Paderborn Baskets 91 e.V., for sponsorship reasons named Gartenzaun24 Baskets Paderborn, is a basketball club based in Paderborn, Germany. The club currently plays in the ProA, the second highest basketball league in Germany.[1]

Gartenzaun24 Baskets Paderborn
Gartenzaun24 Baskets Paderborn logo
NicknameBaskets
LeaguesProA
Founded1969; 55 years ago (1969)
History
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  • VBC 69 Paderborn
    (1969–1991)
    Paderborn Baskets (91)
    (1991–1992, 2001–2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2010)
    BOVA Baskets
    (1992–1993)
    Forbo Paderborn 91
    (1993–1998)
    Teamwork Paderborn 91
    (1998–2001)
    Schröno Paderborn Baskets
    (2004–2006)
    Digibu Baskets
    (2007–2008)
    webmoebel Baskets
    (2010–2012)
    Finke Baskets
    (2012–2016)
    Uni Baskets Paderborn
    (2016–2023)
    Gartenzaun24 Baskets Paderborn
    (2023–present)
ArenaSportzentrum Maspernplatz
Capacity3,014
LocationPaderborn, Germany
Team colorsCrimson, OrangeRed, Navy and White
       
PresidentJordi Perez
Head coachSteven Esterkamp
Websitewww.paderborn-baskets.de

The club reached the 2008–09 Basketball Bundesliga playoffs where Paderborn earned two victories against the defending champion ALBA Berlin against all odds. It has been Paderborn's main accomplishment to date.

History

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The immediate predecessor club of the Paderborn Baskets was the VBC 69 Paderborn, founded in 1969, in which competitive basketball was also played in the city for the first time. After only six years, youth teams were able to win championships in the West German Basketball Association (WBV) in 1975, and subsequently youth and junior national players such as Manfred Winter and Bernd Zengerling came forth, who later played in the Basketball Bundesliga and the ProA predecessor leagues. Then in 1984, the first men's team itself succeeded in advancing to the 2nd Basketball Bundesliga Group North. The promotion team mainly included players from the team's own youth, such as Dirk Happe, who had won a bronze medal as a youth national player at the European Cadet (U16) Championships in his own country the year before.

Players of the Basketball Bundesliga Play–off team in 2009 included: Kendale Mccullum, Ryan Logan, Thomas Reuter, Martin Seiferth, Ivan Buntic, Demetrius Ward, Henning Ballhausen, Jens Großmann, Grant Benzinger, Daniel Mixich, Lavelle Felton, Piet Kahl and Jacksons Trapp.

Current roster

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

Paderborn Baskets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
G 0   Hutton Yenor
F 1   Dejan Bruce
SG 3   Jake Biss
G 4   Quashawn Lane
PG 5   TJ Washington
SG 6   Leon Anbinder
PG 7   Tom Brüggemann
PG 8   Lucas Mayer
F 9   Philipp Walz
G 10   Nicolas Decker
PG 11   Nicolas Buchholz
PF 28   Lars Lagerpusch
PF/C 35   Julian Roche
G 51   Zach Chappell
PF 99   Jubril Adekoya
Head coach

  Steven Esterkamp

Assistant coach(es)

  Florian Held


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: 29 March 2024

Head coaches

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Former team logo

Players

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Notable players

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To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

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