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HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim
HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim logo
LeaguesBasketball Bundesliga
Founded31 January 1986; 38 years ago (1986-01-31)
HistoryCrailsheim Merlins
(1986–present)
ArenaArena Hohenlohe
Capacity3,000
Team colorsBlue, Navy, Silver
     
PresidentMartin Romig
Team managerIngo Enskat
Head coachTuomas Iisalo
Championships1 ProB
Websitecrailsheim-merlins.de

Crailsheim Merlins is a professional basketball club based in Crailsheim, Germany. The club is a part of the multi-sports club TSV Crailsheim.

History

In the 2013–14 season Merlins promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga, by reaching the ProA Finals.[1] The club managed to avoid relegation in its first season in the league, because Artland Dragons was relegated the club received a wild card. However, in the following 2015–16 season the team was relegated once again after finishing last.

Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorship reasons the team has been known as:

  • Proveo Merlins 2007–2009
  • Hakro Merlins Crailsheim 2018–present

Honours

  • ProB
    • Winners: 2008–09

Players

Current roster

Crailsheim Merlins roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 1 Germany Carpenter, Liam 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 28 – (1996-02-07)7 February 1996
SG 3 Germany Stuckey, Maurice 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 34 – (1990-05-30)30 May 1990
PG 6 Slovenia Špan, Jan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 31 – (1992-11-20)20 November 1992
SF 9 Germany Bleck, Fabian 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 31 – (1993-03-19)19 March 1993
C 22 Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina Kovačević, Dejan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 27 – (1996-12-27)27 December 1996
PF 41 Germany Moser, Benjamin 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 22 – (2001-08-20)20 August 2001
C 51 Germany Urbansky, Sören 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 24 – (2000-03-29)29 March 2000
C –– United States McNeace, Jamuni 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 28 – (1996-03-25)25 March 1996
SG –– Germany Caisin, Radii 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 23 – (2001-02-27)27 February 2001
Head coach

Finland Tuomas Iisalo

Assistant coach(es)

Finland Joonas Iisalo

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 1, 2020

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

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason German Cup
2009–10
2
 ProA
6
 –
2010–11
2
 ProA
6
 –
2011–12
2
 ProA
4
 Semi-finalist
2012–13
2
 ProA
11
 –
2013–14
2
 ProA
2
 Runner-up
2014–15
1
 BBL
18
 Relegated[a]
2015–16
1
 BBL
18
 Relegated
2016–17
2
 ProA
2
 Quarter-finalist
2017–18
2
 ProA
2
 Runner-up
2018–19
1
 BBL
16
2019–20 1 BBL 10 Round of 16
  1. ^ The Merlins were offered a wild card because of the departure of Artland Dragons, and stayed in the Bundesliga.

References

  1. ^ "Crailsheim schafft sportlichen Aufstieg". Handelsblatt.com (in German). 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
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