Björn Harmsen (born 19 July 1982) is a German basketball coach. He is the current head coach of Science City Jena. He started his coaching career in 2005, with Jena.

Björn Harmsen
Harmsen, 2011
Science City Jena
PositionHead coach
LeagueProA
Personal information
Born (1982-07-19) July 19, 1982 (age 42)
Göttingen, Germany
Coaching career2005–present
Career history
As coach:
2005–2006POM Baskets Jena (assistant)
2006–2008Science City Jena
2008–2011Mitteldeutscher
2011–2012Gießen 46ers
2012–2021Science City Jena
2021-2023Uni Baskets Münster
2023-presentScience City Jena
Career highlights and awards
  • 3x ProA champion (2007, 2009, 2016)
  • 2x ProA Coach of the Year (2009, 2016)

In 2016, Harmsen achieved promotion to the first-tier Basketball Bundesliga with Science City Jena.[1]

In 2021 he signed with Uni Baskets Münster of the German ProB.[2] He led the team to a promotion to the ProA in the 2021/22 season.[3]

After the first ProA season with Uni Baskets Münster he signed back with Science City Jena in 2023.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "ProA Meister 2015/16: Science City Jena – BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga".
  2. ^ "Björn Harmsen neuer Trainer des ProB-Teams Münster".
  3. ^ "WWU Baskets steigen mit Wildcard in die erweiterte ProA auf".
  4. ^ "Neustart mit erhöhtem Nostalgiefaktor – Björn Harmsen kehrt nach Jena zurück".