Bakken Bears
| Bakken Bears | |||
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| Bakken Bears logo | |||
| Leagues | Basketligaen FIBA Europe Cup | ||
| Founded | 1954 | ||
| History | Aarhus Basketball Forening 1954–1962 Skovbakken Basketball 1962–1999 Bakken Bears 1999-present | ||
| Arena | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen | ||
| Capacity | 1,950 | ||
| Location | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Team colors | Navy, Silver, White | ||
| President | Claus Hommelhoff | ||
| Team manager | Michael Piloz | ||
| Head coach | Steffen Wich | ||
| Affiliation(s) | EBAA | ||
| Championships | 16 Danish Leagues 11 Danish Cups | ||
| Website | bakkenbears.com | ||
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Bakken Bears is a Danish professional basketball club based in Aarhus. The club currently play in the Basketligaen, the top tier basketball league in Denmark. Founded in 1953, the club has won the Basketligaen 15 times so far and holds the record for the most championships. Along with their domestic play, the club is a regular in European competitions.
History
Bakken Bears was formed in 1953 under the name of Aarhus Basketball Forening, or simply ABF. From 1962, the club was known as Skovbakken Basketball. Bears has been in the top Danish 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 to 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 Team FOG Næstved in Game 1 of the league semifinals in March 2009, 4,816 spectators watched the game in Aarhus Arena, which set an all-time attendance record for basketball in Denmark.
On 27 March 2018, Bakken Bears qualified for the first time ever for a semifinal of a European competition, by eliminating ESSM Le Portel in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Europe Cup.[1]
Players
Current roster
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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 at any time.
Jonas Zohore Bergstedt- Nicolai Iversen
Kaido Saks
Tony Bishop
Maurice Acker- DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell
- Jeffrey Crockett
- Shawn Glover
- Semaj Inge
- Keane Thomann
- Doug Wiggins
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Basketligaen
- Danish Cup
- Winners (11): 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018
- Runners-up (6) : 1980, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2014
- Winners (11): 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018
European competitions
- FIBA Europe Cup
- Semi-finalist: 2017–18
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Danish Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2012–13 | 1 | Basketligaen | 1st | Champion | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | Basketligaen | 1st | Runner-up | 3 EuroChallenge | T16 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Basketligaen | 2nd | Round of 16 | 3 EuroChallenge | RS |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Basketligaen | 2nd | Champion | 3 FIBA Europe Cup | R32 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Basketligaen | 1st | Semifinalist | 3 Champions League | RS |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Basketligaen | 1st | Champion | 3 Champions League | QR2 |
| 4 FIBA Europe Cup | SF | |||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | Basketligaen | 3 Champions League | QR2 | ||
| 4 FIBA Europe Cup | ||||||
Head coaches
References
- ^ "Bakken Bears survive overtime drama in Le Portel, book ticket to Semis". FIBA Europe Cup. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.