Medipolis SC Jena

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Medipolis SC Jena
Medipolis SC Jena logo
LeaguesProA
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
HistoryTuS Jena
1994–2002
Baskets Jena
2002–2007
Science City Jena
2007–2021
Medipolis SC Jena
2021-present
ArenaSparkassen Arena
Capacity3,000
LocationJena, Germany
Main sponsorMedipolis
PresidentDietmar Bendix
Championships1 ProA
Websitewww.baskets-jena.de

Medipolis SC Jena[1] is a basketball club based in Jena, Germany that plays in the ProA. Their home court is the Sparkassen Arena, which seats 3,000. Their current head coach is Dominik Reinboth.

The team was known as Erdgas Baskets Jena through the 2006 season, then as POM Baskets Jena, then Science City Jena in 2007.[2] In the 2015–16 season, they won their first ProA title and promoted to the Bundesliga.

History[edit]

Although never a big sport in the former East Germany, basketball was played in Jena since the 1960s. In 1994, a new basketball program was found in the "Turn- und Sportverein (TuS) Jena". Starting in the lower divisions the club gained promotion to the second division (2. Liga Süd) in 2001. Once established in professional sports the club started to become a basketball only organization with the founding of the Baskets Jena GmbH which now holds the license.

The biggest success so far has been the promotion to the 1st division (BBL) in 2007. The stay in the top league lasted only one year with the club finishing last after an eventful year. With the promotion, the team switched to the bigger "JenArena" which allowed attendances up to 3.000 in a temporary construction. Financial difficulties in maintaining the "JenArena" led to a return to the gym "Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle".

In the 2015–16 season, Jena won the ProA championship by beating SC Rasta Vechta in the Finals and was promoted back to the Bundesliga.[3]

In 2021, the team changed its name from Science City Jena to Medipolis SC Jena.[4]

Honours[edit]

Champions: 2015–16

Season by season[edit]

Season Tier League Pos. European competitions
2013–14 2 ProA 5th
2014–15 2 ProA 5th
2015–16 2 ProA 1st
2016–17 1 Bundesliga 13th
2017–18 1 Bundesliga 13th
2018–19 1 Bundesliga 18th

Players[edit]

Current roster[edit]

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

Medipolis SC Jena roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 1 United States Lacy, DaVonté 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 31 – (1993-03-21)21 March 1993
G/F 2 Switzerland Kazadi, Jonathan 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 32 – (1991-06-09)9 June 1991
G 5 Germany Brauner, Nico 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 29 – (1994-11-01)1 November 1994
G 11 United States Simmons, Rayshawn 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 30 – (1993-09-25)25 September 1993
F/C 13 United States Chapman, Clint 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 35 – (1989-03-06)6 March 1989
C 21 Brazil Alberton Rodrigues, Rafael 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 117 kg (258 lb) 23 – (2001-02-12)12 February 2001
F 25 Germany Bank, Lorenz 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 23 – (2001-04-06)6 April 2001
SF 33 United States Thomas, Brandon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 39 – (1984-08-17)17 August 1984
PF 35 Germany Haukohl, Stephan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 30 – (1993-06-27)27 June 1993
C 41 United States Herrera, Alex 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 31 – (1992-08-15)15 August 1992
PG 44 Serbia Radojičić, Vuk 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 22 – (2001-06-29)29 June 2001
Head coach
  • Germany Dominik Reinboth
Assistant coach(es)
  • Belarus Alexander Osipovitch
  • Germany Felix Hilgart
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: July 11, 2022

Notable players[edit]

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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Home: baskets-jena.de". baskets-jena.de. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ SCIENCE CITY JENA (GER-1.BUNDESLIGA) MEN
  3. ^ "ProA Meister 2015/16: Science City Jena". Schoenen-dunk.de. 8 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Neuer Name, neues Logo: Aus Science City Jena wird Medipolis SC Jena" (in German). Medipolis SC Jena. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

External links[edit]

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