Nürnberg Falcons BC, formerly called Nürnberger BC (abbreviated as NBC) is a basketball club based in Nuremberg, Germany. The team currently in the ProA, the German professional second division. In 2010–11 Nürnberg was promoted from the ProB to the ProA.[1] In 2019, Nürnberg finished as runner-ups in the ProA.
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| Nickname | NBC Die Falken | ||
| Leagues | ProA | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| History | List
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| Arena | Kia Metropol Arena | ||
| Capacity | 3,881 | ||
| Location | Nuremberg, Germany | ||
| Team colors | Red, White, Black | ||
| President | Ralph Junge | ||
| Head coach | Virgil Matthews | ||
| Team captain | Sebastian Schröder | ||
| Website | www | ||
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The club play their home games since 2021 in the new build Kia Metropol arena, which has a capacity of 4,000 people.
History
editThe Franken Hexer were founded in 2002 as a "joint project of several Middle Franconian clubs to promote young basketball talents". The newly founded club started with a men's team in the lowest league (district class) as well as a male U16 and U18 team. The men's teams were also explicitly intended for young players.
In 2016, the name was changed to Falcons.
In the 2018–19 ProA season, Nürnberg ended in third place in the standings. In the playoffs it defeated second-seeded Heidelberg to qualify for the ProA finals. Because of this achievement, the team earned promotion to the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) for the first time.[2] In May 2019, it was announced that Falcons did not obtain a license for the BBL due to not meeting requirements on minimum arena size and minimum budget.[3]
Honours
editPlayers
editCurrent squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Individual awards
editNotable players
edit- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
Head coaches
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Vytautas Buzas: (2019-2020, 2021-2022)
Derrick Taylor: (2022-2023)- Virgil Matthews: (2023–present)
References
edit- ^ "Nuernberg Falcons BC basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
- ^ "Nürnberg Falcons steigen als Vize-Meister in die BBL auf". 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Keine BBL-Lizenz für Bremerhaven und Nürnberg". www.morgenpost.de. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
External links
edit- Nürnberger BC (in German)
- Eurobasket.com Team Page