Baskets Oldenburg, for sponsorship reasons EWE Baskets Oldenburg, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Oldenburg, Germany. The club plays in the Bundesliga. The club's name is derived from the team's main sponsor EWE AG, which is an electric utility company. The club's home arena is the Große EWE Arena.

History

The EWE Baskets Oldenburg club's origins began in the year 1954, as the basketball department of the Oldenburger TB sports club. In the year 2001, the basketball department of Oldenburger TB formed a new separate club, called EWE Baskets Oldenburg. The Oldenburger TB team then started to function as the development team of EWE Baskets.

In the 2008–09 season, EWE Baskets Oldenburg achieved their greatest success, by winning the German League championship title. As German Champion, Oldenburg won the right to play in the EuroLeague, during the next season of 2009–10.

In 2015, they won the German Cup title, while being host to the Cup Final Four. In the Cup Semi-final, Oldenburg beat Bonn, by a score of 71–77, and in the Cup Final, the team was too strong for Bamberg, as they beat them by a score of 70–72.

Arenas

Game in the EWE Arena in January 2019

Oldenburg's home games take place at the 6,200 seat Große EWE Arena, which opened in 2013.

Honors

Total titles:

Domestic competitions

2. Basketball Bundesliga

  • Champions: 1987, 1998, 2000

European competitions

Players

Retired numbers

EWE Baskets Oldenburg retired numbers
No.Nat.PlayerPositionTenure
6GermanyDaniel StrauchPF2003–2010
8Czech RepublicPavel BečkaC1995–2004
2006
14United StatesTyron McCoySG2001–2007
23United StatesRickey PauldingSF2007–2022

Current roster

EWE Baskets Oldenburg roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age G/F 11 Germany men's national basketball team Tischler, Nicholas 2.00m (6ft 7in) 98kg (216lb) 25 – (2000-08-18)18 August 2000 G 19 United States men's national basketball team Fugett, Jon'il 1.83m (6ft 0in) 84kg (185lb) 26 – (1999-11-28)28 November 1999 C 20 Germany men's national basketball team Harms, Joel 2.07m (6ft 9in) 107kg (236lb) 23 – (2002-12-12)12 December 2002 F 21 United States men's national basketball team Hinrichs, Seth 1.99m (6ft 6in) 101kg (223lb) 33 – (1993-03-24)24 March 1993 C Germany men's national basketball team Keßen, Marcel 2.06m (6ft 9in) 109kg (240lb) 29 – (1997-01-02)2 January 1997 G United States men's national basketball team Darthard, Le'Tre 1.93m (6ft 4in) 81kg (179lb) 26 – (2000-01-12)12 January 2000 G United States men's national basketball team Gilbreath, Ja'Qualyn 1.83m (6ft 0in) 77kg (170lb) 27 – (1998-08-24)24 August 1998 F United States men's national basketball team Pope, Tylan 1.98m (6ft 6in) 109kg (240lb) 25 – (2001-02-08)8 February 2001Head coach Serbia Milenko Bogićević Assistant coach(es) Germany Franjo Borchers Argentina Matias Suhurt Serbia Marko Ilic Legend (C) Team captain(DP) Development playerInjured Updated: June 26, 2026
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F11Germany men's national basketball teamTischler, Nicholas2.00m (6ft 7in)98kg (216lb)25 – (2000-08-18)18 August 2000
G19United States men's national basketball teamFugett, Jon'il1.83m (6ft 0in)84kg (185lb)26 – (1999-11-28)28 November 1999
C20Germany men's national basketball teamHarms, Joel2.07m (6ft 9in)107kg (236lb)23 – (2002-12-12)12 December 2002
F21United States men's national basketball teamHinrichs, Seth1.99m (6ft 6in)101kg (223lb)33 – (1993-03-24)24 March 1993
CGermany men's national basketball teamKeßen, Marcel2.06m (6ft 9in)109kg (240lb)29 – (1997-01-02)2 January 1997
GUnited States men's national basketball teamDarthard, Le'Tre1.93m (6ft 4in)81kg (179lb)26 – (2000-01-12)12 January 2000
GUnited States men's national basketball teamGilbreath, Ja'Qualyn1.83m (6ft 0in)77kg (170lb)27 – (1998-08-24)24 August 1998
FUnited States men's national basketball teamPope, Tylan1.98m (6ft 6in)109kg (240lb)25 – (2001-02-08)8 February 2001

Individual awards

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Season by season

Fans of Oldenburg during a Playoff game in the 2013–14 season
SeasonTierLeaguePos.German CupEuropean competitions
2001–021Bundesliga12thRunner-up
2002–031Bundesliga6th
2003–041Bundesliga5th
2004–051Bundesliga7th
2005–061Bundesliga8th
2006–071Bundesliga9th
2007–081Bundesliga3rd
2008–091Bundesliga1st3 EuroChallengeT1610–1–5
2009–101Bundesliga5thQuarter-finalist1 EuroleagueRS1–9
2010–111Bundesliga6thQuarter-finalist2 EurocupRS1–5
2011–121Bundesliga10thQuarter-finalist3 EuroChallengeT169–3
2012–131Bundesliga2ndQuarter-finalist3 EuroChallenge3rd14–3
2013–141Bundesliga3rdQuarter-finalist1 EuroleagueQR21–1
2 EurocupRS5–5
2014–151Bundesliga7thChampion2 EurocupRS4–6
2015–161Bundesliga5thQuarter-finalist2 EurocupEF8–8
2016–171Bundesliga2ndChampions LeagueEF11–1–6
2017–181Bundesliga7thChampions LeagueR1610–6
2018–191Bundesliga3rdRound of 16
2019–201Bundesliga4thRunner-up2 EuroCupT168–8
2020–211Bundesliga5thGroup stage
2021–221Bundesliga11thRound of 16Champions LeagueRS1–5
2022–231Bundesliga6thRunner-up
2023–241Bundesliga10thRound of 16Champions LeagueRS2–4
2024–251Bundesliga9thRound of 16
2025–261Bundesliga11thSemifinalist

Colors and logos

The traditional colors of the EWE Baskets Oldenburg basketball club are yellow and blue. From 2009 to 2018, the team adopted a slightly reworked logo, this time with a white background and which again featured an eagle. In 2018, the club adopted its massively modernized current logo, now round and with a different shade of blue. The eagle however is still on it.

  • Logo used from 2004 to 2009
  • Logo used from 2018 until today

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