SC Rasta Vechta
Sports Club Rasta Vechta is a German basketball club based in Vechta, Lower Saxony. As of 2018–19, the team plays in the Basketball Bundesliga,[1] the highest tier of professional Basketball in Germany.
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| Leagues | Basketball Bundesliga | |||
| Founded | 26 June 1979 | |||
| History | SC Rasta Vechta 1979–present | |||
| Arena | Rasta Dome | |||
| Capacity | 3,140 | |||
| Location | Vechta, Germany | |||
| Team colors | Orange, Black | |||
| President | Stefan Niemeyer | |||
| Head coach | Thomas Päch | |||
| Championships | 2 ProA | |||
| Website | rasta-vechta.de | |||
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Founded in 1979, the club spent the majority of its history in the lower-tier German leagues. In 2012, the team promoted to the second-tier ProA and ever since it has been balancing between relegation from the BBL and promotion from ProA.
History
Foundation
The club was founded on 26 June 1979 as the basketball team of the Antonianum Gymnasium, with former students playing in the team. The name of the club, "Rasta", is a tribute to reggae music because Bob Marley's Rastaman Vibration was playing when the name was decided.[2]
Recent years
In the 2012–13 season, Vechta won the German second-tier ProA after beating Gloria Giants Düsseldorf in the finals. This season, they entered their new home arena, the Rasta Dome. After winning the ProA in its first season in the new arena, Vechta was promoted to the first-tier Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). In 2013, the arena, which had an original capacity of 2,000 spectators, was expanded to accommodate 3,140 fans in order to meet minimum size requirements for the Basketball Bundesliga.[3] However, the team finished last in the 2013–14 season and were immideately relegated back to the ProA. In the 2015–16 season, Rasta once again promoted to the Bundesliga.[4] Just like the previous BBL adventure, the team would relegate again in its first season back.
National playoffs and European debut (2018–2020)
In April 2018, Vechta promoted to the BBL for the third time, after defeating PS Karlsruhe Lions in the ProA semi-finals, 3–1.[5] In the 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga, Vechta had an incredible season under Spanish head coach Pedro Calles. Vechta claimed the fourth place in the regular season to advance to the BBL playoffs for the first time in club history. In the playoffs, it eliminated Brose Bamberg with a 3–1 score. In the semi-finals, Vechta was swept by title favorites Bayern Munich.[6]
In the 2019–20 season, Rasta made its debut in Europe as it qualified for a spot in the Basketball Champions League (BCL). In Group B, the German team finished in the 5th place.
Players
Current roster
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Season by season
| Champions | Runners-up | Playoff berth | Promoted |
| Season | Tier | League | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | Playoffs | BBL-Pokal | European competitions | Head coach | ||
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| 2012–13 | II | ProA | 1st | 31 | 9 | .775 | Won quarterfinals (Ehingen Urspring), 3–0 Won semi-finals (BG Karlsruhe), 3–2 Won finals (Düsseldorf Giants), 2–0 |
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| 2013–14 | I | BBL | 18th | 6 | 28 | .176 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | II | ProA | 10th | 12 | 18 | .400 | – | – | – | |||
| 2015–16 | II | ProA | 2nd | 34 | 4 | .895 | Won quarterfinals (Nürnberger BC), 3–0 Won semi-finals (Oettinger Rockets), 3–0 Lost finals (Jena) |
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| 2016–17 | I | BBL | 17th | 3 | 30 | .091 | – | – | – | |||
| 2017–18 | II | ProA | 1st | 34 | 5 | .872 | Won quarterfinals (Phoenix Hagen), 3–0 Won semi-finals (Karlsruhe), 3–0 Won finals (Crailsheim) |
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| 2018–19 | I | BBL | 4th | 27 | 14 | .659 | Won quarterfinals (Brose Bamberg), 3–1 Lost semi-finals (Bayern), 0–3 |
– | – | Pedro Calles | ||
| 2019–20 | I | BBL | 9th | 12 | 9 | .571 | – | Round of 16 | 3 Champions League | Regular Season | Pedro Calles | |
| 2020–21 | I | BBL | – | Group stage | – | Thomas Päch | ||||||
European record
| Season | Achievement | Record | Notes |
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| Basketball Champions League | |||
| 2019–20 | Regular Season | 6–8 | 5th place in Group B with Włocławek, Antwerp Giants, Hapoel Jerusalem, Élan Béarnais, Burgos, AEK and Bandırma |
Head coaches
| Period | Name | Honours |
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| 2000–2001 |  Matthias Weber | |
| 2001–2003 | Thorsten Doeding | |
| 2003–2004 | Michael Canisius | |
| 2004–2005 | Kai Deitermann | |
| 2005–2009 | Geschilderde Scheper | |
| 2009–2014 | Pat Elzie | |
| 2014–2015 | Stephen Arigbabu | |
| 2015 | Pat Elzie | |
| 2015–2017 | Andreas Wagner | |
| 2017–2018 | Douglas Spradley | |
| 2018–2020 |  Pedro Calles | BBL semifinalist (2019) |
| 2020–present | Thomas Päch |
References
- "RASTA Vechta – Official website".
- "Reggae, Kult und Basketball: RASTA Vechta überrascht alle". fr.de. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "RASTA-DOME wird bereits nach einem Jahr erweitert". SC Rasta Vechta. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- Rasta Vechta macht Bundesliga-Aufstieg perfekt
- "Sweet Sweep! München steht nach 95:80 gegen Vechta im Finale / 38 Zähler von T.J. Bray zu wenig". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
