Niners Chemnitz

Niners Chemnitz e.V., also named Chemnitz 99, is a German basketball club based in Chemnitz, Saxony.^[1] Currently, the team plays in the Basketball Bundesliga.

Niners Chemnitz
Nickname	Orange Army
League	Basketball Bundesliga Champions League
Founded	1999; 25 years ago (1999)
History	BV Chemnitz 99 (1999–2017) Niners Chemnitz (2017–present)
Arena	Messe Chemnitz
Capacity	5,200
Location	Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Team colors	Orange, Red, White
Head coach	Rodrigo Pastore
Championships	1 FIBA Europe Cup
Website	www.chemnitz99.de
Home Away

Niners Chemnitz in January 2020

Since its foundation in 1999, the team has played in Germany's lower divisions but moved up second division ProA in 2002. It promoted to Germany's prime league Basketball Bundesliga for the first time in 2020.^[2] The Niners won the FIBA Europe Cup in 2024.

History

The club was formed in 1999 as "BV Chemnitz 99" by the fusion of the clubs BG Chemnitz and Lok Chemnitz. In 2001, BV Chemnitz 99 began a cooperation with the Chemnitz University of Technology, which is why "TU" was added to the team name. In the summer of 2002, the division of the men's team (BV TU Chemnitz 99) and the women's team (Chemcats Chemnitz) followed. For the men's team, the nickname Niners evolved through the foundation year 1999.

On 28 May 2015, Chemnitz hired Argentine Rodrigo Pastore as new head coach.^[3] In 2017, the nickname Niners was officially adopted as new club name.

In the 2019–20 season, Chemnitz was highly successful until the season was declared void due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on its first place in the standings, the Niners were promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga for the first time in club history.^[4]

The Niners entered the qualifying rounds of the 2022–23 Basketball Champions League, making their debut in European competition.^[5] In their second European season, the Niners won the 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup championship, their first trophy in club history.^[6] They became the second German team to win the competition.

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	German Cup	European competitions
2010–11	2	ProA	3rd
2011–12	2	ProA	5th
2012–13	2	ProA	10th
2013–14	2	ProA	11th
2014–15	2	ProA	13th
2015–16	2	ProA	7th
2016–17	2	ProA	3rd
2017–18	2	ProA	11th
2018–19	2	ProA	3rd
2019–20	2	ProA	1st
2020–21	1	Bundesliga	14th
2021–22	1	Bundesliga	6th	Semifinals
2022–23	1	Bundesliga	8th	Round of 16	3 Champions League	Qualification
	4 FIBA Europe Cup		Second Round
2023–24	1	Bundesliga	3rd	Quarterfinals	4 FIBA Europe Cup	Champion
2024–25	1	Bundesliga		Round of 16	2 Champions League

Source: Eurobasket.com

Arenas

The Richard-Hartmann-Halle, first arena of the club

The first arena of Chemnitz 99 was the Richard-Hartmann-Halle, which had a maximum capacity of 2,000 people. Starting from the 2019–20 season, the team moved to the Chemnitz Arena, with a capacity of 5,200 people.

Arena	Years	Capacity
Richard-Hartmann-Halle	1999–2019	2,000
Messe Chemnitz	2019–present	5,200

Players

Current roster

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Niners Chemnitz roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 0 Gregori, Brendan 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 19 – (2004-11-09)9 November 2004 SF 1 Uguak, Aher 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – (1998-05-24)24 May 1998 PF 2 Garrett, Jeff 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – (1994-12-08)8 December 1994 SG 5 Juma, Delano 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 17 – (2006-11-20)20 November 2006 PF 7 Richter, Jonas (C) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 27 – (1997-07-02)2 July 1997 G 8 Christmas, William 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – (1996-12-08)8 December 1996 PG 9 Lansdowne, DeAndre 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 35 – (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 PG 11 Penha, CJ 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (2000-02-03)3 February 2000 PF 13 Nkamhoua, Olivier 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 24 – (2000-05-02)2 May 2000 PF 21 Koppke, Benjamin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 19 – (2005-07-11)11 July 2005 C 27 Edigin, Eddy 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 29 – (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 SG 30 Kellig, Luca 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 18 – (2006-02-27)27 February 2006 G/F 33 Tischler, Nicholas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – (2000-08-18)18 August 2000 F 35 Bedime, Roman 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 22 – (2001-11-18)18 November 2001	Head coach Rodrigo Pastore Assistant coach(es) Nicolaz Perez David Gibson Gjorgji Kočov Marko Stanojević Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 24, 2024

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.

• Kaza Kajami-Keane
• Takumi Ishizaki
• Tylor Ongwae
• Arnas Velička
• Andrzej Mazurczak
• George King
• Bradley Tinsley
• Hugh Robertson
• Jacob Parker

Honours

FIBA Europe Cup

• Champions: 2023–24

References

1. "Kontakt und Ansprechpartner". Retrieved 4 July 2020.
2. Würzburg im Endspiel eine Nummer zu groß für die NINERS (in German)^{[permanent dead link]} (25 April 2011)
3. "NINERS CHEMNITZ – Rodrigo Pastore wird neuer Headcoach – BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga".
4. "Niners Chemnitz: Aufstieg in Basketball-Bundesliga ohne Feier". Sportbuzzer.de. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
5. "Field set for Season Seven: 18 national champs head the lineup". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
6. "NINERS Chemnitz land maiden European title with FIBA Europe Cup triumph". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Profile on Pro A web site