RheinStars Köln

RheinStars Köln
Leagues ProA
Founded 1999
History Cologne 99ers
1999–2001
RheinEnergie Köln
2001–2007
Köln 99ers
2007–2013
RheinStars Köln
2013–present
Arena GEW Energy Dome
(3,200 seats)
Location Cologne, Germany
Team colors Red, White
         
Championships 1 German Championship
2006
3 German Cups
2004, 2005, 2007
Website rheinstars-koeln.de
sg-koeln99ers.de
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The RheinStars Köln are a professional basketball club based in Cologne, Germany.

The RheinStars' predecessor club were the Köln 99ers, previously known as, RheinEnergie Köln, from 2001-2007, (often RE Köln or REK) that had played in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Their colors were red and white, and their home arena was the GEW Energy Dome.

In 2013, the Köln 99ers were re-launched in the Oberliga with the name of Köln RheinStars.

Current squad

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RheinStars Köln roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name
PG 1 United States Jelani Hewitt
G 6 Germany Tim Van der Velde
G/F 9 Germany Lennart Steffen
SG 19 Germany Leon Okpara
C 20 Germany Andreas Wenzl
C 22 Germany Dennis Heinzmann
G 24 United States David Downs
F 27 United States Alex Foster
SG 32 United States Hugh Robertson
F 33 Germany Robin Christen
Head coach

Germany Arne Woltmann

Assistant coach(es)

Australia Matt Dodson


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2 October 2016

History

The team was founded 1999, as Cologne 99ers. In the Euroleague 2006-07 season, their home arena was an arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, named Philips Halle.

RheinEnergie power company supported the team until the summer of 2007, thus the team changed to its original name, Köln 99ers. On January 21, 2008, the club announced that they were insolvent.[1]

Rivalries

The games against local rivals Telekom Baskets Bonn and Bayer Giants Leverkusen are among the biggest derby contests in the BBL. The games against Brose Baskets and ALBA Berlin are the top derby games in German basketball.

Titles

Notable players

Notable coaches

Notes

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