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CSM Oradea (men's basketball)

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CSM Oradea, also known as simply Oradea, is a Romanian professional basketball club, based in Oradea. The club competes in the Liga Națională, the highest level of basketball in Romania.

CSM Oradea
CSM Oradea logo
LeaguesLiga Națională
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
HistoryCSM Oradea
(2003–present)
ArenaOradea Arena
Capacity5,200
LocationOradea , Romania
Team colorsRed, Blue, White
PresidentŞerban Sere
Head coachCristian Achim
Championships3 Romanian Leagues
Websitecsmoradea.ro

History edit

CSM Oradea was founded in 2003, but the team promoted to the first division in 2005. The team best performance was in 2012 when they reached Romanian Cup semi-finals and in 2013 when the team won the 3rd place.

In the 2012–2013 season the team finished on second place at the end of the regular season (23 wins and 7 losses) and qualify for the Play-offs. In the first round the team lost with 3–1 against U Mobitelco Cluj Napoca, and then the team lost 3–1 against future champions Asesoft Ploieşti. The team played for the 3rd place against Gaz Metan Mediaş and won with 2–1.

In the 2013–14 season the team made its first European appearance, as they would play in the third tier EuroChallenge. It also made the Cup Final for the first time, as well as the Liga Nationala Final.

In the 2015–16 season, Oradea won its first Romanian national championship, after beating BC Mureș in the Finals.[1] Following their historic achievement, Oradea played in the Basketball Champions League during the 2016–17 season and one year later, achieved their second league title.

Honours edit

 Champions (3): 2016, 2018, 2019
 Runners-up (1): 2014, 2021, 2023
 3rd Place (2): 2013, 2017
 Runners-up (7): 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
 Champions (1): (2020)[2]
 3rd Place (1): 2021

Current roster edit

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

CSM Oradea roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 0   Richard, Kris 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1989-03-01)1 March 1989
PG 3   Neal, Erick 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 29 – (1995-03-15)15 March 1995
PF 5   Tarolis, Donatas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1994-03-30)30 March 1994
G/F 6   Carter, Justin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 37 – (1987-04-21)21 April 1987
PG 7   Gheorghe, Tudor 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1997-05-19)19 May 1997
SF 11   Igna, Raul 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2005-05-11)11 May 2005
C 14   Schmidt, Marian 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – (2004-08-14)14 August 2004
SF 20   Mureșan, Raul 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2001-10-28)28 October 2001
G/F 21   Vescan, Enzo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2002-07-26)26 July 2002
SF 22   Bostic, Josh 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 36 – (1987-05-12)12 May 1987
SG 23   Năstruț, Luca 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2003-08-10)10 August 2003
SF 24   Nicolescu, Bogdan 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997
C 26   Baciu, Cătălin 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 35 – (1988-08-26)26 August 1988
C 35   Ogden, Mark 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1994-10-07)7 October 1994
PF 44   Marković, Nikola 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1989-07-07)7 July 1989
Head coach
  •   Cristian Achim
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
Updated: April 8, 2023

Notable players edit

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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.

References edit

  1. ^ Baschet masculin | CSM Oradea a câștigat în premieră titlul de campioană națională
  2. ^ "CSM CSU Oradea a castigat in premiera SuperCupa Romaniei".

External links edit

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