Paderborn Baskets

Paderborn Baskets 91 e.V., for sponsorship reasons named Gartenzaun24 Baskets Paderborn, is a basketball club based in Paderborn, Germany. The club currently plays in the ProA, the second highest basketball league in Germany.

The club reached the 2008–09 Basketball Bundesliga playoffs where Paderborn earned two victories against the defending champion ALBA Berlin against all odds. It has been Paderborn's main accomplishment to date.

History

The immediate predecessor club of the Paderborn Baskets was the VBC 69 Paderborn, founded in 1969, in which competitive basketball was also played in the city for the first time. After only six years, youth teams were able to win championships in the West German Basketball Association (WBV) in 1975, and subsequently youth and junior national players such as Manfred Winter and Bernd Zengerling came forth, who later played in the Basketball Bundesliga and the ProA predecessor leagues. Then in 1984, the first men's team itself succeeded in advancing to the 2nd Basketball Bundesliga Group North. The promotion team mainly included players from the team's own youth, such as Dirk Happe, who had won a bronze medal as a youth national player at the European Cadet (U16) Championships in his own country the year before.

Players of the Basketball Bundesliga Play–off team in 2009 included: Kendale Mccullum, Ryan Logan, Thomas Reuter, Martin Seiferth, Ivan Buntic, Demetrius Ward, Henning Ballhausen, Jens Großmann, Grant Benzinger, Daniel Mixich, Lavelle Felton, Piet Kahl and Jacksons Trapp.

Current roster

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

Paderborn Baskets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name SF 0 United States men's national basketball team Osawe, Kevin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1998-09-23)23 September 1998 PG 2 United States men's national basketball team Maughmer, Branden 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1999-10-02)2 October 1999 SG 4 Germany men's national basketball team Larsen, Erik 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 20 – (2005-09-02)2 September 2005 SG 5 Germany men's national basketball team Šilić, Matej 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 22 – (2003-04-26)26 April 2003 SG 6 Germany men's national basketball team Teichmann, Grant (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 29 – (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 SG 7 Germany men's national basketball team Brüggemann, Tom 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 19 – (2007-02-28)28 February 2007 PG 10 Germany men's national basketball team Decker, Nicolas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 21 – (2005-02-28)28 February 2005 PF 11 Germany men's national basketball team Bühner, Karl 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 20 – (2005-05-23)23 May 2005 C 13 United States men's national basketball team Johnson, Jalen 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 24 – (2001-05-07)7 May 2001 C 22 Germany men's national basketball team Kayser, Aaron 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 26 – (1999-05-22)22 May 1999 C 26 Germany men's national basketball team Kröger, Leonard 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 17 – (2008-12-02)2 December 2008 SG 71 Denmark men's national basketball team Klussmann, Jonathan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (2002-10-06)6 October 2002	Head coach Serbia Miloš Stanković Assistant coach(es) France Yuri Dimitri Germany Florian Held Legend (C) Team captainInjured Updated: October 26, 2025
Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name
SF	0	United States men's national basketball team	Osawe, Kevin	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	27 – (1998-09-23)23 September 1998
PG	2	United States men's national basketball team	Maughmer, Branden	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	26 – (1999-10-02)2 October 1999
SG	4	Germany men's national basketball team	Larsen, Erik	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	20 – (2005-09-02)2 September 2005
SG	5	Germany men's national basketball team	Šilić, Matej	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	22 – (2003-04-26)26 April 2003
SG	6	Germany men's national basketball team	Teichmann, Grant (C)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	29 – (1996-08-06)6 August 1996
SG	7	Germany men's national basketball team	Brüggemann, Tom	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	19 – (2007-02-28)28 February 2007
PG	10	Germany men's national basketball team	Decker, Nicolas	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	21 – (2005-02-28)28 February 2005
PF	11	Germany men's national basketball team	Bühner, Karl	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	20 – (2005-05-23)23 May 2005
C	13	United States men's national basketball team	Johnson, Jalen	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	24 – (2001-05-07)7 May 2001
C	22	Germany men's national basketball team	Kayser, Aaron	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	101 kg (223 lb)	26 – (1999-05-22)22 May 1999
C	26	Germany men's national basketball team	Kröger, Leonard	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	101 kg (223 lb)	17 – (2008-12-02)2 December 2008
SG	71	Denmark men's national basketball team	Klussmann, Jonathan	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	23 – (2002-10-06)6 October 2002

Head coaches

Belgium Werner Rotsaert (1992–1995)
United States Ed Visscher (1995–1996)
United States Germany Pat Elzie (1996–1999)
Belgium Werner Rotsaert (1999–2000)
Iran Nima Mehrdadi (2000–2001)
United States Germany Doug Spradley (2001–2009)
United States Steven Esterkamp (2019–2024)
Serbia Miloš Stanković (2024–present)

Players

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.