Niners Chemnitz e.V., also named Chemnitz 99, is a German professional basketball club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. Currently the team plays in the Basketball Bundesliga and in the EuroCup.
Since its foundation in 1999, the team has played in Germany's lower divisions but moved up second division ProA in 2002. It promoted to Germany's prime league Basketball Bundesliga for the first time in 2020.Würzburg im Endspiel eine Nummer zu groß für die NINERS (25 April 2011) The Niners won the FIBA Europe Cup in 2024.
History The club was formed in 1999 as "BV Chemnitz 99" by the fusion of the clubs BG Chemnitz and Lok Chemnitz. In 2001, BV Chemnitz 99 began a cooperation with the Chemnitz University of Technology, which is why "TU" was added to the team name. In the summer of 2002, the division of the men's team (BV TU Chemnitz 99) and the women's team (Chemcats Chemnitz) followed. For the men's team, the nickname Niners evolved through the foundation year 1999.
On 28 May 2015, Chemnitz hired Argentine Rodrigo Pastore as new head coach. In 2017, the nickname Niners was officially adopted as new club name.
In the 2019–20 season, Chemnitz was highly successful until the season was declared void due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on its first place in the standings, the Niners were promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga for the first time in club history.
The Niners entered the qualifying rounds of the 2022–23 Basketball Champions League, making their debut in European competition. In their second European season, the Niners won the 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup championship, their first trophy in club history. They became the second German team to win the competition.
Season by season SeasonTierLeagueGerman CupEuropean competitions 2010–11 ProA 2011–12 ProA 2012–13 ProA 2013–14 ProA 2014–15 ProA 2015–16 ProA 2016–17 ProA 2017–18 ProA 2018–19 ProA 2019–20 ProA 2020–21 Bundesliga 2021–22 1 Bundesliga Semifinals 2022–231 Bundesliga Round of 16 Champions League Qualification FIBA Europe Cup Second round 2023–241 Bundesliga3rd Quarterfinals FIBA Europe Cup Champion 2024–251 Bundesliga 6th Round of 16 Champions League Play-ins 2025–261 Bundesliga 12th Round of 16 2 EuroCup Eighthfinals 2026–271 Bundesliga 2 EuroCup Source: Eurobasket.com
Arenas
The first arena of Chemnitz 99 was the Richard-Hartmann-Halle, which had a maximum capacity of 2,000 people. Starting from the 2019–20 season, the team moved to the Chemnitz Arena, with a capacity of 5,200 people. Arena Years Capacity Richard-Hartmann-Halle 1999–2019 Messe Chemnitz 2019–present
Players Current roster
Notable players
Honours FIBA Europe Cup Champions: 2023–24
References
External links
Profile on Pro A web site