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BC Hallmann Vienna
Basketball Club Vienna, for sponsorship reasons BC GGMT Vienna, is an Austrian professional basketball club based in Vienna. It plays in the Austrian Basketball Superliga and has won the Austrian championship one time, in 2013. History The team was founded in 2001 as Basketball Club Vienna. The first championship in club history came in the 2012–13 season, after Vienna beat Oberwart Gunners 3–2 in the Finals. In September 2015, the team was renamed to "BC Hallmann Vienna", after new main sponsor Hallmann Holding of owner Klemens Hallmann. Sponsorship names Due to sponsorship reasons, the team has had several names: *BC Vienna (2001–2013) *BC Zepter Vienna (2013–2015) *BC Hallmann Vienna (2015–2020) *BC GGMT Vienna (2020–present) Trophies Austrian Basketball Bundesliga *Champions (2): 2012–13, 2021–22 Logos File:BC Vienna logo.png, Former logo of the team Season by season Notable players * Ryan Richards * Žarko Rakočević * Ian Boylan * Andre Owen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Basketball Superliga
The Austrian Basketball Superliga (English: Basketball Super League) is the highest tier basketball league in Austria. Established in 2019, it replaced the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (ABL) as the first level competition in the country. The winners of the Superliga are crowned Austrian champions. The competition aims to start "a new era" in Austrian basketball. In its inaugural season, the competition consists of ten teams. History The Basketball Superliga was established in the summer of 2019 to replace the Austrian Bundsliga. Television contracts were signed with Sky Sport and ORF. All games will also be streamed online. On 9 August 2019, the ten teams that would compete in the inaugural season were announced, with nine teams coming from last ÖBL season. The new league's first season was ended prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 16 May 2021, Swans Gmunden won the first Superliga championship. Format In the Superliga, teams first play each other in the regu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Clubs In Vienna
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Teams In Austria
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richaud Pack
Richaud Jeron-Felix Pack (born October 17, 1992) is an American / Sierra Leoneon professional basketball player who last played for Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League. College career As a redshirt junior at North Carolina A&T, Pack averaged 17.0 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Following the season, he transferred to Maryland as a graduate transfer. As a senior, Pack averaged 5.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Professional career ETHA Engomis (2015–2016) In September 2015, Pack signed a deal with the Cypriot basketball team Michelin ETHA Engomis. In his first professional game, he recorded 15 points to go along with 5 rebounds in a losing effort to APOEL. Arnetx Zornotza (2017–2018) During the 2017-18 season Pack played for Arnetx Zornotza of the LEB Silver and averaged 20.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. BC Vienna (2020–2021) On September 22, 2020, the Austrian basketball team BC Vienna signed Pack. On December 28, 2020, Pack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andre Owens
Andre Owens (born October 31, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. High school and college basketball A 6'4" (1.93 m) guard, he played competitively at Perry Meridian High School where he was an Indiana All-Star in his senior season. Owens attended Indiana University and then transferred to the University of Houston. Professional career Undrafted, he signed with the Utah Jazz as a free agent prior to the start of the 2005-06 NBA season. He was traded to the Golden State Warriors along with Devin Brown and Keith McLeod in exchange for Derek Fisher on July 12, 2006. In October 2006, he was released by the Warriors without playing in any preseason games. The Indiana Pacers signed Owens to a one-year deal on July 4, 2007. In September 2008 he moved to Europe, signing a one-year contract with Serbian Adriatic League team Crvena zvezda. In 2009, he signed with Türk Telekom B.K. in Ankara. In 2009, he signed with Lokomotiv Kuban in Krasnodar ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Boylan
Ian Dale Boylan (born May 6, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Kapfenberg Bulls. He spent most of his career in Austria, playing for several teams. In August 2013, Boylan signed with Kapfenberg Bulls. Honours *3x Austrian Bundesliga (2007, 2010, 2013) *Austrian Cup (2014) *Austrian Supercup (2014) Individual: * ÖBL assists leader (2014) *Austrian Supercup MVP In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ... (2014) References External linksProfile – ''Eurobasket.com'' 1983 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žarko Rakočević
Žarko Rakočević ( sr, Жарко Ракочевић; born January 4, 1984) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Étoile de Charleville-Mézières of the French Nationale Masculine 2 (NM2). Standing at 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays at the power forward position. Professional career Rakočević started his career with Budućnost Podgorica. In March 2008, he signed with the Ukrainian club Cherkaski Mavpy for the rest of the season. On August 28, 2008, he signed with the Serbian club Partizan Belgrade. In October 2009, he parted ways with Partizan. During November 2009, he played with Gorštak Kolašin. On December 11, 2009, he signed with Bosna for the rest of the season. On July 15, 2010, he signed with Igokea for the 2010–11 season. On September 26, 2011, he signed with the Austrian club BC Vienna. On December 12, 2011, he left Vienna and signed a one-month contract with the Spanish club Valencia. On January 13, 2012, he parted ways with the club follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Richards
Ryan Earl Richards (born 24 April 1991) is a British-Jamaican basketball player who plays for the Aomori Wat's of the B.League. He began playing in England and has played for short spells for numerous teams in several countries. He was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs with the 49th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, but never played a regular season game for the team. Junior career In 2005–06, Richards played for the Medway Park Crusaders, making regular appearances with the senior team aged only 14, in the English Basketball League's third division. He averaged four points and four rebounds per game and helped the Crusaders finish runner-up in the 2006 National Shield. He also competed for England at the 2006 U16 European Championship (Division B) as an U15 player. Furthermore, he finished second on the team in scoring (9.7 ppg) and third in rebounding (5.6 rpg). In 2006–07, Richards played for Gran Canaria's U16 cadet team at the Spanish Academy level. He also competed f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Basketball League
The Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (in German: Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga) was the top men's professional basketball league in Austria. (in German) Until the 2004–05 season, the league was known as the A-Liga (A-League) and then until the 2008–09 season it was called the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga (ÖBL). From 2008 to 2019, it was named the Admiral Basketball League, after the league's main sponsor, Admiral Sportwetten. In 2019, the competition was replaced by the . Competition format In the current season each team plays the other nine teams four times, creating a 36-game regular-season schedule. After that, the top six teams move on. The two semi-fin ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
