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Veolia Towers Hamburg
Veolia Towers Hamburg
Leagues	Basketball Bundesliga
Founded	2013; 11 years ago
Arena	Edel-optics.de Arena
Capacity	3,400
Location	Hamburg, Germany
Team colors	White, Black, Silver ;
Main sponsor	Veolia
President	Jan Fischer; Marvin Willoughby
Team manager	Marvin Willoughby
Head coach	Benka Barloschky
Affiliation(s)	SC Rist Wedel
Championships	1 ProA
Website	www.hamburgtowers.de
Home	Away

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Hamburg Towers, for sponsorship reasons named Veolia Towers Hamburg, is a professional basketball team, based in Hamburg, Germany. After promotion from the ProA in 2019, the Towers are currently playing in the Basketball Bundesliga, the top tier of German basketball.^[2]

Founded in 2013, the club played in the ProA from the 2014–15 season. In 2019, Hamburg promoted to the BBL for the first time. Since 2014, their home arena is the Edel-optics.de Arena in Wilhelmsburg. It has capacity for 3,400 people.

History

In February 2013, former player Pascal Roller and entrepreneur Wolfgang Sahm announced their plans to bring back professional basketball to Hamburg.^[3] There had been no professional basketball in the city since the bankruptcy of BCJ Hamburg in 2002. The original goal of the club was to obtain a wild card for the first tier Basketball Bundesliga. However, the team was given a spot in the second tier ProA.

The club debuted in the 2014–15 ProA season. It played its first home game on 28 September 2014, and won 66–65 over Gießen 46ers.^[4] In its debut season, the team ended eight in the standings. In the 2015–16 season, the Towers had the highest average attendance of all ProA clubs with 3,047 per game.

In the 2018–19 season, Hamburg finished the regular season in the fourth place. On 30 April 2019, Hamburg Towers promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga for the first time after defeating first-seeded Chemnitz Niners in the playoffs semifinals, and thus reaching the ProA Finals.^[5] On 4 May 2019, the team won the ProA championship after defeating Nürnberg Falcons in the second leg.

Sponsorships

In 2022, the Towers signed a sponsorship agreement with Veolia to become their name sponsor in the 2022–23 season.^[6]

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	W–L	Playoffs	German Cup	European competitions
2014–15	2	ProA	8th	15–18	DNQ
2015–16	2	ProA	5th
2016–17	2	ProA	9th	14–16	DNQ
2017–18	2	ProA	10th	13–17	DNQ
2018–19	2	ProA	1st	26–15	Winners
2019–20	1	BBL	17th	3–17	DNQ
2020–21	1	BBL	7th	21–13	Quarterfinals (lost to Berlin)
2021–22	1	BBL	7th	19–15	Quarterfinals (lost to Bonn)	Round of 16	EuroCup	Eighthfinals
2022–23	1	BBL	15th	12–22	DNQ	Round of 16	EuroCup	Eighthfinals
2023–24	1	BBL	9th	17–17	Play-in (won against Oldenburg, lost to Ludwigsburg)	Round of 16	EuroCup	Regular Season
2024–25	1	BBL				First round	EuroCup

Honours

Titles

ProA
- Winners: 2018–19

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Veolia Towers Hamburg roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
G	1	Ivey, Brae	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	28 – (1996-08-25)25 August 1996
G	3	Rich, Osaro Jürgen	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	26 – (1998-07-22)22 July 1998
PG	4	Lottie, Jaizec	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	26 – (1998-02-16)16 February 1998
F	5	Maronka, Zsombor	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	22 – (2002-09-10)10 September 2002
G	6	Möller, Leif	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	21 – (2003-06-14)14 June 2003
G	11	Kennedy, Keondre	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	24 – (2000-01-17)17 January 2000
F	14	Reece, Camron	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	25 – (1999-02-14)14 February 1999
F	17	Wimberg, Niklas	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	26 – (1998-02-11)11 February 1998
F	21	Barnett, Jordan	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	28 – (1995-12-31)31 December 1995
C	23	Kuath, Kur	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	26 – (1998-08-12)12 August 1998
F	25	Ogbe, Kenneth	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	30 – (1994-11-16)16 November 1994
F	33	Heckmann, Patrick	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	32 – (1992-02-27)27 February 1992
C	44	Turudic, Benedikt	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	27 – (1997-01-27)27 January 1997

Head coach

Benka Barloschky

Assistant coach(es)

Stanley Witt
Jacob Hollatz

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: September 25, 2024

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

#	Name	Period	Honours
1	Hamed Attarbashi	2014 – February 2018
2	Benka Barloschky	February – May 2018
3	Mike Taylor	May 2018 – June 2020	ProA (2019)
4	Pedro Calles	August 2020 – June 2022
5	Raoul Korner	June 2022 – January 2023
6	Benka Barloschky	January 2023 – present

Arena

Since 2013: Edel-optics.de Arena (capacity: 3,400)

Player development

ProB team Rist Wedel has been Hamburg's cooperation partner for player development.^[7]

References

^ "Home". hamburgtowers.de.
^ Die Towers – mehr als nur Basketball Hamburger Abendblatt (Inga Radel), 23 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.(in German)
^ "Basketball wie in München – nur anders". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 5 February 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "Happy End bei Towers-Premiere in der Zweiten Liga". abendblatt.de. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "Erstklassig! Hamburg Towers steigen in BBL auf". NDR.de (in German). Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ maik.hansen (22 July 2022). "Veolia wird Namenssponsor der Hamburg Towers". Veolia Towers Hamburg (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
^ Der spanische Steuermann ist nun an Bord Frederik Büll (Hamburger Abendblatt), 6 August 2016. Accessed 12 December 2023.(in German)

External links

Official website

[1] "Home". hamburgtowers.de.

[2] Die Towers – mehr als nur Basketball Hamburger Abendblatt (Inga Radel), 23 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.(in German)

[3] "Basketball wie in München – nur anders". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 5 February 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[4] "Happy End bei Towers-Premiere in der Zweiten Liga". abendblatt.de. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[5] "Erstklassig! Hamburg Towers steigen in BBL auf". NDR.de (in German). Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[6] .hansen (22 July 2022). "Veolia wird Namenssponsor der Hamburg Towers". Veolia Towers Hamburg (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[7] Der spanische Steuermann ist nun an Bord Frederik Büll (Hamburger Abendblatt), 6 August 2016. Accessed 12 December 2023.(in German)

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+'''Hamburg Towers''', for sponsorship reasons named '''Veolia Towers Hamburg,''' is a professional [[basketball]] team, based in [[Hamburg]], Germany. After promotion from the [[ProA]] in 2019, the Towers are currently playing in the [[Basketball Bundesliga]], the top tier of German basketball.<ref>[http://www.abendblatt.de/sport/hamburg-towers/article207267171/Die-Towers-mehr-als-nur-Basketball.html Die Towers – mehr als nur Basketball] Hamburger Abendblatt (Inga Radel), 23 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.{{in lang|de}}</ref>
 Founded in 2013, the club played in the ProA from the 2014–15 season. In 2019, Hamburg promoted to the BBL for the first time. Since 2014, their home arena is the [[Edel-optics.de Arena]] in [[Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg|Wilhelmsburg]]. It has capacity for 3,400 people.
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 *'''[[ProA]]'''
 **'''Winners:''' [[2018–19 ProA|2018–19]]
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-{{player3 | num =13 | nat = USA | first = Marvin      | last = Clark II   | pos = F | m = 2.01 | kgs = 105| year = 1994 | month = 11 | date = 03 }}
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-| head_coach = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Benka Barloschky]]
+| head_coach = {{flagicon|GER}} Benka Barloschky
 | asst_coach = {{Plainlist|
-* {{flagicon|AUT}} Stefan Grassegger
+* {{flagicon|GER}} Stanley Witt
-* {{flagicon|GER}} Fabian Villmeter
+* {{flagicon|GER}} Jacob Hollatz
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 | roster_url = https://www.hamburgtowers.de/team/
-| accessdate = 9 July 2023}}
+| accessdate = September 25, 2024}}
 ==Notable players==
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 *{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Michael Carrera]]
 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Beau Beech]]
+*{{flagicon|USA}} [[James Woodard]]
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 [[File:Hamburg Wilhelmsburg DS671n.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Edel-optics.de Arena]] in 2015]]
 *Since 2013: [[Edel-optics.de Arena]] (capacity: 3,400)
+==Player development==
+[[ProB]] team [[Rist Wedel]] has been Hamburg's cooperation partner for player development.<ref>[https://www.abendblatt.de/region/pinneberg/sport_137/article208009461/Der-spanische-Steuermann-ist-nun-an-Bord.html Der spanische Steuermann ist nun an Bord] Frederik Büll ([[Hamburger Abendblatt]]), 6 August 2016. Accessed 12 December 2023.{{in lang|de}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 {{commons category}}
-*{{Official website}}
+*{{official website}}
 {{Hamburg Towers current roster}}
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 [[Category:Basketball teams in Germany]]
 [[Category:Sport in Hamburg|Towers]]
+[[Category:Basketball Bundesliga teams]]

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Awards	Most Valuable Player Finals MVP Coach of the Year Most Improved Player Best German Young Player Best Offensive Player Best Defensive Player All-BBL Team Most Effective Player Top Scorer
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