Mitteldeutscher Basketball Club (English: Central German Basketball Club), for sponsorship reasons named SYNTAINICS MBC, and commonly known as MBC, is a professional basketball club based in Weißenfels, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, the first tier league in Germany.
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| Nickname | MBC | ||
| Leagues | Basketball Bundesliga | ||
| Founded | 1958 | ||
| History | SSV Einheit Weißenfels 1958–1999 Mitteldeutscher BC 1999–present | ||
| Arena | Stadthalle Weißenfels | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Location | Weißenfels, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany | ||
| Team colors | Orange and Blue | ||
| President | Jörg Hexel | ||
| Team manager | Martin Geissler | ||
| Head coach | Predrag Krunic[1] | ||
| Championships | 1 FIBA EuroCup Challenge 3 ProA | ||
| Website | syntainics-mbc.de | ||
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History edit
The club has played in the Basketball Bundesliga since the 1999–2000 season. In 2004, the club won the FIBA EuroCup Challenge, defeating JDA Dijon Basket in the Final. Later that season, however, the team filed for bankruptcy and the league relegated the team to the Regionalliga (third division).[2]
MBC won promotion to the second division after the 2004–05 season and earned promotion back to the Basketball Bundesliga after the 2008–09 season. In 2010 and 2016 the team relegated again, but promoted back the next season both times.
Honours edit
- ProA:
- Champions: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2016–17
- Champions: 2003–04
Team edit
Current roster edit
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Individual awards edit
- Wayne Bernard: 2008
- Arizona Reid: 2012
Notable players edit
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Season by season edit
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | German Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 1997–98 | 2 | 2. BBL | 6th | |||||
| 1998–99 | 2 | 2. BBL | 2nd | |||||
| 1999–00 | 1 | Bundesliga | 6th | |||||
| 2000–01 | 1 | Bundesliga | 7th | 3 Korać Cup | ER2 |
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| 2001–02 | 1 | Bundesliga | 13th | |||||
| 2002–03 | 1 | Bundesliga | 11th | |||||
| 2003–04 | 1 | Bundesliga | 12th[a] | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | C |
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| 2004–05 | 3 | Oberliga | 1st | |||||
| 2005–06 | 2 | 2. BBL | 2nd | |||||
| 2006–07 | 2 | 2. BBL | 2nd | |||||
| 2007–08 | 2 | ProA | 5th | |||||
| 2008–09 | 2 | ProA | 1st | |||||
| 2009–10 | 1 | Bundesliga | 10th | 18–16
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| 2010–11 | 1 | Bundesliga | 17th | 8–26
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| 2011–12 | 2 | ProA | 1st | |||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | Bundesliga | 16th | 13–21
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| 2013–14 | 1 | Bundesliga | 9th | 16–18
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| 2014–15 | 1 | Bundesliga | 12th | 14–20
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| 2015–16 | 1 | Bundesliga | 17th | 9–25
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| 2016–17 | 2 | ProA | 1st | 35–3
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| 2017–18 | 1 | Bundesliga | 15th | 10–24
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| 2018–19 | 1 | Bundesliga | 15th | 10–24
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| 2019–20 | 1 | Bundesliga | 16th | 3–17
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Quarterfinals | |||
| 2020–21 | 1 | Bundesliga | 15th | 9–25
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Group stage | |||
| 2021–22 | 1 | Bundesliga | 16th | 11–23
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Round of 16 | |||
| 2022–23 | 1 | Bundesliga | 16th | 11–23 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2023–24 | 1 | Bundesliga | Quarterfinals | |||||
- ^ Relegated due to its financial trouble.
References edit
- ^ SYNTAINICS MBC holt Predrag Krunic als Trainer zurück (in German)
- ^ MBC nur noch Regionalligist (in German) Archived 11 September 2012 at archive.today (16 July 2004)
External links edit
