Kapfenberg Bulls
LeaguesBasketball Superliga
Alpe Adria Cup
Founded1976 (1976)
HistoryKapfenberg Bulls
1976–present
ArenaSporthalle Walfersam
Capacity1,000
LocationKapfenberg, Austria
PresidentKarl Thaller
Head coachMichael Schrittwieser
Championships7 Austrian Championships
4 Austrian Cups
5 Austrian Supercups
Websitehttps://bulls-basketball.eu

Kapfenberg Bulls, also known simply as Bulls, is a professional basketball club that is based in Kapfenberg, Styria, Austria. The Bulls have won seven national championships, four Austrian Cups and five Supercups. Founded in 1976, the team plays its home games in the Sporthalle Walfersam.

History

Since 1991, the Kapfenberg Bulls have played in the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga, the highest Austrian professional basketball league. Between 2001 and 2004, the club had its most successful era, with 4 national domestic league championships in a row. They won their last national title in 2007 (Austrian Basketball Cup). In 2009, they came in third in the Central European Basketball League, which is the best result of an Austrian basketball team in an international tournament.

In 2017, the Kapfenberg Bulls conquered its fifth national domestic league championship, 13 years after their previous one, and repeated success in the next season.

Honors

2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
2007, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
2002, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2018

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Cup Supercup European competitions
2000–011ÖBL1stRunner–up3 Korać CupR1
2001–021ÖBL1stRunner–up
2002–031ÖBL1stSemifinalistChampion
2003–041ÖBL1stSemifinalistChampion2 ULEB CupRS
2004–051ÖBL3rdRunner–upRunner–up2 ULEB CupRS
2005–061ÖBL3rdQuarterfinalist4 EuroCup ChallengeRS
2006–071ÖBL5thChampion
2007–081ÖBL5thLast 16Runner–up
2008–091ÖBL5thQuarterfinalist
2009–101ÖBL4thRunner–up
2010–111ÖBL6thQuarterfinalist
2011–121ÖBL3rd
2012–131ÖBL4thQuarterfinalist
2013–141ÖBL2ndChampion
2014–151ÖBL3rdRunner-up
2015–161ÖBL7thSemifinalist
2016–171ÖBL1stChampion
2017–181ÖBL1stChampionChampion3 Champions LeagueQR1
4 FIBA Europe CupRS
2018–191ÖBL1stChampionChampion4 FIBA Europe CupQR2

Players

Current roster

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

Kapfenberg Bulls roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
SG 4 United States Jamar, Kareem 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1992-10-16)16 October 1992
G 5 United States Scott, Joshua 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1998-01-19)19 January 1998
G 6 Austria Podany, Elias 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – (2002-06-22)22 June 2002
G 7 Austria Zapf, Miro 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2003-09-17)17 September 2003
G 8 Austria Seher, Maxi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2004-01-02)2 January 2004
PF 9 Serbia Grubor, Miloš 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1991-01-13)13 January 1991
F 10 Slovenia Čigoja, Dejan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 35 – (1988-09-27)27 September 1988
F 11 Austria Grgic, Daniel 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2004-11-22)22 November 2004
SF 12 Serbia Krstić, Nemanja 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1993-03-02)2 March 1993
G 14 Austria Schrittwieser, Tobias 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996
C 15 United States Briggs, Justin 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1997-09-19)19 September 1997
F 17 Austria Vötsch, David 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2001-10-01)1 October 2001
Head coach
  • United States Mike Coffin
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Dimitris Sarikas
  • Serbia Mladen Sarajlić
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 13, 2021

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either: played at least one season for the club, 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 or performed very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.

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