Eisbären Bremerhaven ( en, Polar Bears Bremerhaven) is a professional

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club from

Bremerhaven Bremerhaven (, , Low German: ''Bremerhoben'') is a city at the seaport of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms a semi-enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the Riv ...

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, that competes in the

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. The team was established as the professional section of the club BSG Bremerhaven and played in the first-tiered

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(BBL) between 2005 and 2019. The club plays its home games in the

Bremerhaven Stadthalle Bremerhaven Stadthalle is an arena in Bremerhaven, Germany. It is primarily used for Events. Bremerhaven Stadthalle opened in 1974 and holds 6,000 people without seating. This is the home arena of the Eisbären Bremerhaven Eisbären Bremerhave ...

, which has a capacity for 6,000 people. Stadthalle Bremerhaven

History

In 2004–05, Eisbären won the

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, which earned them promotion to the BBL. Following the 2018–19 season, Eisbären were relegated to the

Season by season

Players

Current roster

Individual awards

BBL Best Offensive Player *

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Notable players

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eisbaren Bremerhaven Basketball teams in Germany Sport in Bremerhaven Basketball teams established in 2001 Sport in Bremen (state)