2017–18 Brose Bamberg season

The 2017–18 Brose Bamberg season was the 63rd season of the German professional basketball club based in Bamberg. The team will play in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Because of its championship in the previous BBL season, Bamberg would play in its third consecutive EuroLeague season.

Brose Bamberg

2017–18 season
Starting five of Bamberg for a game against Fenerbahçe on 9 February 2018
Chairman	Norbert Sieben
Head coach	Andrea Trinchieri (August–February) Ilias Kantzouris (interim) Luca Banchi (March–May)
Arena	Brose Arena
Basketball Bundesliga	Semi-finalist (lost to Bayern Munich)
BBL-Pokal	Qualifying round (knocked out by Bayern Munich)
EuroLeague	12th place
Uniform Uniform EuroLeague

This season was the fourth one under head coach Andrea Trinchieri. On 19 February, Trinchieri was released from his head coaching position by the club, after the team lost 12 of their last 15 games.

Club

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Andrea Trinchieri Ilias Kantzouris (interim) Luca Banchi
Assistant coaches	Federico Perego Stefan Weissenböck
Athletic coach	Sandro Bencardino
Video scout	Dominik Günthner

Source: Brose Bamberg

Kit

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Brose

Home

Away

Roster

2017–18 2017–18 Brose Bamberg roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From G 0 Hackett, Daniel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 36 – (1987-12-19)19 December 1987 Olympiacos F 20 Harris, Elias (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 34 – (1989-07-06)6 July 1989 Los Angeles D-Fenders SF 33 Heckmann, Patrick 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 32 – (1992-02-27)27 February 1992 Boston College G 2 Hickman, Ricky 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 38 – (1985-09-01)1 September 1985 Olimpia Milano PG 12 Lô, Maodo 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 32 – (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 Columbia PF 9 Mitrović, Luka 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 31 – (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 KK Crvena zvezda PG 7 Nikolić, Aleksej (ProA) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 29 – (1995-02-21)21 February 1995 Spars Sarajevo G/F 16 Olinde, Louis 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 Hamburg Towers F/C 43 Radošević, Leon 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 34 – (1990-02-26)26 February 1990 Beşiktaş PF 21 Rubit, Augustine 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 34 – (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 ratiopharm Ulm SG 8 Staiger, Lucca 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 35 – (1988-06-14)14 June 1988 FC Bayern Munich SG 44 Taylor, Bryce 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 37 – (1986-09-27)27 September 1986 FC Bayern Munich G 6 Zisis, Nikos 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 40 – (1983-08-16)16 August 1983 Fenerbahçe	Head coach Luca Banchi Assistant coach(es) Ilias Kantzouris Federico Perego Sandro Bencardino Legend (C) Team captain (ProA) On assignment to ProA side Baunach Young Pikes. Injured Roster Updated: March 3rd, 2018

Competitions

Basketball Bundesliga

Main article: 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Alba Berlin	34	29	5	3044	2540	+504	58	Playoffs
3	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	34	26	8	2932	2574	+358	52
4	Brose Bamberg	34	22	12	2789	2594	+195	44
5	Telekom Baskets Bonn	34	21	13	2815	2667	+148	42
6	Medi Bayreuth	34	21	13	2849	2756	+93	42

Source: Beko BBL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

BBL-Pokal

Main article: 2018 BBL-Pokal

Qualifying round

Bayern Munich v Brose Bamberg

21 January 2018	Bayern Munich	101–970(OT)	Brose Bamberg	Audi Dome, Munich
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 15–10, 25–21, 21–25, Overtime: 15–11
	Pts: Reggie Redding 24 Rebs: Devin Booker 7 Asts: Hobbs, Redding 3	Boxscore	Pts: Daniel Hackett 21 Rebs: Augustine Rubit 7 Asts: Daniel Hackett 4	Attendance: 6,523 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Nesa Kovačević, Clemens Fritz

External links

• Official website