Eisbären Bremerhaven

Eisbären Bremerhaven
Eisbären Bremerhaven
Leagues	ProA
Founded	2001; 23 years ago
History	Eisbären Bremerhaven; (2001–present)
Arena	Bremerhaven Stadthalle
Capacity	6,000
Location	Bremerhaven, Germany
Team colors	White, Navy Blue, Orange, Grey;
Head coach	Steven Esterkamp
2018–19 position	BBL, 17th of 18 (relegated)
Website	www.dieeisbaeren.de
Home	Away

Eisbären Bremerhaven (English: Polar Bears Bremerhaven) is a professional basketball club from Bremerhaven, Germany, that competes in the ProA. The team was established as the professional section of the club BSG Bremerhaven and played in the first-tiered Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) between 2005 and 2019.

The club plays its home games in the Bremerhaven Stadthalle, which has a capacity for 6,000 people.

History

In 2004–05, Eisbären won the 2. Basketball Bundesliga, which earned them promotion to the BBL. Following the 2018–19 season, Eisbären were relegated to the ProA.

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	German Cup
2000–01	2	2. BBL	8th
2001–02	2	2. BBL	6th
2002–03	2	2. BBL	3rd
2003–04	2	2. BBL	2nd
2004–05	2	2. BBL	1st
2005–06	1	Bundesliga	4th
2006–07	1	Bundesliga	6th	Fourth position
2007–08	1	Bundesliga	8th	Third position
2008–09	1	Bundesliga	18th
2009–10	1	Bundesliga	5th	Third position
2010–11	1	Bundesliga	3rd
2011–12	1	Bundesliga	11th
2012–13	1	Bundesliga	11th
2013–14	1	Bundesliga	12th
2014–15	1	Bundesliga	15th
2015–16	1	Bundesliga	15th
2016–17	1	Bundesliga	12th
2017–18	1	Bundesliga	16th
2018–19	1	Bundesliga	17th
2019–20	2	ProA	2nd^[a]
2020–21	2	ProA	3th
2021–22	2	ProA	8th

^ The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on results at the time, Eisbären was eligible to promote but refused.^[1]

Players

Current roster

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Eisbären Bremerhaven roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
PG	0	Miller, Elijah
PF	4	Samare, Jordan
PG	5	Schmitz, Nils
PF	6	Carter, Carlos
SG	7	Breitlauch, Adrian	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)
PG	8	Hemschemeier, Peter
SG	8	Kruhl, Mitja	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	79 kg (174 lb)
SG	11	Biss, Jake
SG	13	Norl, Daniel
PF	15	Collins, Marquis
C	21	Isemann, Till
C	31	Warner, Hendrik

Head coach

Steven Esterkamp

Assistant coach(es)

Davide Bottinelli

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: October 5, 2024

Individual awards

BBL Best Offensive Player

Darius Adams: 2014

Notable players

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Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.