UBSC Graz

UBSC Raiffeisen Graz
UBSC Raiffeisen Graz logo
NicknameUBSC Graz
LeaguesAustrian Basketball Superliga
Founded1977; 47 years ago (1977)
HistoryAustrian Basketball Bundesliga (ÖBL) prior to 2020
ArenaRaiffeisen Sportpark Graz
Capacity3,000
LocationGraz, Austria
Team colorsblue & yellow
Main sponsorRaiffeisen Bank
Head coachErvin Dragsic
Websiteubsc-graz.at

Union Basket Sport Club Graz, commonly known as UBSC Graz, is a professional basketball club based in Graz, Austria that plays in the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (German: Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga, ÖBL). Due to sponsorship reasons, the team was previously also known as UBSC Raiffeisen Graz. The home arena of the team is the Raiffeisen Sportpark Graz, an indoor sporting arena with a capacity of approximately 3,000 spectators. The team colors are blue and yellow.

Current roster

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

UBSC Graz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F/C 2 United States Hawkinson, Bobby 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1998-05-02)2 May 1998
PG 3 United States Cooks, Zach 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-03-04)4 March 1999
C 6 Greece Dimakopoulos, Ioannis 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 29 – (1994-11-07)7 November 1994
G/F 7 Austria Siegmund, Valentin 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (2003-05-11)11 May 2003
SG 8 Austria Maresch, Anton 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1991-08-08)8 August 1991
G 9 Austria Isbetcherian, Paul 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-01-17)17 January 2000
G/F 12 Austria Simoner, Lukas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (1999-08-04)4 August 1999
F 13 United States Vann, Isaac 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1995-10-18)18 October 1995
PF 15 United States Giddings, Tanner 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – (1994-04-17)17 April 1994
PG 22 Austria Laschet, Pascal 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 22 – (2002-08-15)15 August 2002
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 10 October 2022

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Austrian Cup
2008–09 1 ÖBL 11th
2009–10 1 ÖBL 12th
2010–11 1 ÖBL 8th
2011–12 1 ÖBL 10th Runner-up
2012–13 1 ÖBL 9th Round of 16
2013–14 1 ÖBL 10th Round of 16
2014–15 1 ÖBL 10th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 ÖBL 9th Round of 16
2016–17 1 ÖBL 8th Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 ÖBL 9th Round of 16
2018–19 1 ÖBL 9th Quarterfinalist

Notable players

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

References

  1. ^ Topscorer mit bewegender Geschichte – Stanley Whittaker zu den LIONS abseits-ka.de, 16 August 2021. Accessed 4 October 2021.(in German)


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