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CSM Oradea
CSM Oradea logo
LeaguesLiga Națională
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
HistoryCSM Oradea
(2003–present)
ArenaArena Antonio Alexe
Capacity2,000
LocationOradea , Romania
Team colorsRed, Blue, White
     
PresidentŞerban Sere
Head coachCristian Achim
Championships3 Romanian Leagues
WebsiteOfficial website

CSM Oradea is a Romania professional basketball club, based in Oradea, Romania. The club competes in the Liga Națională, the highest level of basketball in Romania.

History

CSM Oradea was founded in 2003, but the team promoted to the first division in 2005. The team best performance was in 2012 when they reached Romanian Cup semifinals and in 2013 when the team won the 3rd place.

In the 2012-2013 season the team finished on second place at the end of the regular season (23 wins and 7 losses) and qualify for the Play-Offs. In the first round the team lost with 3-1 against U Mobitelco Cluj Napoca, and then the team lost 3-1 against future champions Asesoft Ploieşti. The team played for the 3rd place against Gaz Metan Mediaş and won with 2-1.

In the 2013–14 season the team made its first European appearance, as they would play in the third tier EuroChallenge. It also made the Cup Final for the first time, as well as the Liga Nationala Final.

In the 2015–16 season, Oradea won its first Romanian national championship, after beating BC Mureș in the Finals.[1] Following their historic achievement, Oradea played in the Basketball Champions League during the 2016–17 season and one year later, achieved their second league title.

Honours

Champions (3): 2016, 2018, 2019
Runners-up (1): 2014
3rd Place (2): 2013, 2017
Runners-up (4): 2014
Champions (1): (2020)[2]

Current roster

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

CSM U Oradea roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 0 United States Holt, Stephen 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1991-12-06)6 December 1991
PG 2 Romania Marinau, Vlad 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2003-06-07)7 June 2003
PG 3 United States Broussard, Aaron 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1990-04-14)14 April 1990
PG 4 Romania Watson, Giordan 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 38 – (1985-10-24)24 October 1985
SG 5 Romania Fometescu, Tudor 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-03-09)9 March 1999
F/C 7 Lithuania Valeika, Arturas 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 38 – (1985-08-11)11 August 1985
PF 9 Romania Petrescu, Edward 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-02-24)24 February 1999
SG 20 Serbia Reljic, Pavle 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1993-08-09)9 August 1993
F 24 Romania Nicolescu, Bogdan 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997
C 26 Romania Baciu, Catalin 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 35 – (1988-08-26)26 August 1988
F/C 27 Serbia Zekovic, Dragan 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 37 – (1987-05-27)27 May 1987
F/C 44 Serbia Marković, Nikola 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1989-07-07)7 July 1989
SF United States Green, Garlon 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 33 – (1991-01-11)11 January 1991
Head coach
  • Romania Cristian Achim
Assistant coach(es)
  • Serbia Milan Mitrović

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: December 22, 2020

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:
- 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.

References

External links