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Sports Club Rasta Vechta is a German basketball club based in Vechta, Lower Saxony. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), following their promotion from the ProA in 2022–23.

Rasta Vechta
Rasta Vechta logo
LeaguesBasketball Bundesliga
Champions League
Founded26 June 1979; 45 years ago (1979-06-26)
HistorySC Rasta Vechta
1979–present
ArenaRasta Dome
Capacity3,140
LocationVechta, Germany
Team colorsOrange, Black
   
Main sponsorMiavit
PresidentStefan Niemeyer
Head coachMartin Schiller
2020–21 positionBasketball Bundesliga, 18th of 18
Championships3 ProA
Websiterasta-vechta.de
The Rasta Dome, the home arena of the club

Founded in 1979, the club has spent the majority of its history in the lower-tier German leagues. In 2012, the team was promoted to the second-tier ProA and ever since has been balancing between relegation from the BBL and promotion from ProA.

History

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Foundation

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The club was founded on 26 June 1979 as the basketball team of the Antonianum Gymnasium, with former students playing in the team. The name of the club, "Rasta", is a tribute to reggae music because Bob Marley's Rastaman Vibration was playing when the name was decided.[1]

Recent years

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In the 2012–13 season, Vechta won the German second-tier ProA after beating Gloria Giants Düsseldorf in the finals. This season, they entered their new home arena, the Rasta Dome. After winning the ProA in its first season in the new arena, Vechta was promoted to the first-tier Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). In 2013, the arena, which had an original capacity of 2,000 spectators, was expanded to accommodate 3,140 fans in order to meet minimum size requirements for the Basketball Bundesliga.[2] However, the team finished last in the 2013–14 season and were immediately relegated back to the ProA. In the 2015–16 season, Rasta once again promoted to the Bundesliga.[3] Just like the previous BBL adventure, the team would relegate again in its first season back.

National playoffs and European debut (2018–2020)

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In April 2018, Vechta promoted to the BBL for the third time, after defeating PS Karlsruhe Lions in the ProA semi-finals, 3–1.[4] In the 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga, Vechta had an incredible season under Spanish head coach Pedro Calles. Vechta claimed the fourth place in the regular season to advance to the BBL playoffs for the first time in club history. In the playoffs, it eliminated Brose Bamberg with a 3–1 score. In the semi-finals, Vechta was swept by title favorites Bayern Munich.[5]

In the 2019–20 season, Rasta made its debut in Europe as it qualified for a spot in the Basketball Champions League (BCL). In Group B, the German team finished in the 5th place.

Rasta Vechta won their third ProA titlte in 2022-23, tying the record hold by Mitteldeutscher BC for most championships.

Honours

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Players

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Current roster

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Rasta Vechta roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
PF 1   Gardner, Jayden 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (2000-05-14)14 May 2000
PG 3   Bayram, Kaya 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2004-02-22)22 February 2004
F 6   Van Slooten, Luc 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (2002-04-17)17 April 2002
SF 8   Randolph, Brandon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1998-09-02)2 September 1998
PF 9   Ferner, Joschka 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1996-01-05)5 January 1996
PG 10   Campbell, Tyger 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 24 – (2000-01-09)9 January 2000
PF 11   Bühner, Karl 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (2005-05-23)23 May 2005
PG 12   Robinson, Justin 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 29 – (1995-04-12)12 April 1995
SF 13   Trettin, Linus 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2005-05-16)16 May 2005
C 14   Ruf, Linus 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 19 – (2005-07-21)21 July 2005
G 15   Schwieger, Ryan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-05-18)18 May 1999
C 17   Grünloh, Johann 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 19 – (2005-08-13)13 August 2005
SG 21   Aminu, Joel 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1997-04-22)22 April 1997
SF 22   Onyejiaka, Justin 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2004-06-06)6 June 2004
PG 24   Krupnikas, Roy 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 17 – (2006-10-12)12 October 2006
PG 25   Sherfield, Grant 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1999-09-29)29 September 1999
G 41   Pandi, Lloyd 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1999-12-10)10 December 1999
C 44   Cozart, Isaiah 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2001-04-12)12 April 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Marius Graf
  •   Miguel Zapata
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
Updated: October 1, 2024

Notable players

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Season by season

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Champions Runners-up Playoff berth Promoted Relegated
Season Tier League Finish Wins Losses Win% Playoffs BBL-Pokal European competitions Head coach
Rasta Vechta
2012–13 II ProA 1st 31 9 .775 Won quarterfinals (Ehingen Urspring), 3–0
Won semi-finals (BG Karlsruhe), 3–2
Won finals (Düsseldorf Giants), 2–0 		– –
2013–14 I BBL 18th 6 28 .176
2014–15 II ProA 10th 12 18 .400 – – –
2015–16 II ProA 2nd 34 4 .895 Won quarterfinals (Nürnberger BC), 3–0
Won semi-finals (Oettinger Rockets), 3–0
Lost finals (Jena) 		– –
2016–17 I BBL 17th 3 30 .091 – – –
2017–18 II ProA 1st 34 5 .872 Won quarterfinals (Phoenix Hagen), 3–0
Won semi-finals (Karlsruhe), 3–0
Won finals (Crailsheim) 		– –
2018–19 I BBL 4th 27 14 .659 Won quarterfinals (Brose Bamberg), 3–1
Lost semi-finals (Bayern), 0–3 		– –   Pedro Calles
2019–20 I BBL 9th 12 9 .571 – Round of 16 3 Champions League Regular Season   Pedro Calles
2020–21 I BBL 18th 7 27 .206 – Group stage –   Thomas Päch
2021–22 II ProA 12th 16 16 .500 – – –   Vladimir Lučić
2022–23 II ProA 1st 27 7 .794 Won quarterfinals (Phoenix Hagen), 3–0
Won semi-finals (Gießen 46ers), 3–1
Won finals (Tübingen) 		– –   Vladimir Lučić
  Ty Harrelson
2023–24 I BBL 6th 21 13 .618 Lost quarter-finals (Chemnitz), 1–3 Quarterfinals –   Ty Harrelson

European record

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Season Achievement Record Notes
Basketball Champions League
2019–20 Regular Season 6–8 5th place in Group B with Włocławek, Antwerp Giants, Hapoel Jerusalem, Élan Béarnais, Burgos, AEK and Bandırma

Head coaches

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Period Name Honours
2000–2001   Matthias Weber
2001–2003   Thorsten Doeding
2003–2004   Michael Canisius
2004–2005   Kai Deitermann
2005–2009   Geschilderde Scheper
2009–2014   Pat Elzie
2014–2015   Stephen Arigbabu
2015   Pat Elzie
2015–2017   Andreas Wagner
2017–2018   Douglas Spradley
2018–2020   Pedro Calles BBL semifinalist (2019)
2020–2021   Thomas Päch
2021–2022   Vladimir Lučić
2022–2024    Ty Harrelson
2024–   Martin Schiller

SC Rasta Vechta II

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The second team of Rasta Vechta plays in the ProA, the German second division.

Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

SC Rasta Vechta II roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
PG 3   Kaya Bayram
SF 6   Luc Van Slooten
PG 8   Moritz Grüß
PG 10   Kevin Smit
SF 11   Karl Bühner
PF 12   Domenick Sleva
SG 12   Leon Okpara
SG 13   Marko Petric
C 14   Linus Ruf
SF 15   Linus Trettin
F 16   Fynn Lastring
C 17   Johann Grünloh
G 24   Roy Krupnikas
F/C 28   Elijah Schmidt
G/F 33   David Shriver
C 44   Marko Bacak
SG 71   Jonathan Klussmann
SG   Justin Onyejiaka
Head coach

  Hendrik Gruhn

Assistant coach(es)

  Harm-Ubbo Horst

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
Updated: 28 September 2024

References

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  1. ^ "Reggae, Kult und Basketball: RASTA Vechta überrascht alle". fr.de. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "RASTA-DOME wird bereits nach einem Jahr erweitert". SC Rasta Vechta. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. ^ Rasta Vechta macht Bundesliga-Aufstieg perfekt
  4. ^ "Basketball Bundesliga: Rasta Vechta macht Aufstieg perfekt!".
  5. ^ "Sweet Sweep! München steht nach 95:80 gegen Vechta im Finale / 38 Zähler von T.J. Bray zu wenig". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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