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SC Rasta Vechta
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rasta Vechta |
| logo | SC Rasta Vechta logo.jpg |
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| color2 | #F67A22 |
| color3 | black |
| leagues | BBL |
| founded | |
| history | SC Rasta Vechta |
| 1979–present | |
| arena | Rasta Dome |
| capacity | 3,140 |
| location | Vechta, Germany |
| colors | Orange, Black |
| sponsor | Miavit |
| president | Stefan Niemeyer |
| coach | Christian Held |
| season | |
| position | |
| championships | 3 ProA |
| website | rasta-vechta.de |
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1979–present
| vice-presidents =
Sports Club Rasta Vechta is a German basketball club based in Vechta, Lower Saxony. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), following their promotion from the ProA in 2022–23.
Founded in 1979, the club has spent the majority of its history in the lower-tier German leagues. In 2012, the team was promoted to the second-tier ProA and ever since has been balancing between relegation from the BBL and promotion from ProA.
History
Foundation
The club was founded on 26 June 1979 as the basketball team of the Antonianum Gymnasium, with former students playing in the team. The name of the club, "Rasta", is a tribute to reggae music because Bob Marley's Rastaman Vibration was playing when the name was decided.
Recent years (2012-2016)
In the 2012–13 season, Vechta won the German second-tier ProA after beating Gloria Giants Düsseldorf in the finals. This season, they entered their new home arena, the Rasta Dome. After winning the ProA in its first season in the new arena, Vechta was promoted to the first-tier Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). In 2013, the arena, which had an original capacity of 2,000 spectators, was expanded to accommodate 3,140 fans in order to meet minimum size requirements for the Basketball Bundesliga. However, the team finished last in the 2013–14 season and were immediately relegated back to the ProA. In the 2015–16 season, Rasta once again promoted to the Bundesliga. Just like the previous BBL adventure, the team would relegate again in its first season back.
National playoffs and European debut (2018–2020)
In April 2018, Vechta promoted to the BBL for the third time, after defeating PS Karlsruhe Lions in the ProA semi-finals, 3–1. In the 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga, Vechta had an incredible season under Spanish head coach Pedro Calles. Vechta claimed the fourth place in the regular season to advance to the BBL playoffs for the first time in club history. In the playoffs, it eliminated Brose Bamberg with a 3–1 score. In the semi-finals, Vechta was swept by title favorites Bayern Munich.
In the 2019–20 season, Rasta made its debut in Europe as it qualified for a spot in the Basketball Champions League (BCL). In Group B, the German team finished in the 5th place.
Rasta Vechta won their third ProA title in 2022-23, tying the record hold by Mitteldeutscher BC for most championships.
Honours
Players
Current roster
- GER Christian Held
- GER Marius Graf
- SPA Miguel Zapata
Notable players
- USA Brandon Bowman, American basketball player
- USA Austin Hollins (born 1991), American basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Ike Iroegbu (born 1995), American-born Nigerian basketball player for the Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Scott Machado (born 1990), American-Brazilian
- USA Andrew Smith (born 1992), American-Latvian
- Ish Wainright (born 1994), American-born Ugandan basketball player in the NBA, now for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Season by season
| Champions | Runners-up | Playoff berth | Promoted | Relegated |
|---|
| Season | Tier | League | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | Playoffs | BBL-Pokal | European competitions | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasta Vechta | ||||||||||
| 2012–13 | II | ProA | 1st | 31 | 9 | Won quarterfinals (Ehingen Urspring), 3–0 | ||||
| Won semi-finals (BG Karlsruhe), 3–2 | ||||||||||
| Won finals (Düsseldorf Giants), 2–0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | I | BBL | 18th | 6 | 28 | |||||
| 2014–15 | II | ProA | 10th | 12 | 18 | – | – | – | ||
| 2015–16 | II | ProA | 2nd | 34 | 4 | Won quarterfinals (Nürnberger BC), 3–0 | ||||
| Won semi-finals (Oettinger Rockets), 3–0 | ||||||||||
| Lost finals (Jena) | – | – | ||||||||
| 2016–17 | I | BBL | 17th | 3 | 30 | – | – | – | ||
| 2017–18 | II | ProA | 1st | 34 | 5 | Won quarterfinals (Phoenix Hagen), 3–0 | ||||
| Won semi-finals (Karlsruhe), 3–0 | ||||||||||
| Won finals (Crailsheim) | – | – | ||||||||
| 2018–19 | I | BBL | 4th | 27 | 14 | Won quarterfinals (Brose Bamberg), 3–1 | ||||
| Lost semi-finals (Bayern), 0–3 | – | – | ESP Pedro Calles | |||||||
| 2019–20 | I | BBL | 9th | 12 | 9 | – | Round of 16 | 3 Champions League | Regular Season | |
| 2020–21 | I | BBL | 18th | 7 | 27 | – | Group stage | – | GER Thomas Päch | |
| 2021–22 | II | ProA | 12th | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | SRB Vladimir Lučić | |
| 2022–23 | II | ProA | 1st | 27 | 7 | Won quarterfinals (Phoenix Hagen), 3–0 | ||||
| Won semi-finals (Gießen 46ers), 3–1 | ||||||||||
| Won finals (Tübingen) | – | – | SRB Vladimir Lučić | |||||||
| USA Ty Harrelson | ||||||||||
| 2023–24 | I | BBL | 6th | 21 | 13 | Lost quarter-finals (Chemnitz), 1–3 | Quarterfinals | – | USA Ty Harrelson | |
| 2024–25 | I | BBL | 12th | 16 | 16 | – | Quarterfinals | 2 Champions League | Regular season | |
| 2025–26 | I | BBL | {{Winning percentage | }} | Quarterfinals | 4 Europe Cup |
European record
| Rasta Vechta}};" | Season | Rasta Vechta}};" | Achievement | Rasta Vechta}};" | Record | Rasta Vechta}};" | Notes | Basketball Champions League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Regular Season | 6–8 | 5th place in Group B with Włocławek, Antwerp Giants, Hapoel Jerusalem, Élan Béarnais, Burgos, AEK and Bandırma | |||||
| 2024–25 | Regular Season | 1–5 | 4th place in Group D with ERA Nymburk, Galatasaray and Promitheas |
Head coaches
| Rasta Vechta}};" | Period | Rasta Vechta}};" | Name | Rasta Vechta}};" | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2001 | GER Matthias Weber | ||||
| 2001–2003 | GER Thorsten Doeding | ||||
| 2003–2004 | GER Michael Canisius | ||||
| 2004–2005 | GER Kai Deitermann | ||||
| 2005–2009 | GER Geschilderde Scheper | ||||
| 2009–2014 | GER Pat Elzie | ||||
| 2014–2015 | GER Stephen Arigbabu | ||||
| 2015 | GER Pat Elzie | ||||
| 2015–2017 | GER Andreas Wagner | ||||
| 2017–2018 | GER Douglas Spradley | ||||
| 2018–2020 | ESP Pedro Calles | BBL semifinalist (2019) | |||
| 2020–2021 | GER Thomas Päch | ||||
| 2021–2022 | SRB Vladimir Lučić | ||||
| 2022–2024 | USAAUS Ty Harrelson | ||||
| 2024– | AUT Martin Schiller |
SC Rasta Vechta II
The second team of Rasta Vechta plays in the ProA, the German second division.
Current roster
GER Hendrik Gruhn GER Harm-Ubbo Horst
References
References
- (8 January 2019). "Reggae, Kult und Basketball: RASTA Vechta überrascht alle". fr.de.
- (27 February 2013). "RASTA-DOME wird bereits nach einem Jahr erweitert". SC Rasta Vechta.
- [http://www.ndr.de/sport/mehr_sport/Rasta-Vechta-macht-Bundesliga-Aufstieg-perfekt,rastavechta108.html Rasta Vechta macht Bundesliga-Aufstieg perfekt]
- "Basketball Bundesliga: Rasta Vechta macht Aufstieg perfekt!".
- "Sweet Sweep! München steht nach 95:80 gegen Vechta im Finale / 38 Zähler von T.J. Bray zu wenig". easycredit-bbl.de.
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