Crailsheim Merlins

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Hakro Merlins Crailsheim
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Founded31 January 1986; 40 years ago (1986-01-31)
HistoryCrailsheim Merlins
(1986–present)
ArenaArena Hohenlohe
Capacity3,000
Team colorsBlue, Navy, Silver
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Main sponsorHakro
PresidentMartin Romig
Team managerIngo Enskat
Head coachDavid McCray
Team captainMaurice Stuckey
Championships1 ProB
Websitecrailsheim-merlins.de

Crailsheim Merlins, currently referred to as HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Crailsheim, Germany. Established in 1986, the club plays in the 2. Basketball Bundesliga (ProA), the second 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 get promoted 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, Sebastian Gleim was named the new head coach.[citation needed]

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.[3] The same season, the Merlins also reached the final of the 2021–22 BBL-Pokal, its first final appearance in the national cup. The Merlins eventually lost to 86–78 to ALBA Berlin.[4]

Sponsorship names

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Jeremy Morgan on the left, on defense for the Merlins.

Due to sponsorship reasons the team has been known as:

  • Proveo Merlins: 2007–2009
  • HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim: 2018–present

Honours

BBL-Pokal

ProB

  • Winners: 2008–09

Players

Current roster

Crailsheim Merlins roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
Template:Bs position Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Script error: No such module "sort". Blunt, Tyreese 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) Template:Dts 24 – (2002-06-03)3 June 2002
Template:Bs position Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Script error: No such module "sort". de Oliveira, Gabriel 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) Template:Dts 28 – (1998-03-03)3 March 1998
Template:Bs position Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Script error: No such module "sort". Langley, Keyshaun 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) Template:Dts 25 – (2000-12-31)31 December 2000
Template:Bs position Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Script error: No such module "sort". Stuckey, Maurice (C) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) Template:Dts 36 – (1990-05-30)30 May 1990
Template:Bs position Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Script error: No such module "sort". Gardner, Brock 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) Template:Dts 28 – (1997-11-11)11 November 1997
Template:Bs position Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Script error: No such module "sort". Santana Mojica, Nico 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) Template:Dts 24 – (2002-05-07)7 May 2002
Template:Bs position Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Script error: No such module "sort". Gaines, Anthony 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) Template:Dts 28 – (1998-05-30)30 May 1998
Template:Bs position Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Script error: No such module "sort". Otto, Gianni 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) Template:Dts 31 – (1995-06-28)28 June 1995
Template:Bs position Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Script error: No such module "sort". Brown, Jaden 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 81 kg (179 lb) Template:Dts 19 – (2007-05-05)5 May 2007
Template:Bs position Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Script error: No such module "sort". Welp, Nic 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) Template:Dts 24 – (2002-03-20)20 March 2002
Template:Bs position Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Script error: No such module "sort". Madlock, T.J. 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) Template:Dts 23 – (2003-06-19)19 June 2003
Template:Bs position Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Script error: No such module "sort". Ogunsipe, Marvin 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) Template:Dts 30 – (1996-02-26)26 February 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Notable players

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Head coaches

Period Name
1986–1989 Template:Flagicon Dieter Wolfarth
1989–1990 no head coach
1990–1993 Template:Flagicon Markus Schmidt
1993–1994 Template:Flagicon Zoran Borovnica
1994–1997 Template:Flagicon Zlatko Nikolić
1997–1999 Template:Flagicon Matthias Braun
1999–2002 Template:Flagicon Zoran Banozic
2002–2004 Template:Flagicon Velibor Balabanović
2004 Template:Flagicon Marian Thede
2004–2008 Template:Flagicon Arne Alig
2008–2012 Template:Flagicon Ingo Enskat
2012 – November 2014 Template:Flagicon Willie Young
November 2014 – March 2016 Template:Flagicon Ingo Enskat
March 2016 – May 2021 Template:Flagicon Tuomas Iisalo
May 2021 – May 2022 Template:Flagicon Sebastian Gleim
May 2022 – November 2023 Template:Flagicon Nikola Marković
November 2023 –present Template:Flagicon Jussi Laakso

Season by season

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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
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2023–24 1 BBL 17 First round
2024–25 2 ProA
5
 Round of 16
2025–26 2 ProA
5
 First round

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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Crailsheim schafft sportlichen Aufstieg". Handelsblatt (in German). 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tsmoki-Minsk survive fightback for OT triumph; Crailsheim, London enjoy debut road wins". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ALBA comeback from down 16, beating Crailsheim Merlins for the German Cup". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

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