Crailsheim Merlins

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Hakro Merlins Crailsheim
Hakro Merlins Crailsheim logo
LeaguesBasketball Bundesliga
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded31 January 1986; 35 years ago (1986-01-31)
HistoryCrailsheim Merlins
(1986–present)
ArenaArena Hohenlohe
Capacity3,000
Team colorsBlue, Navy, Silver
     
PresidentMartin Romig
Team managerIngo Enskat
Head coach
2020–21 positionBasketball Bundesliga, 6th of 18
Championships1 ProB
Websitecrailsheim-merlins.de

Crailsheim Merlins, for sponsorships reasons named Hakro Merlins Crailsheim, is a professional basketball club based in Crailsheim, Germany. Established in 1986, the club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the highest professional league in Germany. The club is a part of the multi-sports club TSV Crailsheim. Home games are played in the Arena Hohenlohe, which has a capacity of 3,000 people.

History[]

The club was founded on 31 January 1986 by a group of students. Until 1994, the team was only active at the lower local leagues and had problems in finding a hall to play at. A year later, the club found a new home in the barracks of departed American armed forces. In 2001, the Merlins managed to promote to the German second division, now the ProA, for the first time. A new home arena was found again, in the form of a renovated market hall.

In the 2013–14 season Merlins promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga, by reaching the ProA Finals.[1] The club managed to avoid relegation in its first season in the league, because Artland Dragons was relegated the club received a wild card. However, in the following 2015–16 season the team was relegated once again after finishing last. In the 2020-21 season, coach Tuomas Iisalo guided the Merlins to their first Bundesliga playoff appearance in club history.[2] Iisalo left Crailsheim at the conclusion of the 2020-21 campaign, was named the new head coach.[3]

In the 2021–22 season, Crailsheim made its European debut as it was placed in the regular season of the FIBA Europe Cup. On 13 October 2021, the Merlins recorded an away win over Bakken Bears in their debut.[4]

Sponsorship names[]

Due to sponsorship reasons the team has been known as:

  • Proveo Merlins 2007–2009
  • Hakro Merlins Crailsheim 2018–present

Honours[]

  • ProB
    • Winners: 2008–09

Players[]

Current roster[]

Crailsheim Merlins roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 0 United States Shorts, T. J. 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 24 – (1997-10-15)15 October 1997
SG 1 United States 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 25 – (1996-11-25)25 November 1996
C 2 United States Savage, Jared 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 24 – (1997-03-02)2 March 1997
SG 3 Germany Stuckey, Maurice 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 – (1990-05-30)30 May 1990
PG 5 Serbia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 19 – (2002-03-05)5 March 2002
SG 6 Belgium Lasisi, Elias 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 29 – (1992-01-09)9 January 1992
SG 8 United States 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 34 – (1987-08-10)10 August 1987
SF 9 Germany 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 28 – (1993-03-19)19 March 1993
PG 11 Germany 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 26 – (1995-06-05)5 June 1995
C 12 Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina Kovačević, Dejan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 25 – (1996-12-27)27 December 1996
C 15 Germany 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 117 kg (258 lb) 28 – (1993-07-11)11 July 1993
C 34 United States 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 23 – (1998-09-09)9 September 1998
Head coach
  • Germany Sebastian Gleim
Assistant coach(es)
  • Germany Eric Detlev
  • Serbia Marko Stanković
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 19, 2021

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

Notable players[]

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

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.

Season by season[]

Season Tier League Pos. German Cup European competitions
2009–10
2
 ProA
6
2010–11
2
 ProA
6
2011–12
2
 ProA
4
2012–13
2
 ProA
11
2013–14
2
 ProA
2
2014–15
1
 BBL
18
2015–16
1
 BBL
18
2016–17
2
 ProA
2
2017–18
2
 ProA
2
2018–19
1
 BBL
16
2019–20 1 BBL 10 Round of 16
2020–21 1 BBL 5 Group stage
2021–22 1 BBL 4 Europe Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "Crailsheim schafft sportlichen Aufstieg". Handelsblatt.com (in German). 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. ^ "HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim - Historisch! HAKRO Merlins schlagen Bonn und qualifizieren sich erstmals in der Vereinsgeschichte für die Playoffs! Freitag kommt der MBC". hakro-merlins.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Skyliners coach Gleim moves to rival Crailsheim | tellerreport.com". www.tellerreport.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Tsmoki-Minsk survive fightback for OT triumph; Crailsheim, London enjoy debut road wins". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

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