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Gladiators Trier
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| color1 | #FFFFFF |
| color2 | green |
| name | VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier |
| logo | Gladiators Trier logo.png |
| leagues | Basketball Bundesliga |
| founded | |
| history | TBB Trier |
| 1990–2015 | |
| Gladiators Trier | |
| 2015–present | |
| arena | SWT-Arena |
| capacity | 5,495 |
| location | Trier, Germany |
| colors | Green and White |
| coach | Jacques Schneider |
| season | 2024–25 |
| position | ProA, 1st of 18 |
| championships | 2 German Cups |
| 1 ProA | |
| website | |
| h_body | 006400 |
| h_pattern_b | _whitesides |
| h_shorts | 006400 |
| h_pattern_s | _whitesides |
| a_body | FFFFFF |
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1990–2015 Gladiators Trier 2015–present
1 ProA Gladiators Trier, for sponsorship reasons known as VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier, is a professional basketball club based in Trier, Germany. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga since their promotion from the ProA in 2025. Its home arena is Trier Arena, which has a capacity of 5,495 people. From 1990 till 2015 the club existed in the form of TBB Trier, which went bankrupt.
History
The club was founded as TBB Trier in 1990, and has played in the top division Basketball Bundesliga since the club's inception. They once were a part of the sports club TV Germania Trier, and became independent after promotion to the Basketball Bundesliga.
In the 2014–15 season, TBB relegated after it lost points in the standings because of financial problems. The club was dissolved after the season. However in the 2015 offseason, a new club was founded which was not the legal successor of TBB but inherited the club's license to play in the second tier ProA.
Gladiators Trier were promoted and returned to Basketball Bundesliga after their previous naming, TBB and the club's last participation during the 2014–15 season. They beat Science City Jena 2–0 in the finals of ProA during the 2024–25 season's playoffs and achieved its promotion and its return to the top–tier league after 10 years.

Trophies
- German Cup :Winners (2): 1998, 2001
- ProA :Winners: 2025
Current roster
- GER Jacques Schneider
- GER Kevin Oberlack
- GER Andreas Finsinger
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | German Cup | European competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBB Trier | ||||||
| 1991–92 | 1 | Bundesliga | 4 | Quarter-finalist | – | – |
| 1992–93 | 1 | Bundesliga | 5 | – | – | – |
| 1993–94 | 1 | Bundesliga | 6 | – | – | – |
| 1994–95 | 1 | Bundesliga | 6 | Relegation playoffs | – | – |
| 1995–96 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9 | Relegation playoffs | – | – |
| 1996–97 | 1 | Bundesliga | 3 | Semi-finalist | – | – |
| 1997–98 | 1 | Bundesliga | 3 | Semi-finalist | Champion | – |
| 1998–99 | 1 | Bundesliga | 5 | Quarter-finalist | – | – |
| 1999–00 | 1 | Bundesliga | 5 | Quarter-finalist | Semi-finalist | 3 Played Korać Cup |
| 2000–01 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9 | Relegation playoffs | Champion | 3 Played Korać Cup |
| 2001–02 | 1 | Bundesliga | 11 | Relegation playoffs | Fourth position | 3 Played Korać Cup |
| 2002–03 | 1 | Bundesliga | 14 | Relegated | – | – |
| 2003–04 | 1 | Bundesliga | 7 | Quarter-finalist | Third position | – |
| 2004–05 | 1 | Bundesliga | 11 | – | – | – |
| 2005–06 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9 | – | – | – |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Bundesliga | 15 | – | – | – |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Bundesliga | 17 | Relegated | – | – |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Bundesliga | 10 | – | – | – |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Bundesliga | 15 | – | – | – |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Bundesliga | 10 | – | – | – |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Bundesliga | 14 | – | – | – |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Bundesliga | 12 | – | Quarter-finalist | – |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Bundesliga | 13 | – | – | – |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Bundesliga | 17 | Relegated | – | – |
| Gladiators Trier | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 2 | ProA | 6 | Quarter-finalist | – | – |
| 2016–17 | 2 | ProA | 6 | Quarter-finalist | – | – |
| 2017–18 | 2 | ProA | 6 | Semi-finalist | – | – |
| 2018–19 | 2 | ProA | 9 | – | – | – |
| 2019–20 | 2 | ProA | 7 | – | – | – |
| 2020–21 | 2 | ProA | 9 | – | – | – |
| 2021–22 | 2 | ProA | 4 | Quarter-finalist | – | – |
| 2022–23 | 2 | ProA | 13 | – | – | – |
| 2023–24 | 2 | ProA | 1 | Semi-finalist | – | – |
| 2024–25 | 2 | ProA | 1 | Champions | First round | – |
| 2025–26 | 1 | Bundesliga | Quarterfinals | – |
Notable players
- GER Bastian Doreth
- GER Maik Zirbes
- ISR Anton Shoutvin
- USA Chris Copeland
- USA Bernard Thompson
Head coaches
| Gladiators Trier}};" | Dates | Gladiators Trier}};" | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–2001 | USA Don Beck | ||
| 2015–2018 | NED Marco van den Berg | ||
| 2018–2020 | GER Christian Held | ||
| 2020–2022 | NED Marco van den Berg | ||
| 2022–2023 | GER Pascal Heinrichs | ||
| 2023 | CAN Jermaine Bucknor | ||
| 2023–2024 | USA Don Beck | ||
| 2024–present | GER Jacques Schneider |
Notes
References
References
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Germany/ROMERSTROM-Gladiators-Trier/43?Page=5 Eurobasket.com – Gladiators Trier]
- [http://xn--rmerstrom-gladiators-39b.de Official website]
- {{usurped
- "Die Gladiators nehmen Trier ein › BBL Profis". Bblprofis.de.
- "GLADIATORS TRIER E.V. | Gladiators Trier".
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