Medi Bayreuth, official stylized as medi bayreuth, is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bayreuth, Germany. It was re-founded as BBC Bayreuth in 1999. The team plays in the ProA, the second-highest division of basketball in Germany. From 2013 until 2023, the company medi was the head and naming sponsor of the team. For the start of the 2023-24 season the club renamed itself BBC Bayreuth again.
History The club was founded as the basketball section of Post SV Bayreuth in 1975 and was one of the clubs that established the second division of professional basketball in Germany. In its debut season, the team was immediately promoted to the first tier (Basketball Bundesliga). In 1979, the basketball team separated from Post SV, and the club was re-founded as USC Bayreuth. After the 1983–84 season the team was relegated from the Bundesliga. Following this, the club merged with TTBG Steiner-Optik Bayreuth, a former table tennis club, to form BG Steiner Bayreuth.
As Steiner Bayreuth, the team had some great successes. The club immediately returned to the highest level, and years later won several trophies in Germany. In 1988 and 1989 the team won the BBL-Pokal (cup competition) and in the 1988–89 season the team was crowned German national champions after winning the Bundesliga.
In 1997, longtime sponsor Steiner left the club and the club started to get in financial trouble. Along with the financial crisis, the team also had a sportive crisis. In 1999, the team was relegated from the Bundesliga to the second division because of financial troubles. Bayreuth spent the following seasons in the second division ProA.
Bayreuth eventually returned to the highest level. The club won the 2009–10 season's German 2nd Division championship, and thus earned promotion to the Bundesliga for the 2010–11 season. Before the 2013–14 season, the club's name was changed to medi bayreuth for sponsorship reasons. The new team colors were black, lime green and pink.
Bayreuth had an outstanding 2016–17 season, as the team of Raoul Korner finished fourth in the BBL regular season with a 22–10 record. In the play-offs the team was eliminated by fifth-seeded Oldenburg. However, the placement of the club qualified Bayreuth for the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League, which was the first European campaign for the club. With an 8–6 record in the regular season, Bayreuth advanced to the play-offs, in which the team eliminated Turkish side Beşiktaş in the last 16. But in the quarter-finals the club was eliminated by fellow German side Riesen Ludwigsburg.
Arena
The club's regular home arena is the Oberfrankenhalle, which has a seating capacity of 4,000 people.OBERFRANKENHALLE BAYREUTH .USC BAYREUTH THE ARENA OBERFRANKENHALLE Capacity 4000.
Club identity Logos
Uniforms
Players
Current roster
Notable players
Sacar Anim Frank Bartley Brandon Bowman Adonis Thomas Ignas Sargiūnas
Trophies German Championship: Champions: 1988–89 German Cup: Champions: 1987–88, 1988–89 ProA / 2. Basketball Bundesliga Champions: 1975-76, 1992-93, 2008–09
Season by season SeasonTierLeagueGerman Cup European competitions2000–012 2. BBL 2001–022 2. BBL2002–032 2. BBL2003–042 2. BBL2004–052 2. BBL 2005–062 2. BBL 2006–072 2. BBL 2007–082 Pro A 8th2008–092 Pro A 3rd2009–102 Pro A 1st2010–111 Bundesliga 16th2011–121 Bundesliga 13th2012–131 Bundesliga 15th2013–141 Bundesliga 14th2014–151 Bundesliga 16th2015–161 Bundesliga 12th2016–171 Bundesliga 4th2017–181 Bundesliga6th Fourth place 3 Champions League 2018–191 Bundesliga12th Round of 16 3 Champions League 2019–201 Bundesliga12th Round of 164 Europe Cup 2020–211 Bundesliga10th Group stage2021–221 Bundesliga14th Quarterfinals 4 Europe Cup 2022–231 Bundesliga18th Quarterfinals2023–242 ProA11th First round2024–252 ProA 12th2025–262 ProA 10th
References
External links
Eurobasket.com Team Page