Eisbären Bremerhaven

Eisbären Bremerhaven (English: Polar Bears Bremerhaven) is a professional basketball club from Bremerhaven, Germany, that competes in the ProA. The team was established as the professional section of the club BSG Bremerhaven and played in the first-tiered Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) between 2005 and 2019.

Eisbären Bremerhaven
Leagues	ProA
Founded	2001; 24 years ago (2001)
History	Eisbären Bremerhaven (2001–present)
Arena	Bremerhaven Stadthalle
Capacity	6,000
Location	Bremerhaven, Germany
Team colors	White, Navy Blue, Orange, Grey
Head coach	Steven Esterkamp
Website	www.dieeisbaeren.de
Home Away

The club plays its home games in the Bremerhaven Stadthalle, which has a capacity for 6,000 people.

The Bremerhaven Stadthalle, the home arena of the club

Eisbären huddle in November 2024.

History

OSC Bremerhaven previously played in the 2nd Basketball Bundesliga from the 1981/1982 season to the 1985/1986 season and won promotion to the North Division of the 2nd Basketball Bundesliga in the 1985/1986 season.

In 2004–05, Eisbären won the 2. Basketball Bundesliga, which earned them promotion to the BBL. Following the 2018–19 season, Eisbären were relegated to the ProA.

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	German Cup
2000–01	2	2. BBL	8th
2001–02	2	2. BBL	6th
2002–03	2	2. BBL	3rd
2003–04	2	2. BBL	2nd
2004–05	2	2. BBL	1st
2005–06	1	Bundesliga	4th
2006–07	1	Bundesliga	6th	Fourth position
2007–08	1	Bundesliga	8th	Third position
2008–09	1	Bundesliga	18th
2009–10	1	Bundesliga	5th	Third position
2010–11	1	Bundesliga	3rd
2011–12	1	Bundesliga	11th
2012–13	1	Bundesliga	11th
2013–14	1	Bundesliga	12th
2014–15	1	Bundesliga	15th
2015–16	1	Bundesliga	15th
2016–17	1	Bundesliga	12th
2017–18	1	Bundesliga	16th
2018–19	1	Bundesliga	17th
2019–20	2	ProA	2nd[a]
2020–21	2	ProA	3th
2021–22	2	ProA	8th

1. The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on results at the time, Eisbären was eligible to promote but refused.^[1]

Players

Current roster

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

Eisbären Bremerhaven roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 0 Miller, Elijah Jahi 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 28 – (1997-06-10)10 June 1997 SG 3 Biss, Jacob David 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1998-06-06)6 June 1998 PF 4 Samare, Jordan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 23 – (2002-01-12)12 January 2002 PG 5 Schmitz, Nils Owen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 24 – (2001-06-14)14 June 2001 PF 6 Carter, Carlos 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1999-10-28)28 October 1999 SG 7 Breitlauch, Adrian 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 31 – (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 PG 8 Hemschemeier, Peter 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 21 – (2003-09-27)27 September 2003 C 11 Buhl, Malte Maurice 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 25 – (2000-04-04)4 April 2000 PF 12 Richmond, Zharon 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 26 – (1999-04-07)7 April 1999 SG 13 Norl, Daniel Alexander 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 C 21 Isemann, Till 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 28 – (1996-10-21)21 October 1996 SF 23 Vourliotis, Alexander 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 18 – (2006-09-17)17 September 2006 C 31 Warner, Hendrik 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 23 – (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 C 77 Rissetto, Anzac Joseph Dennis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 24 – (2001-01-24)24 January 2001	Head coach Steven Esterkamp Assistant coach(es) Davide Bottinelli Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: February 18, 2025

Individual awards

BBL Best Offensive Player

• Darius Adams: 2014

Notable players

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

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: 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 Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• David Brembly
• Konstantin Konga
• Sven Schultze
• Adam Ariel
• Evaldas Jocys
• Ivars Timermanis
• Geoffrey Groselle
• Darius Adams
• Ethan Alvano
• Adam Chubb
• Louis Campbell
• DeAndre Liggins
• Carrington Love
• Armani Moore
• Marcus Slaughter
• Frank Elegar

Head coaches

• Šarūnas Sakalauskas (2001–2009)
• Steven Key (2022–2024)
• Steven Esterkamp (2024–present)