Telekom Baskets Bonn | |||
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Leagues | Basketball Bundesliga Champions League | ||
Founded | 1992 | ||
History | BG Bonn 92 (1992–1995) Telekom Baskets Bonn (1995–present) | ||
Arena | Telekom Dome | ||
Capacity | 6,000 | ||
Location | Bonn, Germany | ||
Team colors | Magenta, White, and Black | ||
President | Wolfgang Wiedlich | ||
Head coach | Roel Moors | ||
Championships | 1 Champions League | ||
Website | telekom-baskets-bonn.de | ||
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Telekom Baskets Bonn, also known as Baskets Bonn, is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, which is the highest level pro basketball league in Germany. The club's sponsor is the German company, Deutsche Telekom, a major telephone and internet company, which also sells mobile phones (T-Mobile) in the United States. The club's home arena is the Telekom Dome.
In 2023, the Baskets won the Basketball Champions League, Europe's most prestigious FIBA competition. Bonn became the first German team to win it. It was the first title in club history.
The Baskets reached the German League Final Four nine times in 17 years of league affiliation. Bonn reached the national league's finals six times, in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2009, and 2023 albeit coming up short on each occasion.