Kongsberg Miners, also known as Bergkameratene Basketball, is a professional

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team based in

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, playing in the Norwegian premier professional men's basketball league

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. Kongsberg Miners is currently the most successful basketball team in Norway, winning both the regular season and the Norwegian championship in the 2018/2019 season.

History

The team made their debut in the BLNO in the 2015–16 season. In the 2016–17 season, the team finished the regular season in the first place but failed in the playoffs after being eliminated in the semifinals. Kongsberg Miners

In the 2017–18 season, the Miners won the Norwegian championship by beating

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in the finals. In 2018, Miners made their debut in European competitions by playing the

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. They were eliminated by Ukrainian

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in the first qualifying round. Kongsberg lost its first European game at home, 63–83, and its second 101–90, away. In the 2018–19 season, the Miners won both the regular season and the Norwegian championship. They beat Gimle in the championship finals.

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was the MVP of the championship.

European record

;Notes

Current roster

Honours

*Champions (2): 2017–18, 2018–19

References

External links

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Eurobasket.com Team Page
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