FC Schalke 04 Basketball
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Schalke 04 Basketball is a German professional basketball team club in Gelsenkirchen.[1] The team currently plays in the ProA, the German national second division. It is the basketball section of FC Schalke 04.
Schalke 04 | |||
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Nickname | Die Knappen Die Königsblauen | ||
Leagues | ProA | ||
Founded | 1974; 50 years ago (1974) | ||
History | Schalke 04 Basketball (1974–present) | ||
Arena | Halle an der Mühlbachstraße | ||
Capacity | 1,112 | ||
Location | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||
Team colors | Blue, White | ||
President | Tobias Steinert | ||
Head coach | Raphael Wilder | ||
Championships | 3 German Second Divisions 4 1. Regionalliga | ||
Website | schalke04 | ||
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The basketball department of FC Schalke 04 played in the 1988–89 season in the National Basketball League Basketball Bundesliga and from 2004 for several seasons in the ProA, the second highest basketball league in Germany.[2] 2009 saw the Schalke 04 voluntary withdrawal of Schalke 04 from the ProA.[3]
Following the 2017-18 season, the team was promoted to the national second-tier ProA, after Scanplus Baskets resigned its promotion position.[4]