successful teams in the BLNO, tied with Asker Aliens B.C. for the most league championships. Bærum Basket has won 4 BLNO league championships and 1 Norwegian Cup dating back to the creation of the BLNO league.

Bærum Basket
LeaguesBLNO
Founded1963 (as Bærum BBK)
ArenaRykkinn Hall[1]
LocationBærum, Norway
Team colorsLight Blue and Dark Blue
   
PresidentKnut Ola Staver
Team managerJohan Dolven
Head coachPal Berg
Championships4 Norwegian BLNO
1 Norwegian Cup
Websitebarumbasket.no

Some of the most prominent players that have been with Bærum Basket in the recent years include: Stian Mjos, Keith Thompson, and Donald Oatis. These players have all been playing under the coaching of Pal Berg.

History

Establishment

In the spring of 1963, Jan Petter Hansen— a physical education teacher at Valler Upper Secondary School— initiated the first official basketball club in the entire country of Norway, with the help of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports (NIF). Known as the Bærum Basketball Club, or the Bærum BBK, the club first consisted of eleven players.

Rise of Bærum BBK (1964–1978)

Bærum BBK earned its first prize in the spring of 1964, the "Fair Play Trophy", an inspiration that would start a whole new era in the entire club's history. Interest in the sport rapidly increased in the Eikeli area of Bærum, giving the team more and more space for young talent on their roster due to the high recruitment rate.

This was also the period of time in which the club was seeing an increase in the number of Americans on the court, helping them win their first ever tournament, in this case the 1966 Coca-Cola Cup. The Coca-Cola Cup was an opening tournament that took place in the fall.

Bærum BBK's first league championship came in mid-1968, a period that is widely considered to be the club's first and greatest triumph. Toppling their chief rivals, OSI, with a score of 59-58, Aftenposten, Norway's largest newspaper, described the game as "the best basketball played in Norway." [2]

Players

Current roster

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

Bærum Basket roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 4 Elgmork, Magnus 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 25 – (1995-10-19)19 October 1995
G 5 Leguia, Joe 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1987-05-12)12 May 1987
F/C 5 Borke, Lars 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1994-08-31)31 August 1994
PG 6 Frey, Harald 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997
PF 7 Harto, Lars 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993
PG 8 Nymo, Anders 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – (1996-08-20)20 August 1996
SF 9 Staver, Sigurd 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1994-07-06)6 July 1994
F/C 10 Steed, Austin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 32 – (1988-06-20)20 June 1988
PG 11 Mjos, Stian 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 31 – (1989-02-27)27 February 1989
F 12 Andreassen, Bjornar 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1989-04-03)3 April 1989
F 13 Roesch, Lukas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1990-07-23)23 July 1990
PF 14 Dolven, Johannes 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1996-05-11)11 May 1996
SG 15 Skara, Nils-Paul 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 33 – (1987-03-26)26 March 1987
SG 33 Berg, Daniel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1986-09-14)14 September 1986
G 33 Henriksen, Jorgen 24 – (1996-04-24)24 April 1996
Head coach
  • Pal Berg
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: March 9, 2014

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Austin Steed
PF Lars Harto Johannes Dolven
SF Lukas Roesch Sigurd Staver
SG Nils-Paul Skara Joe Leguia Daniel Berg Bjornar Andreassen
PG Stian Mjos Harald Frey Anders Nymo Magnus Elgmork

References
  1. "Hallen". barumbasket.no. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  2. "Historikk". barumbasket.no. Retrieved March 9, 2014.


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