Artland Dragons
| Artland Dragons | |||
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| Leagues | BBL Eurocup | ||
| Founded | 1955 | ||
| History | QTSV Quakenbrück 1955 – 2003 Artland Dragons 2003 – Present | ||
| Arena | Artland-Arena (3,000 seats) | ||
| Location | Quakenbrück, Germany | ||
| Team colors | Black, red and white | ||
| President | Alexander Meilwes | ||
| Head coach | Stefan Koch | ||
| Championships | 1 German Cup 2008 | ||
| Website | www.artland-dragons.de | ||
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Artland Dragons is a professional basketball club based in Quakenbrück, Germany, that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Their home arena is Artland Arena, which has room for 3,000 spectators.[1]
History
Basketball has a long tradition in Quakenbrück. It was first played in the Artland-Gymnasium school. The basketball section of the sports club QTSV Quakenbrück was established in 1955. In the 1970s, the first men's team got their first achievement, by being promoted to the second German League, where they stayed for three seasons.
After a long time without great success, Günter 'Ice' Kollmann, former German basketball player and junior national team member, supported the QTSV team as a main sponsor. By continuous work on the youth education in the 1980s, the team had major successes in the 1990s. In 1994, the team was promoted to the second regional league, followed by promotion to the first regional league one season later, and promotion to the second national league another season later. In 2003, the promotion to the highest national league was made and the name of the club changed officially to Artland Dragons from QTSV Quakenbrück. QTSV then became a smaller partner club in a lower regional league.
In the seasons 1995–96 and 2002–03, the team was unbeaten in its league.
BBL history
2004: Play-offs missed by one game
2005: 5th place, Play-off quarter-final
2006: 5th place, Play-off quarter final, semi-final in the German Cup
2007: 8th place, vice-championship in league and German Cup
2008: 2nd place, Play-off quarter-final, German Cup Champion
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | German Cup | European competitions |
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| 2000–01 | 2 | 2. BBL | 2 | – | – | – |
| 2001–02 | 2 | 2. BBL | 3 | – | – | – |
| 2002–03 | 2 | 2. BBL | 1 | Promoted | – | – |
| 2003–04 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9 | – | – | – |
| 2004–05 | 1 | Bundesliga | 6 | Quarterfinalist | – | – |
| 2005–06 | 1 | Bundesliga | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Fourth position | – |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Bundesliga | 2 | Runner-up | Runner-up | – |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Bundesliga | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Champion | 2 ULEB Cup – Regular season |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9 | – | – | 2 Eurocup – Regular season |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9 | – | – | 3 EuroChallenge – Regular season |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Bundesliga | 4 | Semifinalist | Third position | 3 EuroChallenge – Regular season |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Bundesliga | 3 | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | 3 EuroChallenge – Quarterfinalist |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Bundesliga | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Fourth position | 2 Eurocup – Regular season |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Bundesliga | 7 | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup – Regular season |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Bundesliga |
Current team
The following players played for the Artland Dragons during the 2014-2015 Basketball-Bundesliga.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| Nr. | Nat. | Name | Birthday | Height | Position |
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| 4 | 
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David McCray | 06-11-1986 | 1.87m | Guard |
| 6 | 
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Anthony King | 22-01-1985 | 2.06m | Center |
| 9 |
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Tim Schwartz | 21-11-1987 | 1.97m | Forward |
| 10 |
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Bastian Doreth | 08-06-1989 | 1.82m | Guard |
| 11 | 
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David Holston | 26-01-1986 | 1.68m | Guard |
| 12 |
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Andreas Seiferth | 23-06-1989 | 2.09m | Center |
| 13 |
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Guido Grünwald | 25-10-1982 | 2.08m | Forward |
| 14 |
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Brandon Thomas | 17-08-1984 | 1.98m | Forward |
| 22 |
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Antonio Graves | 17-04-1985 | 1.91m | Guard |
| 24 |
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Lawrence Hill | 169-09-1987 | 2.03m | Forward |
| 31 |
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Dennis Horner | 05-02-1988 | 2.06m | Forward |
| 33 |
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Chad Topper | 11-11-1985 | 1.99m | Forward |
| 55 |
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Isaiah Hartenstein | 05-05-1998 | 2.09m | Forward |
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Tyron McCoy | 20-11-1972 | Coach | ||
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Martin Schiller | 08-03-1982 | Assistant coach |
Partner / youth team
the Partner club of the Artland Dragons is the local basketball club "QTSV", with a men's team playing in the regional league, and a women's team playing in the second German women's league. There are also a variety of other teams (youth and adults, also wheelchair basketball). The youth team of the Artland Dragons is the "Young Dragons", which plays in the NBBL, the German youth team league (Nachwuchs Basketball Bundesliga).
Cheerleader squad and team mascot
The cheerleader squad is called "The Flames". It is trained by Annette Schone. The team mascot is a dragon called, "Tobi der Drache" (Tobi the Dragon).
