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Bayern Munich
Leagues	Basketball Bundesliga EuroLeague
Founded	1946; 78 years ago (1946)
History	FC Bayern Munich Basketball (1946–present)
Arena	BMW Park
Capacity	6,700
Location	Munich, Germany
Team colors	Red, white
Main sponsor	Siegmund
President	Herbert Hainer
Head coach	Gordon Herbert
Team captain	Vladimir Lučić
Championships	6 German Championships 5 German Cups
Retired numbers	2 (6, 24)
Website	fcb-basketball.de
Home Away Third

Active departments of FC Bayern Munich
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Closed departments of FC Bayern Munich
Baseball Ice hockey Gymnastics

FC Bayern München Basketball GmbH, commonly referred to as Bayern Munich, is a professional basketball club, a part of the FC Bayern Munich sports club, based in Munich, Germany. The club competes domestically in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and internationally in the EuroLeague. The club has won six German Championships, and five German Cups in its history.

Founded in 1946, Bayern's basketball section had early success in the 1950s and 1960s, before mostly disappearing from the national first level in the following three decades. The team had a resurgence in 2010s and has since been among Germany's best teams, as well as a EuroLeague regular.

Bayern plays its domestic home games at BMW Park, which was opened in 1972, while international games are played at the SAP Garden, which opened in 2024.

FC Bayern Munich Basketball also has a reserve team that plays in German third-tier level ProB.

History

Early history (1946–1989)

Bayern Munich was founded in 1900 as a gymnastic clubs and later became famous for its football section. The basketball section was founded in 1946 after one former football player started the team after retiring from his former sport.

has a long basketball tradition. Besides its most successful years in the 1950s and 1960s (German Championships in 1954, 1955, and German Cup in 1968), the club enjoyed remarkable popularity in 1956, when it even drew 40,000 fans to an open-air test game against Lancia Bolzano, once a top basketball club from Italy. Later, in 1966, the club was a founding member of the Basketball Bundesliga.

Bayern was one of the founding members of the Basketball Bundesliga in 1966.

In the following years, the club slowly, but surely, faded into obscurity, and in 1974, was even relegated to the German 2nd Division. For a long time after that, the club never completely recovered, and only had a few successful years (Bayern moved up to the Basketball Bundesliga in 1987, and stayed there until 1989).

Resurgence (2008–2014)

In 2008, Bayern Munich, led by then-president Uli Hoeneß and then vice-president Bernd Rauch, announced its plans to return the club to its former glory, and return to the top level Basketball Bundesliga. Two years later, in 2010, Bayern Munich's club members voted in favor of a one-time financial injection in the team, with the aim of bringing it back to the first division. Following its new financial funding, the team announced national team head coach Dirk Bauermann. In 2011, the team became fully professional.

Success in the domestic area followed quickly, as in the 2012–13 season the club reached the BBL semifinals, where it lost 3–2 against the reigning champions Brose Baskets.

German power house and EuroLeague (2014–present)

Thanks to a wild card, Bayern Munich played in the EuroLeague in the 2013–14 season. This was its first appearance in the top European championship, and it reached the Top 16 stage in its debut.

On 18 June 2014, Bayern won its third national title when it beat Alba Berlin 3–1 in the Finals. It was the first title for the team in 59 years, its last having been in 1955. The star player of the team was Malcolm Delaney, who won both the MVP and Finals MVP awards.

In the 2014–15 season, Bayern failed to win a title. In the BBL Finals they were defeated by Brose Baskets, 3–2. The team had to wait until 2018 for its next championship, as they beat Alba Berlin 3–2 in the Finals that year. By winning the BBL, Bayern also qualified for the following EuroLeague season.

In the following years, Bayern Munich became a power house in the BBL, as well as a regular in the EuroLeague.

Home arena

The team's home arena is called BMW Park, which seats 6,700 spectators.

New arena

The team's home arena for EuroLeague games is called SAP Garden, which seats 12,500 spectators.

Players

Retired numbers

FC Bayern Munich retired numbers
No	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure
6		Steffen Hamann	PG	2010–2014
24		Demond Greene	SG	2010–2014

Current roster

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

FC Bayern Munich roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age G 0 Weiler-Babb, Nick 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1995-12-12)12 December 1995 PF 1 da Silva, Oscar 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 G 3 Edwards, Carsen 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 26 – (1998-03-12)12 March 1998 SF 5 Giffey, Niels 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 33 – (1991-07-08)8 July 1991 F/C 7 Voigtmann, Johannes 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 32 – (1992-09-30)30 September 1992 PG 8 Napier, Shabazz 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 33 – (1991-07-14)14 July 1991 SG 10 Kharchenkov, Ivan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2006-09-20)20 September 2006 F 11 Lučić, Vladimir  (C) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1989-06-17)17 June 1989 SG 13 Obst, Andreas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1996-07-13)13 July 1996 SF 17 Bitim, Onuralp 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1999-03-31)31 March 1999 PF 20 Harris, Elias 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1989-07-06)6 July 1989 C 22 Branković, Danko 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 24 – (2000-11-05)5 November 2000 F/C 31 Booker, Devin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 33 – (1991-02-28)28 February 1991 F/C 53 Yebo, Kevin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1996-03-14)14 March 1996	Head coach Gordon Herbert Assistant coach(es) Josep Maria Berrocal T. J. Parker Daniel Herbert Athletic trainer(s) Ivan Pijanec Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: December 21, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Devin Booker	Danko Branković	Elias Harris
PF	Johannes Voigtmann	Oscar da Silva	Kevin Yebo
SF	Nick Weiler-Babb	Onuralp Bitim		Vladimir Lučić
SG	Andreas Obst	Niels Giffey		Ivan Kharchenkov
PG	Carsen Edwards	Shabazz Napier

Notable players

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

• İsmet Akpınar
• Robin Amaize
• Danilo Barthel
• Robin Benzing
• Markus Bernhard
• Isaac Bonga
• Oscar da Silva
• Bastian Doreth
• Robert Garrett
• Anton Gavel
• Jason George
• Niels Giffey
• Demond Greene
• Steffen Hamann
• Elias Harris
• Yassin Idbihi
• Jan Jagla
• Karim Jallow
• Ivan Kharchenkov
• Alex King
• Maxi Kleber
• Artur Kolodziejski
• David Krämer
• Hans-Jörg Krüger
• Maodo Lô
• Robert Maras
• Joshua Obiesie
• Andreas Obst
• Olaf Radatz
• Bogdan Radosavljević
• Heiko Schaffartzik
• Gavin Schilling
• Dieter Schneider
• Klaus Schulz
• Philipp Schwethelm
• Andreas Seiferth
• Lucca Staiger
• Helmut Uhlig
• Johannes Voigtmann
• Nelson Weidemann
• Nick Weiler-Babb
• Jan Niklas Wimberg
• Paul Zipser
• Maik Zirbes
• Wade Baldwin IV
• Devin Booker
• John Bryant
• Zylan Cheatham
• Jared Cunningham
• Malcolm Delaney
• George Devone
• Carsen Edwards
• Freddie Gillespie
• James Gist
• Ben Hansbrough
• Darrun Hilliard
• Josh Huestis
• Othello Hunter
• JaJuan Johnson
• Nick Johnson
• Greg Monroe
• Lawrence Roberts
• Bryce Taylor
• Malcolm Thomas
• Chevon Troutman
• Derrick Williams
• Cassius Winston
• Ondřej Balvín
• Onuralp Bitim
• Leandro Bolmaro
• Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
• Danko Branković
• Vitalis Chikoko
• Justin Cobbs
• Nemanja Dangubić
• Nihad Đedović
• Erol Ersek
• Diego Flaccadori
• Sylvain Francisco
• Amar Gegić
• Yotam Halperin
• Jared Homan
• Serge Ibaka
• Ognjen Jaramaz
• Stefan Jović
• Petteri Koponen
• Mathias Lessort
• Vladimir Lučić
• Milan Mačvan
• Yam Madar
• Bo McCalebb
• Vasilije Micić
• Aleksandar Nađfeji
• Shabazz Napier
• DeMarcus Nelson
• Marvin Ogunsipe
• Nedu Onyeuku
• Dino Radončić
• Leon Radošević
• Alex Renfroe
• Tyrese Rice
• Stuart Robbins
• Matej Rudan
• Duško Savanović
• Boris Savović
• Žan Mark Šiško
• Vladimir Štimac
• Deon Thompson
• Mirko Virijević

Players at the NBA draft

Position	Player	Year	Round	Pick	Drafted by
SG/SF	Paul Zipser	2016	2nd round	48th	Chicago Bulls

Head coaches

• Dirk Bauermann
• Yannis Christopoulos
• Aleksandar Đorđević
• Gordon Herbert
• Oliver Kostić
• Franz Kronberger
• Pablo Laso
• Emir Mutapčić (interim)
• Svetislav Pešić
• Dejan Radonjić
• Andrea Trinchieri

Honours

Domestic competitions

• German Championship

Winners (6): 1953–54, 1954–55, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2023–24

Runners-up (4): 1950–51, 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22

• German Cup

Winners (5): 1968, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024

Runners-up (2): 2016, 2017

• German Super Cup

Runners-up (1): 2014

• German 2nd League

Winners (2): 1986–87, 2010–11

Runners-up (2): 1982–83, 1983–1984

European competitions

• EuroLeague:
  • Quarterfinals (2): 2020–21, 2021–22
  • Top 16 (1): 2013–14
• EuroCup
  • Semifinals (1): 2017–18

Worldwide competitions

• NBA G League International Challenge

Winners (1): 2019

Other competitions

• Zadar Basketball Tournament

Runners-up (1): 2015

Individual awards

BBL Most Valuable Player

• Malcolm Delaney – 2014

BBL Finals MVP

• Malcolm Delaney – 2014
• Danilo Barthel – 2018
• Nihad Đedović – 2019
• Carsen Edwards – 2024

German Cup MVP

• Vladimir Lučić – 2021
• Nick Weiler-Babb – 2023
• Sylvain Francisco – 2024

BBL Best German Young Player

• Paul Zipser – 2016

All-BBL First Team

• Malcolm Delaney – 2014
• John Bryant – 2015
• Bryce Taylor – 2016

All-BBL Second Team

• Chevon Troutman – 2012, 2013
• Tyrese Rice – 2013
• Bryce Taylor – 2014
• Deon Thompson – 2014
• Nihad Đedović – 2015
• Maxi Kleber – 2017
• Danilo Barthel – 2018, 2019
• Devin Booker – 2018
• Vladimir Lučić – 2019

BBL Most Effective Player

• Maxi Kleber – 2017

ProA Young Player of the Year

• Bastian Doreth – 2011

50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
Nominated:

• Svetislav Pešić

EuroLeague Basketball 2010–20 All-Decade Team
Nominated:

• James Gist

All-EuroLeague First Team

• Vladimir Lučić – 2020–21

All-EuroLeague Second Team

• Vladimir Lučić – 2021–22

EuroLeague MVP of the Month

• Augustine Rubit – 2022–23, January

EuroLeague MVP of the Round

• Malcolm Delaney – 2013–14, Top 16, Week 10
• Duško Savanović – 2014–15, Regular Season, Week 9
• Derrick Williams – 2018–19, Regular Season, Round 12
• Vladimir Lučić – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 3–4
• Vladimir Lučić – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 8
• Wade Baldwin – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 17
• Nick Weiler-Babb – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 22–23
• Jalen Reynolds – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 24
• Serge Ibaka – 2023–24, Regular Season, Round 11
• Shabazz Napier – 2024–25, Regular Season, Round 6

All-EuroCup First Team

• Devin Booker – 2017–18

All-EuroCup Second Team

• Maxi Kleber – 2016–17

EuroCup Basketball MVP of the Week

• Deon Thompson – 2015–16, Quarterfinals, Game 1
• Danilo Barthel – 2017–18, Regular Season, Round 8
• Devin Booker – 2017–18, Top 16, Round 3
• Danilo Barthel – 2017–18, Top 16, Round 5

NBA G League International Challenge Finals MVP

• Greg Monroe – 2019

Season by season

International record

Sponsorships

Esports

Bayern Munich was featured in the NBA 2K15, 2K16 & 2K17 video games.

The official FC Bayern Basketball NBA 2K19 esports team "Bayern Ballers Gaming" was founded in April 2018. The Ballers quickly became one of the best virtual basketball teams in the world: together with their coach Swen Müller, the team continued to climb the NBA 2K ProAM world ranking, making them one of the Top 5 European teams.

References

1. ^ "FC Bayern Basketball 101 - A History Lesson". Bavarian Football Works. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
2. ^ Reisner, Dino (2010). Sonderheft Basketball 2010/2011 – Das Projekt (in German). Kicker. p. 107.
3. "FC Bayern Munich Basketball - EuroLeague". 26 February 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
4. Interview of the Week – October 29: Bayern Munich basketball coach Michael Schwarz.
5. Proposed team list for 2013–14 Turkish Airlines Euroleague; Euroleague.net, 26 June 2013
6. FC Bayern Baskets erstmals in NBA 2K15 von 2K Games spielbar (in German)
7. NBA 2K16 mit komplettem Euroleague-Kader (in German)
8. "NBA 2K17 European Team List Revealed". sportando.com. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
9. "Bayern Ballers Gaming". bayernballers.com. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Bayern Munich at easycredit-bbl.de (in German)
• Bayern Munich at Euroleague.net

• FC Bayern Munich (basketball)
• FC Bayern Munich
• Basketball Bundesliga teams
• Basketball teams established in 1946
• EuroLeague clubs
• 1946 establishments in Germany
• Basketball clubs in Bavaria