Debreceni EAC (basketball)

Debreceni EAC, commonly known as DEAC, is a professional basketball club from Debrecen, Hungary. It is part of the multi-sports club, Debreceni EAC.

Debreceni EAC (DEAC)
2024–25 Debreceni EAC (basketball) season
Leagues	Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A
Founded	2012; 13 years ago (2012) (parent club in 1919)
History	Debreceni EAC (2012–present)
Arena	Oláh Gábor Sports Hall
Capacity	1,000
Location	Debrecen, Hungary
Team colors	Black, White
President	István Becsky
Head coach	Ákos Pethő
Team captain	Bálint Mócsán
Website	kosarlabda.deac.hu
Home Away

For the football section of the club, see Debreceni EAC (football).

History

The basketball section of Debreceni EAC was founded in 2012. The club plays its home games at the Oláh Gábor Sports Hall, which has a capacity of 1,000 people.^[1] They entered the top division Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A for the 2017–18 season. In DEAC's debut season, the team finished in 11th place.

In the 2018–19 season, DEAC reached the semi-finals of the Hungarian Cup for the first time in history.

Current roster

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

Debreceni EAC roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PF 0 Fekete, Csongor 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (2004-02-19)19 February 2004 C 2 Csizmadia, Attila 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (2002-11-29)29 November 2002 PF 5 Buckles, Rakeem Jamal 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1990-11-15)15 November 1990 SG 7 Neuwirth, Bence 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2002-04-05)5 April 2002 C 8 Buljevic, Lovro 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1998-08-12)12 August 1998 PG 9 Tadić, Tadija 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1999-04-22)22 April 1999 PG 10 Kenéz, Csaba 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002 SF 13 Drenovac, Đorđe 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1992-08-09)9 August 1992 PG 15 Edwin, Deon Javern 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1992-10-09)9 October 1992 C 18 Czermann, Patrik 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 22 – (2003-02-23)23 February 2003 PF 20 Garamvölgyi, Ákos 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 SG 24 Mócsán, Bálint (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1997-06-18)18 June 1997 PG 27 Ságodi, Róbert 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – (2004-05-22)22 May 2004 PF 28 Hegedüs, Brúnó 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2004-06-18)18 June 2004 PF 50 Williamson, Andre Marcell 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 SG 56 Várszegi, Ádám 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (2004-07-16)16 July 2004 PG 88 Hőgye, Patrik 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2005-04-12)12 April 2005	Head coach Ákos Pethő Assistant coach(es) Barna Jávor Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 30 December 2023

Season by season

Season	Domestic league			Domestic cup	European competitions	Team name	Season in detail
	Tier	League	Pos.
2012–13	2	NB I/B	17th			DEAC
2013–14	2	NB I/B	4th	did not qualify		DEAC
2014–15	2	NB I/B	1st1	did not qualify		DEAC
2015–16	2	NB I/B	3rd	did not qualify		DEAC
2016–17	2	NB I/B	1st	did not qualify		DEAC
2017–18	1	NB I/A	11th	did not qualify		DEAC
2018–19	1	NB I/A	9th	Third place		DEAC
2019–20	1	NB I/A	4th2	Cancalled2		DEAC
2020–21	1	NB I/A	4th	Runner-up		DEAC
2021–22	1	NB I/A	10th	Quarterfinalist		DEAC-Tungsram
2022–23	1	NB I/A	6th	did not qualify		DEAC
2023–24	1	NB I/A	8th	Quarterfinalist		DEAC	2023–24 season
2024–25	1	NB I/A	5th	4th		DEAC	2024–25 season

^1 Could not promote.

^2 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.