Güssing Knights
Güssing Knights logo
LeaguesLandesliga
Founded1957 (1957)
HistoryUBC Güssing Knights
(2004–present)
ArenaAktiv Park Güssing
Capacity1,000
Team colorsBlack, White
   
Main sponsorMagnofit
Championships2 Austrian Championships
1 Austrian Cup
Websiteguessing-knights.at

UBC Magnofit Güssing Knights is a professional basketball club based in Güssing, Austria. The team played in the Austrian ÖBL, but in April 2016 the team was disqualified from the league.[1]

History

In the 2013–14 season, the Knights shocked Austria by taking the national title by beating top seeded ece Bulls Kapfenberg 3–2 in the Finals. They turned around a 0–2 deficit to the Bulls. Before the season the Knight were predicted to end on the 7th place by surveys around the league.[2] The following season, the Knights would make their debut in Europe. The team entered the 2014–15 EuroChallenge regular season.

After another national title in 2015, things were looking bright for Knights. However, in the 2015–16 season the team had financial problems. This eventually resulted in the licence of the club being taken by the ÖBL, and the team was disqualified from the ÖBL season in April 2016.[1]

Sponsorship names

  • Until 2004: UBBC Guttomat Güssing
  • 2004–2008: Güssing Knights
  • 2008–2012: UBC ökoStadt Güssing Knights
  • 2012–2016: UBC Magnofit Güssing Knights

Honours

2013–14, 2014–15
2015

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Austrian Cup European competitions
2007–08 1 ÖBL 9th Semifinalist
2008–09 1 ÖBL 9th
2009–10 1 ÖBL 9th
2010–11 1 ÖBL 11th
2011–12 1 ÖBL 6th Semifinalist
2012–13 1 ÖBL 7th
2013–14 1 ÖBL 1st
2014–15 1 ÖBL 1st Winner 3 EuroChallenge
L16

References

  1. 1 2 Lizenzentzug: Aus für Güssing Knights!
  2. ↑ "Die Sensation ist perfekt: Die Knights sind Meister". Oebl.at (in German). 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
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