Bakken Bears
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| Leagues | Danish Basketball League, FIBA Europe Cup | ||
| Founded | 1954 | ||
| Arena | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen | ||
| Capacity | 1,950 | ||
| Location | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
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| Head coach | Ville Tuominen | ||
| Championships | 14 Danish Championships 10 Danish Cups | ||
| Website | bakkenbears.com | ||
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Bakken Bears is a Danish professional basketball club based in Aarhus. It was founded in 1953, and has won the Danish League men's championship 14 times so far (1958, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014).
History
Bakken Bears was formed in 1953 under the name of Aarhus Basketball Forening (ABF), from 1962 Skovbakken Basketball. The club has been in the top league almost every year since then and won its first title in 1958. Since then, the club has won a number of domestic titles and is now the most winning sports team in the history of the city of Aarhus.
In the years 2005-2009 Bakken Bears was a part of Aarhus Elite A/S, an elite sports organization in Aarhus that includes ia. AGF Football (soccer). In the last months of 2009 a group of local businessmen, sponsors and fans bought the team.
When Bakken Bears hosted Næstved in Game 1 of the league semifinals in March 2009, 4,816 spectators watched the game in Aarhus Arena, which set a record for basketball in Denmark.
Current roster
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Honours
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- Winners (14) : 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- Runners-up (8) :1962–63, 1964–65, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2005–2006, 2009–10, 2014–15
- Danish Cup
- Winners (10): 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
- Runners-up (7) : 1980, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2013,[1] 2014
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 or one NBA game at any time.
Jonas Zohore Bergstedt
Kaido Saks
Maurice Acker- Semaj Inge
- Shawn Glover
Notable coaches
- To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Won an award or title as head coach of a professional team or national team.
Ville Tuominen
References
- ^ Basketball | Bakken Bears, Officielle Website. Retrieved 24 September 2015 Template:Dk icon