Sportclub Rist Wedel e.V., more commonly known as Rist Wedel, is a German

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club based in

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. The men's team currently plays in the

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, the third-tier national division. The women's team plays in the 2. Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga. Home arena has been Steinberghalle.Der spanische Steuermann ist nun an Bord
Frederik Büll (

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), 6 August 2016. Accessed 12 December 2023. Sports director has been Christoph Roquette.

Honours

*Runners-up (1): 2014–15

Season by season

Players

Notable players

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* Louis Olinde

Head coaches

* Félix Bañobre (2016–2019)

Player development

Wedel has been a cooperation partner of

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team

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References

External links

* {{ProB Basketball teams established in 1968 Basketball teams in Germany Sport in Schleswig-Holstein