Phoenix Hagen

Phoenix Hagen ( GmbH ) is a German basketball club from Hagen, who emerged from the second division teams of BG DEK / spruce Hagen ( Hagen called BG ) in 2004. The GmbH has leased the license of BG Hagen for the 2nd Basketball Bundesliga Pro A until further notice. Phoenix Hagen is not - as claimed by many media - the successor club of Brandt Hagen. The successor club of Brandt Hagen is the BBV Hagen.

The team sat down in the early years primarily from the region grown players together, which is in contrast to most second-and Erstligavereinen in German basketball. Meanwhile, the squad is, however, as with most first division teams, largely from American players.

Since the 2008/2009 season, there is a women's team the second basketball league, the " Phoenix Ladies". The players all come from a collaboration with the TSV Hagen in 1860 and played in the 2007 /2008 season as " Tessari Baskets ".

• 5.1 highest wins
• 5.2 Highest Loss

Venue and Fans

The home matches of Phoenix Hagen were 2008/2009 held by the end of the season in the Ischeland - hall, which could seat 1,800 spectators to date. Among the spectators were regularly recurring fan groups like the Firebirds FC or the "G- blockers ". The cheerleaders from Phoenix Hagen are the Phoenix Hagen Dance Team. Mascot of the club is "Felix", which he was begeistert.Folgedessen with spectacular and unique show acts the league elected popular mascot in the league! The standing places were located in the rear of the spectator stands. This area is called by the fans of the " hayloft ". Due to the slightly trapezoidal structure of the interior came from there, an impressive acoustics.

With the rise of the Ischelandhalle 1800 places, however, was too small for the requirements of the National Basketball League. To meet these, the engine had to find a new game room. Therefore, in the summer months of 2009 it was converted to the Injoy Halle in Hagen -Hohenlimburg. This was previously a gym as a tennis and badminton hall. After the conversion, it could accommodate 3013 visitors, was called for the 2009/2010 Phoenix indoor season and was for that time, the new home of Phoenix Hagen.

During the 2008/2009 season of major reconstruction of the old Ischelandhalle that required for the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL ) have a capacity of at least 3,000 seats began. On the narrow sides of the playing field, the hall was expanded and new, larger seats and standing space stands installed. For the second home game of the season 2010/2011 then now to reopen renamed Enervie Arena hall with an extended capacity of 3095 spectators, of which 2045 seats, 1020 standing and 30 wheelchair seats was available again.

First, Phoenix Hagen had agreed with the BBL to have the first home games of the season 2010/2011 away to take place, so that the work can be completed. This scheme was ultimately necessary only for the first home game against Brose Baskets Bamberg, which was held on October 8, 2010 in the Dortmund Westfalenhalle 1.

Achievements

On August 25, 2007 Phoenix Hagen won the P4two Cup in Osnabrück. Here were BG 74 Göttingen, the Wolfenbüttel Dukes (now Dukes Wolfenbüttel ) and the Bielefeld Dolphins ( group 1) and the Iserlohn Kangaroos and the P4two Ballers Osnabrück ( Group 2), the opponents of victorious at the end of Hagen.

In the following year, on 13-14. September 2008 Phoenix then taught in the domestic Ischelandhalle the P4two Cup 2008. This approach revealed the following six teams:

Group 1:

• TV Langen ( ProA )
• LTi Lich ( ProA )
• Kouvot Kouvola (1st Finnish Basketball League )

Group 2:

• Phoenix Hagen ( ProA )
• P4two Ballers Osnabrück ( ProB )
• Upstairs Weert ( Holland Eredivisie )

The teams first played on September 13, 2008 in two groups of three participants from the ranking. Then played on September 14, 2008, each group third, second and winner of the rankings.

Phoenix Hagen defeating in the final the group winners of Group 1, Kouvot Kouvola, with 98:89 and won the P4two Cup 2008 on home soil. As part of the tournament, the women's team Phoenix Hagen, the Phoenix Ladies was presented.

On April 25, 2009 Phoenix Hagen defeated in the last match of the ProA - Season 2008/ 2009, the Bremen Roosters with 111:69 and thus took second place in the table. Thus, the team secured to Captain Matthias Grothe - at least seen sporty - a promotion place in the first Basketball - Bundesliga. After initially ruled on the membership of the club to this division in the 2009/10 season uncertainty, since Phoenix had received from the BBL no license for lack of suitable venue and lack of economic conditions, was informed by the BBL on 8 May 2009 that the eligibility to play but has now been granted.

In the 2009/2010 season Phoenix Hagen reached the target for the season, the league in the first basketball league, one point ahead of the relegation zone first.

In the second BBL - season 2010/2011, occupied the Volmestädter after a win in the last home match against Giessen with simultaneous defeat of Tübingen at the end of the 11th place in the table. Thus, the Hagen this season the best team before Bonn North Rhine-Westphalia ( 13 ) and Dusseldorf ( 18 )

The season 2011/2012 spent by the team at Phoenix Hagen most of the time in the basement table. Only on the final day Hagen was the do- or- by a 85:72 victory in one - 46ers celebrate match against the LTi Giessen relegation. In the final table the team in 15th.

The season 2012/2013 was the most successful season of Phoenix Hagen since returning to the piano nobile of basketball. On the final day the team managed by Ingo Freyer to defend Platz 8 and to reach the playoffs for the first time. There, the team met to master Brose Baskets Bamberg. Against Bamberg Hagen won a home game, but still different after 4 games with 1:3 wins out.

Squad

Exchange 2013/2014

Arrivals: Nikita Khartchenkov (Nürnberger BC ), Henry Dugat (LF Basket Norrbotten / SWE), Keith Ramsey ( Ironi Ramat Gan / ISR)

Departures: Adam Hess ( Ratiopharm Ulm), Abe Lodwick ( Oberwart Gunners ), Davin White ( Lukoil Akademik Sofia / BGR), Bjorn Schoo ( Kirchheim Knights ), Max Kramer ( Schwelmer Baskets )

Time highs in top-flight seasons

(As of 16/05/2013 )

Records

Stand: April 7, 2013, only top-flight results

Highest wins

Home game

• 89:62 ( 27 ) against EWE Baskets Oldenburg 13 November 2010
• 96:71 ( 25) against EnBW Ludwigsburg 17 April 2010
• 96:75 ( 21) ​​against New Yorker Phantoms 18 March 2012

Away game

• 77:107 ( 30) in polar bears Bremerhaven on 15 October 2010
• 68:89 ( 21) ​​at Neckar giant Ludwigsburg on December 27, 2012
• 83:102 ( 19 ) at New Yorker Phantoms on March 30, 2013

Highest Loss

Home game

• 50:83 (-33 ) against ALBA Berlin 13 March 2010
• 76:106 (-30 ) against Brose Baskets 30 October 2011
• 64:93 (-29 ) vs. Skyliners Frankfurt on 17 November 2009
• 58:86 (-28 ) against Gloria Giants Dusseldorf 27 November 2010

Away game

Junior team

The Phoenix Hagen Juniors play quite successful in the Northwest Division of the Junior Basketball League ( NBBL ). In the first year of NBBL the Phoenix Hagen Juniors German vice-champion of the junior basketball league were.

Trivia

In the fall of 2008, the filming of the movie Hang Time - No easy game, which has the story of an unequal pair of brothers in the vicinity of Phoenix Hagen on the topic. Here, the players took film roles, although partly under other names. Directed by Wolfgang Groos. The film was shown in German cinemas on 15 October 2009.

In 2011, the Phoenix movie was released in the ashes. This documentary accompanied the team of Phoenix Hagen in the season 2009/2010 and provided insights into the inner workings of a German Bundesliga basketball team.

At the end of the season 2008/2009 Matthias Grothe ended his career with a win away to Paderborn. Grothe, who led the team as captain since club inception, has been especially honored hereafter: His jersey number, 9, is no longer awarded.