Mitteldeutscher BC

SYNTAINICS MBC
SYNTAINICS MBC
Nickname	MBC
Leagues	Basketball Bundesliga
Founded	1958; 66 years ago
History	SSV Einheit Weißenfels; 1958–1999; Mitteldeutscher BC; 1999–present
Arena	Stadthalle Weißenfels
Capacity	3,000
Location	Weißenfels, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Team colors	Orange and Blue;
President	Jörg Hexel
Team manager	Martin Geissler
Head coach	Jānis Gailītis
Championships	1 FIBA EuroCup Challenge; 3 ProA
Website	syntainics-mbc.de
Home	Away

Mitteldeutscher Basketball Club (English: Central German Basketball Club), for sponsorship reasons named SYNTAINICS MBC, and commonly known as MBC, is a professional basketball club based in Weißenfels, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, the first tier league in Germany.

History

The club has played in the Basketball Bundesliga since the 1999–2000 season. In 2004, the club won the FIBA EuroCup Challenge, defeating JDA Dijon Basket in the Final. Later that season, however, the team filed for bankruptcy and the league relegated the team to the Regionalliga (third division).^[1]

MBC won promotion to the second division after the 2004–05 season and earned promotion back to the Basketball Bundesliga after the 2008–09 season. In 2010 and 2016 the team relegated again, but promoted back the next season both times.

Honours

ProA:

Champions: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2016–17

FIBA Europe Cup:

Champions: 2003–04

Team

Current roster

Mitteldeutscher BC roster

Players

Coaches

11 20 25

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.
G/F	2	Martinez, Tim	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	22 – (2002-06-28)28 June 2002
PG	3	Wenzl, Nico	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	23 – (2001-04-11)11 April 2001
F	5	Heck, Moritz	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	22 – (2002-02-19)19 February 2002
F/C	8	Breunig, Martin	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	32 – (1992-02-18)18 February 1992
F	15	Jelks, Stephon	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	28 – (1996-07-04)4 July 1996
PG	23	Callison, Charles	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	29 – (1995-10-17)17 October 1995
F	30	Edwards, Vincent	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	28 – (1996-04-05)5 April 1996
C	31	Warner, Hendrik	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	23 – (2001-02-22)22 February 2001
C	54	Bryant, John	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	37 – (1987-06-13)13 June 1987
G	55	Hounnou, Ralph	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	22 – (2002-01-16)16 January 2002

Head coach

Predrag Krunić

Assistant coach(es)

Dimitrios Antoniadis
Tomoaki Ikegaya

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: November 12, 2023

Individual awards

ProA MVP

Wayne Bernard: 2008
Arizona Reid: 2012

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.

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	W–L	German Cup	European competitions
1997–98	2	2. BBL	6th
1998–99	2	2. BBL	2nd
1999–00	1	Bundesliga	6th
2000–01	1	Bundesliga	7th			3 Korać Cup	ER2	1–1
2001–02	1	Bundesliga	13th
2002–03	1	Bundesliga	11th
2003–04	1	Bundesliga	12th^[a]			4 FIBA Europe Cup	C	10–0
2004–05	3	Oberliga	1st
2005–06	2	2. BBL	2nd
2006–07	2	2. BBL	2nd
2007–08	2	ProA	5th
2008–09	2	ProA	1st
2009–10	1	Bundesliga	10th	18–16
2010–11	1	Bundesliga	17th	8–26
2011–12	2	ProA	1st
2012–13	1	Bundesliga	16th	13–21
2013–14	1	Bundesliga	9th	16–18
2014–15	1	Bundesliga	12th	14–20
2015–16	1	Bundesliga	17th	9–25
2016–17	2	ProA	1st	35–3
2017–18	1	Bundesliga	15th	10–24
2018–19	1	Bundesliga	15th	10–24
2019–20	1	Bundesliga	16th	3–17	Quarterfinals
2020–21	1	Bundesliga	15th	9–25	Group stage
2021–22	1	Bundesliga	16th	11–23	Round of 16
2022–23	1	Bundesliga	16th	11–23	Round of 16
2023–24	1	Bundesliga	13th	11–23	Quarterfinals
2024–25	1	Bundesliga			TBD

^ Relegated due to its financial trouble.

References

^ MBC nur noch Regionalligist (in German) Archived 11 September 2012 at archive.today (16 July 2004)

External links

Official website

[2] Relegated due to its financial trouble.

[1] MBC nur noch Regionalligist (in German) Archived 11 September 2012 at archive.today (16 July 2004)

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v t e Basketball Bundesliga
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2024–25 clubs	Bamberg Baskets Alba Berlin Telekom Baskets Bonn Löwen Braunschweig Niners Chemnitz Skyliners Frankfurt BG Göttingen Veolia Towers Hamburg USC Heidelberg Riesen Ludwigsburg Mitteldeutscher BC Bayern Munich Baskets Oldenburg Rostock Seawolves ratiopharm Ulm Rasta Vechta Würzburg Baskets
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
Other articles	Basketball in Germany German Cup German Supercup List of German basketball champions BBL All-Star Game German League System
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v t e Mitteldeutscher BC current roster
2 Martinez 3 Wenzl 5 Heck 8 Breunig 15 Jelks 22 Stove 23 Callison 30 Edwards 31 Warner 54 Bryant 55 Hounnou
Head coach: Krunić Assistant coach: Antoniadis Ikegaya

v t e Mitteldeutscher BC 2003–04 FIBA Europe Cup champions
4 Markoishvili 5 Nikagbatse 6 Burke 7 Machowski 8 Elvikis 11 Krikemans 12 Arigabu 13 Fehse 14 Ringström 15 Petravičius (MVP)
Head coach: Dettman