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FC Bayern Munich (basketball)
Men's basketball section of the FC Bayern Munich sports club
Men's basketball section of the FC Bayern Munich sports club
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bayern Munich |
| logo | Logo FC Bayern München Basketball ab 2022.png |
| imagesize | 200px |
| leagues | Basketball Bundesliga |
| EuroLeague | |
| founded | |
| history | FC Bayern Munich Basketball |
| (1946–present) | |
| arena | BMW Park |
| capacity | 6,700 |
| location | Munich, Germany |
| colors | Red, white |
| president | Herbert Hainer |
| retired_numbers | 2 (6, 24) |
| coach | Svetislav Pešić |
| captain | Vladimir Lučić |
| sponsor | Siegmund |
| championships | 7 German Championships |
| 5 German Cups | |
| website | |
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EuroLeague (1946–present)
5 German Cups FC Bayern München Basketball GmbH, commonly referred to as Bayern Munich, is a professional basketball club, a part of the FC Bayern Munich sports club, based in Munich, Germany. The club competes domestically in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and internationally in the EuroLeague. The club has won six German Championships, and five German Cups in its history.
Founded in 1946, Bayern's basketball section had early success in the 1950s and 1960s, before mostly disappearing from the national first level in the following three decades. The team had a resurgence in 2010s and has since been among Germany's best teams, as well as a EuroLeague regular.
Bayern plays its domestic home games at BMW Park, which was opened in 1972, while international games are played at the SAP Garden, which opened in 2024.
FC Bayern Munich Basketball also has a reserve team that plays in German third-tier level ProB.
History
Early history (1946–1989)
Bayern Munich was founded in 1900 when a number of football enthusiasts split from a Munich gymnastics club (MTV 1879). The basketball section was founded in 1946 after one former football player started the team after retiring from his former sport.
Bayern has a long basketball tradition. Besides its most successful years in the 1950s and 1960s (German Championships in 1954, 1955, and German Cup in 1968), the club enjoyed remarkable popularity in 1956, when it even drew 40,000 fans to an open-air test game against Lancia Bolzano, once a top basketball club from Italy. Later, in 1966, the club was a founding member of the Basketball Bundesliga.
Bayern was one of the founding members of the Basketball Bundesliga in 1966.
In the following years, the club slowly, but surely, faded into obscurity, and in 1974, was even relegated to the German 2nd Division. For a long time after that, the club never completely recovered, and only had a few successful years (Bayern moved up to the Basketball Bundesliga in 1987, and stayed there until 1989).
Resurgence (2008–2014)
In 2008, Bayern Munich, led by then-president Uli Hoeneß and then vice-president Bernd Rauch, announced its plans to return the club to its former glory, and return to the top level Basketball Bundesliga. Two years later, in 2010, Bayern Munich's club members voted in favor of a one-time financial injection in the team, with the aim of bringing it back to the first division. Following its new financial funding, the team announced national team head coach Dirk Bauermann. In 2011, the team became fully professional.
Success in the domestic area followed quickly, as in the 2012–13 season the club reached the BBL semifinals, where it lost 3–2 against the reigning champions Brose Baskets.
German power house and EuroLeague (2014–present)
Thanks to a wild card, Bayern Munich played in the EuroLeague in the 2013–14 season. This was its first appearance in the top European championship, and it reached the Top 16 stage in its debut.
On 18 June 2014, Bayern won its third national title when it beat Alba Berlin 3–1 in the Finals. It was the first title for the team in 59 years, its last having been in 1955. The star player of the team was Malcolm Delaney, who won both the MVP and Finals MVP awards.
In the 2014–15 season, Bayern failed to win a title. In the BBL Finals they were defeated by Brose Baskets, 3–2. The team had to wait until 2018 for its next championship, as they beat Alba Berlin 3–2 in the Finals that year. By winning the BBL, Bayern also qualified for the following EuroLeague season.
In the following years, Bayern Munich became a power house in the BBL, as well as a regular in the EuroLeague.
Home arena
Main article: Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
The team's home arena is called BMW Park, which seats 6,700 spectators.
New arena
Main article: SAP Garden
The team's home arena for EuroLeague games is called SAP Garden, which seats 12,500 spectators.
Players
Retired numbers
| FC Bayern Munich}}" | No | FC Bayern Munich}}" | Nat. | FC Bayern Munich}}" | Player | FC Bayern Munich}}" | Position | FC Bayern Munich}}" | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | GER | Steffen Hamann | PG | 2010–2014 | |||||
| 24 | GER | Demond Greene | SG | 2010–2014 |
Current roster
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- SRB GER Svetislav Pešić
- BIH GER Emir Mutapčić
Depth chart
Notable players
- GER İsmet Akpınar
- GER Robin Amaize
- GER Danilo Barthel
- GER Robin Benzing
- GER Markus Bernhard
- GER Isaac Bonga
- GER Oscar da Silva
- GER Bastian Doreth
- GER Robert Garrett
- GER Anton Gavel
- GER Jason George
- GER Niels Giffey
- GER Demond Greene
- GER Steffen Hamann
- GER Elias Harris
- GER Justus Hollatz
- GER Yassin Idbihi
- GER Jan Jagla
- GER Karim Jallow
- GER Ivan Kharchenkov
- GER Alex King
- GER Maxi Kleber
- GER Artur Kolodziejski
- GER David Krämer
- GER Hans-Jörg Krüger
- GER Maodo Lô
- GER Robert Maras
- GER Joshua Obiesie
- GER Andreas Obst
- GER Olaf Radatz
- GER Bogdan Radosavljević
- GER Heiko Schaffartzik
- GER Gavin Schilling
- GER Dieter Schneider
- GER Klaus Schulz
- GER Philipp Schwethelm
- GER Andreas Seiferth
- GER Lucca Staiger
- GER Helmut Uhlig
- GER Johannes Voigtmann
- GER Nelson Weidemann
- GER Nick Weiler-Babb
- GER Jan Niklas Wimberg
- GER Paul Zipser
- GER Maik Zirbes
- USA Wade Baldwin IV
- USA Devin Booker
- USA John Bryant
- USA Zylan Cheatham
- USA Jared Cunningham
- USA Malcolm Delaney
- USA George Devone
- USA Carsen Edwards
- USA Freddie Gillespie
- USA James Gist
- USA Ben Hansbrough
- USA Darrun Hilliard
- USA Josh Huestis
- USA Othello Hunter
- USA JaJuan Johnson
- USA Nick Johnson
- USA Greg Monroe
- USA Lawrence Roberts
- USA Bryce Taylor
- USA Malcolm Thomas
- USA Chevon Troutman
- USA Derrick Williams
- USA Cassius Winston
- CZE Ondřej Balvín
- TUR Onuralp Bitim
- ARG Leandro Bolmaro
- CMR Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
- CRO Danko Branković
- ZIM Vitalis Chikoko
- MNE Justin Cobbs
- SRB Nemanja Dangubić
- BIH Nihad Đedović
- AUT Erol Ersek
- ITA Diego Flaccadori
- FRA Sylvain Francisco
- BIH Amar Gegić
- ISR Yotam Halperin
- BGR Jared Homan
- ESP Serge Ibaka
- SRB Ognjen Jaramaz
- SRB Stefan Jović
- FIN Petteri Koponen
- FRA Mathias Lessort
- SRB Vladimir Lučić
- SRB Milan Mačvan
- ISR Yam Madar
- MKD Bo McCalebb
- SRB Vasilije Micić
- SRB Aleksandar Nađfeji
- PRI Shabazz Napier
- SRB DeMarcus Nelson
- AUT Marvin Ogunsipe
- NGA Nedu Onyeuku
- MNE Dino Radončić
- CRO Leon Radošević
- BIH Alex Renfroe
- MNE Tyrese Rice
- WAL Stuart Robbins
- CRO Matej Rudan
- SRB Duško Savanović
- SRB Boris Savović
- SLO Žan Mark Šiško
- SRB Vladimir Štimac
- CIV Deon Thompson
- ISL Mirko Virijević
- AUS Jack White
Players at the [[NBA draft]]
| FC Bayern Munich}}" | Position | FC Bayern Munich}}" | Player | FC Bayern Munich}}" | Year | FC Bayern Munich}}" | Round | FC Bayern Munich}}" | Pick | FC Bayern Munich}}" | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG/SF | GER Paul Zipser | 2016 | 2nd round | 48th | Chicago Bulls |
Head coaches
- Dirk Bauermann
- Yannis Christopoulos
- Aleksandar Đorđević
- Gordon Herbert
- Oliver Kostić
- Franz Kronberger
- Pablo Laso
- Emir Mutapčić (interim)
- Svetislav Pešić
- Dejan Radonjić
- Andrea Trinchieri
Honours
Domestic competitions
- German League : Winners (7): 1953–54, 1954–55, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2023–24, 2024–25 : Runners-up (4): 1950–51, 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22
- German Cup : Winners (5): 1968, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024 : Runners-up (2): 2016, 2017
- German Supercup : Runners-up (1): 2014
- German 2nd League : Winners (2): 1986–87, 2010–11 : Runners-up (2): 1982–83, 1983–1984
European competitions
Worldwide competitions
- NBA G League International Challenge :Winners (1): 2019
Other competitions
- Zadar Basketball Tournament :Runners-up (1): 2015
Individual awards
BBL Most Valuable Player
- Malcolm Delaney – 2014 BBL Finals MVP
- Malcolm Delaney – 2014
- Danilo Barthel – 2018
- Nihad Đedović – 2019
- Carsen Edwards – 2024 German Cup MVP
- Vladimir Lučić – 2021
- Nick Weiler-Babb – 2023
- Sylvain Francisco – 2024 All-BBL First Team
- Malcolm Delaney – 2014
- John Bryant – 2015
- Bryce Taylor – 2016 All-BBL Second Team
- Chevon Troutman – 2012, 2013
- Tyrese Rice – 2013
- Bryce Taylor – 2014
- Deon Thompson – 2014
- Nihad Đedović – 2015
- Maxi Kleber – 2017
- Danilo Barthel – 2018, 2019
- Devin Booker – 2018
- Vladimir Lučić – 2019 BBL Best German Young Player
- Paul Zipser – 2016 BBL Best Defender
- Nick Weiler-Babb – 2025 BBL Most Effective Player
- Maxi Kleber – 2017 ProA Young Player of the Year
- Bastian Doreth – 2011 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors Nominated:
- Svetislav Pešić EuroLeague Basketball 2010–20 All-Decade Team Nominated:
- James Gist All-EuroLeague First Team
- Vladimir Lučić – 2020–21
- Carsen Edwards – 2024–25 All-EuroLeague Second Team
- Vladimir Lučić – 2021–22 EuroLeague Best Defender
- Nick Weiler-Babb – 2024–25 EuroLeague MVP of the Month
- Augustine Rubit – 2022–23, January EuroLeague MVP of the Round
- Malcolm Delaney – 2013–14, Top 16, Week 10
- Duško Savanović – 2014–15, Regular Season, Week 9
- Derrick Williams – 2018–19, Regular Season, Round 12
- Vladimir Lučić – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 3–4
- Vladimir Lučić – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 8
- Wade Baldwin – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 17
- Nick Weiler-Babb – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 22–23
- Jalen Reynolds – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 24
- Serge Ibaka – 2023–24, Regular Season, Round 11
- Shabazz Napier – 2024–25, Regular Season, Round 6
- Carsen Edwards – 2024–25, Regular Season, Round 23
- Carsen Edwards – 2024–25, Regular Season, Round 28 All-EuroCup First Team
- Devin Booker – 2017–18 All-EuroCup Second Team
- Maxi Kleber – 2016–17 EuroCup Basketball MVP of the Week
- Deon Thompson – 2015–16, Quarterfinals, Game 1
- Danilo Barthel – 2017–18, Regular Season, Round 8
- Devin Booker – 2017–18, Top 16, Round 3
- Danilo Barthel – 2017–18, Top 16, Round 5 NBA G League International Challenge Finals MVP
- Greg Monroe – 2019
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | German Cup | European competitions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBL Süd | 4th | ||||
| 1 | BBL Süd | 4th | Champion | |||
| 1 | BBL Süd | 3rd | 2 Cup Winners' Cup | |||
| 1 | BBL Süd | 6th | ||||
| 1 | BBL Süd | 4th | ||||
| 1 | BBL Süd | 6th | ||||
| 1 | BBL Süd | 5th | ||||
| 1 | BBL Süd | 8th | ||||
| ... | ||||||
| 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 2nd | ||||
| 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 2nd | ||||
| 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 4th | ||||
| 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 3rd | ||||
| 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 1st | ||||
| 1 | BBL | 10th | ||||
| 1 | BBL | 11th | ||||
| 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 5th | ||||
| 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 5th | ||||
| 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 6th | ||||
| 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 11th | ||||
| ... | ||||||
| 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 12th | ||||
| ... | ||||||
| 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 12th | ||||
| ... | ||||||
| 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 15th | ||||
| ... | ||||||
| 2 | ProA | 8th | ||||
| 2 | ProA | 8th | ||||
| 2 | ProA | 1st | ||||
| 2011–12 | 1 | BBL | 5th | 2 Eurocup | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | BBL | 4th | Third position | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | BBL | 1st | Fourth position | 1 Euroleague | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | BBL | 2nd | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | |
| 2 Eurocup | EF | |||||
| 2015–16 | 1 | BBL | 4th | Runner-up | 1 Euroleague | |
| 2 Eurocup | QF | |||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | BBL | 4th | Runner-up | 2 EuroCup | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | BBL | 1st | Champion | 2 EuroCup | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | BBL | 1st | Quarterfinalist | 1 EuroLeague | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | BBL | 5th | Round of 16 | 1 EuroLeague | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | BBL | 2nd | Champion | 1 EuroLeague | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | BBL | 2nd | Quarterfinalist | 1 EuroLeague | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | BBL | 3rd | Champion | 1 EuroLeague | |
| 2023–24 | 1 | BBL | 1st | Champion | 1 EuroLeague | |
| 2024–25 | 1 | BBL | 1st | Semifinalist | 1 EuroLeague | |
| 2025–26 | 1 | BBL | 1 EuroLeague |
International record
| Season | Achievement | Notes | EuroLeague | EuroCup | FIBA Saporta Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Top 16 | 6th place in a group with CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, Galatasaray, Lokomotiv Kuban, Partizan and Žalgiris | ||||
| 2014–15 | Regular season | 5th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Fenerbahçe Ülker, Panathinaikos, EA7 Milano and PGE Turów | ||||
| 2015–16 | Regular season | 5th place in a group with Fenerbahçe, Khimki, Crvena zvezda Telekom, Real Madrid and Strasbourg | ||||
| 2020–21 | Quarterfinals | eliminated 3–2 by A | X Armani Exchange Milan, 79-78 (L) & 80-69 (L) in Milan, 85-79 (W) & 85-82 (W) in Munich, 92-89 (L) in Milan | |||
| 2021–22 | Quarterfinals | eliminated 3–2 by Barcelona, 77-67 (L) & 75-90 (W) in Barcelona, 66-75 (L) & 59-52 (W) in Munich, 81-72 (L) in Barcelona | ||||
| 2011–12 | Regular season | 3rd place in a group with Spartak Saint Petersburg, Benetton Treviso and Cedevita | ||||
| 2014–15 | Eighthfinals | eliminated by Valencia Basket, 80–58 (L) in Valencia and 60–94 (L) in Munich | ||||
| 2015–16 | Quarterfinals | eliminated by Galatasaray Odeabank, 99–89 (W) in Munich and 72–59 (L) in Istanbul | ||||
| 2016–17 | Quarterfinals | eliminated 2–1 by Unicaja, 91–82 (W) in Munich, 82–67 (L) in Málaga and 69–74 (L) in Munich | ||||
| 2017–18 | Semifinals | eliminated 2–0 by Darüşşafaka, 76–74 (L) in Istanbul and 83–87 (L) in Munich | ||||
| 1968–69 | Second round | eliminated by AŠK Olimpija, 81–101 (L) in Munich and 94–46 (L) in Ljubljana |
Sponsorships
| Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer | Adidas AG |
|---|
Esports
Bayern Munich was featured in the NBA 2K15, 2K16 & 2K17 video games.
The official FC Bayern Basketball NBA 2K19 esports team "Bayern Ballers Gaming" was founded in April 2018. The Ballers quickly became one of the best virtual basketball teams in the world: together with their coach Swen Müller, the team continued to climb the NBA 2K ProAM world ranking, making them one of the Top 5 European teams.
References
References
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- Reisner, Dino. (2010). "Sonderheft Basketball 2010/2011 – Das Projekt". Kicker.
- "The story of the Bayern Munich Basketball Team - From the 90s until 2008". FC Bayern München Basketball.
- (2023-02-26). "FC Bayern Munich Basketball - EuroLeague".
- [https://www.heinnews.com/heinnews/interview-of-the-week-%E2%80%93-october-29-bayern-munich-basketball-coach-michael-schwarz/ Interview of the Week – October 29: Bayern Munich basketball coach Michael Schwarz.]
- [http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/114489/180/proposed-team-list-for-2013-14-turkish-airlines-euroleague Proposed team list for 2013–14 Turkish Airlines Euroleague]; Euroleague.net, 26 June 2013
- [https://www.tz.de/sport/fcb-basketball/test-fc-bayern-baskets-erstmals-in-nba-2k15-von-2kgames-spielbar-4220927.html FC Bayern Baskets erstmals in NBA 2K15 von 2K Games spielbar] {{in lang. de
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- (24 June 2021). "Bayern Ballers Gaming". bayernballers.com.
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