FC Bayern Munich (basketball)

Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich logo
LeaguesBasketball Bundesliga
EuroLeague
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946)
HistoryFC Bayern Munich Basketball
(1946–present)
ArenaBMW Park
Capacity6,700
LocationMunich, Germany
Team colorsRed, white
Main sponsorSiegmund
PresidentHerbert Hainer
Head coachPablo Laso
Team captainVladimir Lučić
Championships5 German Championships
4 German Cups
Retired numbers2 (6, 24)
Websitefcb-basketball.de

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 team plays its home games at BMW Park, which was opened in 1972.

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

History

Bayern Munich 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.

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).

In 2008, the declared goal of the team was to return to the club's former glory, and return to the top German League, which it eventually did. In the near future, the club seeks to become a major force in European basketball, so that Bayern Munich will not only be well known for its football (soccer) operations, but also for its basketball operations as well. In the 2012–13 season the club reached the semifinals, where it lost 3–2 against the reigning champions Brose Baskets.

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. 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 since 1955; 59 years before. Star player of the team was Malcolm Delaney, who won both the MVP and Finals MVP.

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.

Home arena

A Bayern Munich home game inside the Audi Dome.

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

New arena

SAP Garden is a planned 12,500-seat indoor arena, to be built in Olympiapark, Munich. It will not be completed until spring 2024 at the earliest.

Players

Retired numbers

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

Current roster

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

FC Bayern Munich roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 0 Germany Weiler-Babb, Nick 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1995-12-12)12 December 1995
PG 1 France Francisco, Sylvain 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1997-10-10)10 October 1997
G 3 United States Edwards, Carsen 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 25 – (1998-03-12)12 March 1998
G 5 Germany Weidemann, Nelson 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (1999-03-25)25 March 1999
SF 7 Germany Giffey, Niels 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1991-07-08)8 July 1991
F 8 Montenegro Radončić, Dino 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1999-01-08)8 January 1999
PG 9 Germany Bonga, Isaac 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1999-11-08)8 November 1999
SG 10 Argentina Bolmaro, Leandro 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2000-09-11)11 September 2000
F 11 Serbia Lučić, Vladimir (C) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1989-06-17)17 June 1989
SG 13 Germany Obst, Andreas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1996-07-13)13 July 1996
F/C 14 Spain Ibaka, Serge 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1989-09-18)18 September 1989
F 17 Germany Wimberg, Jan Niklas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1996-02-11)11 February 1996
PF 20 Germany Harris, Elias 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1989-07-06)6 July 1989
C 22 Croatia Branković, Danko 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 23 – (2000-11-05)5 November 2000
G 23 Germany Kalu, Martin 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2005-01-28)28 January 2005
SG 30 Germany Kharchenkov, Ivan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 17 – (2006-09-20)20 September 2006
F/C 31 United States Booker, Devin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1991-02-28)28 February 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Serbia Ivan Pijanec

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: December 18, 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Serge Ibaka Elias Harris Danko Branković
PF Devin Booker Dino Radončić Jan Niklas Wimberg
SF Vladimir Lučić Isaac Bonga Niels Giffey Ivan Kharchenkov
SG Carsen Edwards Nick Weiler-Babb Andreas Obst Martin Kalu
PG Leandro Bolmaro Sylvain Francisco Nelson Weidemann

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Players at the NBA draft

* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
# Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
~ Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year
Position Player Year Round Pick Drafted by
SG/SF Germany Paul Zipser 2016 2nd round 48th Chicago Bulls

Head coaches

Honours

Domestic competitions

Winners (5): 1953–54, 1954–55, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19
Runners-up (4): 1950–51, 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22
Winners (4): 1968, 2018, 2021, 2023
Runners-up (2): 2016, 2017
Runners-up (1): 2014
Winners (2): 1986–87, 2010–11
Runners-up (2): 1982–83, 1983–1984

European competitions

Worldwide competitions

Winners (1): 2019

Other competitions

Runners-up (1): 2015

Individual awards

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. German Cup European competitions
1966–67 [de] 1 BBL Süd 4th
1967–68 [de] 1 BBL Süd 4th Champion
1968–69 [de] 1 BBL Süd 3rd 2 Cup Winners' Cup 2R
1969–70 [de] 1 BBL Süd 6th
1970–71 [de] 1 BBL Süd 4th
1971–72 [de] 1 BBL Süd 6th
1972–73 [de] 1 BBL Süd 5th
1973–74 [de] 1 BBL Süd 8th
...
1982–83 [de] 2 2. BBL Süd 2nd
1983–84 [de] 2 2. BBL Süd 2nd
1984–85 [de] 2 2. BBL Süd 4th
1985–86 [de] 2 2. BBL Süd 3rd
1986–87 [de] 2 2. BBL Süd 1st
1987–88 [de] 1 BBL 10th
1988–89 [de] 1 BBL 11th
1989–90 [de] 2 2. BBL Süd 5th
1990–91 [de] 2 2. BBL Süd 5th
1991–92 [de] 2 2. BBL Süd 6th
1992–93 [de] 2 2. BBL Süd 11th
...
1995–96 [de] 2 2. BBL Süd 12th
...
1999–00 [de] 2 2. BBL Süd 12th
...
2004–05 [de] 2 2. BBL Süd 15th
...
2008–09 [de] 2 ProA 8th
2009–10 [de] 2 ProA 8th
2010–11 [de] 2 ProA 1st
2011–12 1 BBL 5th 2 Eurocup RS
2012–13 1 BBL 4th Third position
2013–14 1 BBL 1st Fourth position 1 Euroleague T16
2014–15 1 BBL 2nd Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague RS
2 Eurocup EF
2015–16 1 BBL 4th Runner-up 1 Euroleague RS
2 Eurocup QF
2016–17 1 BBL 4th Runner-up 2 EuroCup QF
2017–18 1 BBL 1st Champion 2 EuroCup SF
2018–19 1 BBL 1st Quarterfinalist 1 EuroLeague 11th
2019–20 1 BBL 5th Round of 16 1 EuroLeague
2020–21 1 BBL 2nd Champion 1 EuroLeague QF
2021–22 1 BBL 2nd Quarterfinalist 1 EuroLeague QF
2022–23 1 BBL 3rd Champion 1 EuroLeague 15th
2023–24 1 BBL TBD 1 EuroLeague TBD

International record

Season Achievement Notes
EuroLeague
2013–14 Top 16 6th place in a group with CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, Galatasaray, Lokomotiv Kuban, Partizan and Žalgiris
2014–15 Regular season 5th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Fenerbahçe Ülker, Panathinaikos, EA7 Milano and PGE Turów
2015–16 Regular season 5th place in a group with Fenerbahçe, Khimki, Crvena zvezda Telekom, Real Madrid and Strasbourg
2020–21 Quarterfinals eliminated 3–2 by A|X Armani Exchange Milan, 79-78 (L) & 80-69 (L) in Milan, 85-79 (W) & 85-82 (W) in Munich, 92-89 (L) in Milan
2021–22 Quarterfinals eliminated 3–2 by Barcelona, 77-67 (L) & 75-90 (W) in Barcelona, 66-75 (L) & 59-52 (W) in Munich, 81-72 (L) in Barcelona
EuroCup
2011–12 Regular season 3rd place in a group with Spartak Saint Petersburg, Benetton Treviso and Cedevita
2014–15 Eighthfinals eliminated by Valencia Basket, 80–58 (L) in Valencia and 60–94 (L) in Munich
2015–16 Quarterfinals eliminated by Galatasaray Odeabank, 99–89 (W) in Munich and 72–59 (L) in Istanbul
2016–17 Quarterfinals eliminated 2–1 by Unicaja, 91–82 (W) in Munich, 82–67 (L) in Málaga and 69–74 (L) in Munich
2017–18 Semifinals eliminated 2–0 by Darüşşafaka, 76–74 (L) in Istanbul and 83–87 (L) in Munich
FIBA Saporta Cup
1968–69 Second round eliminated by AŠK Olimpija, 81–101 (L) in Munich and 94–46 (L) in Ljubljana

Sponsorships

Official Shirt Sponsor BayWa AG
Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer Adidas AG

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.


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