Niners Chemnitz

Niners Chemnitz e.V., also named Chemnitz 99, is a German basketball club based in Chemnitz, Saxony.[1] Currently, the team plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Since its foundation, the team has played in Germany's lower divisions but moved up second division ProA in 2002. It promoted to Germany's prime league Basketball Bundesliga for the first time in 2020.[2]

Niners Chemnitz
NicknameOrange Army
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Founded1999 (1999)
HistoryBV Chemnitz 99
(1999–2017)
Niners Chemnitz
(2017–present)
ArenaChemnitz Arena
Capacity5,200
LocationChemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Team colorsOrange, Red, White
     
Head coachRodrigo Pastore
Websitewww.chemnitz99.de
BV Chemnitz 99 in January 2020

History

The club was formed in 1999 as "BV Chemnitz 99" by the fusion of the clubs BG Chemnitz and Lok Chemnitz. In 2001, BV Chemnitz 99 began a cooperation with the Chemnitz University of Technology, which is why "TU" was added to the team name. In the summer of 2002, the division of the men's team (BV TU Chemnitz 99) and the women's team (Chemcats Chemnitz) followed. For the men's team, the nickname Niners evolved through the foundation year 1999.

On 28 May 2015, Chemnitz hired Argentine Rodrigo Pastore as new head coach.[3] In 2017, the nickname Niners was officially adopted as new club name.

In the 2019–20 season, Chemnitz was highly successful until the season was declared void due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on its first place in the standings, the Niners were promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga for the first time in club history.[4]

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Other competitions
2010–11
2
 ProA
3rd
 –
2011–12
2
 ProA
5th
 –
2012–13
2
 ProA
10th
 –
2013–14
2
 ProA
11th
 –
2014–15
2
 ProA
13th
 –
2015–16
2
 ProA
7th
 –
2016–17
2
 ProA
3rd
 –
2017–18
2
 ProA
11th
 –
2018–19
2
 ProA
3rd
 –
2019–20
2
 ProA
1st
 –

Source: Eurobasket.com

Arenas

The first arena of Chemnitz 99 was the Richard-Hartmann-Halle, which had a maximum capacity of 2,000 people. Starting from the 2019–20 season, the team moved to the Chemnitz Arena, with a capacity of 5,200 people.

The Richard-Hartmann-Halle, first arena of the club
Arena Years Capacity
Richard-Hartmann-Halle1999–2019
2,000
Chemnitz Arena2019–present
5,200

Players

Current roster

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

Niners Chemnitz roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 2 Harris, Terrel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 33 – (1987-08-10)10 August 1987
SG 3 Ziegenhagen, Malte 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 – (1991-04-08)8 April 1991
PG 4 Matthews, Virgil 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 37 – (1983-07-13)13 July 1983
SG 6 Figge, Luis 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 23 – (1997-06-02)2 June 1997
PF 7 Richter, Jonas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 23 – (1997-07-02)2 July 1997
PF 8 Wimberg, Jan Niklas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 24 – (1996-02-11)11 February 1996
SF 9 Johnson, Dominique 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1992-08-04)4 August 1992
F 11 Mike, Isiah 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 23 – (1997-08-11)11 August 1997
SF 13 Hoppe, Leon 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 21 – (2000-01-05)5 January 2000
SG 15 Thornton, Marcus 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1993-02-09)9 February 1993
SG 24 King, George 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1994-01-15)15 January 1994
C 65 Stanić, Filip 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 23 – (1998-01-14)14 January 1998
PG Gillon, John 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 26 – (1994-03-31)31 March 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 28, 2020

Notable players

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

References
  1. "Kontakt und Ansprechpartner". Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. Würzburg im Endspiel eine Nummer zu groß für die NINERS (in German) (April 25, 2011)
  4. "Niners Chemnitz: Aufstieg in Basketball-Bundesliga ohne Feier". Sportbuzzer.de. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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