PS Karlsruhe Lions

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PS Karlsruhe Lions
PS Karlsruhe Lions logo
LeaguesProA
Founded1961; 61 years ago (1961)
ArenaEuropahalle Karlsruhe
Capacity1,500
LocationKarlsruhe, Germany
PresidentDanijel Ljubić
Head coachAleksandar Scepanovic
Websitepsk-lions.de
PS Karlsruhe Lions in December 2018
PS Karlsruhe Lions home game in December 2018

PS Karlsruhe Lions is a German professional basketball team located in Karlsruhe. The team competes in Germany's ProA league, the country's second division. In 2017, the team promoted from the third tier ProB to the second tier.[1] The team is part of the multi-sports club Post Südstadt Karlsruhe (PSK).

Arenas[]

Until 2017, the club played in the Friedrich-List-Schule, which had a capacity of 862 people. In the 2017–18 season, following the club's promotion to the ProA, the Lions started playing in the Europahalle Karlsruhe which has a capacity of 1,500 people.

Players[]

Current roster[]

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

PS Karlsruhe LIONS roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
PG 0 United States
PG 1 United States
PG 3 Germany
PG 4 Germany
PF 7 United States
F 9 New Zealand Matt Freeman
SG 10 Germany Ferdinand Zylka
G 11 United States Stanley Whittaker
F 15 United States
F 17 Germany
SF 20 Germany
C 23 Germany Maurice Pluskota
PG 28 Germany
C 33 Germany
Head coach

Croatia

Assistant coach(es)

United States
Germany

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 12 December 2021

Season by season[]

Season Tier League Pos. Cup competitions European competitions
2013–14 5 2. Regionalliga 2nd
2014–15 5 2. Regionalliga 1st
2015–16 4 1. Regionalliga 1st
2016–17 3 ProB 2nd
2017–18 2 ProA 3rd
2018–19 2 ProA 8th

Notable former 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.

Head coaches[]

  • United States Michael Mai: (2017-2018)
  • Croatia Ivan Rudez: (2018–2020)
  • GermanyCroatia Drazan Salavarda: (2020–21)
  • Croatia Aleksandar Scepanovic: (2021–present)

References[]

  1. ^ Endstand 92:75: PSK Lions steigen in die zweite Bundesliga auf regio-news.de, 23 April 2017. Accessed 16 June 2017. (in German)

External links[]

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