Basketball Club Vienna, for sponsorship reasons BC GGMT Vienna, is an Austrian professional
basketball
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club based in
Vienna
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. It plays in the
Austrian Basketball Superliga and has won the Austrian championship two times, in 2013 and 2022.
History
The team was founded in 2001 as Basketball Club Vienna.
The first championship in club history came in the
2012–13 season, after Vienna beat
Oberwart Gunners
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3–2 in the Finals.
In September 2015, the team was renamed to "BC Hallmann Vienna", after new main sponsor Hallmann Holding of owner
Klemens Hallmann.
In May 2022, the club won its second national title, by defeating
Swans Gmunden 3–1 in the best of five series.
Sponsorship names
Due to sponsorship reasons, the team has had several names:
*BC Vienna (2001–2013)
*BC
Zepter Vienna (2013–2015)
*BC
Hallmann Vienna (2015–2020)
*BC GGMT Vienna (2020–present)
Trophies
Austrian Basketball Bundesliga
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*Champions (2):
2012–13, 2021–22
Alpe Adria Cup
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*Runners-up (1):
2022–23
Logos
File:BC Vienna logo.png, Former logo of the team
Season by season
Notable players
*
Enis Murati
*
Ryan Richards
*
Anton Shoutvin
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Early life
Shoutvin was born in Voroshilovgrad, Ukraine. He played for the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Team.
Professional c ...
*
Žarko Rakočević
*
Ian Boylan
*
Andre Owens
*
Richaud Pack
*
Amin Stevens
Coaches
References
External links
Official websiteEurobasket.com BC Vienna Page
{{Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga
Basketball teams in Austria
Sports clubs and teams in Vienna
2001 establishments in Austria
Basketball teams established in 2001