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Rasta Vechta
Rasta Vechta logo
LeaguesBasketball Bundesliga
Champions League
Founded26 June 1979; 45 years ago (1979-06-26)
HistorySC Rasta Vechta
1979–present
ArenaRasta Dome
Capacity3,140
LocationVechta, Germany
Team colorsOrange, Black
   
Main sponsorMiavit
PresidentStefan Niemeyer
Head coachMartin Schiller
2020–21 positionBasketball Bundesliga, 18th of 18
Championships3 ProA
Websiterasta-vechta.de
The Rasta Dome, the home arena of the club

Sports Club Rasta Vechta is a German basketball club based in Vechta, Lower Saxony. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), following their promotion from the ProA in 2022–23.

Founded in 1979, the club has spent the majority of its history in the lower-tier German leagues. In 2012, the team was promoted to the second-tier ProA and ever since has been balancing between relegation from the BBL and promotion from ProA.

History

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Foundation

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The club was founded on 26 June 1979 as the basketball team of the Antonianum Gymnasium, with former students playing in the team. The name of the club, "Rasta", is a tribute to reggae music because Bob Marley's Rastaman Vibration was playing when the name was decided.[1]

Recent years

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In the 2012–13 season, Vechta won the German second-tier ProA after beating Gloria Giants Düsseldorf in the finals. This season, they entered their new home arena, the Rasta Dome. After winning the ProA in its first season in the new arena, Vechta was promoted to the first-tier Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). In 2013, the arena, which had an original capacity of 2,000 spectators, was expanded to accommodate 3,140 fans in order to meet minimum size requirements for the Basketball Bundesliga.[2] However, the team finished last in the 2013–14 season and were immediately relegated back to the ProA. In the 2015–16 season, Rasta once again promoted to the Bundesliga.[3] Just like the previous BBL adventure, the team would relegate again in its first season back.

National playoffs and European debut (2018–2020)

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In April 2018, Vechta promoted to the BBL for the third time, after defeating PS Karlsruhe Lions in the ProA semi-finals, 3–1.[4] In the 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga, Vechta had an incredible season under Spanish head coach Pedro Calles. Vechta claimed the fourth place in the regular season to advance to the BBL playoffs for the first time in club history. In the playoffs, it eliminated Brose Bamberg with a 3–1 score. In the semi-finals, Vechta was swept by title favorites Bayern Munich.[5]

In the 2019–20 season, Rasta made its debut in Europe as it qualified for a spot in the Basketball Champions League (BCL). In Group B, the German team finished in the 5th place.

Rasta Vechta won their third ProA titlte in 2022-23, tying the record hold by Mitteldeutscher BC for most championships.

Honours

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Players

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Current roster

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Rasta Vechta roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
PF 1 United States Gardner, Jayden 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (2000-05-14)14 May 2000
PG 3 Germany Bayram, Kaya 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2004-02-22)22 February 2004
F 6 Germany Van Slooten, Luc 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (2002-04-17)17 April 2002
SF 8 United States Randolph, Brandon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1998-09-02)2 September 1998
PF 9 Germany Ferner, Joschka 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1996-01-05)5 January 1996
PG 10 United States Campbell, Tyger 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 24 – (2000-01-09)9 January 2000
PF 11 Germany Bühner, Karl 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (2005-05-23)23 May 2005
PG 12 United States Robinson, Justin 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 29 – (1995-04-12)12 April 1995
SF 13 Germany Trettin, Linus 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2005-05-16)16 May 2005
C 14 Germany Ruf, Linus 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 19 – (2005-07-21)21 July 2005
G 15 United States Schwieger, Ryan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-05-18)18 May 1999
C 17 Germany Grünloh, Johann 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 19 – (2005-08-13)13 August 2005
SG 21 Germany Aminu, Joel 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1997-04-22)22 April 1997
SF 22 Germany Onyejiaka, Justin 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2004-06-06)6 June 2004
PG 24 Germany Krupnikas, Roy 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – (2006-10-12)12 October 2006
G 41 Canada Pandi, Lloyd 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1999-12-10)10 December 1999
C 44 United States Cozart, Isaiah 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2001-04-12)12 April 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Germany Marius Graf
  • Spain Miguel Zapata

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: October 11, 2024

Notable players

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Season by season

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Champions Runners-up Playoff berth Promoted Relegated
Season Tier League Finish Wins Losses Win% Playoffs BBL-Pokal European competitions Head coach
Rasta Vechta
2012–13 II ProA 1st 31 9 .775 Won quarterfinals (Ehingen Urspring), 3–0
Won semi-finals (BG Karlsruhe), 3–2
Won finals (Düsseldorf Giants), 2–0
2013–14 I BBL 18th 6 28 .176
2014–15 II ProA 10th 12 18 .400
2015–16 II ProA 2nd 34 4 .895 Won quarterfinals (Nürnberger BC), 3–0
Won semi-finals (Oettinger Rockets), 3–0
Lost finals (Jena)
2016–17 I BBL 17th 3 30 .091
2017–18 II ProA 1st 34 5 .872 Won quarterfinals (Phoenix Hagen), 3–0
Won semi-finals (Karlsruhe), 3–0
Won finals (Crailsheim)
2018–19 I BBL 4th 27 14 .659 Won quarterfinals (Brose Bamberg), 3–1
Lost semi-finals (Bayern), 0–3
Spain Pedro Calles
2019–20 I BBL 9th 12 9 .571 Round of 16 3 Champions League Regular Season Spain Pedro Calles
2020–21 I BBL 18th 7 27 .206 Group stage Germany Thomas Päch
2021–22 II ProA 12th 16 16 .500 Serbia Vladimir Lučić
2022–23 II ProA 1st 27 7 .794 Won quarterfinals (Phoenix Hagen), 3–0
Won semi-finals (Gießen 46ers), 3–1
Won finals (Tübingen)
Serbia Vladimir Lučić
United States Ty Harrelson
2023–24 I BBL 6th 21 13 .618 Lost quarter-finals (Chemnitz), 1–3 Quarterfinals United States Ty Harrelson
2024–25 I BBL TBD 2 Champions League Austria Martin Schiller

European record

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Season Achievement Record Notes
Basketball Champions League
2019–20 Regular Season 6–8 5th place in Group B with Włocławek, Antwerp Giants, Hapoel Jerusalem, Élan Béarnais, Burgos, AEK and Bandırma

Head coaches

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Period Name Honours
2000–2001 Germany Matthias Weber
2001–2003 Germany Thorsten Doeding
2003–2004 Germany Michael Canisius
2004–2005 Germany Kai Deitermann
2005–2009 Germany Geschilderde Scheper
2009–2014 Germany Pat Elzie
2014–2015 Germany Stephen Arigbabu
2015 Germany Pat Elzie
2015–2017 Germany Andreas Wagner
2017–2018 Germany Douglas Spradley
2018–2020 Spain Pedro Calles BBL semifinalist (2019)
2020–2021 Germany Thomas Päch
2021–2022 Serbia Vladimir Lučić
2022–2024 United StatesAustralia Ty Harrelson
2024– Austria Martin Schiller

SC Rasta Vechta II

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The second team of Rasta Vechta plays in the ProA, the German second division.

Current roster

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

SC Rasta Vechta II roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
PG 3 Germany Kaya Bayram
SF 6 Germany Luc Van Slooten
PG 8 Germany Moritz Grüß
PG 10 Germany Kevin Smit
SF 11 Germany Karl Bühner
PF 12 United States Domenick Sleva
SG 12 Germany Leon Okpara
SG 13 Germany Marko Petric
C 14 Germany Linus Ruf
SF 15 Germany Linus Trettin
F 16 Germany Fynn Lastring
C 17 Germany Johann Grünloh
G 24 Germany Roy Krupnikas
F/C 28 United States Elijah Schmidt
G/F 33 United States David Shriver
C 44 Croatia Marko Bacak
SG 71 Denmark Jonathan Klussmann
SG Germany Justin Onyejiaka
Head coach

Germany Hendrik Gruhn

Assistant coach(es)

Germany Harm-Ubbo Horst


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 28 September 2024

References

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  1. ^ "Reggae, Kult und Basketball: RASTA Vechta überrascht alle". fr.de. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "RASTA-DOME wird bereits nach einem Jahr erweitert". SC Rasta Vechta. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. ^ Rasta Vechta macht Bundesliga-Aufstieg perfekt
  4. ^ "Basketball Bundesliga: Rasta Vechta macht Aufstieg perfekt!".
  5. ^ "Sweet Sweep! München steht nach 95:80 gegen Vechta im Finale / 38 Zähler von T.J. Bray zu wenig". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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