Mitteldeutscher Basketball Club (), for sponsorship reasons named SYNTAINICS MBC for the men, and halfit Lions for the women, and commonly known as simply MBC, is a professional basketball club based in Weißenfels, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, the first tier league in Germany.
MBC has won the BBL-Pokal in 2025, its first national trophy, as well as the FIBA EuroCup Challenge in 2004.
History
The club was founded as SSV Einheit Weißenfels in 1958 and has played in the Basketball Bundesliga since the 1999–2000 season. In 2003-04, Mitteldeutscher won the FIBA EuroCup Challenge, defeating JDA Dijon Basket in the Final. Later that season, however, the team filed for bankruptcy and the league relegated the team to the Regionalliga (third division).MBC nur noch Regionalligist (16 July 2004)
MBC won promotion to the second division after the 2004–05 season and earned promotion back to the Basketball Bundesliga after the 2008–09 season. In 2010 and 2016 the team relegated again, but promoted back the next season both times.
In the 2024–25 season, MBC won its first national trophy when they captured the BBL-Pokal, after defeating favored Bayern Munich and Bamberg in the final four, which was hosted in Weißenfels. Michael Devoe scored 27 points in the final and was named the tournament MVP. MBC became the first team from the new states of Germany to win the Cup title.
Honours ProA (German 2nd Division): Champions: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup / FIBA EuroCup Challenge: Champions: 2003–04 BBL-Pokal: Champions: 2024–25
Team
Current roster
Individual awards ProA MVP Wayne Bernard: 2008 Arizona Reid: 2012
Notable players
Mithat Demirel Misan Nikagbatse Akeem Vargas Vassil Evtimov Kaza Kajami-Keane Adika Peter-McNeilly Bazoumana Koné Filip Bundović Kevin Larsen Antti Nikkilä Perttu Blomgren Manuchar Markoishvili Giorgi Gamqrelidze Behnam Yakhchali Hörður Axel Vilhjálmsson Martynas Andriuškevičius Marijonas Petravičius Mindaugas Timinskas Mārtiņš Meiers Ade Dagunduro Michael Gbinije Christian Standhardinger Jakub Garbacz Patrick Richard Stefan Birčević Jovan Novak Nikola Rebić Martin Breunig Wendell Alexis Cat Barber Michael Devoe Vince Edwards Jordan Sibert Khyri Thomas
Season by season SeasonTierLeagueGerman CupEuropean competitions1997–982 2. BBL 1998–992 2. BBL2nd 1999–001 Bundesliga 6th 2000–011 Bundesliga 7th 3 Korać Cup 2001–021 Bundesliga 13th North European Basketball LeagueRegular season2002–031 Bundesliga 11th 2003–041 Bundesliga 12th 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2004–053 Oberliga1st 2005–062 2. BBL 2006–072 2. BBL 2007–082 ProA 5th 2008–092 ProA1st 2009–101 Bundesliga 10th 2010–111 Bundesliga 17th 2011–122 ProA1st 2012–131 Bundesliga 16th 2013–141 Bundesliga 9th 2014–151 Bundesliga 12th 2015–161 Bundesliga 17th 2016–172 ProA1st 2017–181 Bundesliga 15th 2018–191 Bundesliga 15th 2019–201 Bundesliga16th Quarterfinals2020–211 Bundesliga15th Group stage2021–221 Bundesliga16th Round of 162022–231 Bundesliga16th11–23 Round of 162023–241 Bundesliga13th11–23 Quarterfinals2024–251 Bundesliga8th17–15Champions2025–261 Bundesliga13th13–21 Round of 16 R Europeaon North Basketball League 2026–271 Bundesliga R Europeaon North Basketball League
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