The Giessen 46ers (or Gießen 46ers) are a professional basketball club based in Gießen, Germany, that plays in the ProA. Their home arena is Sporthalle Gießen-Ost, with a capacity of 4,003 people.
History The biggest achievements in club history are five German Championships (1965, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978). Besides that, the 46ers have won the German Cup three times (1969, 1973, 1979). The most recent achievements were an appearance in the BBL semi-finals in 2005, when the team lost the series 1–3, to the eventual champion GHP Bamberg, and the third place in the BBL Cup in 2006.
In the 2012–13 season, the 46ers relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time. In the 2014–15 season, they were crowned the ProA champions and promoted back to the highest tier.
They are known in the USA for having been the team for which professional wrestler Kevin Nash (also known as Diesel) played for prior to a career ending knee injury.Davies, Ross. Kevin Nash, p.19
Honours German Championship Winners (5): 1965, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978 German Cup Winners (3): 1969, 1973, 1979 Runners-up (2): 1980, 1987
Season by season SeasonTierDivisionGerman CupEuropean Competitions2008–09 1 Bundesliga17th2009–10 1 Bundesliga 14th2010–11 1 Bundesliga 15th2011–12 1 Bundesliga17th2012–13 1 Bundesliga18th2013–14 2 ProA 3rd2014–15 2 ProA1st2015–16 1 Bundesliga 9th 2016–17 1 Bundesliga 9th2017–18 1 Bundesliga 11th2018–19 1 Bundesliga 13thRound of 162019–201 Bundesliga13thRound of 16 2020–211 Bundesliga17thGroup stage 2021–221 Bundesliga18th 2022–232 ProA4th 2023–242 ProA5th Round of 16 2024–252 ProA3rd First round 2025–262 ProA4th First round 2026–272 ProA First round
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Team Current roster
Individual awards
Notable players 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 or one NBA game at any time. Achieved significant notability outside of basketball. Henning Harnisch (3 seasons: 1985–88) Heiko Schaffartzik (2 seasons: 2004–05, 2007–08) Besnik Bekteshi (1 season: 2014–15) Anton Gavel (2 seasons: 2004–2006) Lance Blanks (1 season: 1994–1995) Louis Campbell (2 seasons: 2004–2006) Chuck Eidson (2 seasons: 2004–2006) Kevin Nash (1 season: 1980–1981) Diante Garrett (1 season: 2021) Rawle Alkins Nick Hornsby (born 1995)
Top scorers
Season Player Ryan Brooks Myles Hesson Cameron Wells Suleiman Braimoh Cameron Wells
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