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Eisbären Bremerhaven
Leagues	ProA
Founded	2001; 24 years ago (2001)
History	Eisbären Bremerhaven (2001–present)
Arena	Bremerhaven Stadthalle
Capacity	6,000
Location	Bremerhaven, Germany
Team colors	White, Navy Blue, Orange, Grey
Head coach	Steven Esterkamp
Website	www.dieeisbaeren.de
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Eisbären Bremerhaven (English: Polar Bears Bremerhaven) is a professional basketball club from Bremerhaven, Germany, that competes in the ProA. The team was established as the professional section of the club BSG Bremerhaven and played in the first-tiered Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) between 2005 and 2019.

The club plays its home games in the Bremerhaven Stadthalle, which has a capacity for 6,000 people.

History

In 2004–05, Eisbären won the 2. Basketball Bundesliga, which earned them promotion to the BBL. Following the 2018–19 season, Eisbären were relegated to the ProA.

Season by season

1. The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on results at the time, Eisbären was eligible to promote but refused.

Players

Current roster

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

Eisbären Bremerhaven roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 0 Miller, Elijah Jahi 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 27 – (1997-06-10)10 June 1997 PF 4 Samare, Jordan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 22 – (2002-01-12)12 January 2002 PG 5 Schmitz, Nils Owen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (2001-06-14)14 June 2001 PF 6 Carter, Carlos 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1999-10-28)28 October 1999 SG 7 Breitlauch, Adrian 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 31 – (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 PG 8 Hemschemeier, Peter 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 21 – (2003-09-27)27 September 2003 SG 11 Biss, Jacob David 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1998-06-06)6 June 1998 SG 13 Norl, Daniel Alexander 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 C 21 Isemann, Till 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 28 – (1996-10-21)21 October 1996 SF 23 Vourliotis, Alexander 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 18 – (2006-09-17)17 September 2006 C 31 Warner, Hendrik 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 22 – (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 C 77 Rissetto, Anzac Joseph Dennis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 23 – (2001-01-24)24 January 2001	Head coach Steven Esterkamp Assistant coach(es) Davide Bottinelli Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: November 27, 2024

Individual awards

BBL Best Offensive Player

• Darius Adams: 2014

Notable players

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

• David Brembly
• Konstantin Konga
• Sven Schultze
• Adam Ariel
• Ivars Timermanis
• Geoffrey Groselle
• Darius Adams
• Ethan Alvano
• Adam Chubb
• Louis Campbell
• DeAndre Liggins
• Carrington Love
• Armani Moore
• Marcus Slaughter
• Frank Elegar

Head coaches

• Šarūnas Sakalauskas (2001–2009)
• Steven Key (2022–2024)
• Steven Esterkamp (2024–present)

References

1. "Sport im Norden: News, Ergebnisse, Teams".

External links

• Official website (in German)

• Basketball teams in Germany
• Sport in Bremerhaven
• Basketball teams established in 2001
• 2001 establishments in Germany